This hour long interactive online meeting via Zoom will be faciliated by Jack Durkan a former Primary School Principal who is now an associate with both the IPPN and the PDST Leadership team. It will be an informal meeting discussing the key concerns and issues school face in the final term. It will give Principals the opportunity to share ideas and concerns amongst themselves and hopefully help them navigate the final term of the school year. 

Jack Durkan M.ED

Former Principal in Togher Boys’ Primary School; recently retired to take up a position with the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) on their Leadership Support Team. B.Ed Degree from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and holds a Master’s Degree in School Leadership and School Management from University of Hull.

Associate with PDST on the Leadership Team. Lectures and Tutors on the PGDELM (Future Leaders Programme) with NUIM (Maynooth).

Jack is a trained Relationship Counsellor and is a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor. He also works with Ireland’s Centre for School Leadership (CSL).  

Current Chairperson BOM Blarney St CBS Cork.

Webinar – Online Platforms: Maintaining Momentum and Refining Practice 

Date:          Tuesday, 19th May 2020

Time:          10am 

Location:   Online via Zoom

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Clare INTO Principal and Deputy Principals Committee and Clare IPPN are hosting this Webinar with Simon Lewis in conjunction with Kerry Education Centre, Navan Education Centre and Monaghan Education Centre.

This Webinar is suitable for school leaders.  

At this stage, many schools have decided what way they are using remote learning. Simon Lewis will give a short overview of the common platforms and then give ideas on how to maintain momentum and refine practice for the remaining weeks. This will be followed by a live question and answer session. Simon is an IPPN Board Member and is well known for his work with technology in education for the last two decades.

Book your place for Practical FREE Training on Remote Learning with Seesaw

'Beyond the classroom: Seesaw for Home Learning' Thursday 14th May, 2pm

Training on Remote Learning with Seesaw

The Education Support Centres of Ireland present a series

of impactful remote learning with technology webinars in

conjunction with Wriggle Learning starting with...

• Easily track, assess and make learning visible
• Create student activities and ePortfolios
• Enable students to reflect on their progress

Seán Glynn Wriggle Learning      Jamie Johnston Wriggle Learning

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This special webinar has been organised to support schools who are guiding 6th Class students who are transitioning to post primary school from a distance.

We have partnered with Motus Learning to offer some guidance on promoting the health and wellbeing of senior primary students at present.  They will identify ways to reach out to these students in positive ways, to aid wellbeing and to reduce anxieties.

The webinar will also be facilitated by a primary school principal and a 6th class teacher who will give an overview of the present context and the challenges faced while engaging with senior primary students and their parents from a distance learning platform.  They will offer some practical advice.

In this Kahoot webinar ,we will look at how Kahoot can be used

• To set up remote learning assessments and weekly quizzes
• How teachers can use the massive amount of ready made quizzes already on Kahoot and can tailor and change theses quizzes to suit their own class.
• How students can create their own quizzes and share them with their class and students.

This event will look in detail about implementing ALT1: interactive information systems from the Python / Firebase side (not using web-based technologies such as HTML or Javascript).

We will also examine how to use Firebase as a relational database. 

We will be using Thonny, using Python 3.6:

> To Install Thonny go to: https://thonny.org/

> For a video tutorial to use Python 3.6 with the accompanying files: https://1drv.ms/u/s!An-taX4pRW2noYJ_0AvSZUWGY-I3Qg?e=WENR8b

Navan, Tralee, Clare and Monaghan Education Centres are holding an information webinar
for any teachers or schools interested in taking part in this new and innovative project,
Make a Movie: Home Project 2020.

The aim of this practical project is to introduce and promote filmmaking through schools for
students at home and to provide students with an opportunity to engage with learning in a fun
and creative way.

Filmmaking is an excellent way to integrate multiple subjects from the primary curriculum. It
offers a novel opportunity to enhance the use of oral language and communication skills,
while also promoting creativity, responsibility, individualism and co-operation in students,
either in a mainstream classroom or special education setting at home. Participating in this
project is a fun and innovative way to enable children to learn in a child-led, discovery-based
learning setting. It also offers an excellent assessment tool for teachers as pupils can record
their progress and follow the step by step pre-recorded tutorials.

The information webinar will introduce all aspects of the filmmaking process to schools
facilitating distance learning, outlining the simple and effective use of filmmaking and
providing clear examples of what may be achieved through the process. The advantages of
the project will be explained to teachers as well as an overview of the lessons provided for
classes and schools.

School Secretaries are coping with so many new challenges and changes due to the Covid 19 crisis. It has never been more important to prioritise well-being and discover ways to build resilience.

The field of Positive Psychology (the science of well-being) can offer many skills and strategies to help to develop the resilience needed at this time, so that we feel strong and equipped to face current challenges.

This webinar will introduce 10 specific well-being and resilience skills from the field of Positive Psychology.

This webinar aims to guide schools in supporting parents.  

-Communications with parents in support of students learning will be the main focus. 

-Developing home-school partnerships

-Discussing difficult to reach parents and students

Áine Lynch will present on effective communications considering heightened anxieties caused by Covid-19.  

The webinar will also accommodate a Q &A session also so that common or complex challenges can be discussed.