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Teaching Council Contact Persons - 07-Sep-2010

Invitation to regional meetings

A Chara

I have pleasure in inviting you to attend one of the regional meetings for nominated Teaching Council Contact Persons which are taking place during the academic year 2010-11.

These meetings will provide you with an opportunity to gain further information to take back to your schools about the role and work of The Teaching Council and also to share feedback.

Each meeting will start at 4.00pm and last approximately two hours. The meetings are taking place in Education Centres as follows:
Date Education Centre
29/09/2010 Athlone
13/10/2010 Cork
03/11/2010 Blackrock
17/11/2010 Drumcondra
01/12/2010 Limerick
15/12/2010 Navan
02/02/2011 Kildare
16/02/2011 Dublin West
02/03/2010 Galway
30/03/2011 Donegal
13/04/2011 Mayo
11/05/2011 Wexford
25/05/2011 Waterford

A travel allowance will be payable for attendance at these meetings and claim forms will be provided at the meetings.

If you would like to book a place at one of these meetings, please email education@teachingcouncil.ie with your name, contact telephone number and the name of the Education Centre at which you will attend.

I look forward to meeting you and exchanging information.

Aine Lawlor
CEO/Director


Daoine Teagmhála na Comhairle Múinteoireachta

Cuireadh chuig Cruinnithe Réigiúnacha

A Chara

Is cúis áthais dom cuireadh a thabhairt duit freastal ar cheann de na cruinnithe réigiúnacha a bheidh á reachtáil sa bhliain acadúil 2010-11 dóibh siúd atá ainmnithe mar Dhaoine Teagmhála don Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta.

Tabharfaidh na cruinnithe deis duit eolas breise a bhailiú le tabhairt ar ais chun na múinteoirí i do scoilse mar aon le haischothú a roinnt faoi ról agus obair na Comhairle Múinteoireachta.

Tosóidh gach cruinniú ag 4.00in agus leanfaidh siad thart ar dhá uair a’ chloig Is sna hIonaid Oideachais a thionólfar na cruinnithe, mar seo a leanas:
Dáta Ionad Oideachais
29/09/2010 Áth Luain
13/10/2010 Corcaigh
03/11/2010 An Charraig Dhubh
17/11/2010 Droim Conrach
01/12/2010 Luimneach
15/12/2010 An Uaimh
02/02/2011 Cill Dara
16/02/2011 Áth Cliath Thiar
02/03/2010 Gaillimh
30/03/2011 Dún na nGall
13/04/2011 Maigh Eo
11/05/2011 Loch Garman
25/05/2011 Port Láirge

Íocfar liúntas taistil don fhreastal ar na cruinnithe seo agus beidh foirmeacha éilimh don taisteal ar fáil ag na cruinnithe.

Más mian leat áit a chur in áirithint do cheann de na cruinnithe seo, cuir ríomhphost le do thoil chuig oide@oide.ie mar aon le d’ainm, uimhir theagmhála gutháin agus ainm an Ionaid Oideachais ar a mbeidh tú ag freastal.

Beidh mé ag tnúth le casadh leat agus le heolas a mhalartú.

Áine Lawlor
Príomhfheidhmeannach/Stiúrthóir
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Communication and ASD - Training for Professionals - Monday 22nd November 2010 - 31-Aug-2010

Monday 22nd November 2010 at Navan Education Centre

Twilight Session – Training for Professionals

Communication and ASD

Course tutor: Lorraine Scott
Target Audience: Mainstream and ASD Specific Unit Teachers, Learning Support, Resource Teachers and Teachers in Special Schools.
Content

Communication is a challenging skill for children and young people with autism and one of their core difficulties. This training session will consider the manner in which children and young people with autism communicate. It will suggest strategies to help those with and without language to communicate their needs more effectively. Teachers will learn to facilitate the power and process of communication as a means to children with autism connect with others and the environment more effectively.
Learning outcomes
• Increased understanding of communication difficulties of children with autism
• Teachers will learn how to facilitate communication more effectively in their classrooms
• Teachers will be given strategies to encourage communication of children with autism in a systematic manner.

If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact _______________________________
Kelly OHanlon
Middletown Centre For Autism
35 Church Street
Middletown
Co Armagh
BT60 4HZ

Email: Kelly.ohanlon@middletownautism.com
Telephone: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5750
Fax: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5758



TEACCH: One Day Training in High Functioning Autism - Training for Professionals - Friday 19th November 2010 - 31-Aug-2010

Friday 19th November 2010

Full Day Training for Professionals

TEACCH: One Day Training in High Functioning Autism

Target Audience
This training session is for teachers, teaching assistants, psychologists, health professionals and school management teams who work with pupils and students with High Functioning Autism (HFA).

Content
This training session will take the format of both lectures and discussion. The training presenters will provide information on HFA and will lead an informed discussion about the learning characteristics of students with HFA. The behavioural difficulties that often accompany the diagnosis of HFA will be discussed and strategies to proactively support and educate these students will be provided.
Topics will include:
• Environmental considerations
• The use of individualized daily schedules, work systems and calendars
• Social development
• Effective strategies for enhancing communication both receptively and expressively
TEACCH recommended interventions will be discussed fully in this course.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the training session, participants will:
• have a greater knowledge of HFA within a home and educational setting
• have an improved understanding of the specific learning skills and difficulties experienced by children and young people with HFA
• have an improved understanding of social development in children with HFA
• have an improved understanding of appropriate strategies for students with high functioning, particularly TEACCH based interventions

Presenters
Roger D Cox, Ph.D.
Dr Cox is the Director of Training and Professor of Psychiatry in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of published works on autism, child development and family functioning. He is the creator of TEACCH training models including set-up training, fundamentals training and the advanced topics seminar (Level II TEACCH training). He is nationally and internationally known as a trainer and lecturer.
Susan Y. Boswell MA
Susan Boswell is the Director of TEACCH Preschool Demonstration Services. She is a senior trainer with 15 years of national and international experience. She is the author of “Let’s get Started” and “The TEACCH Preschool Curriculum Guide” from Lulu
Press. She is a dynamic and knowledgeable trainer who co-presents with Dr. Cox throughout the world.


If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact
_______________________________
Kelly OHanlon
Middletown Centre For Autism
35 Church Street
Middletown
Co Armagh
BT60 4HZ

Email: Kelly.ohanlon@middletownautism.com
Telephone: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5750
Fax: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5758



Managing Anxiety for Children with ASD - Training for Professionals -Monday 15th Nov 2010 - 31-Aug-2010

Monday 15th Nov 2010

Twilight Session – Training for Professionals

Managing Anxiety for Children with ASD

Course Tutor: Fiona McCaffrey

Target Audience:
Mainstream and ASD Specific Unit Teachers, Learning Support, Resource Teachers and Teachers in Special Schools.

Content
This twilight session is an introduction to strategies that can be used to alleviate the experience of anxiety in children and young people with ASD. This will include an introduction to strategies used in cognitive behaviour therapy and how to develop child centred strategies to deal with anxiety. This session is most suitable for teachers and resource teachers who work with children and young people Asperger's syndrome who already have an good understanding of ASD.

Learning outcomes:
• an understanding of the application cognitive strategies
• some practical strategies that can be used in school.

If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact
_______________________________
Kelly OHanlon
Middletown Centre For Autism
35 Church Street
Middletown
Co Armagh
BT60 4HZ

Email: Kelly.ohanlon@middletownautism.com
Telephone: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5750
Fax: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5758



Communication and ASD - Parenting Training Monday 18th Oct 2010 - 31-Aug-2010

Monday 18th Oct 2010 at Navan Education Centre

First Session – 10am-12Noon – Parent Training

Communication and ASD
Parents and relatives are well aware that communication is challenging skill for children and young people with autism and one of the core features of difficulty. This training session will consider the manner in which children and young people with autism communicate. It will suggest strategies to help those with and without language to communicate their needs more effectively. Parents will learn to teach the power and process of communication as a means to help their child connect with others and the environment more effectively.

Second Session – 1pm-3pm – Parent Training

Promoting positive behaviours
The challenging behaviours, which may be associated with ASD, will be discussed. This will then be followed by practical examples and strategies for positive behaviour management.
This training session will provide participants with information on how aspects of ASD can give rise to behaviour that challenges and suggest strategies for the prevention and management of such behaviour.


If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact
_______________________________
Kelly OHanlon
Middletown Centre For Autism
35 Church Street
Middletown
Co Armagh
BT60 4HZ

Email: Kelly.ohanlon@middletownautism.com
Telephone: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5750
Fax: 0044 (0) 28 3751 5758



Bookmark Exchange Project - 31-Aug-2010

The ISLM Bookmark Project 2010 is an international project that involves matched schools making homemade bookmarks (any style, shape, etc - be creative) that reflect the International School Library Month theme of:
DIVERSITY, CHALLENGE, RESILIENCE: SCHOOL LIBRARIES HAVE IT ALL
The bookmarks must be mailed to your matched school in October 2010.
If you would like to become involved in this project, you will need to send the following information to the ISLM Bookmark Project Coordinator, Breege O'Brien.
• your school’s name
• your school’s location (city, state/province/country)
• the grade/age level of the students to be involved
• the number of students involved (this is very important to ensure you are matched to a school of similar size)
• the contact information (name and email address - include a contact email where you can be reached during any school holidays)
Every few weeks until early September, a new list of schools will be sent to the participating schools to choose a match. Matching will be taking place on a regular basis and it is vital that you provide us with contact information during your respective school holidays. Last year many people missed out on matches because we could not contact them.
For more information or to add your name to the list of participating schools, contact:
Breege O’Brien, Bookmark Project Coordinator, at rahardagh@gmail.com
International School Library Month (ISLM) is an event promoted by the IASL (International Association of School Librarians) www.iasl-online.org/

Teaching Council Contact Persons Communication and ASD - Training for Professionals - Monday 22nd November 2010 TEACCH: One Day Training in High Functioning Autism - Training for Professionals - Friday 19th November 2010 Managing Anxiety for Children with ASD - Training for Professionals -Monday 15th Nov 2010 Communication and ASD - Parenting Training Monday 18th Oct 2010 Bookmark Exchange Project SCG 2010/11 Write a Poem 2010 Certificate Course for Special Needs Assistants 2010 - 2011 Project Maths - Local Courses on Content Knowledge for Strand 1: Statistics and Probability Ireland - Dig it! Certificate Course for Special Needs Assistants 2009 - 2010 - Late Applications Certificate Course for Special Needs Assistants 2009 - 2010 Write a Book 2009 SLSS - Biology Second Level Support Service - Collect Free Resources Notice to all teachers involved in Samba Music Training Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) An tSeirbhís Tacaíochta Dara Léibhéal don Ghaeilge - Cúrsaí Áitiúla SESS - Seminar (Post Primary) SESS - A One Day Seminar (Primary) Easter Break 2009 Write-a-Poem Poetry Competition 2009 AGM - Navan Education Centre Calling all post-primary history teachers! ICT Courses Scriobh Leabhar 2008 Write a Poem 2008 Review of the Walk Tall Materials Mobile Resource Unit Down Syndrome Seminar Library Principal Support Groups National Pilot Project on Teacher Induction Transition from Primary to Post Primary for Pupils with Special Educational Needs Junior Science Support Service Special Needs Assistant Courses AGM Lifelong Learning - E-portfolios and Open Content Conference Tionscnamh - Scríobh Leabhar as Gaeilge Poetry Competition 2008 Special Needs Assistant's Course Fis Awards Ceremony 2007 National Fís Film Festival 2007 Ringleader Award Ceremony 2007 Write a Poem 2008 Write-a-Book 2007 AGM - Wednesday 28 March at 4.30 pm DIGITAL SCHOOL AWARD FOR ST OLIVER PLUNKETT NS, NAVAN. FIS National Awards 2006 NATIONAL BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT SERVICE (NBSS) Write-A-Book 2006 Fís (Film in School) Project - Regional Screening of Meath Films 2006 Ringleader Award Ceremony 2006 - 24/05/2006 Leaving Certificate Home Economics Scientific & Social Syllabus (Ordinary and Higher Level) European Award for Languages 2007 European Award for Languages 2007 Annual General Meeting European Award for Languages - The Language Label 2006 Archaeology in The Classroom Fís Awards Ceremony Scéim Inste Scéil Fís Presentation 1st June 05 Ringleader Award Ceremony 2005 Notice to Members of Chairpersons of Boards of Management New Staff Member Award Ceremony