TL21 Workshop
Tuesday 29th September 2015Monaghan.
Introductions
Welcome
.New Schools Involved. Royal School, Cavan. Largy College, Clones. St.Aidans Comprehensive School, Cootehill. St. Clare’s College, Ballyjamesduff.St. Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross.
• Schools Previously Involved.
• Our Ladys Secondary School, Castleblayney.• St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan.• St Macartan’s Secondary School, Monaghan.
Education Centres
• Monaghan Education Centre
• Kilkenny Education Centre
• Laois Education Centre• Wexford Education
Centre• Sligo Education Centre
• Dublin West Education Centre
• Navan Education Centre• Carrick on Shannon EC• Blackrock Education
Centre• Drumcondra Education
Centre• Kildare Education
Centre
Simple Overview of What is involved.‘Managing Change’
Attitudes /Expectations Students needs; Our needs.Are all changing.• How do we best prepare to meet the challenge.
• As professionals ,we are continually reflecting on, and modifying our practice.
• We develop new Teaching/Learning initiatives.
• We wonder how effective the changes are.
• We may feel isolated; particularly at difficult times.
• We know some things can improve.
• We know others feel the same way.
Will I/we do something about it ?
• There is good news.
• School Management want to SUPPORT.
• To encourage/facilitate a group of motivated teachers to.
• 1 Collaborate ; 2 Identify; 3 Investigate; • 4 Implement; 5 Monitor; 6 Review; 7 Evaluate;
• The possibility of developing a modified/slightly modified/more varied, approach to Teaching /Learning in the classroom;
• With a view to improving student participation/learning++TEACHER SATISFACTION.
• Small changes introduced and sustained over a long period can have long term positive consequences.
Role of Participating School
• Nominate participants.• Involvement of Principal/Deputy Pr.• Attend formal sessions in Ed. Centre.• Meet as a group between workshops.• Report on ongoing progress.• Keep the process moving.• Don’t be afraid to make mistakes!• Bite size chunks, not large leaps.
Role of Monaghan Education Centre.
• Manage the process.• Tutors-contact.• Link with participating schools.• Link with Maynooth University.• Venue.
Role of Maynooth University
• Vision.• Standards.• A watching eye.• Preliminary meetings.• Ongoing contact with Ed. Centre + Cord.• Accreditation path to M.Ed. In innovative
learning.
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/TL21
TL21 Core Principles.
• Active Participation.• Clearly Defined Tasks.• Purposeful Collaboration.• Continuity.• Feedback.• Emergent Learning Communities.
Manooth University
Workshop.In school Groups. (20 mins)
Identify a ‘Clearly defined Task’ Or Guiding Theme.(That might work for your school .}
1.Why did you choose this topic? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. What was the supporting evidence?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WorkshopInter School Groups (20 mins.)
1.Consider Proposals from each school.
2.Is there a common theme ?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.How was the topic selected?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What Next ? Back in our school.I. Gather information/evidence as to our
present position on this topic.
II. What type of information/evidence will we collect and where will we get it ?
III. What student group(s) will we work with ?
Format for Next Workshop
• What Date?----------------------------------------------
• One or Two Locations.?-------------------------------
• Do we have a guest speaker?----------------------
• 20th Oct?