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Mayo Education Centre Diary of Events November 2014
Title
3 AISTEAR Workshops
1. Maths through Play
2. Role of the Teacher
3. Thinking & Talking about
Picture Books
Date
Thursday’s
th
16 October
rd
23 October
th
13 November
Listening Skills and
Tibetan Singing Bowls
DEVELOPING LISTENING AND
CONCENTRATION THROUGH SOUND.
Bird Watch Youth
Workshop & Launch
For Teachers
Supporting
ting Children Bereaved
through illness
llness
For Parents/Guardians
Supporting
ting Children Bereaved
through illness
llness
Monday
rd
3 November
Tuesday
th
4 November
Time
7pm
(AUT-14-06)
7pm
(AUT-14-10)
7.30pm
Tuesday
11 November
(AUT-14-13)
7pm
th
(AUT-14-14)
Memory Matters….let’s talk
Community Action on
Dementia in Mayo
Tips for teachers on
Preparing for
Parent Teacher Meetings
Emergency First Aid
Wednesday
th
12 November
Thursday
13 November
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitator:
Isabela Hoban
Mayo Education
Centre
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitators:
Therese Soden &
Loretta Sheridan
In association with The Family Centre
For Parents/Guardians
Helping
elping Children with
General Learning Difficulty
(mild/moderate/severe)
to do well at school
Facilitator
Facilitator:
Therese Marie
Vahey
(AUT-14-12)
7.30pm
Thursday
th
6 November
Mc William Park
Claremorris
(AUT-14-11)
7.30pm
Wednesday
th
5 November
Venue
7pm
(AUT-14-15)
7pm
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitators
s:
Therese Soden &
Loretta Sheridan
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitator
Facilitator:
Dr. Michelle
Dunleavy
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitator
Facilitator:
Fiona Hoban &
Frances Maloney
Mayo Education
Centre
th
Thursday
13 November
(AUT-14-16)
7pm
Facilitator
Facilitator:
Sue Baird
Broadhaven Bay
Hotel, Belmullet
th
Cost €25 per person
Christmas Crafts
Wednesday
th
26 November
(AUT-14-17)
7pm
(AUT-14-18)
Facilitator:
Lisa Gorman
Mayo Education
Centre
Facilitator:
Isabela Hoban
Details
These 3 workshops aim to provide support to primary schools in
becoming familiar with Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum
Framework, which caters for all children from birth to six years.
Full details on each module on separate flyer or online at
www.MayoEducationCentre.ie
This enjoyable and relaxing workshop will focus on how to help your
students develop listening, attention and concentration skills. This will
be achieved through activities designed to release physical energy,
games that develop focus and techniques based on sound. The
participants will also receive a 30 minute
minute group sound session with the
Tibetan
ibetan singing bowls in order to open up their own listening,
concentration capacities and to reduce stress.
Absolutely no experience required.
Facilitators:
(Bird Watch Youth: Eileen Bolger)
Bolger (Bird Watch Mayo: Mick Hogan)
Hogan
(Wildlife Photography: Kevin Murphy)
Murphy
(Landscape Photography: Michael Gannon)
Come along to this Nature & Wildlife Workshop where you will discover
the necessary resources to get your students to love nature, photo it,
sketch it and share it. Part of this workshop will include the launch of
the Bird Watch Youth Website.
Website Prizes and handouts on the night for
some lucky participants.
As a teacher in a school it is inevitable that you will work with children
who are affected by death. When a child experiences a loss their world
changes unrecognisably.
bly. We know that routine is of huge importance to
children and the school is often that one constant in a child’s
child’s life that
can help to provide a sense of security. Teachers have a significant
and important role to play in supporting children who are bereaved.
This workshop aims to look at what children need in bereavement and
how teachers can provide support to children at a very difficult time. We
will also look at ways of supporting children where a loved one is very ill
and their death is expected.
Many parents worry about what to tell children about death, who should
tell them and what they should be told. After a death in the family
fam it is
normal for parents or carers to want to protect children from further
distress. However, children need to be told about death and helped to
understand the implications of their loss. This evening aims to give
parents/carers some direction on helping
helping children in this situation and
what kind of language to use to enable them to support their children in
bereavement.
This course offered in association with the Family Centre is suitable for
parents/guardians of children who have been diagnosed with a general
learning difficulty. It will look at how this will affect a child in the school
environment. It will examine strategies and approaches to support the
child’s learning and
nd social development and look at ways in which
collaborative working between parents/guardians and the school staff
can provide the best outcome for the child.
Community Action on Dementia Mayo is a three year project that
commenced in 2013. One of its aims is to start up a county-wide
county wide
conversation about Dementia in order to create better awareness and
understanding of Dementia so that County
Co
Mayo becomes a Dementia
friendly community. There are some key messages that the project is
promoting and is bringing these messages to all sectors of the
community, including schools. All teachers
chers and Parents welcome.
This module focuses
es both on advanced preparation for Parent
nt Teacher
Meetings as well as conducting effective PTMs. The module includes
handling difficult situations, dealing with discontented parents and
creating a balanced approach working jointly with parents to achieve
agreed outcomes in the best interest of the student. It’s a very
practical module aimed at giving teachers the tools to prepare and
conduct a PTM with confidence.
This emergency first aid awareness course will provide participants with
an appreciation and knowledge
nowledge of the application of basic first aid.
On completion of the course, participants will be able to assess the
extent of injury, provide emergency first aid for situations most likely to
arise in their place of work and deal effectively with common workplace
injuries.
This will be a very festive, fun and hands-on
hands on practical workshop.
Participants will create a variety of crafts for the Christmas season with
ideas for display in the classroom and decorations for children to make
and
d take home in time for Santa. Absolutely no experience necessary.
The above courses may fulfill part of your school’s Croke Park Agreement. Most courses are FREE, except for the courses for the Emergency First Aid Course which costs €25.
All courses are available on a first come, first served basis. Travel Expenses will be paid to teachers in accordance with the Department of Education and Skills regulations.
It iss very important that you contact us if you have any special requirements regarding mobility or special needs.
To Book a place on any of the above courses, contact Mayo Education Centre at 094 9020700
THE MAYO EDUCA
CATION CENTRE WISHES TO ACKNOWLED
EDGE THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE
ET
TEACHER EDUCATION SECTION, DEPART
RTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS
WITH
WIT ASSISTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL
LD
DEVELOPMENT PLAN