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?