Dates for your diary...
Courses for teachers of Spanish and Italian
Ten-week language upskilling courses, sponsored by the Post-Primary Languages Initiative, will be offered to teachers of Spanish and Italian in Dublin (DIT), Cork (UCC), Limerick (UL, Spanish only) and Galway (NUIG, Italian only), commencing in January 2009, with the exception of Galway, where the Italian course will commence at the end of November 2008.
For further information and application forms, contact the Post-Primary Languages Initiative. E-mail: languagesinitiative@mie.ie or tel: 01-805 7794 (mornings only)
School Library Association of Ireland Conference
Slari is holding its annual conference on November 15th from 9.30am to 3.00pm at Tallaght Library, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. This years theme is "Every Child Matters: Inclusion in the School Library". For further information on presentations and speakers as well as booking details e-mail: kryan@st-andrews.ie
Part-Time Teacher Training
Applications are now being accepted for the Graduate Diploma in Education at Dublin City University. This is a two-year, two-evening-per- week programme approved by the Teaching Council for those who wish to work in second-level schools. Applications can be made online at www.pac.ie course code DC905 and further information is available from www.dcu.ie/education_studies
Project Maths: Information Meeting in Cork
The Irish Mathematics Teachers Association (Cork branch) is holdong an information meeting on the post-primary syllabuses, introduced into 24 schools last September and to be introduced into all other schools in September 2010. Bill Lynch, Director, National Council of Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) will present "Project Maths, A New Model of Syllabus Revision" in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on Thursday, November 13th at 7p.m. All teachers welcome.
Adults with Dyslexia - A Course for Adult Literacy Tutors
The course is open to trained and experienced adult literacy tutors. It wll take place at The Spa Hotel, Lucan, Co Dublin on Saturday, November 8th from 10am to 1pm. The course costs €60 and pre-booking is essential. Information and application forms are available from the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, 1 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6790276. E-mail: info@dyslexia.ie. Website: www.dyslexia.ie. Application forms can be downloaded from www.dyslexia.ie/teach.htm
The association is also organising a fundraising wine tasting evening in the Tara Towers Hotel in Dublin on Friday, November 14th. Tickets cost €40.
National Association of Leaving Certificate Applied Co-ordinators Conference
The second conference of The National Association of Leaving Certificate Applied Co-ordinators is taking place at The Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin on Saturday, November 15th. The keynote speaker is Prof Tom Collins NUI Maynooth. Visit www.lca-association.com. for more information.
UCD Science Careers and Information Evening
UCD is hosting a science open evening for fifth- and sixth-year secondary school students, parents and teachers on Tuesday, November 11th from 6pm to 9pm in the UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics. The evening will include talks by graduates on working in forensics, IT, business and environmental monitoring. To register contact Ciara O'Hanlon at 01-7162120 or by e-mail at ciara.ohanlon@ucd.ie. For further information visit www.ucd.ie/science
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