Here are some resources from previous Teachmeets that you might find helpful!
Presentations from the Principalmeet event, ‘Leadership Without Borders‘, at the IPPN conference at Citywest on January 26h, 2018:
- Avila Donegan: ‘Nurture Rooms’
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘Mellon Educate Teaching Blitz’
- Eadaoin Kelly: ‘Children’s Teams – Empowering Children to Take the Lead’
- Aideen Kennedy: ‘Introducing Tin Whistle To All Classes’
- Aileen also provided a companion booklet alongside her presentation, which you can download here.
- Paul O’Donnell: ‘Outdoor Learning’
- Ciara Reilly: ‘Dabbledoo Music’
- Cormac Cahill: ‘Green Screen: Stepping Out in the World’
Presentations from the Teachmeet event, ICT in Education – Policy, Practice and Pedagogy, at the INTO Education Consultative Conference in Letterkenny on November 17th, 2017:
- Dympna Daly: ‘Station Teaching for Literacy in Junior Classes’
- Dympna also gave a longer version of this presentation for the companion Researchmeet event, which is available to download here.
- Éilis Treacy: ‘Setting Up and Running a Student Newspaper’
- Maurice Hurley: ‘Global Citizenship School’
- John Conlon: ‘An Introduction to CheckMATES’
Presentations from the Teachmeet event, ‘Creative & Innovative Practice for Boards – Case Studies‘, at the NABMSE conference in Mullingar on October 12th, 2017:
- Caroline Quinn: ‘Mobile Equine Outreach Programme from Festina Lente‘
- Denise Cole: ‘Programmed for Interaction with Mainstream School‘
- Dr Deirdre MacIntyre: ‘iTIDE Project‘
- Lisa Corbett: ‘Aistear: How to Play‘
- Moyna Staunton: ‘Whole school planning with objectives in mind and not too much paperwork!’
- Shane Goldsberry: ‘Action Team Partnership‘
- Treassa O’Meara: ‘Home Visits for new enrolments‘
Presentations from the ‘Leading Learning for All’ Teachmeet at the Teaching Council’s FÉILTE 2017 conference at the RDS, Dublin on October 7th, 2017:
- Maggie Green: ‘Supporting Phonological Awareness using 3D gaming‘
- Lana Litmanova: ‘Body Image Workshop for kids and teenagers – ‘Glad to be Me!’‘
- Damien Quinn: ‘Reading – There’s Always Another Way‘
- Eoin Walshe: ‘Shoes that fit 2: Owning your journey!‘
- Mags Amond: ‘BreakoutEDU‘
- John O’Donoghue: ‘Chemistry Resources‘
- Seán Greif: ‘Moontour‘
Presentations from ‘The Power of One’ ‘DPmeet’ at the IPPN Deputy Principals’ Conference 2017, Citywest, on March 23rd, 2017:
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘The Green Platform’
- Paul Knox: ‘Craic sa Chlós‘
- Patrick Burke: ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!’
- Ciara Brennan showcased the following websites:
- Maeve Callery: ‘The Hour of Code in a Junior School‘
- Marie Flanagan: ‘Giving Children a voice: One school’s experience of setting up a student council‘
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘Using the Rugby World Cup as a stimulus for poetry writing‘
Presentations from ‘The Power of One’ Principalmeet at the IPPN Conference 2017, Citywest, on January 26th, 2017:
- Cóilín Ó Coigligh: ‘The Fish Philosophy’
- Fiona Farry: ‘Classtools’
- Emer Vance: ‘The Learning Power of Lego‘
- Bryan Lynch: ‘Simple practical tips to get the most from your ICT grant’
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘The Green Platform’
- Patrick Burke: ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!’
- Sé Mc Carthy: ‘Empowering Learning: Jumpstarting Literacy and Numeracy’
- Paul Knox: ‘Craic sa Chlós‘
Presentations from the ‘Teaching in the 21st Century’ Teachmeet at the INTO Conference 2016, Tullamore, on November 19th 2016:
- Ailbhe Curran: ‘Bilingual Education‘
- Catherine Whelan: ‘21st Century Teaching and Learning postgraduate cert at TCD‘
- Geraldine McGowan: ‘Neuro-Linguistic Processing Spelling‘
- Karen Devine: ‘TSI – Transactional Strategies Instruction‘
- Pauric Bolton: ‘Kahoot!‘
- Tina McLaughlin: ‘Subs in the North West‘
- Patricia Morris: ‘The Role of Dramaíocht in promoting Oral Irish‘
- Jean Loy: ‘Enabling Children with Autism and Learning Difficulties to Access the Curriculum‘
Presentations from the ‘Teaching in the 21st Century’ Researchmeet (a companion event to the main Teachmeet) at the INTO Conference 2016, Tullamore, on November 19th 2016:
- Niall Larkin: ‘An exploration into the effectiveness of ICT in facilitating collaborative learning‘
- Emily Duignan: ‘“No One Talks About It”: Experiencing a Mental Health Difficulty as a Primary School Teacher in Ireland‘
- Teresa Walsh: ‘An Exploration of Irish Primary School Teachers’ views on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)‘
- Dr Anne Moriarty: ‘Implementing e-learning in a rural primary classroom‘
Presentations from the Teachmeet event at FÉILTE 2016 at the RDS, October 2016:
- Chris Reina: ‘Apps – the top 5 in 5‘
- Lorraine Connaughton-Crean: ‘Dual Language Texts among EAL Pupils‘
- Petra Hanlon: ‘The Impact/Importance of Social Protection and Shared Parental Learning’
- Jacinta Regan: ‘Using Aistear to teach English as an additional language‘
- Lana Litmanova: ‘Body Image Workshop for kids and teenagers: ‘Glad to be me!’‘
- Patrick Burke: ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!‘
- Peter Lyd0n: ‘A quick overview and introduction to a free-to-learn mini MOOC called ‘Open Gifted: An Introduction to Gifted Education’‘
- Paula Mulhall: ‘Homework – Do you get it?‘
- Seán Greif: ‘Moontour‘
- Declan McGeown: ‘Popping Good Chemistry and Science Investigation‘
- Eoin Walshe: ‘The School with No Books‘
- Michelle Stowe: ‘The Implementation of Restorative Practice (RP) in Schools‘
- Leanne Lynch: ‘Creating Global Connections with PenPal Schools‘
- Paul Knox: ‘Craic sa Chlós‘
- Maria O’Sullivan: ‘How Can Your Local Library Help You?‘
- Sandra Doody: ‘What is attachment?‘
Presentations from ‘Be Well’ Teachmeet at St Patrick’s Loreto NS, Bray, on April 21st, 2016:
- Two presentations from Marie Flanagan:
- Joanne Toal: ‘Visual Voices’
- Paul Knox: ‘Using Playworks to organise Yard Time’
- Melissa Hogan’s handouts to supplement her talks on ‘Cooks Hook Up’ and Alpha-Wave Music’
- Two presentations from Anne Farrelly:
- Sandra Doody: ‘What is Attachment?’
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘The Seven Habits of Happy Kids’
Presentations from ‘the 100 Years of Leadership’ Principalmeets at the IPPN conference in Citywest, January 2016:
- Brian O’Doherty: ‘Roots of Empathy’
- Michael Maher: ‘Leading Curriculum in the School’
- Paul O’Donnell: ‘Behavioural Science’
- Simon Lewis: ‘Why My Paper Bin Is Still Empty’
- Una Feeley: ‘Teacher and Principal reflection on learning – a two-way process’
- Two presentations from our own Kathleen Byrne:
Presentations from ‘Sharing the Vision’ Principalmeet event at the INTO Principals & Deputy Principals’ conference in Kilkenny, October 2015:
- Anne McCluskey: ‘Roots of Empathy’
- Michael Maher: ‘Curriculum/Subject Teams’
- Breda Murray: ‘Meditation in the Primary School’
- Peter McCabe: ‘Time to Read’
- Tom Mullins: ‘Comhrá Scoile’
- Hilary McBain: ‘The Process and Product of Digital Schools of Distinction’
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘Utilising Parent Volunteers in Your School’
Presentations from the Teachmeet event at FÉILTE 2015 at the RDS, October 2015:
- Claire Egan: ‘Sketch Books in the Primary Classroom’ (video)
- Claire Corroon: ‘Bar Model Drawing in Maths’
- Mary Jo Bell: ‘Digital Portfolios and Evernote’
- Paul Knox: ‘Using Playworks to organise Yard Time’
- Patrick Burke: ‘Creating our own ‘stáisiún teilifíse’ using Green Screen’ (Prezi)
- Sharon Kearney: ‘Teaching English in the 21st Century’
- Michelle Stowe: ‘The Implementation of Restorative Practice (RP) in Schools’ (Prezi)
- Damien Quinn: ‘Signs of Autumn 2015 Twitter project’
- Maria O’Sullivan: ‘1916 in Images from our Archive’
(Images from Maria’s presentation are also available on Flipsnack) - Andy Homden: ‘How to excel at school… and then leave successfully’
Presentations from ‘Outside the Box: Beyond the Three Rs’ Teachmeet in Leopardstown, March 2015:
- Joanne Toal and Susan Pike: ‘Enquiring Minds: A Local Geography Investigation’
- Maria Mernagh: ’16 from 1916′
- Nichola Spokes: ‘Technology in a Smart School’
- Olive Hogan: ‘Rights Sparks: Human Rights Education Workshops’
- Nigel Lane: ‘Twinery: an open-source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories’
- Lisa Brett: ‘Cube Creator’
- Kathleen Byrne: ‘Caring For Our World week’
- Ciara Brennan: ‘Online Assessment Tools’
Martina Sexton also gave the following Prezi presentation on ‘DabbleDoo Music’:
Presentations from Teachmeet ‘East meets West’ at the CESI Conference in Galway, February 2015:
- Sabine McKenna: Minecraft in the Classroom
- Richard Millwood: Why Jigsaw Programming?
- Sarah Carey: Little Lifesavers
- John Davitt: Learning Event Generator
- Pat Butler: Raspberry Pi: Take a Byte!
- Joanne Gilmartin: Augmented Reality in the Primary Classroom
Presentations from Principalmeet at the IPPN Conference, January 2015:
- Brian O’Doherty: Be Well Month
- Kathleen Byrne: Utilising Parent Volunteers in Your School
- Simon Lewis: Tech Tools You Never Knew You Needed
- Peter McCabe: Time to Read
Mary Foskin (Scoil an Bhaile Nua, Waterford) made a presentation on Mystery Skype and her contribution can be viewed online here:
The following links are some of the presentations that were made at our first Teachmeet event in March 2014.
Ciara Dunne presented a Soapbox on speech and language therapy, and shared the following documents:
- A handout on Classroom Language Processing
- Some information on Comprehension Problems in Children
- ‘Let Children Speak’ – an INTO report on the support services available to pupils with speech and learning difficulties
- Help on making a referral to a Speech and Language Therapist
- A PowerPoint presentation on Language Impairment in the classroom
- A checklist for a speech and language screening test for pupils aged 6 to 10
- A strategy support booklet
Maria Murnagh presented on Tumblebooks, a collection of free online reads. Here’s her presentation.
Peter Lydon spoke from giftedandtalented.ie, an online resource aimed at helping teachers cater to the particular needs of gifted and talented pupils.
Finally, our own Kathleen Byrne from Glencullen NS gave a presentation on the Irish Aid awards that she was successful with with her class last year. Here’s her presentation.
Kathleen
Thank you so much for organising Teach meet last Friday. It was jsut brilliant – loved the short snappy sessions and super to hear very enthusiastic people sharing their wisdom – it’s what the networking is all about – best session at Congress and worth missing out on lunch for it!
Gura mile
Dympna Daly, Bantry