** Did you miss out on night one of Dr Ciara O'Donnells Course?  If you are still interested in joining the session and haven't yet signed up you are welcome to join for night 2 taking place on the 18 Oct @ 6.30pm in the Limerick Education Centre **

Are you interested in designing & delivering teacher CPD?

This series of two face-to-face workshops is designed for those interested in developing and working as teacher educators with LEC.

The role of the teacher educator is an exciting and privileged one, requiring a host of bespoke skills. Practical and research-based guidance will root the work of teacher education in the principles of adult learning and more specifically in the professional learning needs of teachers and how they learn best.

Participants will explore the:

·         Key skills of the teacher educator

·         Characteristics of quality CPD provision (design and delivery)

·         Key strategies and optimal environments to enable teacher learning

·         Pedagogies for teacher learning with practical examples of activities

·         Hallmarks of effective presentation and facilitation

The face-to-face workshops will allow for dynamic discussion generated by key insights from experience and the research.

Facilitator: Dr Ciara O'Donnell

Dr. Ciara O’Donnell is the former National Director of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), Ireland’s largest national cross sectoral support service for teachers and school leaders. Ciara began her career as a primary school teacher during which she worked as a Home School Community Liaison Co-ordinator for six years. She has held a number of senior leadership positions in Irish teacher education since 2005 spanning the domains of curriculum, DEIS, school leadership, and CPD policy, research and design. Ciara is now an independent consultant specialising in teacher education, curriculum and school leadership while also working as a part-time lecturer with Maynooth University. Her doctoral research explores the experiences of teachers seconded to work as teacher educators, their professional learning, identities and career pathways.