Dear Visitor,

Happy New Year!  I hope you enjoyed a restful Christmas after an extremely busy year. Please be assured of our ongoing support here in Athlone Education Centre as we enter another period of challenging times. I hope that some of the following online sessions scheduled for January will be of support to you. 

• Monday January 11^th @ 5.30p.m.Digital Technologies Questions & Answers Session: an online “drop in clinic” with PDST IT advisor Niall Larkin.
• Tuesday January 12^th@ 7p.m. Get More from Google Classroom with IT Tutor Martin Hanly. Suitable for those already using Google Classroom who wish to explore its potential further. We will be running aGoogle Classroom for Beginnerson January 19^th.

• Wednesday January 13^th@ 3p.m.How to Teach & Support Pupils with SEN Remotely Using Seesaw/Zoom:Although aimed at the Primary Sector, this session may be of interest to Post Primary Teachers on the Special Education Team.

• Wednesday January 13^th@ 7p.m.Using Digital Portfolios for Online Assessment & Feedback in Post Primary Schools.

• Wednesday January 13^th@ 7p.m. Leaving Cert Maths:Financial Maths Course Session 1 (Series of 4 sessions); Inferential Statistics Maths Coursecommencing February 10^th.Limited places on these two courses.
• Wednesday January 13^th @ 8p.m. Ignite Your Light Your Way to Wellness Series for School Staff
• Thursday January 14^th@ 5p.m.Contingency Planning for Pupils with SEN during School Closure:Although aimed at the Primary Sector, this session may be of interest to Post Primary Teachers on the Special Education Team.
• Thursday January 14^th@ 6p.m.The Flipped Classroom Session 1(fully booked and only available for those already registered)

• Monday January 18^th@ 7p.m.Time Management for School Leaderswith Dr Joe O’ Connell  
• Tuesday January 19^th@ 7p.m.Introduction to Google Classroom
• Monday January 25^th@ 5p.m. Junior Cycle Maths:Algebra
• Wednesday January 27^th @ 7p.m.The Power of Podcasting in Post Primary Schools

Upcoming Courses include the following:

Dyslexia: A series of 3 sessions

1. Introduction to Dyslexia January 28^th@ 7p.m.
2. Creating a Dyslexia Friendly Classroom February 4^th@ 7p.m.
3. Using Evidence Based Strategies to Promote Oral Reading Fluency February 11^th@ 7p.m.

Leaving Cert Maths: Inferential Statistics Course(Series of 4 sessions) commencing Wednesday February 10^th@ 7p.m.

All courses may be booked through this linkPost Primary CoursesSome courses have limited numbers so early booking is advised.

I wish you well, particularly over the coming weeks. We will continue to upload a range of additional online supports over the coming weeks onwww.athloneeducationcentre.com

Beir bua agus beannacht.

Stephanie Keating, Director.

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