INTO Learning webinar – Reproductive Health, Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
The second webinar being offered in the INTO Health Series will be on Reproductive Health, Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. This will take place on Thursday, 20 January 2022 at 4pm. This 90-minute webinar will be presented by Dr Vicky O’Dwyer, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in the Rotunda Hospital and there will be an opportunity for participants to pose questions via our chat facility at the end of the presentation.
This event is free, however registration is required and is available by clicking HERE
INTO Subbing Support Webinar Series
INTO are offering a series of professional support webinars to support student teachers and teachers who are involved in advanced school placement and substitute work in schools during the current context. The webinars will provide practical advice and support on a range of topics including:
Getting started with subbing
Classroom Management
Multigrade Teaching
Assessment
Planning
Covid Protocols
Professional Conduct
Pay and Practicalities
Dates: Wed 26th Jan 4pm and Wed 2nd Feb 4pm. Registration is available HERE
INTO/IHREC Anti Racism Project – Online workshops
The INTO was recently named as the recipient of the Human Rights and Equality Grant awarded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). The Anti-Racism project aims to empower and enable teachers in primary schools to proactively create more inclusive, racially embracing and anti-racist schools. The grant will support a collaboration between the INTO and a number of Education Centres including Donegal Education Centre, Dublin West Education Centre, Galway Education Centre and Kilkenny Education Centre and will provide a series of three online professional development workshops for teachers on tackling racism in primary schools.
This series of online workshops will support teachers in understanding racism and identity-based discrimination related to one’s race, language, culture and/or ethnicity. Teachers will learn the importance of becoming anti-racist practitioners and how schools can promote anti-racism within a social justice lens
The workshop series is free, however registration is required and is available by clicking HERE
INTO/IHREC – Job-readiness workshops and mock interview opportunity
Strand 2 of the IHREC project aims to promote diversity in teaching and support student teachers and teachers from under-represented groups to secure a teaching post. The project provides for a series of two, job-readiness workshops, and the opportunity to take part in mock interviews with experienced Principals who will share valuable feedback. The workshops will cover a range of topics including:
- Teacher recruitment
• Teacher Application Form
• CV
• Interview Preparation
• Subbing
Both the workshops and mock interviews are free to attend but registration is required. Places are limited but teachers who have participated in the following programmes are strongly encouraged to participate:
Migrant Teacher Project, Marino Institute of Education
PATH Programme, Mary Immaculate College
Tobar, Marino Institute of Education
Turn to Teaching, Maynooth University
Registration is available by clicking HERE
#Teacher2Teacher Webinar Series
Following on from a very successful Autumn series, INTO will continue collaborating with teachers and teacher educators to offer a number of webinars to support teacher professional development, promote peer led learning and share best practice. The webinars will be one hour in duration including a Q&A session. The presenters are all well known in the online teaching community through their social media accounts and online blogs. Although these webinars are free of charge, registration is essential by clicking on the link below:
| Presenter | Topic | Date | Link to Register |
| Ciara Lynch | ‘Exploring Identity in the Classroom – focusing on diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and student voice in primary school settings’ | Thursday 10th February 4pm | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iwEX0ahrTTuqy-LRD5WgRQ |
| Shona Kelly | Art in the Primary Classroom | Monday 14th February @ 4pm |
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O7DU13rpTESt8HfYLBVSsg |
You can also view recordings of Autumn series of webinars by clicking on the links below:
| Presenter | Topic | ||
| Aislinn Nic Pháidín (Is Múinteoir Mé) | Gaeilge le Spraoi | ||
| Clara Maria Fiorentini | Reading for Pleasure in the Primary Classroom | ||
| Tina Mc Laughlin (Teacher of Dotes) | Using the Great Outdoors for Infant education |
Embracing racial, ethnic and cultural diversity in our schools, online term time course:
Registration is still open for this course which is made up of five modules and costs €30, you can book your place clicking HERE
Are you a staff rep?
The INTO staff rep is an invaluable role within INTO structures. We are here to help you with training and information briefings. To be notified of such supports please ensure you are identified as a rep on our members’ portal. To do this either contact the INTO Membership section by email membershiproi@into.ie or on 01 8047713 or contact your branch secretary.
Staff Representatives Support Course -This online course is aimed at supporting INTO staff representatives in carrying out their role, understanding the INTO structures and gaining an overview of teacher employment terms and conditions and managing workplace relationships. The course comprises of the following four modules:
- Module 1: Staff Representative Role and Responsibilities
- Module 2: INTO Structures and Communications
- Module 3: Teacher Employment Terms and Conditions
- Module 4: Managing Workplace Relationships
Staff reps received an email invitation to enrol on this course. If you know of a staff rep who did not receive the email please ask them to contact tut@into.ie.