Region: NI

The 2019 INTO Consultative Conference on Education took place on Friday 15^th and Saturday 16^th November in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny. The theme of the conference was The Review of the Primary Curriculum.

Download the INTO Education Conference Brochure 2019.

Webcast

Click here to link to the 2019 webcast archive

Presentations

Please click on the links below to download each document:

Education Committee Presentation (PDF)
Siobhan Lynskey, INTO Education Committee

Opening Address (PDF)
John Boyle, INTO General Secretary

Curriculum Review (PDF)
Dr Deirbhile Nic Craith, INTO Director of Education and Research

The Review of the Primary Curriculum (PDF)
Arlene Forster, Deputy CEO, NCCA

Pupil Voice (PDF)
Students from St Patrick’s De La Salle and St John of God Primary Schools

Primary Curriculum in Ireland: The Past; The Present; The Possibilities (PDF)
Dr Thomas Walsh, Maynooth University – Keynote Presentation

Leaving the Harbour for the Sea in Search of the Pedagogical ‘Holy Grail’: Why as Teachers We Alone Can Steer the Ship (PDF)
Prof Emer Ring, Mary Immaculate College – Keynote Presentation

Literacy in a broad and balanced curriculum: How can research inform practice? (PDF)
Link to accompanying Padlet here
Patrick Burke – Workshop Presentation

One school fifty languages: why good EAL teaching is good teaching for everyone (PDF)
Dr Déirdre Kirwan – Workshop Presentation
Engaging with Linguistic Diversity: A Study of Educational Inclusion in an Irish Primary School (PDF)
Flyer for 35% reduction in the cost of this publication by David Little & Déirdre Kirwan

Visual Arts and the Arts: Analysing Arts, Integrated Arts and Arts Integration (PDF)
Dr Michael Flannery – Workshop Presentation

Integrating curriculum through inquiry-based learning (PDF)
Máiréad Nally – Workshop Presentation

Early childhood pedagogy in the context of curriculum renewal: A focus on mathematics (PDF)
Liz Dunphy – Workshop Presentation

Child-Directed differentiation (PDF)
Michael and Denis Daly – Workshop Presentation

Friday, 15 November

3pm – Opening of conference

Feargal Brougham, INTO President

Siobhán Lynskey, Cathaoirleach, INTO Education Committee

John Boyle, INTO General Secretary

Deirbhile Nic Craith, INTO Director of Education and Research

Arlene Forster, NCCA Deputy Chief

Pupils’ Voice

Keynote Speaker – Curriculum in Ireland: Past, Present and Possibilities – Dr. Thomas Walsh, Maynooth University

Saturday, 16 November

Presentation to Bursary winners

Keynote Speaker – Leaving the Harbour for the Sea in Search of the Pedagogical ‘Holy Grail’: Why, as Teachers, We Alone Can Steer the Ship – Professor Emer Ring, Mary Immaculate College

2018

The 2018 INTO Education Conference took place on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 November in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone.

The focus of the conference was ‘The Teaching Profession – 150 years on’.

Click here to view the 2018 webcast

Documents

Final Agenda (pdf)
Education Conference 2018

Conference Programme including background paper (pdf)
The Teaching Profession – 150 Years on  

Main Presentations

Keynote: Harvesting the Pearls of 150 Years – Dr Kathleen Horgan, Mary Immaculate College (pdf)
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Let Us Continue to Make Progress – Dr Deirbhile Nic Craith (pdf)
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The Education Committee 2018-2021, Siobhan Lynskey (pdf)
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Workshop Presentations

The Case of Inclusion – Why Hard Cases Make Good Law, Emer Ryng (pdf)
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From Junk Art to Mudcakes, Jackie Curley (pdf)
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The Stages of Teacher Development, Veronica Behan (pdf)
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The Primary Language Curriculum: What’s the big idea? – Conall Ó Breacháin and Lisa Nic Dhoinnléibhe, PDST (pdf)
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