Summer School

Providing quality, excellence and improvement in the education service

Regional Training Unit

“Promoting Improvement in the Interests of all Learners”

22nd - 25th, August 2011

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Summer School ‘11 ‘Promoting Improvement in the Interests of all Learners’

“Welcome to Summer School 2011” Dear Colleague

Find enclosed our portfolio of programmes for the 18th Annual RTU Summer School. Participation

numbers have grown each year for the last 5 years (rising to nearly 3000 last year) indicating the

profession’s continuing thirst for learning and their inspirational commitment to doing the best for their

pupils and young folk.

This year the Summer School theme is ‘Promoting Improvement in the Interests of all Learners’. We

draw our inspiration from the conclusions of the McKinsey report that “the quality of a schooling system

cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” and the Department of Education’s emphasis through its new

Workforce Strategy Directorate on the importance of all who work within the education system to embrace

career long learning.

We continue with the RTU tradition of aligning the focus of Summer School to emerging policy aimed at

transforming schools and the professional practice within and between schools.

This year’s Summer School seeks to make a key contribution to the continuous professional development

and capacity building agendas upon which successful school development and the raising of pupil’s

achievement depends.

I am indebted to those colleagues across the education community and beyond who with great

enthusiasm and energy seize the opportunity offered by Summer School to engage with teachers and

other professionals in their unending pursuit of excellence.

Thank you for your continuing interest and support.

Tom Hesketh Director, RTU

This brochure is designed to give the reader a flavour of the portfolio on offer this year. For more information on Summer School and other events organised by the

Regional Training Unit visit our website at

www.rtuni.org

Regional Training Unit

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Guidance Notes for Applicants – Applications will only be available on-line*

Please complete the on-line application form as fully as possible as this will aid the Summer School administration team to process your application quickly and accurately. You may apply online at www.rtuni.org

It is important that each applicant lists their home address contact and telephone number as some of the administration and correspondence concerning Summer School is carried out during school holidays.

Applicants applying for more than one course should ensure that the dates of the courses for which they are making an application do not overlap.

All applicants who submit an application prior to the closing date on 10th June 2011 will be informed via letter as to whether or not their application has been successful late June, early July.

There is no charge for Summer School courses and travel claims of more than 20 miles may be claimed by school based staff for all courses attended. Further details will be supplied upon acceptance. [Travel form available to download from www.rtuni.org]

Applications will be considered on a 1st come 1st serve criteria. Whenever a course is over subscribed applicants will be able to submit an application for a waiting list.

Courses that have not met the minimum number may not run. Applicants will be advised and offered an opportunity to attend other programmes that are still available.

The RTU website will be updated regularly regarding courses that are running.

There will be a number of venues this year with the main campus at Stranmillis University College. You will be informed of your course location when you receive your confirmation letter.

* If you have any difficulties booking on-line or viewing the fully course details please contact RTU on 028 90 618121 were a member of staff will assist you.

The staff of the Regional Training Unit would like to thank you for your interest in Summer School 2011 and to wish you a rewarding and enjoyable experience at this year’s event.

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31

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33

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35

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36

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37

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22

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* *

38

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39

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40

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41

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* *

42

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*

43

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datio

n 25

th

*

*

44

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tre

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*

45

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ng a

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up

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*

*

*

46

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*

* *

* *

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d M

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*

* *

*

48

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ther

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th

*

*

49

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*

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50

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*

* *

* *

51

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23

rd

* *

* *

*

52

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24

th

* *

* *

*

53

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th

*

54

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55

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king

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abilit

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25th

* *

*

56

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bedd

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logu

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t Prim

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22nd

*

57

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24th

* *

58

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24

th

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*

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59

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and

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t-Prim

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t of E

duca

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22nd

* *

*

60

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rnin

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kills

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25th

*

61

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ldin

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apac

ity fo

r Inc

lusi

on in

the

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ly Y

ears

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epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

23rd

*

*

62

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l Edu

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nal N

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or (S

EN

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epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

23rd

*

* *

*

63

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nnin

g C

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ricul

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ith T

hink

ing

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lls a

nd

Ass

essm

ent i

n M

ind

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ss D

ynam

ics

24th

-25th

* *

64

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stru

ctiv

e Th

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ng

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ard

de B

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Foun

datio

n 24

th

*

* *

65

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tal M

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g C

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s S

carle

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for C

reat

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and

Expr

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ve S

tudi

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22nd

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*

66

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parin

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r the

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ram

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23rd

*

67

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at K

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and

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tarti

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tory

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25

th

*

68

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elop

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sona

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sell

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ciat

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22nd

-23rd

* *

*

69

Parti

cipa

tion

and

Lear

ning

1: C

lass

and

Sch

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ounc

ils

in th

e P

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y S

ecto

r. C

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ulum

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y an

d S

uppo

rt S

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24th

*

70

Parti

cipa

tion

and

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ning

2: P

eer M

edia

tion

in th

e P

rimar

y S

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r C

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ulum

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isor

y an

d S

uppo

rt S

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ce,

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25th

*

71

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elop

ing

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tain

able

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labo

rativ

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nlin

e C

ours

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25

th

*

72

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ativ

e us

e of

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y in

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lass

room

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e SE

LB A

mm

A C

reat

ive

Lear

ning

Cen

tre

24th

-25th

*

7

Sum

mer

Sch

ool ‘

11

‘Pro

mot

ing

Impr

ovem

ent i

n th

e In

tere

sts

of a

ll Le

arne

rs’

CN

C

ours

e Ti

tle

Org

anis

ing

Bod

y A

ugus

t 11

Nur

sery

Pr

imar

y Po

st

Prim

ary

Spec

ial

Nee

ds

Non

Te

achi

ng

73

Dig

ital S

tory

telli

ng fo

r Key

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ge 2

Th

e SE

LB A

mm

A C

reat

ive

Lear

ning

Cen

tre

23rd

-24th

*

74

Man

agin

g Yo

ur S

tress

G

oody

Tra

inin

g So

lutio

ns

25th

*

* *

* *

75

Pae

diat

ric F

irst A

id

Goo

dy T

rain

ing

Sol

utio

ns

22nd

-23rd

*

*

*

76

Em

erge

ncy

Firs

t Aid

for E

duca

tion

Sta

ff G

oody

Tra

inin

g S

olut

ions

24

th

* *

* *

*

77

Dev

elop

ing

You

r Coa

chin

g Sk

ills

Reg

iona

l Tra

inin

g U

nit

22nd

* *

*

78

Usi

ng th

e A

ctiv

e Te

achi

ng C

ycle

to R

aise

Pup

il Ac

hiev

emen

t with

in N

umer

acy

BELB

23

rd

*

*

*

79

The

Reg

gio

Em

ilio A

ppro

ach

SELB

Nur

sery

Clu

ster

Gro

up

24th

*

80

Usi

ng T

echn

olog

y to

Ass

ist t

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9

Summer School ‘11 ‘Promoting Improvement in the Interests of all Learners’

The range of course being offered in this year’s Summer School have been categorised under the following leadings:

Leadership & Management;

Learning & Teaching;

Personal Development;

Curriculum Innovation & Development;

Diversity; and

Inclusion and Special Needs.

Whenever you click on the theme it will present you with the courses noted under that heading.

* Specialist Schools Workshops

This year there are a number of seminars offered by Specialist Schools. This provision testifies to the excellence whish pervades these schools and their systems improvement motivation to afford professionals from other schools and contexts to draw inspiration and practical benefits from their approaches [SS01 - SS06].

RTU Contact Details for Summer School 2011

John Reid Deputy Director jreid@rtuni.org

Tina Creaney Head of Support tcreaney@rtuni.org

Michael O’Hallaron Executive Officer mohalloran@rtuni.org

Jenny Anderson Executive Officer janderson@rtuni.org

10

Online Application

Summer School courses can be found at www.rtuni.org/summerschool

You can browse for courses by either Strand or Sector

Searching for a specific course is as easy as typing in a keyword or number of keywords into the search box and clicking search.

Once you have found a course you’re interested in click on the apply button, this will add to your course to the course cart. The cart can be found on the Summer School main section and also at

the top of every page. If you are interested in more than one course click on the “Add Another Course” button to browse for further courses before filling in your information. Multiple courses can be added.