Planning and Referrals as a Special Education Teacher
The main aim of this course is to support teachers in their role as SET in the areas of planning and referrals. This course aims to guide teachers through the continuum of support and the student support file, covering short- and long-term planning. This course aims to provide teachers with the confidence to refer children to outside agencies and will also cover assistive technology applications.
Supporting a Child with Literacy Difficulties as a Special Education Teacher
The main aim of this course is to support children with literacy difficulties. Specific assessments and effective tailored interventions will be outlined so you can confidently respond to a child’s needs.
Supporting a Child with Numeracy Difficulties as a Special Education Teacher
This course aims to explore supporting children with numeracy difficulties as a SET. A comprehensive range of assessments, strategies and resources for supporting these pupils will be outlined and evaluated throughout this course. The role of ICT in supporting these children will also be addressed throughout.
Supporting Autistic Children and Gifted Children
This course aims to support you as SET when working with autistic children. We will examine autism, how it presents and explore practical interventions that you can implement, as an SET. We will also explore how to support the gifted learner.
Fostering Growth Mindset & Grit in the Classroom
The purpose of this course is to explain mindset theory and introduce you to fixed and growth mindset as well as grit. In the process, we demonstrate some basic techniques that can be implemented in your classroom, and recommend ways in which you can foster grit in your students. A growth mindset combined with grit can improve students’ well-being and grades.
Securing and Beginning a Teaching Position as a Newly Qualified Teacher
The aim of this course is to provide early career teachers with the necessary information to support them in securing a teaching position and beginning their teaching career with confidence. This content of the course is multifaceted, and the focus is on a variety of different areas.
Planning and Classroom Organisation as a Newly Qualified Teacher
The aim of this course is to explore planning in the mainstream classroom. Both short-term planning and long-term planning are addressed. The creation of a weekly teaching timetable is also outlined. Following this, some useful tips and tricks for teachers to know at the start of a new school year are addressed. We will explore classroom management, with a focus on rewards, consequences as well an overview of restorative practice. Furthermore, specific behaviour management strategies will be discussed.
Assessment and Differentiation in the Mainstream Classroom as a Newly Qualified Teacher
This course will explore assessment, with a key focus on the assessment guidelines for primary schools. Both formative and summative assessment will be addressed. We will also examine the various types of standardised tests, as well as the role of standardised testing. Following this, we will outline the importance of differentiation in the creation of an inclusive classroom and look at practical ways to differentiate for pupil’s learning. Team-teaching will be explored as one such strategy. Finally, we will discuss the importance of communicating effectively and working with parents when teaching in a mainstream classroom.
Literacy and Numeracy in the Junior Classes for Newly Qualified Teachers
The purpose of this course is to provide newly qualified teachers with information relevant to teaching the junior classes. Research in the field of education is constantly progressing and changing, therefore, teaching strategies are evolving too. This course will provide teachers with up-to-date evidence-based teaching strategies for supporting young learners in primary schools. Participants will be provided with ideas, strategies and support in literacy, numeracy and Gaeilge.
Literacy in the Senior Classes as a Newly Qualified Teacher
The purpose of this course is to explore reading and oral language in the senior classes. We will explore approaches to teaching reading in the classroom with a specific focus on improving comprehension skills. Following this we will explore oral language, an area often overlooked in the senior classroom. We will have an in-depth look at vocabulary and practical ways to improve vocabulary in the senior classes. Finally we will explore the writing process in the senior classes.
A Guide to Teaching Numeracy in the Senior Classes for Newly Qualified Teachers
The purpose of this course is to explore the teaching of maths in the senior classes for newly qualified teachers. We will explore the maths curriculum, providing an overview of the major concepts covered in each of the senior classes. Following this, we will delve into each of the curricular areas, providing practical ideas for teaching the major concepts in the senior classes. All aspects of maths in the senior classes are not covered, however, all major curricular steps are discussed.
Introduction to Management for Teachers
The course aims to offer teachers an insight into management for teachers and, in particular, how everyone plays a part in managing a school environment. It explores key aspects of management such as communication, performance, conflict management, people management, motivation, task and time management and decision-making techniques.
Participants will explore key management techniques, in particular, distributed leadership, and its application to the operation of a school in the context of school improvement.
Courting Leadership & Management Skills for Schools Toolkit 1
The aims of this course are to help you better understand educational organisations, and to learn and apply key management and leadership skills, especially in the areas of creativity and innovation, motivation, and time management.
Courting Leadership & Management Skills for Schools Toolkit 2
The aims of this course are to help you better understand educational leadership, and to learn and apply key management and leadership skills, especially in the areas of instructional leadership, team building, and emotional intelligence, to bring about improvements in school administration and learning & teaching.
Introduction to SSE – School Self Evaluation
On completion of this course, you will have the skills necessary to apply the School Self-Evaluation Process to the work that you do. You will understand how to identify a focus, how to gather evidence and the kind of evidence needed for the analysis stage of the six-stage process. You will learn how close your practice is to the statements of effective practice and if you are moving towards highly effective practice. From there, you will learn how to develop an improvement plan and put that improvement plan into action. You will also learn what is involved in the monitoring and evaluation stage of the process and what to focus on next.
Restorative Practice (RP) for a Positive Classroom & School Environment
The purpose of this course is to introduce Restorative Practice (RP) and to pique your interest in the process of implementing RP in your classroom and school. You will be enabled to attempt the application of some of the techniques of the restorative practice, enough hopefully to whet your appetite for further professional development and training in the area.
Communications
This Communications course will teach you how to communicate efficiently and effectively in an educational setting and build your communication skills in a comprehensive range of everyday tasks.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate verbally and non-verbally in a comprehensive range of everyday tasks and in work-related tasks independently and/or in a supervisory capacity.
Personal & Professional Development
This Personal & Professional Development course is designed to expand your personal and professional skills in order to enhance your career potential in the education industry.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill, and competence to utilise a range of advanced personal and interpersonal skills in a variety of personal, civic and specific vocational contexts, operating autonomously and or in a supervisory capacity.
Team Leadership & Development
This Team Leadership & Development course will allow you to gain valuable leadership and team management skills. This course aims to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to work as an effective leader and member of a team, independently and or in a supervisory capacity.
Conflict Management
This Conflict Management course will explain the role, function, and forms of expression of conflict & demonstrate good practice in managing conflict in any educational context.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence required to critically engage with the theory and practice of conflict management in educational settings.
Employment Law
This Employment Law course will expand on the principles of employment law and the statutory frameworks which regulate employment relationships, specifically in the educational context.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence required to critically engage with the theory and practice of Irish Employment law in school or educational settings.
School Digital Media – Podcasting, Video, Digital Photography, Websites & Equipment
Want a better understanding of how to use ICT in an educational environment by Introducing Digital Media to your Classroom and school? Then this is the course for you!
You will develop an ICT Plan, record pupil-centred podcasts, create school and classroom-based videos, and engage with graphics and digital images throughout, leading to a more engaging and effective learning and teaching process.
Social Media For Education – Edmondo, SeeSaw & other tools for learning
If you would like to know how to use the features of social media for education to create an effective and engaging learning environment, then this is the course for you.
In this course, you will learn how to add audio, images and links to your social media sites to encourage whole-class participation in your subjects. You will also gain the skills necessary to connect to other schools both locally, nationally and internationally using social media and understand the possibilities of social media in education through learning about best practice examples. You will learn about child safety online.
Blogs & Blogging in the Classroom
This course will show you how to easily create an educational online presence. Learn the basic techniques involved in creating an educational blog, including how to use blogger software to create, edit, open and update blogs.
You will learn how to create multimedia content for your blog, including image editing, podcasting and video creation for use in classroom teaching. You will also learn how to foster whole-class participation by using a classroom blog. By the end of the course, you will be able to integrate blog lessons into the classroom for use in everyday teaching and understand the possibilities of blogs through the introduction of inspiring examples.
Google Educator Level 1 – Fundamentals
Upon completion of this course, you will have the skills you need to use technology in the classroom. Google Educator Level 1 gives you the opportunity to take the first steps towards acquiring the skills you need to use Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals apps in the classroom. When it comes to technology in the classroom, it is important that a teacher starts with the learning objectives and then chooses the right tool for the job. In this course, you will be taken on a step-by-step journey to enable you to understand what each Google app does and how it can be applied to teaching, learning and assessment.
Google Educator Level 2 – Advanced
Upon completion of this course, you will have the advanced skills you need to use technology in the classroom. Google Educator Level 2 gives you the opportunity to learn cutting-edge strategies for using Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals apps in the classroom. You will be shown how to create different digital artefacts using Google apps. In this course, you will be taken on a step-by-step journey to enable you to use the advanced features of the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals apps and apply your newly learned skills to teaching, learning and assessment.
Effective & Engaging Classrooms Presentations with Google Slides
Eager to make Classroom Presentations more creative and fun for students? Then this course is for you!
This course will teach you how to use Google Slides to create effective and engaging classroom presentations that meet the needs of the curriculum. You will learn how to use the features of Google Slides to create effective and engaging presentations for a wide range of subjects. You will be encouraged to produce presentations that incorporate the use of an Interactive Whiteboard that encourages active learning and whole-class participation.
Introduction to Teaching Coding in Schools
Flúirse and Code School Finland are proud to present this course tailored for Primary Teachers, perfect for those stepping into the world of coding for the first time. Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge needed to introduce the vital coding skills of the 21st century to your pupils. This course features an easy-to-follow coding project suitable for students in 3rd to 6th class, even if they’ve never encountered coding before.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
The need for training non-IT staff is critically important. This Cybersecurity Fundamentals course will ensure that staff gain an appreciation of company or school-wide measures to protect against cyberattacks and their own role in the success of these defence measures.
Most importantly, it will help staff recognise phishing attacks, and, when a cyberattack has been successful, understand what steps to take to mitigate the effect. The importance of practising safe social media behaviour to prevent cyber criminals from mining sensitive personal and company data will also be discussed.
Interactive Displays in Everyday Teaching - Interactive Whiteboards, Smart Boards, Touchscreens and Panels
Explore the full potential of Interactive Whiteboards and various free software to create engaging educational content.
Interactive whiteboards enable teachers to use multimedia content in whole-class teaching. The use of interactive whiteboards enables teachers to be more efficient and effective in the classroom. In this course, you will learn about touchscreen technology, from the traditional interactive whiteboard to the latest technology that converts any surface into a touchscreen.
You will learn where to source free and paid-for interactive lessons, as well as learn advanced interactive whiteboard skills and how to create your own interactive content using free, open-source software and apps. You will be shown examples of how other teachers use interactive whiteboards to teach the curriculum using computer games, and audio and video multimedia content. In addition, you will learn how to share your own audio and video content with other schools enabling the development of a community of practice in education.
Teaching Online via ClassDojo, Seesaw and Google
This course aims to prepare teachers to teach pupils remotely in terms of online tools and necessary equipment, specifically using digital learning platforms to create a virtual classroom and using video to facilitate remote learning. In addition, it offers teachers the opportunity to develop an understanding of how to create lesson content and adapt existing content for remote learning using ClassDojo, Seesaw and Google.
Teaching with Google – Creating an Engaging Learning Environment
Gain the necessary skills to start Teaching with Google tools to create an effective and engaging learning environment that enables personalised learning and empowers students to drive their learning and demonstrate mastery.
You will know how to set up Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, create private classes in Google Classroom, a learning management system, and create teaching materials using Google tools, such as Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Drawings, Google Drive, and Google Keep.
Social Media Strategy
This Social Media Strategy course will provide you with the meaning of social media, and the role and importance of social media sites in a school setting.
The purpose of the award is to enable the learner to acquire the knowledge, skill and competence in the principles and practice of social media strategy, which forms part of an educational institution’s strategy.
Marketing Principles and Practices
This Marketing Principles & Practice course will help you gain essential skills and learn key practices and principles to succeed in marketing management in an educational environment.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to operate effectively in a range of marketing-related contexts using the principles and concepts underpinning marketing practice.
Online Writing & Communications for blogs, social media and school promotion
Do you want to be able to write content for a school website, school blog, or school social media sites, then this is the course for you.
You’ll learn how to grab readers’ attention, keep them engaged. You will develop skills that will enable you to find topics to write about, plan content delivery, and write content for different types of readers such as teachers, students, parents and boards of management in a variety of web formats.
Basic Web Design for Schools – build and maintain your school website
On completion of this Online Teacher Course, you will understand the techniques involved in Web Design for Schools, including creating, editing and manipulating a school or class website.
You will also know how a website can be used in the classroom to engage children in learning and encourage whole class participation. As part of the course, you will search and source resources to be used in the creation of a school and/or a class website for use in cross-curricular teaching and develop lesson plans to integrate the website into the classroom and everyday teaching. There will also be an introduction to photography, images and video in the delivery of the curriculum.
Facebook for School Promotion
This Facebook for School Promotion course will provide you with the skills to promote your school, educational institute, or educational products using Facebook and other Meta products.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use Facebook and other Meta products in order to promote their school, educational organisation or business on Meta social media platforms.
Twitter for School Promotion
This Twitter for School Promotion course will provide you with the skills necessary to successfully promote your school or educational institute using Twitter.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use Twitter in order to promote a school or educational organisation.
Event Management Essentials
This Event Management Essentials course will provide you with a structured approach to developing and delivering successful events in the education sector.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to plan, organise, supervise, produce and conduct a post-event evaluation of an event in a broad range of educational settings such as an exhibition, artistic performance, cultural event, sport event, fundraising event, conference or festival.
Meetings & Minutes
This Meetings & Minutes course will provide professionals working in the education sector with the necessary knowledge and skills to become efficient minute-takers in any type of meeting.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to understand the key concepts and principles of meetings and minutes. You will learn about different types of meetings, their purpose, and benefits. You will also develop key minute-taking skills, including listening skills, critical thinking, organisation, and good note-taking.
Word 365 – Fundamentals
This introductory Microsoft Word course will provide you with the essential skills to be competent in Word. You will become confident in a range of Word’s basic features.
This course will cover different features of the interface, show users how to create a basic document, and introduce users to Word’s most important tools.
Word 365 – Intermediate
This Microsoft Word Intermediate course will add to the skillset obtained during the Microsoft Word Fundamentals course.
You will become confident in a range of Word’s more sophisticated features and become able to produce documents in a variety of contexts in a school setting to a mailable or publishable standard.
Word 365 – Advanced
This Microsoft Word Advanced course will add to the skillset obtained during the Microsoft Word Fundamentals and Intermediate courses.
You will become confident in a range of Word’s most sophisticated features and will learn how to collaborate on documents and secure information. This course also covers techniques for creating complex documents, such as forms or documents that require reference pages.
Excel 365 – Fundamentals
This Microsoft Excel course will provide you with a foundation of knowledge and skills which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to comfortably create a new spreadsheet, work with basic formulas and functions, make their spreadsheet look professional and presentable, and save and print a spreadsheet.
Excel 365 – Intermediate
This Microsoft Excel Intermediate course will add to the skillset obtained during the Microsoft Excel Fundamentals course, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.
This course incorporates some new features and connectivity options in order to make collaboration and production as easy as possible. We will cover how to create and use advanced formulas, analyze data, organize worksheet data with tables, visualize data with charts, work with graphical objects, and enhance workbooks.
Excel 365 – Advanced
This Microsoft Excel Advanced course will add to the skillsets obtained during the Microsoft Excel Fundamentals and Intermediate courses, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.
This course incorporates some new features and connectivity to make collaboration and production as easy as possible. It will cover how to use Excel online, worksheet automation, auditing and error checking, data analysis and presentation, working with multiple workbooks, and exporting or sorting data.
PowerPoint 365 – Fundamentals
This PowerPoint course will provide you with the essential skills to be competent in Microsoft’s presentation software. You will become confident in a range of PowerPoint’s basic features.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to plan, prepare and deliver a digital presentation and to gather and present information using modern presentation techniques.
PowerPoint 365 – Advanced
This advanced PowerPoint course will provide you with the essential skills to be proficient in Microsoft’s presentation software. You will become confident in a range of PowerPoint’s more sophisticated features.
This course incorporates some new features and connectivity options in an effort to make collaboration and production as easy as possible. It will also cover how to change the PowerPoint environment, create customized design templates, work with SmartArt, add media and customized animations, collaborate on presentations, customize slide shows, and more.
Outlook 365 – Fundamentals
This Microsoft Outlook course will provide you with the essential skills to be competent in Outlook. You will become confident in a range of Outlook’s basic features.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use this email system efficiently and effectively in the school environment.
Outlook 365 – Advanced
This Microsoft Outlook course will provide you with the essential skills to be proficient in Outlook. You will become confident in a range of Outlook’s more sophisticated features.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to use this email system efficiently and effectively in the school environment.
National Health and Wellbeing for Early Year Educators
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential knowledge and skills needed to successfully transition babies from milk to solid foods. Participants will learn to recognise the key signs that indicate a baby's readiness for solid foods, ensuring that this significant milestone is approached with confidence and understanding. The course covers the optimal timing for introducing solids, helping parents to make informed decisions that align with their child's developmental stage.
Additionally, the course offers practical guidance on selecting appropriate foods and textures that support the development of a baby's feeding skills. Participants will explore a variety of nutritious options and learn how to prepare meals that are safe and suitable for infants. By the end of the course, parents will be equipped with the knowledge to foster a positive and enjoyable feeding experience for their baby, laying the foundation for healthy eating habits.
Little Citizens, Big Ideas: The EU & Our Future
Little Citizens, Big Ideas: The EU & Our Future! is a free, five-module online course for 5th and 6th class pupils and their teachers. It explores how the European Union shapes Ireland’s policies, economy, environment, and society through engaging videos, quizzes, activities, and student projects. Pupils learn how EU decisions impact their daily lives and take part in creative challenges like the EU Impact Journal and EU Change-Makers, while teachers receive comprehensive classroom resources for blended learning.