Director's Annual Report 2010 - Laois education Centre

National Gallery of Ireland Workshop
Highlights of the National Gallery’s Collection talk for Primary & Post-Primary teachers focused on
some of the public’s favourite works in both the Irish & European collections including works by
Vermeer, Caravaggio, le Brocquy & Yeats. It acted as a good introduction to the history of art as well
as the National Collection.
Facilitator: Briana Casey, National Gallery Lecturer
Date Venue Time Post-
Primary
Post-
Primary
Primary
Female
Primary
Male
Total Contact
Hours
Female Male
21 th Apr 10 Laois
Education
Centre
7.00-
8.00pm
7 3 14 0 24 24
A Positive Working Environment for Teachers & SNAs Working Together to Create a Positive,
Progressive & Harmonious School Environment
This course was open to teachers and/or SNAs and other ancillary staff members working in school
classrooms. It represented best practice and outlined procedures and guidelines on how to create a
healthy and positive working environment.
Facilitator: Marion Flanagan, Grad/Dip. Anti-Bullying
Date Venue Time Post-
Primary
Female
Post-
Primary
Male
Primary
Female
Primary
Male
Total
14 th & 21 st
7.00- 5 0 45 0 50 200
April 10
9.00pm
Day’s
Hotel,
Tullamore
Contact
Hours
Preparatory Certificate in English Language Teaching
This 32-hour certificate in English Language Teaching for State Qualified Teachers was a Department
of Education & Science recognised certificate in English Language Teaching which provided the
necessary knowledge and skills to participants to teach English as a foreign language. Fee for course
was €395.
Facilitator: Maria Mahon, More Than Words
Date Venue Time Post-
Primary
Post-
Primary
Primary
Female
Primary
Male
Total Contact
Hours
Female Male
22 nd & 29 th
May, 4 th &
5 th June 10
Laois
Education
Centre
9.00–
5.00pm
1 2 0 0 3 96
45