The aim of our Conference this year is to offer peer and specialist-delivered workshops on emerging developments in leadership, pedagogy and student engagement as well as offering opportunities for you to interact with policy makers, practitioners, specialists, support services and commercial enterprises.

We intend to leave our participants – principals, chairpersons, deputy principals and teachers – with greater clarity around policy, practice and possibilities for inclusive and innovative teaching and learning for all our students.

As well as a series of relevant workshops, we will hear from educational consultant Dr Mark Fennell, who will present ‘A Framework for Contemporary Thinking about Curriculum’ and also from former teacher and award-winning author, Roddy Doyle on ‘The Creative Process as an Adventure!’

Speeches

Dr Mark Fennell - Keynote Address (Video)

• Theory of Curriculum
• Revised Junior Cycle Framework – What’s New?
• ‘Social constructivist’ principles supporting teaching and learning
• Meta-cognition and self-regulation (Education Endowment Foundation)
• Metacognitive ‘teaching’
• Key Elements of Dialogic Teaching and Learning
• Accountable Talk Description
• Talk to Learn Principles

Mr Roddy Doyle - Keynote Address (Video)

Presentations

• Dr Joe O’Connell - Teaching and Learning as framed by ‘Looking at our School’ – how can it support classroom effectiveness?
• Leo Hogan & Audrey Doyle - The Co-Creative Curriculum: What the Junior Cycle classroom of the future can look like
• Sheila McManamly & Catherine Moynihan - Leadership and Management as framed in ‘Looking at our School’ – how it supports your sharing of responsibility
• Dr Domnall Fleming - Student Voice, Student Participation and Student Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities
• Dr Mary Gilbride - The role of the Board of Management in Teaching & Learning – guidance from a Lead Inspector
• Peter Mahoney & Tony Brady - How can technology amplify good teaching, learning and assessment?
• Mary Nihill & Máire NíBhróite - Developing the Capacity of School Principals to work with Middle Leaders – A Conversation with CSL
• Annette Honan & Ailís Travers - The new JC specification for Religious Education - What’s different?