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Teacher Inservice:

Design & Development Experience:


Concept Development:
  • Founding Chairperson (1995) of M.A.S.T. (Mayo Association of Support Teachers) which provided Inservice for Support/Remedial teachers in the Mayo/Sligo area.
  • Author of: "Proposal for use of the Telecom Server as an Electronic Infrastructure for In-Career Development & Training" (Submitted to Department of Education, May 1996).

 

ICT Course Development:
  • "I.C.T. in the Curriculum", I was part of the 12-teacher design team who devised the NCTE's 20-hour Inservice Course.
  • "Introduction to Information Technology", a 10-hour Inservice Course for teachers.
  • "The Internet".(a commercial course for 21st Century LTD).
  • "Developing your own website".(a commercial course for 21st Century LTD).

 

Other Inservice Development:
  • I.N.T.O. Teacher Tutor in Learning Difficulties - Literacy (involves development of a 20 hour curriculum, associated materials and delivery as part of a two person team).
  • "Shared Reading & Writing Literacy Project" (working with teachers and parents to present and promote a cross-age peer tutoring Program, since adopted by other schools).
  • Developer: "Playground Games" project (Homepage.tinet.ie/~seaghan/book/intro.htm)
  • "DEAR Program" (Drop Everything And Read).
  • Education Coordinator – "ParkSide" Project: (organizing talks and workshops for self-help parents group in disadvantaged urban area).

 

Editorial/Author:
  • "Helping your child to enjoy Reading" (Booklet for DEAR Program).
  • Contributor to I.N.T.O. policy document (1997).

 

Technical Devleopment:

 

Team-based Experience:
  • Local I.N.T.O. Inservice coordinator 1995-1997 (included surveying Inservice need, researching Inservice resources, planning and executing courses)
  • Technical Support in two of my local schools
  • Consultant in I.N.T.O./Compustore Promotion

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