Welcome to the Learning School Project
What is the Learning School Project?
What is the Learning School Project?
Introductory presentation by Dr Joe O'Connell
Key Points
- A definition of a Learning School
- Aims of the project and Key features
- Range of expected outcomes and themes
- How to participate
- Engagement with the school
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Leadership Dimension
The Leadership Dimension
Presentation by Sheila McManamly & Pat Hanrahan. Clare Education Centre.
Key Points
- What is effective leadership
- Findings of other projects
- How leadership influences a successful outcome
- The success of the team approach
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Writing the Report
Writing the Report
Presentation by Caitriona Ni Chullota The Education Centre Tralee.
Key Points
- What is the report?
- When do you start writing the report?
- Template for questions
- Process for writing the report
- Support that is available
- Focus of the report
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The Reflective Diary
The Reflective Diary
Presentation by Elizabeth O'Keefe (PDST)
Key Points
- How to engage in reflection
- Reflection to improve practice
- 5 areas for reflective diary
- Cycle of reflective learning
Why School Self Evaluation?
Why School Self Evaluation ?
Presentation by Jean Geoghegan
Key points
- Future role of Teachers
- National Priorities
- What can SSE do?
- Steps in SSE
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Project Management
Project Management
Presentation by James Mulcahy of Cork Education Centre
Key Points
- An essential tool
- The concept of added value
- How to approach PM - Key Stages
- Benefits of PM.
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Team Development
Team Development
Presentation by Mary O'Donovan of West Cork Education Centre
Key Points
- Who are the team members
- The role of the school pair
- Team Building and Roles
- Together Everyone Achieves More
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The Learning School Project, funded by Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Science, is an action research project undertaken by the Education Centres in Cork, West Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Clare.
The project seeks to:
- develop an increased awareness of what constitutes a learning school
- support school-based activities promoting the on-going development of the learning school
- enhance the capacity of individual teachers to contribute to the learning school, and
- nurture teacher leadership in schools.
The Learning School project has existed since 2007.
LSP 1 commenced in Sept. of that year and involved fifteen schools in one central hub, the collaboration of four Education Centres, Cork, Limerick, Tralee and West Cork and the support services, SLSS, LDS, SESS and SDPI, under the direction of Dr. David Tuohy, Academic Advisor to the project.
This was followed by LSP 2 which took place in 2010 -2011, involved twenty seven schools working in five hub centres across the region, the collaboration of the Education Centre Directors and the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) Clare Education Centre joined the other Centres at this stage.
LSP 3 commenced in Sept. 2011 and again involved the 5 Education Support Centres in the area. 23 school participated and support was given by the Education Centre Directors and the PDST advisors. The composite reports for both LSP 2 and 3 were written by Dr. Paul Conway. University College Cork. All school reports and composite reports are available on the website.
LSP 4 has commenced in Sept 2012 with approximately 30 schools committed to participating.
