Workshop Reports
9 – 10 October 2003

Challenges to Teacher Education and Research

Keiron Mellon & Conor Galvin led the workshop considering the concerns of students beginning their teaching careers. How can training institutions address these? Read the report

Integrating ICT into Teacher Education

This group discussed the recent developments in ICT North and South in the school systems. They also summarised how ICT was impacting on teacher training and how it could be developed further in the future. Read the report

Policy Approaches to Continuing Professional Development

The workshop group concluded that continual professional development is vital but the present provision is fragmentary and future provision should be more systematic. There is a need for collaboration between the north and south. Read the report

School Placement in Teacher Education

A number of issues were raised which caused concern and as a result it was decided a research study comparing the teaching practice experiences of students should be commissioned.
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Special Needs Seminar

The workshop discussed issues such as inclusion, pressure for results, individualised approaches to education etc. and the differences in practice north and south. Read the report

Teacher Education for Diversity Citizenship

The group decided that citizenship should be a whole school issue and as such should be a core part of teacher training. Read the report

Training for School Leadership

This workshop noted that there were no statutory qualifications north or south for principals and that provision of professional development for leadership was varied, particularlyin the south.
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