Upcoming Webinars
The INTO will present the following webinar series on the topic of fostering a culture of reading in your school:
24 February: Creating Book Clubs and Reading Groups in Your School – facilitated by Dr. Becky Long, Children’s Books Ireland
Book Clubs and Reading Groups are a wonderful way to inspire children to develop a love of reading, and to explore books that they might not encounter otherwise. This webinar will use Children’s Books Ireland’s dedicated Book Club and Reading Group resource to give teachers practical guidance on how to set up a book club or reading group in their school.
Register HERE.
This webinar will commence at 3:30pm.
26 February: Reading for Joy: Pragmatic Strategies for Primary School Teachers – facilitated by Tarsila Krüse
Join author-illustrator and Champion of Reading Tarsila Krüse for an engaging webinardesigned specificallyfor primary school teachers. Discover practical strategies to encourage reading for pleasure among both students and teachers. Explore a variety of approaches that can help your school foster a vibrant reading culture.
Register HERE.
This webinar will commence at 3:30pm.
27 February: Conradh na Gaeilge – Jessy Ní Cheallaigh, Conradh na Gaeilge and Julie Anne de Brún
Cuir tús spleodrach le Seachtain na Gaeilge! Féachfaimid ar na deiseanna atá ar fáil do pháistí i do rang a gcuid Gaeilge a úsáid ar bhealach cruthaitheach spraíúil taobh amuigh agus taobh istigh den seomra ranga! Sa seimineár dátheangach seo, breathnóimid ar na nithe seo a leanas: An Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn sa scoil agus sa bhaile, Leabhair iontacha a roghnú don leabharlann scoile, Do mhuinín i labhairt na Gaeilge a fhorbairt. Get Seachtain na Gaeilge off to a great start! We will look at lots of opportunities for children to use their Irish in a fun and creative way both outside and inside of the classroom. In this bilingual webinar, we will look at: Promoting Irish at school and at home, Choosing great books for the school library, Building your own confidence in speaking Irish
Cláraigh ANSEO.
Tosóidh an seimineár gréasáin seo ag 3:30pm.
5 March: Sonraí agus Seans – Carol Ní Cheallaigh, Oide
Déanfar iniúchadh ar thascanna praiticiúla chun dul i ngleic le Sonraí agus Seans thar na gcéimeanna.
Cláraigh ANSEO.
Tosóidh an seimineár gréasáin seo ag 3:30pm.
2024/2025 Webinar Recordings
| Title | Presenter(s) | Recording |
| Dr. Becky Long | Building a Culture of Reading for Joy | |
| Sian Abraham Long | Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism: Best Practice through the Yellow Flag Framework – Facilitated by Sian Abraham Long | |
| Annmarie Collins | Supporting Traveller Pupils in the Classtoom | |
| Baisat Alawiye | Supporting Religious Minorities in the Classroom | |
| Briana Fitzsimons | Anti-bias, Anti-racism and Storytelling | |
| Mark Delahunty | AI to Support School Leaders | |
| Agnieskza Graham and Michelle Downes | Keeping Students on Track: Tools for Enhancing Student Focus | |
| Mark Delahunty | AI to Support Assessment and Differentiation | |
| Mark Delahunty | AI to Support Planning and Resource Creation | |
| Dr Becky Long, Children’s Books Ireland | Using Narrative Fiction in the Classroom to Explore Difficult Childhood Experiences | |
| Carol Ní Cheallaigh and Orla Waters – Oide PMC Team | Shape and Space – Exploring the New Primary Maths Curriculum | |
| Debbie Cullinane | Lets Talk Parents! Engaging and working with Parents of Primary School Children: Parent-teacher meetings and beyond | |
| Annette Ormond | Getting started in SET | |
| Mary McKenna | Getting Started in an Autism Class |
2023/2024 Webinar Recordings
| Title | Presenter(s) | Recording |
| Aoife Merrins-Gallagher | Getting Started With EAL | |
| Dr Becky Long | How to Inspire Summer Readers with Children’s Books Ireland | |
| Eleanor Corry and Ciarán Caulfield | DEIS Action Planning for School Leaders | |
| Adrienne Darby and Sinéad Kilkenny | SSE for School Leaders | |
| Claire McNamee | Regulation and Regulation Spaces in Schools | |
| Noel Loftus | Whole School Approach to Behaviour Support | |
| Ciana Callanan | Ag Forbairt Teanga ó Bhéal – Cur Chuige Spraíúil agus Uil-Scoile | |
| Julie Anne de Brún | Ag Breathnú ar Leabhair Scéalaíochta agus Léitheoireacht mar chuid den Churaclam Teanga na Bunscoile | |
| Aishling Nic Pháidin | Túsphointe na Pleanála | |
| Catherine O’Reilly | From Story Telling Critical Thinking in School | |
| Ciana Callanan | An Integrated Approach to Leading Whole-School Wellbeing Practices in Primary Schools | |
| Catherine O’Keefe (Wellness Warrior) | Menopause Awareness in Schools | |
| Michelle Hannafin | Playful Approaches Using the Primary Maths Curriculum (Stage 3 & 4: 3rd-6th Class) | |
| Deirdre O’Toole | Playful Approaches Using the Primary Maths Curriculum (Stage 1 & 2: Junior Infants – 2nd Class) | |
| Tracy Curran (NCCA), John Behan (NCCA) and Realtin Berry (Oide) | Primary Mathematics Curriculum – A New Vision | |
| Fiona Nic Fhionnlaoich | Spraoi agus súgradh I múineadh na Gaeilge I scoileanna | |
| Claire Dunne | Cuir tús spleodrach le Seachtain na Gaeilge! Get Seachtain na Gaeilge off to an exciting start! | |
| Laura Ní Mhaille & Mary Moore | No More Initiatives; Incorporating Sustainability into What You’re Already Doing | |
| INTO | Paul O’Donnell | The Classroom with the Green Floor & Blue Ceiling – Bringing Primary Teaching and Learning Outdoors | |
| INTO | Dr Anne Dolan, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | Education for Sustainability in Primary Schools: Adopting the Sustainable Goals as a Framework for Action | |
| INTO | Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children’s Books Ireland | Dr Becky Long | Exploring Diversity through Children’s Books |