Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Seminar May 9th Kilkenny Castle, Parade Tower

Saturday May 9th 10am - 1pm

Kilkenny Castle, Parade Tower

Frances Rocks will be giving a presentation on Leaving Cert Papers One and Two, focusing on the marking schemes and examiners' reports. As Frances is an experienced examiner she will also be able to address any queries you may have.

Admission is free. To book a place simply send an e-mail to: info@inote.ie

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

ATE Spring Seminar
Saturday, 28th March 2009

Collins Barracks
Benburb Street
Dublin 7
Programme

11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Assessment for Learning - Alec Mac Alister, SLSS

“What we're looking at, what we're looking for”, a workshop on student writing using AFL techniques “to enjoy, to improve, to consider”.
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
AGM
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Lear – Larry Cotter, St Kiernan's College, Kilkenny & INOTE Chairperson

Exploring novel ways of teaching a traditional text and using information technology to demonstrate innovation in response to Shakespearean tragedy.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I.N.O.T.E. website goes live!

At long last our website has gone live! All comments and suggestions would be gratefully received. It's a fairly basic site at the moment but with time, and hopefully, plenty of contributions (hint, hint) , it'll turn into something we will all visit regularly to get the latest news

Presentation on LC Papers One and Two

Frances Rocks will give a three hour presentation on Leaving Certificate English Papers One and Two on Saturday May 9th from 10am til 1pm. Frances will be focusing on the marking scheme and examiners' reports. The venue is the Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle and admission is free.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Art of Teaching English - Conference

'The Art of Teaching English'
All branch members of INOTE were treated to a wonderful conference on the above theme generously hosted by the Second Level Support Service for English. The conference took place in Loughrea Hotel and Spa on the weekend of February 27th and 28th. The opening evening saw John Quinn address delegates and, it must be said, he is enthralling. I think everyone enjoyed what he had to say!

The following day, Saturday, brought many workshops on topics ranging from Poetry to Drama, to Technology in the classroom (full details can be found on the INOTE.ie website). The conference was brought to a close with a meeting of INOTE.

We have high hopes for a successful future if this conference is anything to go by! I think it is safe to say we all were invigorated and indeed inspired by the whole conference. Much thanks must go to Kevin McDermott of the SLSS for all the hard work involved in organising the conference.