Course Description

The course will introduce participants to a range of ICT tools to support Post-Primary Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) across the curriculum. Participants will gain experience of a broad range of tools and engage in active workshops to plan for the use of ICT tools for students with SEN. The use of ICT to support inclusion is a central theme.

Anticipated Outcomes

Participants will:

• Use ICT to support inclusive teaching and learning

• Plan for the use of ICT with students who have a broad range of SEN

• Use ICT as a tool across the curriculum

• Use ICT to develop learner skills

• The seminar also offers schools information on the positive impact of ICT on teaching and learning with case studies, practical examples and demonstrations of teaching tools

Course Overview / Content

• The benefits of using ICT to support learners with SEN in the Post-Primary context

• Understanding how to apply planning strategies to support the type and use of ICT

• Strategies and methods to make the curriculum more accessible for students with SEN

• The positive impact of ICT on teaching and learning

• A case study workshop to explore the use of a variety of ICT tools for use across the curriculum

Information for Applicants

The course is open to

• Teachers working with students with a special education need
• Full-time Special Education Teachers who are currently working with student(s) with a special education need
• Participants will require permission from the Board of Management to attend. Typically, substitution for this seminar will only be allowed to classroom teachers with primary responsibility for students with a special educational need and if it is deemed absolutely essential by the Principal
• Typically substitution will only be allocated to non - substitute teachers
• Payment is not available to teachers in a substitute capacity

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.