10.00: Registration and tea and coffee.
10.30: Welcome and opening remarks – Chair: Michael Duffy, Literacy activist.
10.35: Vision for literacy: Literacy changes lives – NALA
10.45: Assessing dyslexia and strategies for teaching adults with dyslexia –
Caoimhe O’Malley, Adult Dyslexia Coordinator, Dyslexia Association of Ireland.
11.05: Inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in Adult Literacy Services – Bernie Grummell and Meliosa Bracken, Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University.
11.25: Using activities, movement, tasks and creativity in teaching and learning -Peter Hussey, Artistic Director, Crooked House Theatre Company, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
11.45: Go to workshops
Workshops will run from 11.45 am to 1.15 pm and from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. You can attend one morning and one afternoon workshop:
11.45 – 1.15 Morning workshops:
A. Making flipped resources for the literacy classroom – Kathie Orr and Patricia Sheane, Adult Literacy Tutors, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (ETB).
B. How to build environmental literacy in any classroom – Paula Tiller, Tutor, Kerry ETB.
C. Developing critical thinking and digital citizenship skills for today’s world – Helen Ryan, NALA and Tony Daly, 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World
D.Inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in Adult Literacy Services – Bernie Grummell, Meliosa Bracken and Michael Gannon, Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University.
E. Tips, tricks, and hacks for using technology in the classroom: How to create digital resources for classrooms without wifi – Aoife Fitzsimons, Technology Enhanced Learning Coordinator, Galway and Roscommon ETB.
F. Engaging and motivating adult literacy and numeracy learners – Elaine Clifford, Tutor, Kerry ETB.
G.Using activities, movement, tasks and creativity in teaching and learning – Peter Hussey, Artistic Director, Crooked House Theatre Company.
1.15 – 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.30 Afternoon workshops:
H. Engaging ESOL students in Family Learning programmes – Margaret Howard, Family Learning Coordinator, Waterford ETB.
I. Making flipped resources for the literacy classroom – Kathie Orr and Patricia Sheane, Adult Literacy Tutors, Kildare and Wicklow ETB.
J. How to build environmental literacy in any classroom – Paula Tiller, Tutor, Kerry ETB.
K. Developing critical thinking and digital citizenship skills for today’s world – Helen Ryan, NALA and Tony Daly, 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World.
L. Tips, tricks, and hacks for using technology in the classroom: How to create digital resources for classrooms without wifi – Aoife Fitzsimons, Technology Enhanced Learning Coordinator, Galway and Roscommon ETB.
M. Engaging and motivating adult literacy and numeracy learners – Elaine Clifford, Tutor, Kerry ETB.
This is a free event, there is no charge for attending.
How do I get to Dublin City University (DCU)?
For driving and public transport information to DCU , please see the university’s website. DCU’s Business School can be seen on this map of the DCU campus.
Using the DCU car park:
You can find the DCU car park directly opposite the business school. The outside of it is orange. NALA can pay for your parking, but you must pre-order your car park ticket from us. To pre-order, please email Fergus Dolan fdolan@nala.ie
We will give out the tickets at the morning registration on 25 January. You don’t need a car park ticket to access the car park on arrival. You only need it to leave the car park at the end of the day.