News Updates
Academic Year 2008 - 2009
October News
English Language Support Teachers' Association
2nd Annual Conference - Saturday, 18th October 2008
Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9.
Click here for Conference Poster (PDF - 2Mb)
Calling all post-primary history teachers!
eTwinning is a framework for schools to collaborate over the internet with other partner schools from around Europe. Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) two or more schools from two or more European countries can work in partnership on a project of their choosing. The eTwinning portal can be found at www.etwinning.net
A bilateral Ireland-UK eTwinning workshop will take place on the 28th-30th November in Belfast.
Title: History and Culture – Our European Heritage
Date: 28-30 November 2008
Place: Belfast
Education Level: History teachers from post-primary schools are invited to attend
The aims of the workshop are:
- to develop excellent eTwinning projects based on History and Culture-Our European Heritage
-to make creative use of ICT
Attendance at the conference is fully funded by Léargas.
Please contact Kathleen at Léargas 01-873 1411 or email kcarey@leargas.ie for an application form.
Curriculum Development Unit
The Curriculum Development Unit is a member of the Consumer Citizenship Network(CCN) http://www.hihm.no/concit/ and chairs a task group that is responsible for developing teacher resources on Education for Sustainable Development. Their latest resource is downloadable from the following link , click here for the PDF (Please note size of 2Mb).
The Special Education Support Service is seeking to establish a panel of Assignment Assessors who will be available to assess assignments as part of the Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma Programme of Continuing Professional Development in Special Educational Needs (Autistic Spectrum Disorders).
Click here to see further information.
Click here to see Application Form (deadline Oct. 10th).
September News
Monday, 8th September - Information evening on the M. Ed. programme being organised in association with the University of Ulster. All teachers are welcome to attend. For information please click here
Welcome back !! - The Autumn Course programme is expected to be released in mid-September.
Academic Year 2007 - 2008
Wednesday 7th May 2008
SUMMER COURSES 2008
Summer Course poster 2008 released
Please note: The Summer Course poster has been designed for full printing at A2 size. If printing from this website it is recommended that you print directly onto A3 sized paper. The poster is currently being printed for distribution to local schools. It is envisaged that the finished print will be posted to schools on Monday, 12th May next. .
If you have any queries with regard to Summer Courses please call the Education Centre on (090) 64 20 400
Monday, 6th April 2008
Write-A-Poem 2008 launched - closing date is 9th May 2008
Tuesday, 26th February 2008
Athlone Education Centre Annual General Meeting
The AGM of Athlone Education Centre was held on Tuesday, 26th February. A new committee has been elected for the year 2008 - 2009 and details of committee members can be found here.
Tuesday, 30th October
In building capacity for Music & Gaeilge for Primary Level Athlone Education Centre is currently seeking teachers who may be interested in training to become support tutors for the above subjects - click here for further information.
Tuesday 18th September
Autumn courses for Primary Schools Mainstream and ICT relased on the Internet, followed by post to schools.
Post Primary courses will be released at the end of this week.
Monday 14th August
Athlone Education Centre re-opens for the new academic year at 9.30a.m.
Academic Year 2006 - 2007
Friday 27th July
Athlone Education Centre will close for Summer Holidays from Monday, 30th July to Friday, 10th August inclusive. The Centre will re-open on Monday, 13th August at 9.30a.m.
Thursday 17th May
Write-A-Book Awards Ceremony in Moate Community Centre. Schools involved have been notified and we look forward to meeting students, parents and teachers on the night.
Friday 20th April 2007
Closing date for entries for Write-A-Book 2007
January 18th 2007
Athlone Education Centre wishes to invite Primary Schools to become involved in two new projects for this region Something Fishy & Ringo. For further details on both these projects click on the following hyperlinks 1) Something Fishy 2) Ringo
January 16th 2007
A full range of spring courses for 2007 has just been issued to schools in our region. Please note the closing date for these courses is Friday, 26th January.
August 8th 2006
Athlone Education Centre re-opens for the new academic year
July 21st 2006
Athlone Education Centre will close for Summer Holidays on Friday, 21st July next and will re-open on Tuesday, 8th August at 9.30a.m. Enquiries received via e-mail, fax and/or phone message during this time period will be dealt with upon re-opening.
July 11th 2006
The initial Summer Courses from July 3rd to 7th have just finished and we wish all those involved a well deserved break for the next few weeks. Two courses remain and will occur from August 21st to 25th next. Both of these courses are full.
June 1st 2006
The full range of Summer Courses has now been circulated to all schools in the catchment area. Details are also available on-line from the courses page. In addition to full course details, the page also contains links to the appropriate booking form and full instructions on how to reserve a place on your chosen course.
March 21st to May 9th - Spring Day in Europe 2006
Spring Day in Europe – the successful event to give schools a voice in the debate on Europe – will be organised again in 2006. The 2006 edition builds on the positive results and the demand from schools to continue the event. The theme for Spring Day 2006 will be "Debating our Future". The new website, http://www.springday2006.org/ is now live.
March 11th - ATECI - Annual General Meeting
Athlone Education Centre is delighted to play host to the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Teachers' & Education Centres of Ireland. Tea/Coffee on arrival at 9.30a.m. Meeting commences at 10.00a.m. sharp.
February 21st - Athlone Education Centre A.G.M.
All teachers in the region are most welcome to attend our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 21st February next at 7.30p.m. A representative of the Teacher Education Centre of the Department of Education & Science will give a presentation on the role of Education Centres in the education community of today.
February 7th - European Internet Safety Day 2006
You and your class are invited to join with your counterparts in 35 other countries from around the world in marking this day. The NCTE have developed a range of activities and resources to assist you when teaching young people about the safe and responsible uses of the Internet. More...
February 3rd - Spring Programme
Mainstream and ICT Courses for the period February to Easter have been posted to schools recently. If you have not received your copy please contact the Centre of alternatively click on our courses page for full details and application forms.
September 4th - 11th - Heritage Week
This is National Heritage Week, an ideal opportunity to explore our heritage and bring it alive within the classroom. For more information please visit http://www.heritageweek.ie
August 2nd - New Academic Year
Athlone Education Centre re-opens after the Summer Holidays. Please feel free to drop in and use the wide range of resources available in the Centre.
