Friday 14 September 2018

Conference 2018

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Thursday 18 October Galmont Hotel Galway 

10.00 a.m. onwards Registration with Tea & Coffee 

Session 1 

11.00 – 1.00 Official Opening of Conference , Mary Keane President, NAPD ,Director’s Report to Conference , Clive Byrne Director, NAPD 

Inputs from 
  • Thomas Francis Meagher Foundation & Gaisce 
  • Report from the ICT Committee 
  • Launch of the Legal Fees Indemnity Scheme 
  • Keynote Launch of the magenta principles.ie  -Engagement, depth and challenge in Irish classrooms - Mike Hughes 
Session 2 

2.00-3.30 Mary Nihill – Centre for School Leadership 

Keynote Karen Edge - Reader in Educational Leadership at UCL Institute of Education 
3.30-4.30 NAPD Regional meetings.

Session 3 

4.45. -7.00 Private business session involving Sectoral Meetings & the AGM 
Voluntary Secondary , ETB Sector , C&C Sector all sectors to report topics raised and feedback 
AGM 

7.15 Reception for New Members 

8.00 onwards Buffet Dinner 

Friday 19 October 

Session 4 

9.15-11.00 Presidential Address Mary Keane, President, NAPD Richard Bruton T.D., Minister for Education and Skills 

Session 5 
11.15-13.00 Keynote Bridging the Next Digital Divide Stephen Duggan Vice-President - Microsoft 

Leading Curricular and Assessment Reform Fiona O’Brien – Junior Cycle for Teachers 

Session 6 

2.00 – 4.30: 
Workshops’ Selection – Delegates may choose one or two workshops from the list below. 
Workshop 1 Reporting and the language of learning – Fiona O’Brien (one 2 hour workshop) 
Workshop 2 Fo-choiste Gaeilge - (ceardlann ag rith ar feadh uaire amháin – 1 Hour) 
Workshop 3 Further Education and Training Development Workshop (one 2 hour workshop) 
Workshop 4 Magenta Principles workshop – Mike Hughes (Two 1 hour workshops) 
Workshop 5 The 4 Components of PsyCap – Jacinta Kitt (one 2 hour workshop) 
Workshop 6 The Digital Learning Framework – PDST Presenter (Two 1 hour workshops) 
Workshop 7 Education Law – Incorporated Law Society speakers (Two 1 hour workshops) 
Workshop 8 School Self Evaluation – John Gorman (Two 1 hour workshops) 
Workshop 9 Careers’ Portal – Eimear Sinnott (one 1 hour workshop) 
Workshop 10 Open Schools for Open Societies Michelle Dunne-(one 1 hour workshop) 
President’s Reception followed by Gala Dinner @ 8.00pm
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