CPD Calendar
2014
January
24/25 January BETT Conference which is the largest ed tech conference in Europe. 2 days
2 days
1 evening
Launch event in Dublin Castle
February
24 February History Stalin's Show Trials, Blackrock EC : evening event
7 evenings
Peoples College Irish revolutions talk series
4 talks in February
2 days
Monthly event venue: Facebook HQ, Dublin
March
1 March The annual conference of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland The theme for this year’s conference is Spark the Imagination. 1 day
20 March Focus on topics such as assessments, innovative classroom practices, tools and solutions that can effectively integrate technology with teaching such as mobile learning, visual learning, collaboration platform and more. 1/2 day
20 March Maynooth Ed Tech Show case Carnival of Creative Learning is an initiative of Education Dept. & CLT of Maynooth University 1/2 day
27/28 March Naace are a community of educators, technologists & policy makers who share a vision for the role of technology in advancing education. Our members working within & across all phases of UK education. Nottingham 2 days
6 days
Peoples College Irish revolutions talk series
4 talks in March
11 evenings
April
12/17 April A select group of history educators from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, England, Wales, and Scotland gathered for EUROCLIO’s International Training Seminar ‘History beyond textbooks - How to use digital resources for cross-border history education: new tools and approaches’ in Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom. 6 days
12 days
Monthly event venue: Facebook HQ, Dublin
12 evenings
May
The ICT Edu conference showcased case studies, workshops and keynote addresses to amplify effective methods teachers, lecturers and practitioners have used to enhance the resonance and reach of their own best practice and to energise student voices in creative classrooms and online activities. 1 day
13 May History Ireland Hedge Schools, lively round-table discussions with historians and well-known personalities. Brian Boru: Imperator Scotorum or local warlord? National Library of Ireland. : evening event
17 May 3Dcamp is a free, informal (un)conference dedicated to a broad range of technologies that change the way we interact with computers. 1 day
30/31 May EXCITED – The Digital Learning Festival will bring together digital learning trailblazers from Ireland and abroad to celebrate and learn from past achievements. In consultation with teachers, young people and leaders in enterprise and academia. 1.5 days
15.5 days
12 evenings
June
7 June COOLEST PROJECTS AWARDS 2014 DCU Creative celebration of Coderdojo projects. 1 day
27 June The International Workshop on Computational History, which focuses on the challenges and opportunities of data-driven humanities, brings together world-leading scientists and scholars at the forefront of this emerging field, at the interface between computer science, social science, humanities and mathematics in the Royal Irish Academy. 1 day
17.5 days
Monthly event venue: Google HQ, Dublin
13 evenings
July
11/13 July Schools History Project continues to play an innovatory role in history education. The Project is based on the belief that learning history should be an enjoyable and life-enhancing experience for all young people. It campaigns for an inclusive and diverse school history curriculum which connects history to students’ lives. 2.5 days
15 July Ed Tech conference organised by 2nd yr MAET students from Michigan State University. 1/2 day
20.5 days
Monthly event venue: LinkedIn HQ, Dublin
14 evenings
August
31 July/13 August American Air Museum Summer Residency, is a professional development opportunity run by IWM Duxford. It brings together teachers from the USA and UK for two weeks, to share ideas and practice while immersed in the setting of IWM Duxford’s historic Second World War airfield. player.vimeo.com/video/103353935 13 days
33.5 days
14 evenings
September
24/25 September The Scottish Learning Festival is about teaching and learning and offers a number of opportunities to enhance the education profession by providing: inspiration and new ideas an opportunity to network with peers a range of options to enhance the learning and teaching experience for all. 2 days
35.5 days
14 evenings
October
15 October Developing Students Critical Thinking Skills: Case Study the Jarrow March October 1936. Athlone EC :evening
15 evenings
35.5 days
November
6/7 November Web Summit '14 has become the most influential and international tech event in Europe. The Web Summit 2013 showcased 250+ world renowned speakers, 1,000 exhibitors, 100 satellite events and the opening of the Nasdaq market live on stage. 2 days
27 November Google Call to Code Symposium 1/2 day
28 November PULSE – your creative future’ was one-day event bringing industry and education together for an energetic day of creativity and enterprise, delivered in association with Honeycomb – Creative Works and Dundalk Institute of Technology. Cavan Institute 1 day
39 days
Monthly event venue:
Amazon HQ, Dublin
16 evenings
December
12 December Google for CS Education Pilot 1 day
40 days
16 evenings
Teachmeets
Attended 11 Teachmeets this year, I was involved in organising/MCing 3, presented at 5 and lurker at 3.
January TM BETT London (A)
February TM CESI Galway (O/MC)
March TM NAACE Nottingham (A)
TM East (1) Glencullen (A) TM UCD Dublin (O/MC)
May TM East (2) Bray (P)
TM ICTedu Thurles (O/MC)
July TM SHP Leeds (P)
September TM SLF Glasgow (P)
October TM SPHE Dublin (P)
November TM Donegal (P)