Educate Together hosted a major education conference entitled ‘Re-Imagining Learning: Curriculum Integration in the Early Secondary Years’ on May 13 and 14 2011 in the Strand Hotel Limerick. Organised in partnership with the NCCA and the University of Limerick, the conference explored current ideas for innovation from across the globe in early second-level education, and focused in particular on more integrated and applied approaches to delivering the school curriculum. Thanks to all participants for making it such a great event – we will have more pictures, speakers’ presentations and video links available soon.
The Conference Programme is available for download – with information on the conference, the speakers, and their presentations
Click on the links below to view the speakers’ presentations & videos:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof John Portelli, University of Toronto
Conference Presentation: Student Engagement and Democratic Values – Challenges and Possibilities
Video Footage: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Amy Curan, Aidan O’ Connell and Eoin O’ Connor, Davis College, Mallow
Conference Presentation: The Road to Economic Recovery
Video Footage: Watch Video
Dr. Jim Gleeson, University of Limerick
Conference Presentation: Curriculum Integration in the Context of Irish Education: Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again?
Dr Lori Holcomb, North Carolina State University
Conference Presentation: Re-Imagining Education to Prepare Students for the Global Workplace
Karen Rectanus, Exploris Middle School, Raleigh, North Carolina
Conference Presentation: From the Ground Up: Building an Interdisciplinary Theme in an Interdisciplinary School
Dr Emer Smyth, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Conference Presentation: Junior Cycle Education: Insights From Students
John Lawlor, Bridge21
Conference Presentation: More of the Same Won’t Improve Learning Outcomes – It’s Time for Change in Irish Education
Candy Beal, North Carolina State University
Conference Presentation: Re-Imagining Adolescents: Yes, You Can! Yes, They Can! Yes, We Can!
Video Footage: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Gemma Burford, University of Brighton
Conference Presentation: Using WE VALUE to Clarify, Measure and Communicate Values in Schools
John Hammond, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Conference Presentation: A New Framework for Learning in Junior Cycle
