Professional Development
Cork Education Support Centre offers a range of professional development courses, including National in-service programmes, local courses for Primary and Post-primary teachers, ICT courses in conjunction with NCTE and education seminars in the area of continued professional development.



The range of Spring, Summer and Autumn courses offered in 2008 include those listed. Please visit 'Courses Spring 2009' to view and book current courses.
Courses Spring 2009
A short course in Presentation Software
Active Participation as Prevention and Data Collection for Intervention: Managing Pupil Behaviour in Special Education Settings.
Áis mheasúnaitha sa Luathlitearthacht
Basic ICT Introductory Modules
Book-making workshop for Art teachers
BSTAI Cork Branch
Bunscileanna Ríomhaireactha & Conas labhairt na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn.
CAD - Modules 1-3
Certificate in Special Educational Needs for Special Needs Assistants
CESC AGM & Annual Report
CESC Management Committee
CESC Management Committee
Classic Teachers' Association
Classic Teachers' Association
Conflict in Families - does it affect the classroom?
Cork Arts Circle - (TPC)
Cork Arts Circle - (TPC)
Cork Arts Circle - (TPC)
Cork Arts Circle Drama Workshop - Harry Potter
Cork Network for Teachers of Children with ASD
Cork Technology Teachers' Workshop
Course Planning Meeting
Cúpla focal eile
DCG - IT Network System Administration
DCG - Refresher Course for Assignment
Discover Sensors
Discover Sensors
e-Moderator on e-Links - Managing your School Server
Explore and create sounds with percussion instruments
Exploring Song-singing
First Steps Oral Course (Speaking & Listening)
First Steps Oral Course (Speaking & Listening)
First Steps Reading
First Steps Reading & Writing Tutors' workshop (TPC)
First Steps Reading & Writing Tutors' workshop (TPC)
First Steps Reading & Writing Tutors' workshop (TPC)
Get to know your Laptop
ICT in SEN - Basic Procedures and Best Practices
Impact of Disability in Educational Environment and Benefits of Assistive Technology
Individual Education Planning (Primary)
Individual Education Planning (Primary)
Institute of Guidance Counsellors Outreach session
Instructional Strategies for Teachers of Multi-grade Classes (TPC)
Integrated Arts Workshop - Annie Moore
Introductory Interactive Whiteboards - SMART
JCSP Planning Meeting
LDS Middle Leadership Pilot Project, Day 2
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
Mask-making workshop for Art Teachers
Micra T & Sigma T computerised scoring system
My ELP - European Language Portfolio
My ELP - European Language Portfolio
NRTC Seminar March
Osteoporosis for Teachers of Home Economics
Physics Induction Workshop
Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership Information Meeting
Practical Ideas for Teaching Early Maths (Infants-2nd)
Primary Music Workshop
Promethean Interactive Whiteboards - Advanced Course
Promethean Interactive Whiteboards - Beginners Course
Puppet-making workshop for Art Teachers
Read & Write Gold 8.1 - Post Primary
Read & Write Gold 8.1 - Primary
Read & Write Gold 8.1 - Primary
Read & Write Gold 8.1 - Primary
Read & Write Gold 8.1 - Primary
Reading Association of Ireland seminar
Something Fishy workshop
Staff Course - Bebo Workshop
Support Group for teachers in Multi-class settings (TPC)
Support Group for teachers in Multi-class settings (TPC)
Teachers and the Law PP
Teaching English to Newcomers to Ireland
The 'Liven up your literature in your classroom' series - Teaching Poetry
The 'Liven up your literature in your classroom' series - Teaching the Novel
Tin Whistle from the Beginning
Transition from Primary to Post Primary for SEN
Transition from Primary to Post Primary for SEN
Workshop for Transition Year Co-ordinators
Courses Autumn 2008
'7 Ways to Improve Boys' Education' seminar * 7
Advanced Promethean Interactive whiteboards
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/ADHD -No Two Children the Same
Biology Resource DVD workshop
Brainwave - Epilepsy workshop for SNA
Caring for the Child with Diabetes lecture
Certificate in Special Educational Needs for Special Needs Assistants
CESC Management Committee Meeting
Children’s Comprehension Development
Classic Teachers Association *4
Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge AGM & Exam Review
Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge Cruinniú
Comhar na Múinteoirí Gaeilge ICT Workshop
Computers for Beginners - Staff Course
Cork Arts Circle teacher network
Cork Arts Circle teacher network
Cork Arts Circle teacher network
Cross-sectional strategic group - Post-Primary
Cross-sectional strategic group - Primary
CSPE workshop
Cúpla Focal Eile - Conversational Irish workshop
DCG - Design and Communication Graphics
DCG - Design and Communication Graphics
Deafness: A Seminar for Mainstream Class Teachers and Special Education Teachers (SET) / Resource Teachers
Discover Sensors
Discover Sensors
Down Syndrome in the primary school seminar for SNA's
Down Syndrome in the primary school seminar for SNA's
Early Literacy
Early Literacy—Practical Ideas for the Classroom (Infant—First Class)
Employee Assistance Service to Teachers (VHI) seminar
Engineering & technology Teachers' Association
First Aid for Caretakers (ATECI)
First Aid for Special Needs Assistants
First Aid for Special Needs Assistants
First Steps Reading & Writing Tutors' workshop
First Steps Reading & Writing Tutors' workshop
First Steps Reading Course
Geography Teachers' Association Conference
History Teachers' Association Workshop
ICT Coordinating Teachers Inservice Training
ICT Coordinating Teachers Inservice Training
ICT Local Course Tutor Plannning meeting
Institute of Guidance Counsellors-outreach workshop
Institute of Guidance Counsellors-outreach workshop
Institute of Guidance Counsellors-outreach workshop
Interactive Whiteboards - Smart Boards
Internet Safety for Guidance Counsellors
Interventions for Children with Special Education Needs within the Mainstream School Setting
Introduction to Promethean Interactive whiteboards
Introductory course for Special Needs Assistants
Introductory ICT
Irish Maths Teachers' Association Workshop - Cork Branch
Irish Science Teachers' Association - Cork Branch
Irish Science Teachers' Association - Cork Branch workshop
LCVP Workshop
LDS - Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (Toraíocht) December
LDS - Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (Toraíocht) November
LDS - Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (Toraíocht) October
LDS - Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (Toraíocht) September
LDS Middle Leadership Pilot Project, Day 1
Leaving Cert Biology Seminar
Let your voice ring out - Voice Management
Let your voice ring out - Voice Management
Letterland Phonics workshop
Local Course Tutor Planning meeting
Maths - A Practical Approach
Melodic Composition & Vocal Workshop - PP Music Teachers' Association
Modern Languages Primary Teachers' Network TPC
Modern Languages Primary Teachers' Network TPC
NCTE Online Course - The Internet A Teaching & Learning Resource
NCTE Online Course - The Internet A Teaching & Learning Resource - Support Meeting
NRTC Committee Meeting
Numicon for Children with Down Syndrome
Ocean Adventure Schools Programme Information Evening
Post Primary - Principal's Strategic Meeting with CESC
Post Primary - Principal's Strategic Meeting with CESC
Post-Primary Learning School Project
Post-Primary Learning School Project
Post-Primary Regional Team Meeting
Primary - Principals' Strategic Meeting with CESC
Primary Principals' Strategic Meeting with CESC
Primary Principals' Support Group
Primary Regional Team Meeting
Primary Science Workshop - Light & Electricity; Materials & Heat
Reading Skills for Reluctant Readers
Role of the SNA in the school
SCG Information Session
SCG Preparatory Course
Scríobh Leabhar Teacher Training
Sensory Integration in the Classroom for children with Autism - NRTC
Something Fishy
Staff course - CAD Modules 1-3
Staff Course - ICT in Teaching & Learning Module 1
Staff Course - Smart Interactive Whiteboards
Staff Course - Smart Interactive Whiteboards
Support Group for teachers in Multi-class settings (TPC)
Support Group for teachers in Multi-class settings (TPC)
Support Group for teachers in Multi-class settings (TPC)
Teaching English to Newcomers (IELTS) course
Teaching Exceptionally Able Children
The TEACCH approach to Autistic Spectrum Disorders
VHI INTO Voice Coaching
Weatherwatch - Weather Observation & Recording
Local Courses Primary Summer 2008
A Practical Approach To Primary Science
An Ghaeilge - Tús Maith leath na hOibre
Care of the Earth and the Environment
Cultivating the Artist in our Children - Planning a years work in Visual Arts
Don't get Stranded Teaching Reading: Practical Strategies for teachers of 4th, 5th & 6th Class
Drama in Your Classroom
Early literacy - practical ideas for the classroom(Infants and First Class)
Exploring the theme of people through Drama, using the integrated tools of Music & Visual Arts
First Steps
Gaeilge; Craic agus Spraoi I Scoileanna
Horticultural & Environmental Studies
In the Footsteps of St Finbarr, History & Memory in the River Lee Valley
Inclusion: Teaching Strategies that work
Language Support Teachers
Making Music From Scratch through Samba Drumming and Perscussion
Music for All
Online Course - Conflict Resolution
Our City Our Town: An Introduction to Cork History
Our Locality
Practical First Aid in the School
Practical First Aid in the School with Exam and Certification
Promoting a safe, trusting learning environment in the Classroom
Protect your voice in the classroom
Science in the Classroom
Specific Language Impairment
Teachers and the Law
The Inclusion of the Child with Down Syndrome at Mainstream Primary School
Walk Tall
ICT Courses Spring-Summer 2008
21st Century Learning Information Sessions - Microsoft
A short course in Presentation Software incl Powerpoint
Advanced Excel Course
Bebo Workshop x 5
CAD 1&2 Refresher Course
CAD 3
Computer Networking x 2
Computer Networking
Cork Roboshow
Developing an eLearning Plan for your School
Digital Video for Education
Discover Sensors
Empowering Minds x 2
Fís Schools Workshop
Geography Junior Cert Exam Slammer
Get into Technology - ICT for Beginners
ICT for Art Teachers
ICT for English
ICT for Maths
ICT for Special Needs - An overview of Hardware, Software & Online Resources
Integrating Internet Safety into Teaching & Learning
Interactive Whitebaords - Smart Boards x 3
Interactive Whiteboards - Promethean x 3
Introductory CAD Modules for T4
Introductory CAD Modules for T4 - Refresher course
Introductory ICT x 2
Online Course
Online Course - Support Meeting
Powerpoint for Art Teachers
Read & Write Gold x 2
Staff Course - Bebo Workshop
Staff Course - Bebo Workshop
Staff Course - Interactive Whiteboard
Staff Course - Intergrating Internet Safety Into Teaching and Learning
The Internet - A Teaching and Learning Resource
Web Design Course - Website X5 Staff Course
Website Design using X5 SoftwarePrimary Local Courses Spring 2008
Áis mheasúnaithe sa Luathlitearthacht
An Introduction to Behavioural Support
ASD Seminar
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Caring for the Child with Diabetes
Ceardlann Cheoil as Gaeilge x 2
Down Syndrome in the primary school
Early Literacy - Practical Ideas for the Classroom x 2
Employee Assistance Service to Teachers (VHI)
English - Keeping writing interesting
First Steps Reading x 2
First Steps Writing
Gaeilge in T2 schools
ICT Support for Resource Teachers
Improvisation in Drama - senior classes
Incredible Years
Integration & the Arts
Introductory Workshop for Language Support Teachers x 2
Let's Compose
Make it Work - SESE workshop
Music Tutor's Meeting x 2
Paint & colour
Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership Introductory Seminar
Primary Maths workshop
Primary Principals' workshop
Read & Talk
Reading Recovery Workshop
SCG Preparatory Course
SESE Mapping Workshop
SNA Certificate Course
Specific Language Impairment
TKT Introductory Workshop
Transition from Primary to Post-Primary for SEN Students x5
Using Visual Supports in the Classroom with Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Post-primary Local Courses Spring 2008
An Introduction to Behavioural Support
ASD Seminar
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Biology Teachers' Workshop
Boys' Learning in the PP School - Parents
Boys' Learning in the PP School - Teachers
Caring for the Child with Diabetes
CSPE
Electronics for Teachers of Junior Science
Home Economics Workshop
ICT Support for Resource Teachers
Institute of Guidance Counsellors-outreach workshop
Introductory Workshop for Language Support Teachers x 2
LCVP Workshop
Learning School
Physics Teachers' Workshop
Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership Introductory Seminar
SLSS Home Economics
SLSS Role of the Year Head
SNA Certificate Course
Spirit of Enterprise & Technology
TKT Introductory Workshop
Transition from Primary to Post-Primary for SEN Students x5
Using Visual Supports in the Classroom with Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder