ILSA Annual Conference
Mapping the Inclusive Landscape
DAY 1
Friday 27th September
08:00-09:00
REGISTRATION - TEA/COFFEE BISCUITS ON ARRIVAL
09:00–10:00
Austin 2
Chairperson’s Welcome
Jackie Whelan
Keynote Address
Dr. Patricia Daly
10:00–11:15
Austin 1
P
Margaret Egan
Language and Literacy for Pupils with Additional Needs: Teacher Assessment for Intervention
Chair: Bernie Kemple
10:00–11:15
Austin 2
PP
Dr Johanna Fitzgerald
Meeting common, distinct and individual student needs: The role of the SENCO and the Senior Leadership Team in driving an integrated, whole school approach to inclusive and special education
Chair: Joe Flynn
10:00–11:15
Riley 1
P/PP
Dr. Veronica Ryan
Making the Transition: A Student’s Mathematical Journey from Primary to Post-Primary School in Ireland
Chair: Laoise Ni Chuinn
10:00–11:15
Siddeley 1
PP
Lisa Kelly
L2LPs in Post Primary Schools
Chair: Breda Coady
10:00–11:15
Siddeley 2
TBC
TBC
Chair: Theresa Woods
11:15-11:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:45–13:00
Austin 1
P
NCSE
The deployment and the use of the SET allocation resources at primary level
Chair: Noel Fox
11:45–13:00
Austin 2
P
DES Inspectorate
Department of Education Inspectorate Workshop (Primary) Title and content yet to be agreed with Inspectorate management
Chair: Joe Flynn
11:45–13:00
Riley 1
PP
Lisa White (DES)
Department of Education Inspectorate Workshop (Post Primary) Title and content yet to be agreed with Inspectorate management
Chair: Breda Coady
11:45–13:00
Siddeley 1
P/PP
NCSE
School Inclusion Model (SIM) – an induction
Chair: Michele Dunleavy
11:45–13:00
Siddeley 2
TBC
NEPS
TBC
Chair: Laoise Ni Chuinn
13:00–14:15
LUNCH
14:15–15:30
Austin 1
PP
Colm Manley (NCSE)
Team Teaching at post-primary
Chair: Angela Martin
14:15–15:30
Austin 2
P
Dr Trevor O’Brien
Listening to children with dyslexia to improve outcomes
Chair: Noel Fox
14:15–15:30
Riley 1
P/PP
Dr Pauline Cogan
Training in the Administration of the WIAT III (Assessment of oral language, reading, written language and Maths)
Chair: Jackie Whelan
14:15–15:30
Siddeley 1
TBC
TBC
TBC
Chair: Theresa Woods
14:15–15:30
Siddeley 2
P
Margaret Murphy
A Toolkit for teaching in Multi-Cultural Settings
Chair: TBC
16:15–16:45
Wellbeing & Meditation Session
with Jackie Whelan
ILSA Annual Conference
Mapping the Inclusive Landscape
DAY 2
Saturday 28th September
09:00–09:45
Riley 1
Irish Learning Support Association A.G.M.
10:00–11:15
Austin 1
P
Louise Barr
Enhancing Reading Fluency Outcomes for Pupils with Reading Difficulties in an Inclusive Classroom Setting
Chair: Joe Flynn
10:00–11:15
Austin 2
P
Fiona Corr
Supporting Oral Language and Literacy through a Pedagogy of Play and Playful Learning (Aistear) in the Mainstream Classroom
Chair: Bernie Kemple
10:00–11:15
Riley 1
P/PP
Dr. Pauline Cogan
Training in the Administration of the WIAT III (Assessment of oral language, reading, written language and Maths)
Repeat session
Chair: Michele Dunleavy
10:00–11:15
Siddeley 1
P/PP
Mindfulness
Chair: Laoise Ni Chuinn
10:00–11:15
Siddeley 2
PP
Jackie Whelan & Angela Martin
Sharing Innovative Ideas: Resources and Strategies for Primary Level
Chair: Jackie Whelan & Angela Martin
11:15-11:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:45–13:00
Austin 1
P
Dr Mary Roche
Literacy floats on a sea of talk:
Picture books as inclusive language literacy resources
Chair: Pauline Cogan
11:45–13:00
Austin 2
P
Dr Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland
Listening to Teacher Voices:
Issues with catering for EAL Learners in Irish Primary Classes.
Chair: Angela Martin
11:45–13:00
Riley 1
PP
Dr Tish Balfe
Inclusion of Students on the Autism Spectrum: What does this mean for Post Primary Schools?
Chair:Jackie Whelan
11:45–13:00
Siddeley 1
P
Bernie Kemple & Theresa Woods
Sharing Innovative Ideas: Resources and Strategies for Primary Level
Chair: Bernie Kemple & Theresa Woods
11:45–13:00
Siddeley 2
P/PP
PECHA KUCHA
A number of Speakers on various subjects presenting using 20 slides for 20 seconds