Communities of Practice

Cork Arts Meitheal 1 (Community of Practice in the Integrated Arts)

Meitheal is the Irish expression of ancient community that thrives through cooperative work.

This Community of Practice will be facilitated by Dr. Helen Hallissey and Máire Goggin.

• This is a co-op where teachers are willing to swap resources, work samples, classroom management ideas.
• It is highly practical and hands-on.
• It provides an opportunity to discuss issues regarding teaching the arts.
• It provides an opportunity to listen to like-minded teachers, to their ideas and stories, to inspire and be inspired by them.
• Each Meitheal will be based on a topic or story. It will involve Drama ideas, Visual Arts ideas, Music ideas, Film ideas based on that agreed topic/story.
• You will leave with resources to take back to your classroom and your work colleagues.
• We will build one another’s teaching capacity and establish Cork Education Support Centre as a centre of excellence in the arts.
• We will meet once this term and twice in both Terms 2 and 3 at Cork Education Support Centre.
• It will be a sociable 'Are you going to the Meitheal'?

Dates and registration below.

Community of Practice for Infant Teachers

We invite teachers of junior and senior infant classes to our community of practice to share their knowledge and experience. In this community, infant teachers are provided with the opportunity to discuss resources, programmes or lessons that they have found useful and efficient in their classrooms (or ones to avoid!!). It also is a safe place to share or seek advice and support from other like minded educators. All are welcome to join.

This Community of Practice will be facilitated by Catherine Murray.

Dates and registration below.

Community of Practice for Autism Class Teachers

This Community of Practice (CoP) will facilitate teachers in an Autism class to come together to discuss and share their practice. There is so much information and professional development on Autism available for teachers it can often feel overwhelming to navigate all the recommendations and best practice and apply it to our own context and classrooms. This CoP will provide ongoing support for teachers to focus on their own practice and problem solve in a collaborative way with other teachers in a professional learning environment so that they may return to their classroom full of renewed energy and enthusiasm in their role.

This Community of Practice will be facilitated by Anne Collins.

Dates and registration below.

EAL Community of Practice

We cordially invite EAL teachers to join our Community of Practice (CoP) – a peer-to-peer support group designed to share knowledge, ideas, and experiences in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Facilitated by Órla Ryng, this CoP provides a safe space - 

• Reflect on what’s working well in your practice.
• Share challenges and explore solutions with like-minded colleagues.

This professional learning space is about connecting with fellow teachers, exchanging ideas, and supporting one another to enhance your EAL teaching. 

Órla Ryng is a primary teacher with over 20 years of experience. She has taught in mainstream, SET and EAL - but has a particular grá for EAL Support. 

Dates and registration below.