NCTE

The National Centre for Technology in Education is the government agency established to provide advice, support and information on the use of ICT in education

Training

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Teachers – NCTE provides courses and other continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities to support the integration of ICT in the curriculum and help you to develop e-learning in your school. There are no course fees.
See details in the following sections:
• Courses: detailed course descriptions
• Course schedule: what’s on and where
• e-Links: for post primary ICT coordinating teachers.

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Welcome back to a new school year

Rachel van Kooij, author of Klaras Kiste, recording a Podcast for German.ie as part of the Klaras Kiste book project.

Welcome back to the new school year. We hope you have returned refreshed and renewed after your summer holidays. Don't forget to check out the variety of NCTE courses that will be scheduled to run through the local education centre network this Autumn. More...

Blogs, Podcasts and Wikis

support_groups_imageThese modules are aimed at primary and post primary teachers who are interested in integrating Web 2.0 technologies into learning and teaching.

You can find out more about the course by clicking here.

 

Looking for digital resources?

Encyclopaedia Britannica small A 2.5 hour support session on Scoilnet and Online Encyclopaedias will point you in the right direction. This hands on and practical course will involve participants exploring these online resources to find out how they can be used to enhance teaching and learning. More...

Post Primary Maths Teachers

Are you attending Project Maths CPD? Don’t forget that the NCTE is running complementary courses on ICT and Maths. These are available through your local education centre. See the course schedule for details or contact your local education centre.

Whole School Training

The NCTE funds education centres to provide access to CPD opportunities which can be tailored to your schools’ staff needs and made available in your own school (minimum 10 teachers). This can consist of anything from a standard NCTE course to a less formal support group. Find out more>

Course Evaluation

All course participants must complete an NCTE online evaluation. The feedback from this evaluation helps us monitor and improve our courses, as well as to plan future CPD.

Link to the participant evaluation

Link to the tutor evaluation