The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools
This article discusses the design and content of an online continuous professional development (CPD) course in special education provision for students in Irish immersion (IM) primary and post-primary schools. The course was developed using the data from a mixed methods study on the needs of teacher...
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| description | This article discusses the design and content of an online continuous professional development (CPD) course in special education provision for students in Irish immersion (IM) primary and post-primary schools. The course was developed using the data from a mixed methods study on the needs of teachers in this area. This article describes the ABC course design method used. It presents the five modules of the course: (1) bilingualism and second language acquisition, (2) assessment, (3) inclusive pedagogies, (4) universal design for learning, and (5) ICT for the inclusion of all students. It also includes data from a course evaluation form completed by participating teachers (N = 25) in relation of the areas of the course that were effective, areas that they would like to learn more about, and recommendations on how the course could be improved. It is anticipated that this article will be of interest to immersion teacher educators internationally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa97f60f226d4f42b7a64315fe4fa9842023-11-17T10:42:02ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-03-0113328110.3390/educsci13030281The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary SchoolsSinéad Nic Aindriú0Lorraine Connaughton-Crean1Pádraig Ó Duibhir2Joe Travers3School of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandSchool of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandSchool of Language Literacy and Early Childhood Education, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A3 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandThis article discusses the design and content of an online continuous professional development (CPD) course in special education provision for students in Irish immersion (IM) primary and post-primary schools. The course was developed using the data from a mixed methods study on the needs of teachers in this area. This article describes the ABC course design method used. It presents the five modules of the course: (1) bilingualism and second language acquisition, (2) assessment, (3) inclusive pedagogies, (4) universal design for learning, and (5) ICT for the inclusion of all students. It also includes data from a course evaluation form completed by participating teachers (N = 25) in relation of the areas of the course that were effective, areas that they would like to learn more about, and recommendations on how the course could be improved. It is anticipated that this article will be of interest to immersion teacher educators internationally.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/3/281continuous professional developmentspecial educationimmersion educationteacher education |
| spellingShingle | Sinéad Nic Aindriú Lorraine Connaughton-Crean Pádraig Ó Duibhir Joe Travers The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools Education Sciences continuous professional development special education immersion education teacher education |
| title | The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools |
| title_full | The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools |
| title_fullStr | The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools |
| title_short | The Design and Content of an Online Continuous Professional Development Course in Special Education for Teachers in Irish Immersion Primary and Post-Primary Schools |
| title_sort | design and content of an online continuous professional development course in special education for teachers in irish immersion primary and post primary schools |
| topic | continuous professional development special education immersion education teacher education |
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