Drama

Date: Saturday, 17 April, 2010
Time: Registration 10.30 a.m.
Session 1: 11.00am – 1.00 p.m. (Mike Fleming)
Session 2: 2.00 p.m – 4.00 p.m. (Martha O’Shaughnessy)
Venue: Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Dublin

Drama In Education and Theatre Practice: What can we learn from past tensions and disputes?
An interactive talk led by Mike Fleming and

Struggling with Shakespeare? A workshop led by Martha O’Shaughnessy

on
Shakespeare for the upper Primary School and Lower Secondary School

Cost: If paid in advance: €45/£40
If paying on the day: €55/£50
Full-time students and concessions: €25/£20

Directions: www.froebel.ie/contact-us

Booking form and full information here.

ADEI
Association for Drama in Education in Ireland

Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Parents, Teachers, Young People and Other Professionals a two hour educational DVD, which provides an excellent introduction to a condition called Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. The development of this unique resource arises out of an on-going collaboration between staff at the School of Education in Trinity College , led by Dr. Carmel O’Sullivan, and Mr. Desmond McKernan, Honorary Secretary of Aspire - The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland.

The DVD is divided into 6 chapters:
· Chapter One: An introduction to Asperger Syndrome
· Chapter Two: Living with Asperger Syndrome
· Chapter Three: Issues Relating to Primary School Education
· Chapter Four: Transition to Secondary School and Related Educational Issues
· Chapter Five: Further and Higher Education, Training and Transition to Employment
· Chapter Six: Using Drama in the Education of Children and Young People with Asperger Syndrome

The DVD features interviews with parents, young people with the syndrome, teachers, and other professionals such as the centre manager and advocacy officer of a Training Centre for young adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS), a job coach talking about supported employment schemes, a primary school teacher and a head teacher of a secondary school, both working in schools with special units for pupils with AS on site, a third level disability officer and a lecturer in Occupational Therapy offering practical advice to young people attending (and considering attending) higher education, and discussion of such topics as supporting siblings, bullying in school, building social networks, career opportunities, disclosure issues to employers, and on-site filming of drama classes ….and much more. Each copy costs only €12.00 GO TO ASPIRE HERE