!!!! Opportunity for Teachers: Oide Creativity 2025 Workshops
Oide Creativity
Various Dates: February – April 2025
Creative Ireland Programme and Oide are delighted to present a series of professional development workshops for teachers to support engagement with the arts and learning.
Workshops include:
STE(A)M Workshop – Sustainable Design and Creativity with The Rediscovery Centre
Dates & times: 11th March, 7pm – 8.15pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Wool and Wonder with artist Gabi McGrath
Dates & times: 8th March, 10.15am – 3.45pm
Location: Portlaoise, Co Laois
Sketch It with artist Jim O’Farrell
Dates & locations:
1 March, 10am – 3.30pm | Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
22 March, 10am – 3.30pm | Castlebar, Co Mayo
5 April, 10am – 3,30pm | Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
Get your World Turning with woodturner Willie Creighton
Dates & locations:
28 February & 1 March | Roscrea, Co Tipperary
7 & 8 March | Sligo
28 & 29 March | Blarney, Co Cork
4 & 5 April | Naas, Co Kildare
Poetry Perspectives with Poetry Ireland and writers Pat Boran and Kevin McDermott
Dates & times:
11, 25 February & 4, 11 March, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
18, 25 March & 1, 8 April, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Crafting Connections with poet and writer Colm Keegan
Dates & times:
5 April, 10.30am – 4pm
Location: Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), Dublin
Shaping Ideas in Clay with artist Susan Herlihy
Dates: times:
22 & 29 March, 10am – 3.30pm
Location: Portlaoise, Co Laois
See creativity.oide.ie/ for full list of available workshops and information on how to register.
!!!! CPD for Teachers at The Ark: Music to My Ears
The Ark, Dublin
Date: 1 March 2025
Join musician Dafe Orugbo for a practical CPD workshop for teachers at the Ark, Dublin where you’ll explore how music can strengthen cultural bonds and help students feel more in control of their learning.
In this hands-on session, teachers and educators will pick up a variety of practical skills to connect with their students through the creation and listening of new music. By using music as a tool for class participation, you’ll learn how to tap into the cultural touchstones that matter most to your students, helping them feel seen and heard. Plus, it gives students the chance to take the lead in the classroom, which can be empowering—especially when they might otherwise feel out of their comfort zone. This approach lets kids engage in an experience that resonates with their interests, while giving teachers a chance to connect with their students in a shared way.
It’s an opportunity to rethink how we use music as a tool for creativity, connection, and agency in the classroom. Suitable for all levels of experience.
In this CPD workshop for teachers, you will;
- Learn how to write and teach songwriting to your students
- Explore new and exciting creative exercises that you can bring back to the classroom
- Develop new forms of analysis and conversational skills surrounding music
- Build stronger cultural bonds with your students
Dates & Times:
1 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Tickets:
€25 / €20(for ArkEd Members)
For more information, see ark.ie/events/view/teachers-music-to-my-ears