The National Centre for Technology in Education is the Irish Government agency established to provide advice, support and information on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education)
Contact details for NCTE
Reception: 01 7008200
web: www.ncte.ie
NCTE Courses for Teachers
ICT courses funded by NCTE are organised by Kilkenny Education Centre. These take place in the Education Centre and also in various outside venues.
Ten participants are needed for a course to take place.
Whole staff training for teachers in their own school can be organised subject to there being a minimum of 10 participants and tutor availablity.
Listed below are samples of the NCTE courses available to teachers (usually 20 hrs). All these courses are modular so often during term time selected modules of these courses are offered in the evenings, these would typically be of 5hrs (2 nights) or 10 hrs (4 nights) duration.
Introductory ICT Courses
- ICT Introductory Course for Primary Teachers (new revised course!)
- ICT & the Primary Curriculum
- ICT Introductory Course for Post Primary Teachers
Technical Courses
ICT in Teaching & Learning
- Introduction to Digital Media
- Digital Video for Learning
- Empowering Minds – Using Programmable Bricks
Internet & Web Design
- Internet & Email for Learning
- Website Design & Development for Learning
- Web Authoring for Advanced Users
ICT & Special Needs
- The Basics
- Learning Support
- Mild
- Moderate/Severe/Profound
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Visual Impairments
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Subject-Specific (Post Primary)
- ICT in Mathematics
- ICT in Science
- Using Handheld Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics