In this 2-hour workshop we will explore Communities of Practice, what they are and how they can support you in your role. This interactive and hands on session will prompt you to explore the potential of connecting with others who share similar areas of interest and passion and how we can learn with and from each other. We will delve into understanding better how working as a community can support not only our own professional and personal learning, but improve the outcomes for our learners in the process.

The target audience for this event is: All FET staff members, including teachers, tutors, trainers, instructors and those in leadership, management and administrative roles.

Facilitation: This session will be facilitated by Carrie Archer. Carrie's pronouns are she/her. She has been working in Further Education and Training for 15 years and is the Professional Learning and Development Coordinator with CDETB. Carrie’s interests are coaching, leadership, Communities of Practice, Universal Design for Learning and championing equity, inclusion, and diversity. She is passionate about the representation and visibility of LGBTQI learners and staff and is currently specialising as an ADHD coach. She facilitates a Professional Learning Network for support teachers in FET colleges and mentors in Technology Enhanced Learning and inclusive pedagogy in CDETB. She is part of the design team on a collaboration between CDETB and TCD for the first L9 PGC cert in Diversity and Inclusion for FET.

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows, we can offer your booked place to another person.