The first course I chose was Gaeilge Phraiticiúil do Mhúinteoirí Bunscoile – Rang 1 agus 2 from http://www.ranganna.com/
I did two courses with Ranganna.com last summer and I really like the layout and the course content so I said I would do one again this summer.
I always try to do one course in Irish each summer.
The Gaeilge Phraiticiúil course included the following modules:
The course was excellent for me because it covered everything you need to teach in 1st and 2nd class. So I know when I print these notes off, I can keep them to refer to to ensure I am covering every aspect of the curriculum. I also liked the resources which can be downloaded as part of the course content in PDF or word format. I used Bua na Cainte last year which I found excellent but it does need supplementary teaching materials to keep the children engaged, which this course encourages.
As I mentioned before I like the layout and structure of this course. It is very user friendly and straight forward which I like!
Ranganna provide a number of summer courses for teachers including:
- How to Teach Irish Effectively in the Classroom (2017)
- Communicative Games for Irish Class (2017)
- Communicative Resources for Irish Class (2017)
- Video Grammar Course for Primary School Teachers (2017)
- Practical Irish for Primary School Teachers – Junior and Senior Infants (2017)
- Practical Irish for Primary School Teachers – 1st and 2nd Class (2017)
- Practical Irish for Primary School Teachers – 3rd and 4th Class (2017)
- Practical Irish for Primary School Teachers – 5th and 6th Class (2017)
- Accuracy in Irish (Basic) for Primary School Teachers (2017)
- Accuracy in Irish (Intermediate) for Primary School Teachers (2017)
- Accuracy in Irish (Advanced) for Primary School Teachers (2017)
- Irish Language IT Resources for the Classroom (2017)
If you need an extra course for another EPV day or two then these are very straightforward and not too onerous, as far as summer courses go!