Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 64
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
and Supports for PPLI Development Oocers
50 PPLI teachers
Action 2.E.1
2.E.5
11 CPD sessions
Overview:
PPLI has established frameworks to develop teachers' understanding of the curriculum and methodologies
that suit new language subject implementation contexts. This includes the provision of continuous
professional development (CPD) and training sessions, group and individual projects, school visits and class
observation, communities of practice, and mentoring and self-directed learning to support teachers of new
and lesser-taught languages.
Throughout 2024, PPLI maintained its commitment to offering sustained support to teachers of more
recently added and lesser-taught languages. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) was conducted
through both face-to-face interactions and online sessions, addressing a range of topics such as adapting to
new language specifications, leveraging AI in teaching, and promoting peer collaboration and well-being.
Complexity introduced in PPLI by what is now a diverse group of teachers in the context of experience in
general teaching and learning, exposure to technology and AI, familiarity with a variety of teaching and
learning contexts (face-to-face, online, blended learning), as well as specific needs across different languages
has necessitated a shift from centrally led CPD to a more collaborative approach which meets a wide variety
of teacher needs.
Main Aims:
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Improve and maintain the quality of language provision
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Support the implementation of more recently added Leaving Certificate language specifications
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Address teachers’ needs in CPD, provide opportunities for peer collaboration, and address the well-being
of teachers
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Equip teachers to deliver face-to-face, online, and blended learning language classes
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Address developing needs in leveraging AI in teaching and learning
Activity:
During 2024 PPLI’s Development Officers achieved significant professional growth through CPD and
collaborative initiatives. These included:
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Induction and training for new teachers
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Designing and implementing mock exams
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Participating in SLAR meetings
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Organising school-based events and workshops
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Creating resources to enhance student exposure to the more recently introduced languages
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Language-specific Community of Practice sessions
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Language-specific CPD workshops
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Ongoing mentoring
- PPLI ANNUAL REPORT 2024 -
