New collaboration with INTO Learning

The Ark and INTO Learning, the professional development and union training department of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, are currently collaborating to present an online workshop for primary school teachers.

“The Creative Self” professional development programme at The Ark runs alongside artistic programmes for school children, and seeks to empower primary school teachers with increased confidence to deliver rich and imaginative learning experiences in the classroom, whilst also enjoying and nurturing their own creativity.

To help maximise the impact of The Ark as a resource for the education community, and to explore new ways of connecting with teachers nationwide through digital technology, The Ark and INTO Learning will be presenting an online version of one of this autumn's scheduled "The Creative Self" workshops as part of an upcoming literacy course on INTO Learning.

Fidelma Morris, Official, INTO Learning stated this collaborative project would "contribute to the ongoing development of INTO Learning's Professional Development services, extending and developing the current bank of resources highlighting the potential for the integration of Literacy and Numeracy across the Primary School Curriculum."

"Creative Bookmaking" delivered by Jole Bortoli, the first online workshop in the collaboration, will be available to teachers in Summer 2013.