The Department of Technology in LIT Tipperary is hosting the 10^th annual ICT in Education Conference (http://www.lit.ie/ictedu) on the 10^th May 2014 at the LIT Tipperary Thurles campus.

Minister of State for Training and Skills in the Department of Education, Ciarán Cannon, will address the conference this year alongside expert speakers from Ireland and the UK who will lead workshops and interactive sessions on the application of technology in the classroom. Keynote speakers include Helen Keegan, Salford University, Evelyn O Connor, Teacher of the Year 2012 and Julie Cullen, Young Advisor to Vice President of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes.

The theme of this year’s event is ‘Global Voices’, and the conference will focus on bringing the wider world into your classroom facilitated by technology. The keynote speakers will provide an inspirational context and the workshops will provide practical implementations delivered by teachers.

Combined with our excellent keynote speakers and workshop presenters, the conference provides a space for like-minded teachers to learn from each other and share ideas around bringing technology into the classroom. This will be of interest to both, teachers who are hesitant in their use of technology, as well as teachers who are happily integrating technology into their everyday teaching and learning. The conference is suitable for primary and secondary teachers as many of the technologies being shared have practical uses in classrooms at both levels.

As in previous years the conference will be preceded by a CESI Teachmeet on Friday 9^th May 2014 in Thurles from 19:00-21:00.