Communities of Practice

PPLI ‘Communities of Practice’ (CoPs) are meetings of teachers who share a common interest in languages and language teaching who come together to share best practice, create new knowledge and exchange ideas. PPLI facilitates regional and thematic CoPs throughout Ireland.

The activities of each community of practice depends on the participants and are based on mutual respect and trust, which encourages a willingness to:

  • share ideas
  • expose one’s knowledge gaps
  • ask questions, and
  • listen to others.
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Meetings take place throughout the year and respond to the trends of language teaching in Ireland.  PPLI education officers and associates meet face-to-face with teachers in regions across Ireland to host CoPs. 

PPLI also facilitates thematic CoPs online. Themes include

  • Ideas for Transition Year
  • Open Night
  • #ThinkLanguages
  • ILAOS
  • Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
  • Ideas for Foreign Language Assistants
 

If there is a theme you would like to see at a Community of Practice, get in touch with suggestions by contacting laura.quigley@ppli.ie

Sign up to our CoP mailing list to stay up to date with our online and in-person Communities of Practice throughout the year: https://bit.ly/PPLICoP

Upcoming

september

15sep7:30 pmOpen Night Ideas to Promote Language LearningOnline Community of Practice

16sep7:30 pmOpen Night Ideas to Promote Language Learning (As Gaeilge)Online Community of Practice

29sep7:30 pmChatGPT and Starter Prompts for Language TeachersOnline Community of Practice

october

06oct7:30 pmDomhan na hOibre trí Ghaeilge: Ag Fiosrú na nAcmhainní NuaOnline Community of Practice

november

11nov7:30 pmBeyond the Classroom: Empowering MFL Teachers in Whole School GuidanceOnline Community of Practice

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