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Minister Micheal Martin launches PEAI 'PE Advocacy Pack' entitles 'Move to Learn, Love to Move' at successful conference

The PEAI Conference and Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October 2007 and hosted by University College Cork. A large attendance was present with pe teachers, undergraduates, and third level represented.

The conference programme comprised a number of items including the launch of the PEAI advocacy resource, a practical workshop dealing with special education needs in physical education, an experiential adventure education workshop focused on communication, an introduction to korfball a unique mixed gender invasion game and also insights into how a number of schools presented physical education and school sport in their individual school contexts. The keynote address on Friday night looked at Whole School Evaluation and the physical education inspection process. The PEAI Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday morning with a large attendance.

For conference details, click the following links

Subject Inspection

Advocacy in Physical Education

Communicating in Physical Activity Settings

Korfball

Conference Pictures

PEAI Conference and Annual General Meeting

Friday 5^th and Saturday 6^th October 2007, hosted by University College Cork at Mardyke Arena, Mardyke Walk, Western Road, Cork

Date

Time & venue

Session

Friday 5 October

7.00 – 7.30pm

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Registration

7.30 – 8.30pm

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Physical Education Subject Inspections: What can be learned?

Mary O’Sullivan, University of Limerick

Tony Weir & Seanie McGrath, DES Inspectorate

8.30pm

(Jurys Cork Hotel)

Reception:

Tapas and Salsa Band

Saturday 6 October

8.30 – 9am

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Registration

9 – 9.45am

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Launch of the PEAI Advocacy Initiative

10.00 – 11.15am

(Sportshall, Mardyke Arena)

Workshop 1:

Including students with special educational needs in physical education

Sarah Meegan, Dublin City University

Workshop 2:

Adventure Education: Communicating in Physical Activity Settings

Deborah Tannehill & Michelle Dillon, University of Limerick

11.30 – 12.45pm

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Coffee and PEAI AGM

1 – 1.45pm

(Hospitality Room, Mardyke Arena)

Lunch and ‘Active Schools’ presentations

1.45 – 3.30pm

(Sportshall, Mardyke Arena)

Workshop 3:

Korfball (1)

Irish Korfball Association & Julia Walsh, University College Cork

Sunday 7

October

10am – 12.30pm

and

1.30 - 3pm

Workshop 4:

Korfball (2)

Note: There will be a nominal fee attached to this workshop.

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