Upcoming Events

Next Up: Saturday April 1st 2023

‘Creative Language Teaching: A workshop for integrating the Arts in L2 education’.

This workshop provides an overview of the theoretical foundations and practical elements of arts integration in foreign language instruction, including the benefits and challenges of implementing arts in the language classroom, strategies for selecting and integrating appropriate art forms, and considerations for aligning arts activities with language learning objectives. The practical workshop aims to provide language teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully integrate drama, music, visual arts, dance and literary practices into their language classrooms. Through a series of hands-on activities and exercises, participants will learn how to select and integrate arts ideas and practices, align arts-based activities with language learning objectives, and adapt and modify these activities to fit different levels of language proficiency.

Bios:

Erika Piazzoli is an assistant professor in arts education at Trinity College Dublin, where she teaches as part of the MEd Language and MEd Drama in Education programmes. Erika holds an Honours Degree in Applied Theatre and a PhD in Drama Education from Griffith University, Australia. She has facilitated teacher training workshops nationally and internationally, including the Berkeley Language Centre (US), the University of Padua (Italy), Université Bordeaux Montaigne (France), and the University of Auckland (NZ). As a drama practitioner, teacher educator and arts-based researcher, Erika is passionate about integrating drama, music and dance in the second language classroom.

Tuğba Yıldırım Kumbasar is an instructor at Sabancı University, Turkey. Holding a Bachelor's degree in English Language Teaching and a Master's degree in Turkish Language Education, she is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Educational Sciences at Boğaziçi University. She has a wealth of teaching experience at various institutions, including University of Wisconsin-Madison, Özyeğin University, Brown University, and TED Istanbul College. As a language educator dedicated to helping her students reach their full potential through creative and engaging teaching methods, she is passionate about incorporating visual arts and literary practices into her teaching.

Booking: See above sign up form

THRIVING THURSDAY : Drama & Wellbeing

We are so excited to invite you to our next online event, ‘Thriving Thursday’. This event will be jam-packed with ideas and tutorials on how to explore emotions and wellbeing through drama at a time where we really need it - especially our children.

This workshop consists of presentations, games and discussion.
There will be some great themes covered and it is sure to be fun, inspiring and creative!

Follow the Google forms link below to register your attendance and be added to our mailing list for future events!

https://forms.gle/vTywJKQL79hyFNv27

We look forward to seeing you! Places are limited for the event so register now!

Past Events

NOVEMBER 2O19

‘THE ART OF DRAMA IN EDUCATION’

ADEI held a workshop for teachers and drama practitioners on November 23rd 2019 at THE ARK, Dublin, facilitated by Dr Dorothy Morrissey. The workshop explored classroom drama from perspectives often considered to be mutually exclusive: process and performance and classroom drama and theatrical work.

MARCH 2019

Ways in with Drama

led by Helen Hallissey, Elaine Clotworthy and Fionn Woodhouse offers a practical workshop for teachers and facilitators using drama to explore “Under the Hawthorn Tree” by Marita Conlon McKenna, with the author herself attending as a special guest on the day!NOVEMBER 2018

INCLUSIVE DRAMA

Possibilities for Drama in SEN Contexts. Led by Aisling Byrne (Run of the Mill Theatre/ ADEI) at Marino Institute of Education.

MAY 2017

Gender Stereotypes and Diversity in Families

A drama workshop for schools addressing homophobic and transphobic bullying, led by Ciara Fagan, hosted by St Patricks Campus, DCU Institute of Education

FEB 2016

Drama and Language Learning 

Led by Erika Piazzoli, hosted by Trinity College Dublin

NOV 2015

Behind the Barricades: Exploring the 1916 Easter Rising

Led by Jennifer Buggie and Joanne Parkes, hosted by the United Arts Club

FEB 2015

Drama for Learners with Special Educational Needs

Led by Susan Kennedy-Killian and Elaine Clotsworthy, hosted by Trinity College Dublin

OCT 2014

Drama and Literacy

Workshop led by Pamela Bowell, hosted by the Marino Institute of Further Education, Dublin

SEPT 2013

Exploring emotions in process drama

Workshop led by Julie Dunn of Griffith University Australia and hosted by St. Patricks University, Drumcondra

FEB 2013

Early Years Education Drama Ideas

Workshop led by Una McCabe (St. Patricks University & ADEI) and hosted by Marino Institute of Education

SEPT 2012

Dramaiocht don Ghaeilge agus across the curriculum

Workshop led by Sinead Ni Ghuidhir (NUI Galway & ADEI) concentrating on how drama can be used to teach aspects of the Irish syllabus

APRIL 2011

Them and Us - An Exploration

Workshop led by Eileen Pennington and hosted by Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

FEB 2011

Drama in Education and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Workshop led by Dr. Carmel O’Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin) and hosted by Marino Institute of Education

NOV 2011

Integrating Learning through Drama

Workshop led by Jane Holden and hosted at St. Patrick’s University, Drumcondra

NOV 2010

‘The Island’ and ‘Acquainted with the Night’

Workshop geared towards upper primary/early secondary teachers led by internationally renowned practitioner Patrice Baldwin and hosted by St. Patricks University, Drumcondra

FEB 2010

Using Comedy in Educational Drama

Workshop exploring the use of comic conventions as part of Drama in Education/Process Drama. Led by Joe Winston (University of Warwick) hosted by Queens University Belfast