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Introductory training opportunities

'An Online Training Community for Teachers and Leaders'

Learn what you want, when you want! Select Academy is our online community hub for all things teaching and learning. You’ll find engaging and interactive courses that range from foundations skills to classroom-based high-level technological pedagogy. Subscribers also gain access to half-termly seminars on curriculum specific device embedment; lesson plans; 1:1 consultation opportunity and much more. Our platform goes beyond training. It’s a safe space for teachers to progress in at their own rate.

Learners

  • Engage in a range of educational courses at any time
  • Choose your own learning path to match your abilities
  • Track your personal technological progress
  • Access technology enriched lesson plans
  • Book 1:1 Apple Professional Development consultations
  • Enjoy half-termly online seminars on the latest innovations
  • Sign in to Select Academy on any device

Leaders

  • Free admin training for all Leaders
  • Track the whole school progression
  • Track grouped or individual progressions
  • Use Select Academy data as DLP evidence
  • Create your own course materials for your school
  • Request bespoke course from dedicated Apple Professional Learning Specialists

High Quality Content

25+
hours
of content

400+
individual
videos

30+
courses

25+
hours of new content annually

Select Academy is a fantastic resource for supporting the ongoing training and professional development of our staff. The self-paced nature of the courses is great for our teachers. They can engage with the content fully regardless of their current skill level thereby ensuring the proficiency and ability of all users is continually developing and evolving.

Gerard O’Leary, Principal

- Celbridge Community School

Setting all of our Faculty and Students up on Select Academy is an easy way of making sure they have the support they need. Any time they need to find something out or improve their Apple knowledge they can sign in and find the relevant course.

Caroline Kennedy, ICT Lead

- The Law Society

Through Select Academy we have the opportunity for the ongoing upskilling of teachers to foster confidence and positive mindset regarding the introduction of digital technology within their classroom.

Laura Campion, Classroom Teacher

- Ratoath National School

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Apple Foundations

Brand new to Apple Technology? Our Apple Foundations workshops enable teachers to embed new technology into classroom practice straight away. These hands-on sessions result in tangible ideas that can be planned into lessons across the curriculum.

  • Up to 3 Hours of Onsite Training
  • Build key Apple Technology foundation skills
  • Introduce Apple Classroom a continual Learning Resource
  • Engage with cross-curricular applications of your choice

€325

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Course Spotlights

Pages for iPad Essentials:


When we deliver training in schools, we often find that it’s the simple things that teachers and learners don’t use. Pages is full of brilliant document templates including story book templates; how to guide templates; portfolio templates and lesson plan templates. The Pages for iPad Essentials course looks at these intuitive features and a whole lot more so that you can easily embed the app into classroom practice.

Supporting Reading Comprehension and Fluency:


You can find SEN related content throughout Select Academy. You can explore the accessibility features course or learn about how most apps accessible tools. However, this course is entirely focused on improving comprehension and free-flowing reading. Using the technology to support your learners can be the tipping point and ultimately help an individual to become a more active learner.

Round up of this years new features

In 2023, we’ve introduced a wide range of new features of Select Academy. Don’t forget that all of this can now be accessed via your account…

  • Book a training session with an Apple Professional Learning Specialist
  • Read articles and useful guides on our classroom focused blog
  • The Quick Wins section in ‘Teaching Tools’ highlights easily embeddable apps
  • You can now find technology driven lesson plans on Select Academy
  • Log in to free online training sessions centred around subjects

This Half Term’s Free Seminar:

iPad and Mathematics

11th December: 16:00–17:00

iPad and Mathematics is a brilliant one-hour online seminar that all Select Academy users are invited to. This exclusive workshop will showcase intuitive maths apps that can engage learners and enhance the subject material. Apple technology can help both teachers and learners to capture mathematical processes and assess understanding. Certain apps can even aid revision whilst making some of the subject’s more convoluted methodologies more tangible.

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Apple Teacher

Empowering individuals. Apple Teacher is a free online professional development resource. If you’re brand new to the world of Apple, it’s a great place to get started. Simple visit the Apple Teacher Learning Centre to learn more.

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