Hanen Teacher Talk
Hanen ‘Teacher Talk’™ is a three-day (18 hour) training course consisting of three modules, A, B and C. A training pack including three workbooks and a certificate of completion is provided to all participants who complete the full 3 Module training. Modules A and B are now available online.
Teacher Talk covers the key principles of Learning Language and Loving It, providing educators with core strategies that will help them create rich and stimulating learning environments for the children they work with.
The Teacher Talk Training Series is designed to actively engage participants through discussions, small group activities, analysis of video examples and completion of practical Action Plans that participants take back to their classrooms. Teachers receive workbooks for each session that allow them to personalize the content and think about how they will meet the needs of the individual children in their classroom.
Further information can be found on The Hanen Centre.
Attendees must be registered on Continuous Professional Development Access on the Better Start Portal. Once users are registered, they can self-enroll on the courses through the course catalogue. If you have any queries please contact professionaldevelopement@betterstart.ie

Hanen Teacher Talk A – Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings
Saturday 11th November, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co. Carlow R93 C9H0
Hanen Teacher Talk B – Let Language Lead the Way to Literacy
Saturday 9th December, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co. Carlow R93 C9H0
Hanen Teacher Talk C – Fostering Peer Interaction in Early Childhood Settings
Saturday 20th January, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co. Carlow R93 C9H0