Episodes
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Programme 182, International School of Dublin (30-6-13)
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Thursday Jun 27, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I spoke to Sarah Pepper who is the Principal of the International School of Dublin. You can learn more about the school here and here. This is the final Inside Education programme for now. Thank you for listening and I hope to be back some time in the future.
Monday Jun 24, 2013
Programme 181, Influences on Teaching Maths, Reading and Science (23-6-13)
Monday Jun 24, 2013
Monday Jun 24, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme I speak to Dr. Eemer Eivers, Aidan Clerkin and Dr. Mary Lewis of the Educational Research Centre about the publication of National Schools, International Contexts: Beyond the PIRLS and TIMSS Test Results. The report outlines the factors that are believed to have influenced our results on the maths, reading, and science tests which were published at the end of 2012 and compares the factors across countries. You can hear about the results here.
Sunday Jun 16, 2013
Programme 180, History of Computer Education Society of Ireland
Sunday Jun 16, 2013
Sunday Jun 16, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme I spoke to Elizabeth Oldham from the School of Education in Trinity College Dublin about the history of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) to mark the fortieth anniversary of the society's being founded. The interview was recorded at the annual conference of CESI 2013. The programme also features a brief excerpt from an interview with Professor John Naughton about the Raspberry Pi computing device.
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Programme 179, School Tours and the Burren (9-6-13)
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney For this week's programme I went on location to the Burren where Gordon D'Arcy and Paddy Madden were bringing a group of student teachers on a tour of the Burren. I eavesdropped on the tour and asked Gordon some questions about organising a school tour to exploit its educational potential. In the programme Gordon refers to the Heritage in Schools scheme. You can find out more about it here.
Sunday Jun 02, 2013
Programme 178, Collaborative & Cooperative Learning (2-6-13)
Sunday Jun 02, 2013
Sunday Jun 02, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I spoke to Professor Angela O'Donnell who is originally from Ireland but who has a successful academic career in the United States as an educational psychologist. She is based in Rutgers University and is author of Educational Psychology: Reflection for Action.