Episodes
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Programme 232, David Rose pt. 2 & English as an Additional Language (25-11-15)
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Dr. David Rose of CAST where he talks about Universal Design for Learning and schools having a "print disability."
Dr. Barbara O'Toole, who is coordinator of the Masters in Education Studies (Intercultural Education) programme at the Marino Institute of Education discusses some of the challenges faced by children of linguistic minorities in schools.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Programme 231, Universal Design for Learning with David Rose, Pt. 1 (18-11-15)
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme my guest was the co-founder of CAST, and the developer of Universal Design for Learning, Dr. David Rose. He lectures at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
Programme 230, Science Teaching and Scifest; & More on Picture Books (10-11-15)
Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme to mark National Science Week I visited the national finals of Scifest and spoke to its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sheila Porter. I also spoke to two teachers, Catherine Tattersall from Sutton Park School and Dr. Katie Corbett from Skerries Community College.
I also bring you a final piece from my interview with Mary Roche, author of Developing Children's Critical Thinking through Picturebooks, in which she names some of her favourite picture books.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Programme 229, Critical Thinking and Book Talk (4-11-15)
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to Dr. Mary Roche who is the author of Developing Children’s Critical Thinking through Picturebooks. You can read more about her book here.
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme I spoke to Professor John West-Burnham who is an independent consultant in educational leadership and a Professor of Educational Leadership at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham. He was a keynote presenter at the ENIRDELM conference held in Malahide in September.