Episodes
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Programme 307, David Didau, Part 2 (29-11-17)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
This week I bring you the second part of my interview with writer, blogger, speaker, trainer and former English teacher David Didau. We focus particularly on his book, What if everything you knew about education was wrong? Among the topics discussed are the following:
- How teachers can use research
- Why less feedback is more
- Carol Dweck’s research on mindsets
- The difficulties in telling if what children learn is retained or transferable
- Why a sat-nav is the perfect “assessment for learning machine”
- The illusion of knowledge
- Assessment for learning
- Why testing should be rebranded as quizzing
- Why differentiation is a “dark art”
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Programme 306, David Didau - Learning Spy pt 1 (22-11-17)
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I speak to David Didau, who is also known as "The Learning Spy." I wanted to find out more about his book, What if everything you knew about education was wrong? Among the topics discussed on the programme with David are the following:
- Opportunity costs in teaching
- Choices teachers make
- Criticism of the teacher education he received
- Who he trusts on questions about education
- How teachers are acquiring incorrect information about education
- The lack of evidence behind learning styles and educational outcome
On next week's programme I'll bring you the second part of my interview with David.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Programme 305, Literacy Association of Ireland Workshops (15-11-17)
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to three people who presented workshops at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Literacy Association of Ireland. They were Claire Dunne from the Marino Institute of Education, Damien Quinn from seomraranga.com and Anne Burke from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Among the websites mentioned on the programme were:
Children's Literature Association of Ireland
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13586750-bully
Wednesday Nov 08, 2017
Programme 304, Ciarán Gray on Dance Education & Primary Teaching (8-11-17)
Wednesday Nov 08, 2017
Wednesday Nov 08, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme Ciarán Gray from North Bay Educate Together National School and Company B talks about his own interest in dance and shares some of his thoughts on primary teaching.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
Programme 303, Ciarán Gray on Dance Education (1-11-17)
Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme primary school teacher Ciarán Gray talks about dance education and about Company B, the dance company he set up for young males. Ciarán teaches in North Bay Educate Together National School.