An Irish perspective on education for all who value teaching
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
This week I look ahead to the upcoming conference of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) with Professor Ciarán Sugrue. The theme of the conference is "50 Years On: Reflecting on the Legacy of Free Second-Level Education." In the interview we discuss educational research, teacher education, and the impact that free education has had on the teaching profession.
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme my guest is teacher educator and philosopher Dr. Pádraig Hogan of the Department of Education at Maynooth University. I spoke to Pádraig at the annual conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland. Among the topics we discussed in a wide-ranging interview were:
- The purpose of schools
- Truth and education
- Teaching as a way of life
- Learning as a way of life for teachers
- Supervision on school placement
- Challenging our prejudices as teachers and teacher educators
- Deference and difference in education
- Ethics and education
Ethics and teaching
Becoming a discerning reader of your own teaching
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme I speak to two keynote speakers from the 2018 annual conference of the Computer Education Society of Ireland, Elizabeth Oldham and Richard Millwood, both from Trinity College Dublin. They discuss the past, present and future of the organisation and among other topics Richard discusses how computational thinking relates to teaching the visual arts.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme my guest is Joanna Norton, a lecturer at the University of the Arts in London. In the course of our interview she told me about the App she developed called Keywords Biology.
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
This week I speak to the Chairperson of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI), Adrienne Webb, about the new Leaving Certificate course in Computer Science and other matters.
During the interview we discuss how CESI has been working with various players, such as the NCCA and the PDST, to facilitate the smooth introduction of the syllabus; Adrienne tells us about how she became interested in technology; she discusses resources for teaching computer science; and she describes her approach to working with technology in school.
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I speak to lecturer in mathematics and programming at LIT (Tipperary Campus), Pamela O'Brien. Among the topics we discuss are:
- Her workshop on “Breakoutedu”
- Her job at LIT – Tipperary Campus
- The ICT in Education Conference
- The difference between coding and computer science
- Transitions she made from working in insurance to lecturing and from mathematics to computer science
- How teachers can become more involved in coding
- Who inspires her
- Why she likes EDCHATIE
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Páiríc Clerkin, the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN). In this part of the interview our conversation covers topics such as:
- What the IPPN does
- How he finds the role of CEO of the IPPN
- What teachers should think about before applying for roles as principal or deputy principal
- How will job of principal be different in ten years’ time to what it is today
- What inspires him
- What he likes to read/listen to
- Changes he’d make in the IPPN
- The five minute bench break
- How his own education influences his work as an educator
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme I look ahead to the 2018 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network with the Chief Executive Officer of the Network, Páiric Clerkin. Among the topics we discuss are:
- Priorities for principals at this time
- School funding
- Droichead
- What to expect at the IPPN Conference
Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I welcome back a guest who was on the programme before, Brendan Culligan. Brendan was a keynote speaker at the 2017 annual conference of the Literacy Association of Ireland. His presentation was titled “More than one hundred and twenty five years of Crushing ‘Garlic’!" - in which he honours the memory of an educator who had insightful ideas about teaching spelling.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
My guest on this week's programme is Laureate na nÓg, PJ Lynch, who is also an award-winning illustrator and author. I spoke to him on the occasion of his giving the keynote address at the 41st Annual Conference of the Literacy Association of Ireland, which held its conference in Marino Institute of Education on October 5 and 6 this year.
During the interview Pj Lynch referred to many children's illustrators and authors, including:Louise O'Neill, Derek Landy, Eoin Colfer, E.R. Murray, Matt Griffin, Nicola Pierce, Mo Willems, Lisbeth Zwerger, Sandy Turner, Oliver Jeffers, Chris Haughton, Niamh Sharkey and Marie Louise Fitzpatrick. He also mentioned the book, Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn.