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Programme 304, Ciarán Gray on Dance Education & Primary Teaching (8-11-17)

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.

Programme 271, 10 Lessons I've Learned about Teaching (7-12-16)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

On this programme I mark the launch of my new book Become the Primary Teacher Everyone Wants to Have: A Guide to Career Success by sharing ten lessons I've learned about teaching. The book is published by Routledge and a discount is available on the Routledge website by entering the code FLR40 at Checkout.*

 

 

 

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Programme 245, Jane Shimizu on Primary Teaching, pt 2 (2-3-16)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with teacher of second class, Jane Shimizu. In this part of the interview Jane talks about her class blog, her time teaching in Japan on the JET programme, about her decision to become a primary school teacher and much more.

Programme 244, Jane Shimizu on Primary Teaching, pt 1 (24-2-16)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme I speak to experienced primary teacher of junior classes, Jane Shimizu whose enthusiasm for teaching is infectious. She talks about all aspects of teaching, including planning for the year, daily planning for teaching, subject integration, record keeping, assessment, homework, and active learning. She also talks about her passion for teaching science; she received an award in 2010 from the Institute of Physics. She keeps a classroom blog here.

Programme 243, What Makes Great Principals and Teachers Great? (17-2-16)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme my guest is Dr. Todd Whitaker. Todd Whitaker is an expert on staff motivation, teacher leadership and principal effectiveness. He has authored more than 30 books including the bestseller What Great Teachers Do Differently. He was a keynote speaker at the 2016 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network.

Programme 242, President of IPPN on being a Primary Principal (10-2-16)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme I interview the President of the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN), Maria Doyle. The interview takes place to mark the annual conference of the network. Maria Doyle is Principal of Our Lady of Mercy Senior National School in Waterford City, a DEIS Band 2 Senior Girls school.

Programme 236, Review of 2015 and Preview of 2016

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme I am joined by Brian Mooney, who edited the Education Matters Yearbook 2015-2016. He is also a Guidance Counsellor at Oatlands College and a columnist with The Irish Times.

Programme 229, Critical Thinking and Book Talk (4-11-15)

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.

Programme 218, Áine Hyland & the Dalkey School Project (20-5-15)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

In this first part of a two-interview series with Professor Áine Hyland, she talks about her early school experiences and how she came to be involved in setting up the Dalkey School Project National School.

Programme 212, Joanne Gilmartin on IT in Education (8-4-15)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme I spoke to Joanne Gilmartin following her contribution to the 2015 annual conference of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) Teachmeet on the topic of augmented reality in the primary classroom.