Episodes
Tuesday Jan 17, 2012
Programme 122, John Quinn pt. 2 (15-1-12)
Tuesday Jan 17, 2012
Tuesday Jan 17, 2012
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney John Quinn presented The Open Mind and Education Forum on RTE Radio 1 in the 1980s and 1990s. Through these and other programmes, he introduced Irish people, including teachers, to some of the most inspirational thinkers and communicators on education. Some of what he learned on those programmes has been compiled in his book, The Curious Mind, published by Veritas. In this, the second part of my interview with John Quinn, he talks about his journey out of the classroom and into RTE. He discusses educational broadcasting and identifies some of the educators who inspired him during his distinguished career as a broadcaster.
Monday Jan 09, 2012
Programme 121, John Quinn Interview, pt 1 (8-1-12)
Monday Jan 09, 2012
Monday Jan 09, 2012
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney In this programme, I spoke to the man who was the voice of educational broadcasting in Ireland from 1975 to 2002. In that time he elicited insights into education from some of the greatest living thinkers in the area. On this first of a two-part interview, he shares his own insights into education gained from his time as a teacher and from his time as anchor of The Open Mind and Education Forum. Some of what he learned on those programmes has been compiled in his book, The Curious Mind, published by Veritas.
Thursday Dec 15, 2011
Programme 119, Listening to Music, and Education Budget (11-12-11)
Thursday Dec 15, 2011
Thursday Dec 15, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Budget report by Barry Hennessy In this week's programme, Yvonne Higgins, music educator in the Marino Institute of Education, talks about how teachers teach children to listen to music. Barry analyses the education content of the recent budget for Ireland.
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
Programme 117, Ed Walsh, & Physical Education (27-11-11)
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme Dr. Ed Walsh, former president of the University of Limerick discussed his new book, Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University and his Irish Times article on 13 Lessons We Must Learn. In a week when Senator Eamonn Coghlan called for schools to help tackle the growing problem of youngsters being overweight, obese and unfit, Caitriona Cosgrave, PE lecturer in Marino Institute of Education and Chairperson of the Irish Primary PE Association, discusses the difference between physical education and physical fitness.
Sunday Oct 30, 2011
Programme 113, PISA, Interactive whiteboards, & Teaching Writing (30-10-11)
Sunday Oct 30, 2011
Sunday Oct 30, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA Investigation by Barry Hennessy Interactive Whiteboard report by Sinéad Burke On this week's programme my special guest was poet and retired teacher Gabriel Fitzmaurice from Moyvane in Co. Kerry. He spoke about teaching writing and teaching Irish, and read his poem Proud to Be Me from his collection of the same name, published by Mercier Press. One of the websites referred to by Sinéad in her report is www.anseo.net.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
Programme 112, Teaching as Not Telling, & Classroom X Factor Review (23-10-11)
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News Roundup by Barry Hennessy Book Review by Sinéad Burke On this week's programme, Dr. Thérese Dooley, from St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, explained how and why children can learn more mathematics when the teacher doesn't tell. Thérese Dooley was a keynote speaker at the MEI conference in September and the piece was broadcast this week to coincide with the end of Maths Week. Sinéad Burke reviewed a book written by DES inspector Dr. John White and Queen's University Professor John Gardner, titled The Classroom X-Factor: The Role of Body Language and Non-verbal Communication in Teaching.
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Programme 105, Anne Looney - NCCA, pt 2 (4-9-11)
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News interview by Barry Hennessy. This week we bring you the second part of an interview conducted recently with Dr. Anne Looney of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. In the programme Anne Looney shares her views on assessment, what education can learn from computer games, Junior Cert reform, the Leaving Certificate, the CAO points system and Transition Year. In the news interview Barry presents an interview with Lorraine Dempsey about cutbacks to Special Needs Assistants in schools.
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Programme 104, Anne Looney pt 1, & News (28-8-11)
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News roundup by Barry Hennessy. This was the first programme in the 2011-2012 school year. The guest on this programme was Dr. Anne Looney who is Chief Executive Officer of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). In this part of the interview she discusses the role of the NCCA, the breadth of the Primary School Curriculum and how some teachers are teaching without textbooks.
Saturday Jul 16, 2011
Programme 103, Halting the Summer Slide (10-7-11)
Saturday Jul 16, 2011
Saturday Jul 16, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News Report by Barry Hennessy On this programme I spoke to Martina Gannon and Lána McCarthy from Write Minded, a service of Young Ballymun. They spoke about the Summer Slide initiative that they are implementing this year. Barry reports on the launch of Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life: The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020. He plays an excerpt from the Minister's speech on launch day and gets a response from Peter Mullan of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.
Friday Jul 08, 2011
Programme 102, Suzanne Wilson on Teacher Education (3-7-11)
Friday Jul 08, 2011
Friday Jul 08, 2011
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News roundup by Barry Hennessy The guest on this programme was Professor Suzanne Wilson from the College of Education at Michigan State University. Reference was made to the Initial Teacher Education:Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers developed by the Teaching Council.