An Irish perspective on education for all who value teaching
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
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.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
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.
Wednesday Feb 25, 2015
Wednesday Feb 25, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to Tim Savage, the Associate Dean for Online Education in Trinity College Dublin about the University's first experience of offering a MOOC - Massive Open Online Course.
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney For this week's programme I went on location to the Burren where Gordon D'Arcy and Paddy Madden were bringing a group of student teachers on a tour of the Burren. I eavesdropped on the tour and asked Gordon some questions about organising a school tour to exploit its educational potential. In the programme Gordon refers to the Heritage in Schools scheme. You can find out more about it here.
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme, Dr. Fionnuala Waldron from St. Patrick's College discusses the teaching of history.