An Irish perspective on education for all who value teaching
Episodes
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News reporter: Barry Hennessy On this week's programme we feature an interview with the Director of the Teaching Council, Aine Lawlor, on the work of the Council. We begin the programme with the views of a non-scientific sample of teachers we spoke to in two schools - one primary and one secondary.
Monday Mar 08, 2010
Monday Mar 08, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. This programme began with an interview with Dr. Brendan Guilfoyle of the Institute of Technology in Tralee about grade inflation. In the interview he responds to Minister O'Keeffe's response to the problem highlighted by the Network for Irish Educational Standards, of which Dr. Guilfoyle is a founding member. The feature interview was with Maurice McMahon about his book Mr. Mac: A Blackboard Memoir on his life as a teacher in St. Benildus College in South Dublin. It is the first memoir about secondary teaching written by an Irish teacher. In it he talks about teaching Irish, teaching history, what makes a good teacher, how students have changed and about his father, the well-known writer and teacher Bryan McMahon. The book costs €15 and can only be ordered directly from Maurice McMahon at his e-mail mrmacbenildus@gmail.com.
Sunday Feb 28, 2010
Sunday Feb 28, 2010
Presented and produced by Barry Hennessy. In this programme Barry spoke to Dr. John Cunningham about his history of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland titled Unlikely Radicals: Irish Post-Primary Teachers and the ASTI 1909-2009. He also interviewed Annette Dolan, Deputy General Secretary of the Teachers' Union of Ireland about working to rule and the Union's call to redesignate the Department of Education and Science as the "Department of Education and Training."
Sunday Feb 21, 2010
Sunday Feb 21, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News report by Barry Hennessy. The guest on the programme was Brendan Culligan from the Marino Institute of Education whose latest book is called Spelling and Handwriting. His previous book is Improving Children's Spelling. Barry's news report covers the strategic alliance between NUIG and UL; an interview with Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association, on three new community national schools; and the appointment of Dr. Harold Hislop as the new Chief Inspector at the Department of Education and Science.
Monday Feb 15, 2010
Monday Feb 15, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. The guest on the programme was Professor Mona O'Moore who is the founder and coordinator of the Anti-Bullying Centre in Trinity College Dublin. The music played on the programme was Miss Invisible by Marie Digby and Johnny by Craig David.
Sunday Feb 07, 2010
Sunday Feb 07, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News interview by Barry Hennessy. Simon Lewis, the principal who spoke from the floor of the IPPN conference, expanded his thoughts on the topic and these can be read here. His full blog can be accessed here. Brendan Culligan's new book is Spelling and Handwriting and it is a follow-up to Improving Children's Spelling. Seán Delaney's report on primary teacher's mathematical knowledge is called Knowing What Counts.
Sunday Jan 31, 2010
Sunday Jan 31, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News report by Barry Hennessy. This week's programme features highlights from plenary addresses at the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN). The addresses were given by Vincent Browne columnist with The Irish Times and The Sunday Business Post and presenter on TV3, and Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President of Dublin City University. In education news Barry spoke to Bob Keating, Principal St. Brigid's Special School in Mullingar about special needs assistants and to Joseph Fogarty from the Campaign for Commercial-Free Education.
Sunday Jan 24, 2010
Sunday Jan 24, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News Roundup by Barry Hennessy Three young students, James Dolan, Brendan Jordan and Conor Cunniffe from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School were interviewed about their project on visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learners and learning. Adrienne Webb discussed the work of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) and their upcoming conference. Barry's news stories covered the proposed abolition of the National University of Ireland (NUI).
Sunday Jan 17, 2010
Sunday Jan 17, 2010
Presented and produced by Sean Delaney. News report by Barry Hennessy. This is a report from the BT Young Scientists Exhibition and it includes interviews with teachers and students from St. Joseph's College in Lucan, Sutton Park School and Arklow Community College.
Sunday Jan 10, 2010
Sunday Jan 10, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News report by Barry Hennessy Guests on programme: Pamela Bowell who is a drama for creative learning consultant and John Boyle, Principal of St. Colmcille's Junior School Knocklyon, Dublin 16