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Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilSustainability education: Moving beyond the recycling binsIn this episode, Phil Fox, Acting Director of The Teaching Council, is joined by Dr. Patrick Kirwan and Dr. Mary Moore, to discuss sustainability education in schools. The conversation focuses on practical steps that school communities can take to instil a growth mindset approach towards sustainability, education outdoors, empowering pupils to become agents of meaningful action, and much more. After a career in science as an epidemiologist, Patrick trained as a post-primary Science teacher. In 2021, Patrick founded the Irish Schools Sustainability Network, which brings together teachers and students from different schools to foster climate and nature conversations, t...2022-12-1942 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilCultivating an inclusive classroomIn this episode, Phil Fox, Acting Director of The Teaching Council, is joined by Ann Marie Caulfield and Josephine Byrne, to explore their experiences of inclusive education in mainstream schools. Ann Marie has been a post-primary teacher since 1996. She is currently an assistant principal and the additional needs coordinator at St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush, Co. Dublin. Josephine has been a primary teacher since 1999. She is an assistant principal at St. Mary’s Primary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, where she currently teaches 1st Class. Inclusive teaching is ‘good teaching’. What is necessary for one pup...2022-11-2937 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilFÉILTE 2022 Theme - Respect, Remembering, Reflecting and ReimagingThis panel remembered and reflected on the past two years of the pandemic and reimagined the future of teaching and learning.As we journey from what has been a huge global pandemic affecting not only schools but entire communities, a conversation on the FÉILTE 2022 theme Remembering, Reflecting and Reimagining is both timely and apt.When schools were forced to close, the need for and the importance of collaboration within the entire education system became even more clear. During these extraordinary times, teachers, student teachers and schools rose to the challenge, demonstrating their ultimate professionalism a...2022-11-0141 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilTalking about leadership, initial teacher education and more with Dr. Finn Ó MurchúIn this episode Tomás Ó Ruairc, former Director of the Teaching Council, is joined by Dr Finn Ó Murchú for a conversation about leadership, initial teacher education and much more. Finn is Head of School of Education (post-primary) at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Thurles, Ireland. He lectures across a wide range of programmes and supervises research from undergraduate to doctorate levels, with a particular interest in teacher professional learning, school leadership, inclusive and collaborative practices. He has a particular interest in teacher education, team teaching (where two teachers share the teaching space) and practices that support inclusive learning. He is...2022-06-171h 07Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilCaroline Healy (Principal) and Orla Kenny (teacher) from Scoil Mhuire, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim chat about their experience of welcoming Ukrainian children and parents to their school.Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with The Teaching CouncilIn this episode, Phil Fox, Acting Director of The Teaching Council, is joined by Caroline Healy and Orla Kenny from Scoil Mhuire National School in Leitrim.Caroline began her teaching career at Scoil Mhuire in 1983 and is the principal at the school since 2001. Orla is a teacher in Scoil Mhuire since 1994 and the current 6th class teacher.Scoil Mhuire is a mixed primary school situated in the town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The school has a present enrolment of 486 pupils and th...2022-05-2540 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Michelle Stowe, Director of Connect RP - restorative practice, professional learning communities and more!In this episode Tomás Ó Ruairc is joined by Michelle Stowe for a conversation about restorative practice, professional learning communities and much more!Michelle Stowe taught English and Spanish for 16 years and now works as a restorative practitioner, trainer, researcher and consultant. She is currently lecturing trainee teachers on the Professional Masters in Education (PME) programme in Maynooth University. In her role as the director of Connect RP, she supports schools in growing a restorative culture that puts people and relationships at the heart of a learning community. Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have bee...2022-04-061h 02Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilComhrá maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge leis an Dr. T.J. Ó Ceallaigh / A conversation about promotion of the Irish language with Dr. T.J. Ó CeallaighSan eagrán seo, in éineacht le Phil Fox, Stiúrthóir Gníomhach na Comhairle Múinteoireachta, tá an Dr T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Stiúrthóir Staidéar Iarchéime Múinte i gColáiste Mhuire gan Smál (MIC), Ollscoil Luimnigh, le haghaidh comhrá maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge, an dóchas atá ann don teanga amach anseo, an t-oideachas digiteach agus i bhfad níos mó!Fógra Séanta um Podchraoladh: D’ullmhaigh an Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta na taifeadtaí seo chun críocha eolais agus plé ghinearálta. Má chuirtear barúlacha nó tuairimí in iúl...2022-03-0744 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Ciara O’Donnell, Director of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST)Ciara O’Donnell is the National Director of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), the Department of Education’s largest national cross sectoral continuing professional development service. Ciara is a primary school teacher and has worked in teacher education with the Department of Education’s support services since 2005 holding a number of curricular and policy leadership roles. Ciara’s current research interests include teacher education, educational leadership and curriculum. In this episode Tomás Ó Ruairc is joined by Ciara O’Donnell for a conversation about curriculum, collaborative professional development, leadership and much more!Podcast...2022-02-031h 02Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Patrick Sullivan, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)In this episode Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of The Teaching Council is joined by Patrick Sullivan for a conversation about curriculum, role models, engaging with communities and much more. Patrick Sullivan has worked with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) since 2013. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer, he oversees developments in early childhood and primary education. Patrick began his teaching career in Callystown National School before taking a teaching principal’s role in Ard Rí Community National School in 2010. He holds a first-class masters in Educational Leadership from Maynooth University and a professional doctorate from Dub...2021-12-101h 04Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Roddy Doyle, the opening keynote speaker at FÉILTE 2021.Roddy Doyle has written twelve novels, including The Commitments, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1993, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, Smile and, most recently, Love. He has written three collections of short stories and eight books for children. He co-wrote The Second Half, with Roy Keane. He has also written for stage and screen. His latest book, published this year, is Life Without Children, a collection of stories, most of which are set during the Covid pandemic. He is the co-founder and chairman of Fighting Words. He was a te...2021-11-221h 06Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Andy HargreavesAndy Hargreaves is a Professor at Boston College and the University of Ottawa. He is also a writer, speaker, consultant and policy adviser. Andy is the founder of the ARC Education Project of which Ireland is a member. This is a group of nations committed to broadly defined excellence, equity, wellbeing, inclusion, democracy and human rights in professionally run systems. Andy, along with Dennis Shirley, recently released the book Five Paths to Student Engagement which brings together 7 years of collaborative research on engagement.In this episode, Andy joins Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council, for a...2021-10-041h 03Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn Conversation with Dr Deborah NetolickyDr Deborah Netolicky has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and school leadership in Australia and England. She is currently Head of Teaching and Learning at St Mark’s Anglican Community School, Honorary Research Associate at Murdoch University, Chair of a local primary school board, and member of education advisory committees. She blogs at theeduflaneuse.com, is author of Transformational Professional Learning: Making a Difference in Schools, editor of the upcoming Future Alternatives for Educational Leadership: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Democracy and co-editor of Flip the System. Deborah joins Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Counc...2021-07-051h 02Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilTalking all things education with Clive Byrne, Director of NAPDIn this episode, Clive Byrne joins Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council, and guest host Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary for a chat about his career journey, his participation in the Wellbeing for All group, the school community, school leadership and much more.Clive is the Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), a role he has held since 2008. In his role as Director of NAPD, Clive has written and presented on the role of the school leader as an agent of change in Irish education and has b...2021-05-271h 03Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilTalking Education, Wellbeing for Teachers and Learners and Donegal dreams with Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children in IrelandDr Niall Muldoon is Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children and has worked in the area of Child Protection for over 20 years. In this episode, Niall joins Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council, and guest host, Angela Lynch, Principal Advice Manager at the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN), to chat about what drives him in his role as Ombudsman, the Wellbeing for Teachers and Learners Group, and what education means to him. Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for general information and discussion purposes. Any ex...2021-04-141h 08Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilIn conversation with Ciara Reilly – communities, COVID, and learning through the porous wallsCiara Reilly is an Assistant Lecturer in Digital Education at the Marino Institute of Technology, and is well known to many teachers around the country through her contributions on Twitter via #edchatie.Ciara joins Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council, and Brian Fahy, primary teacher on secondment and Communications Associate in the Teaching Council, for a chat about her career journey including her pioneering work with Kathleen Byrne in bringing Teachmeet to Ireland, navigating the ups and downs of working online in the current climate, and what learnings we can take forward when life returns to...2021-02-261h 10Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilFÉILTE tackles the perennial issue of inclusion in educationWe are revisiting FÉILTE 2019 in NUI Galway, where Dr Finn Ó Murchú stepped in at the last minute to host a panel discussion on Inclusive Education. The focus of the discussion is not only about additional needs or special education needs, but rather it looks at the wider area of inclusion – socio economic diversity, access to our education system for all teachers and all learners. Although this discussion took place in 2019, we know that inclusive education is always relevant. Perhaps now, more than ever, we are looking at ways to include everyone in the school community while COVID...2021-01-1844 min
Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilMary Robinson, former president of Ireland, is a keynote speaker at FÉILTE 2020!Mary Robinson, the Former president of Ireland and former UN Commission for Human Rights, was a guest at FÉILTE 2020, the annual Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence. She was the keynote interviewee at the festival, and director of The Teaching Council, Tomás Ó Ruairc interviewed her via video link. She spoke about the importance of teachers in our society and had a wide-ranging discussion on topics from climate change to social justice, to Covid 19 to poetry! Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for...2020-12-0157 minLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching CouncilCreating safe and supportive places in schools and education for LGBTI+ teachers and studentsMoninne Griffith, CEO of BeLonG To, speaks to hosts Tomás Ó Ruairc, director of The Teaching Council, and Máirín Ní Chéilleachair, director of Dublin West Education Centre about supporting LGBTI+ students in schools and in the community. BeLonG To runs Stand Up Awareness Week every November, which is a time for second-level schools, youth services, and Youthreach Centres in Ireland to join us and take a stand against homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. This week is an opportunity for schools to look at how they can make them safe and supportive places for LGBTI+ students.2020-11-081h 13