Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teaching

By Sean Delaney

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March 20, 2019Programme 358, 2019 Conference of Irish Primary PE Association (20-3-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I bring you some interviews I recorded at the 2019 annual conference of the Irish Primary PE Association which was held in the Watershed, Kilkenny on 9 March. First I spoke to Dr. Liam Clohessy, who is chair of the Association and Cameron Stewart who is a member of the Scottish Association of Teachers of Physical Education. Among the topics we covered were
Adapting games for use in PE
Using PE to develop leadership, resilience and fair play
Why physical education is more than physical activity
Time allocated to teaching physical education
The place of physical education in Scotland
Motivating children who are reluctant to engage in physical education class
Benefits and drawbacks of specialist teachers for physical education
Cameron recommended Joey Feith's website and Liam recommended the websites Move Well and Move Often and the PE section of the PDST website.
Next I spoke to Dr. Frances Murphy from Dublin City University. The topics we discussed included:
Evaluating the Irish Primary PE Association today
Strengths and challenges of PE in Ireland today
The benefits of integrating physical education with other school subjects
How physical education can contribute to addressing obesity among children
Frances recommended checking out the Primary Schools’ Sports Initiative resource.
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28min
March 13, 2019Programme 357, Gert Biesta part 2 (13-3-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I bring you more from my interview with Professor Gert Biesta, who is Professor of Public Education at Maynooth University. What comes through in everything he says is the respect and love he has for teaching. Among the wide range of topics we discuss are the following:
Who he writes for when he writes about education
Speaking and thinking about education in an educational way
How philosophy can inform the practice of teachers
Designing and teaching a module on philosophy for future teachers
The importance of asking good questions
The relevance of Kierkegaard and “Double truth giving” in teaching
Teaching for the possibility of being taught
John Dewey’s critique of the modern scientific world view
PE teachers who had a significant impact on him
Why schools should surprise
What inspires him
The book he is currently reading is in German and it is Allgemeine Pädagogik by Dietrich Benner. He also referred to the work of Homer Lane, whose most famous book is Talks to Parents and Teachers. He also referred to the book, Beyond the Present and the Particular by Charles H. Bailey.
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28min
March 06, 2019Programme 356, Gert Biesta, part 1 (6-3-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I speak to Gert Biesta who is Professor of Public Education at Maynooth University. Among the topics we discuss on the programme are:
Why he took up a position in Ireland
The work of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy at Maynooth University
How he’ll get to know the Irish education system
How teacher education in Ireland differs from teacher education in England
The emergence of a competitive mindset in education across countries
What good education is in an age of measurement
Balancing three purposes of education
The place of equity, diversity and social justice in education
Implications of the disappearance of teaching and the rise of learning over the last 25 years
The gift of teaching
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29min
February 27, 2019Programme 355, IPPN Deputy President and Aquaculture Remote Classroom (27-2-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme music by David Vesey
This week I bring you my third and final episode from the 2019 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network. First of all I step inside the Aquaculture Remote Classroom to find out what's in store for schools when the mobile classroom visits and I speak to John Hurley of H2 Learning who was involved in designing the experience.
I also speak to Damian White who is Deputy President of the Irish Primary Principals' Network. Among the topics we discuss are:
The highlight of the conference for him
Prioritising initiatives for schools
The role of a school in a community
How the IPPN has encouraged cooperation across schools
Teachers who taught him
How he’d like to be perceived by students in his school
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28min
February 20, 2019Programme 354, Tara Concannon-Gibney on Early Years Literacy 2 (20-2-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I continue my conversation on teaching literacy in the early years with Dr. Tara Concannon-Gibney from Dublin City University. The occasion was to mark the publication by Routledge of Tara's book Teaching Essential Literacy Skills in the Early Years Classroom: A Guide for Students and Teachers. Among the topics we discuss on this week's programme are:
Her definition of literacy
Digital texts and literacy
Why some children struggle with reading
How parents can help their child to read
How a parent should react to a child reading when the child comes to a word that is not known
Advice for choosing a book for a child
The benefits of repetitive reading of texts
Poetry and literacy skills
How she became interested in the area of literacy
How she went about writing the book
In the course of our interview Tara mentioned texts by the following writers: Mem Fox, Georgia Heard, Lucy Calkins, Oliver Jeffers, Hervé Tullet, and Julia Donaldson.
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28min
February 13, 2019Programme 353, Early Years Literacy (13-2-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
The guest on this week's programme is Dr. Tara Concannon Gibney who is an assistant professor in Dublin City University. The interview is to mark the launch of Tara's new book Teaching Essential Literacy Skills in the Early Years Classroom: A Guide for Students and Teachers, which is published by Routledge. Among the topics we discuss this week are the following:
Why she wrote the book
Phonological awareness and how to develop it using games
Using big books to teach literacy (e.g. Owl Babies)
How to teach phonics
Sequence for teaching phonics
Developing fluency
Teaching concepts of print
Tier 2 vocabulary
Comprehension strategies – Gradual release of responsibility model
High frequency – Dolch - words
Guided reading literacy centres
Role of play in developing language and literacy
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28min
February 06, 2019Programme 352, Adam Harris & Patrick O'Shea at IPPN (6-2-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
Theme tune by David Vesey.
On this week's programme, the guests were two of the keynote speakers from the 2019 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network, the IPPN, Adam Harris and Patrick O'Shea. Adam Harris is the Chief Executive Officer of AsIAm, an organisation set up to give people with autism a voice. My conversation with Adam included the following topics:
His message for primary school principals
The importance of school culture
The “scattered skill sets” of people with autism
The value of focusing on a student’s strengths
Disclosing the having of autism
Support for students with autism
A student’s relationship with their SNA
The work of As I Am
Awareness of versus Understanding People with autism
Coping mechanisms for difficult situations and places
Being diagnosed as having autism

Professor Patrick O'Shea was appointed President of University College Cork in 2017 following a three-decade career in academia in the United States. My conversation with Patrick included the topics below:
Why he sees Brexit as a tremendous opportunity for Ireland and Irish education
Why he emigrated to the United States and how Ireland changed while he was away
His impression of University culture in the United States
The mission of University College Cork
How learning will happen without teaching
Educating explorers rather than training tourists
Motivation of Students
The role of a School of Education in a University
Comparing leadership of a university with leading a primary school
A typical day
Junior Conferring
Why history is what’s left when the noise and the news are gone
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28min
January 30, 2019Programme 351, Páiric Clerkin at the IPPN Conference 2019 (30-1-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey.
This week I bring you the first of my interviews recorded at the 2019 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network. The theme of the conference was Sustainable Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities. My interview today is with the Chief Executive Officer of the Network, Páiric Clerkin. Among the various topics discussed this week are:
Relief from teaching duties on one day a week for teaching principals
Restoration of posts of responsibility in larger schools
Establishment of the Primary Education Forum (Calendar of reform)
Problems in schools arising from children who are homeless or in direct provision
His priorities for the year ahead (mentoring and the Centre for School Leadership; redeveloping online services)
Members’ positive response to the address by the Minister for Education and Skills
Applying for a position as School Principal
Prioritising for principals and making school leadership "doable"
Teachers’ developing their expertise in areas they’re passionate about
Transitioning into the role of CEO of the IPPN
The writings of Andy Hargreaves
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28min
January 23, 2019Programme 350, Paul O'Donnell on Being a Principal and More (23-1-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Paul O'Donnell, Principal of St. Patrick's National School in Slane. Among the topics we discuss on this week's programme are:
His work with the CPSMA
Numbers applying for principalship
Principals acting as gatekeepers
Challenges of being a principal with full teaching duties
What schools are for (and a sense of place)
What inspires him
Being outdoors in poor weather
Outdoor education in the United States
Questions to ask yourself before applying for principalship
Favourite book, writer
Among the books he recommends are The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli and Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday on leadership and Messy Maths by Juliet Robertson. He follows Tom Bennett (@tombennett71) and Pasi Sahlberg (@pasi_sahlberg) on Twitter.
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28min
January 16, 2019Programme 349, Wild Teaching with Paul O'Donnell (16-1-19)
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
Theme tune by David Vesey
On this week's programme I speak to Paul O'Donnell who is principal of St. Patrick's National School in Slane, Co. Meath. He is the author of Wild Teaching: Cross-curricular Lessons Outdoors for Agoraphobic Teachers which is published by Meath County Council. Among the topics we discussed are:
How his upbringing fostered a love of the outdoors
The influence of Paddy Madden on his work as a teacher
How tempting it is to teach indoors all the time
Having students gather resources for lessons
Specific lessons in Wild Teaching
Making the transition from teaching to being principal
Challenges of principalship
Eliciting voices of children in running the school
Learning about life and death through keeping hens in school
The school garden
Minimising rubbish in the school
Earning six green flags for the school
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28min

FAQs about Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teaching:

How many episodes does Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teaching have?

The podcast currently has 318 episodes available.