Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teaching

Oct 01 2024 300 ep. 33 mins 73

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An Irish perspective on news and stories from the world of education

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Inside Education 432, Children's Voice and Public Speaking with Siobhán Keenan Fitzgerald (1-10-24)

Oct 01 2024 68 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. This week on the podcast I speak again to Dr. Siobhán Keenan Fitzgerald whose book Listen: How Child and Student Voice Can Change the World has just been published by Routledge. Among the topics we discussed are: Among the topics were discussed were: Connecting to a network of Changemaker schools Getting interested in outdoor education insp

Inside Education 431, Patrick Burke on Literacy Education and More (22-9-24)

Sep 22 2024 68 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I am delighted to be joined by Dr. Patrick Burke from Dublin City University's School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education. Among the topics discussed were: Differences between the primary school he attended and the school where he began his teaching career. How he became interested in the teaching of

Inside Education 430, Perry Share on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching (4-6-24)

Jun 04 2024 59 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's podcast my guest is Perry Share, who is Head of Student Success at Atlantic Technological University. Among the topics we discuss are: The impact of taking a module with Hilary Tovey on rural sociology and a module with Brian Torode and Barbara Bradby on language, discourse and French theory. Perry’s belief that artificial i

Inside Education 429, Gene Mehigan on The Master by Bryan MacMahon (4-5-24)

May 04 2024 49 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. The format of this podcast differs a bit from the usual one in that I am joined by my colleague in Marino Institute of Education, Dr. Gene Mehigan to discuss a book that influenced him on his journey as a teacher and teacher educator. The Book is The Master by Bryan MacMahon, published by Poolbeg Press in 1992. Among the topics we discuss ar

Inside Education 428, Hugh Catts on Reading Comprehension and Dyslexia (25 April 2024)

Apr 25 2024 65 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. In this episode I interview Hugh Catts from the Florida State University about reading comprehension, dyslexia and more. People interviewed on previous Inside Education podcasts are mentioned in this episode: Jerome Kagan, Daniel T. Willingham and Tim Shanahan. Among the topics raised on the podcast are: How his interest in educational resea

Inside Education 427, Etta Hollins on Teacher Education and More (2-4-24)

Apr 02 2024 50 mins

On this week's podcast I speak to Professor Etta Hollins from the University of Missouri-Kansas City about teacher education and the role of the teacher. Among the topics we discussed are: Why observation is key to good teaching practice and learning to teach The need to be observing, documenting and analysing classroom practice from early in a student teacher’s course How the in

Inside Education 426, Mark Windschitl on Teaching the Science of Climate Change (12-12-22)

Dec 12 2022 64 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this podcast I spoke to Professor Mark Windschitl from the University of Washington about teaching science and especially the science of climate change. As usual with these podcasts we covered a wide range of topics, including the following: What core practices are in teacher education (e.g. teachers need to elicit ideas students already h

Inside Education 425, Social Emotional Learning with Sara Rimm-Kaufman (5-6-22)

Jun 05 2022 46 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this podcast I discussed social and emotional learning with Professor Sara Rimm-Kaufman from the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development. Among the topics discussed were: What social and emotional learning is The implicit and explicit process of learning social and emotional skills How children can learn empathy H

Inside Education 424, Art Baroody on Early Mathematics Learning (16-3-22)

Mar 16 2022 70 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. In this episode I speak to Professor Art Baroody from the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about matters related to counting and early mathematical development. Professor Baroody shares insights from his extensive research in children's early mathematical learning with anecdotes from his life and work. A

Inside Education 423, Philosophy and the Practice of Teaching (21-11-2021)

Nov 21 2021 57 mins

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. In this episode I speak to Professor David T. Hansen from Teachers' College, Columbia University about the philosophy of education and the practice of teaching. Among the topics we discuss are the following: What it means to see teaching as an art, as a political activity and as a moral endeavour. Direct lessons about morality/values/ethics