Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council
The Teaching Council - An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta
18 episodes
10 hours ago
In 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 teac...
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In 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 teac...
Creating safe and supportive places in schools and education for LGBTI+ teachers and students
Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council
1 hour 13 minutes
5 years ago
Creating safe and supportive places in schools and education for LGBTI+ teachers and students
Moninne 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 opport...
Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council
In 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 teac...
