Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council

In conversation with Andy Hargreaves

Andy 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 conversation about the importance of engagement in the teaching and learning process, the future of education as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, and much more.  Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for general information and discussion purposes.  Any expression of viewpoints or opinions reflect the views of the individual speakers and are not necessarily those of The Teaching Council. 

In Conversation with Dr Deborah Netolicky

Dr 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 Council and Dr Finn Ó Murchú, Head of School (Post Primary) in Mary Immaculate College, Thurles for a chat about Professional Learning, Wellbeing, Wayfinding Leadership and much more. Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for general information and discussion purposes.  Any expression of viewpoints or opinions reflect the views of the individual speakers and are not necessarily those of The Teaching Council. 

Talking all things education with Clive Byrne, Director of NAPD

In 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 been an outspoken advocate for reform of curriculum and assessment to make Ireland’s system fit for purpose.  He previously served two terms as President of the European School Heads Association and as a Council member of the International Confederation of Principals (ICP).  He was appointed to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and served two terms, being Chair of the Board for Senior Cycle during the final term.Clive is due to retire this summer and may we take this opportunity to wish him the very best in his next chapter and thank him for his valuable contribution to education.Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for general information and discussion purposes.  Any expression of viewpoints or opinions reflect the views of the individual speakers and are not necessarily those of The Teaching Council. 

Talking Education, Wellbeing for Teachers and Learners and Donegal dreams with Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children in Ireland

Dr 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 expression of viewpoints or opinions reflect the views of the individual speakers and are not necessarily those of The Teaching Council. 

In conversation with Ciara Reilly – communities, COVID, and learning through the porous walls

Ciara 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 normal. Podcast Disclaimer Notice: These recordings have been prepared by The Teaching Council for general information and discussion purposes.  Any expression of viewpoints or opinions reflect the views of the individual speakers and are not necessarily those of The Teaching Council.