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Student group from Dunboyne College of Further Education visit Turn to Teaching
Hosted by Turn to Teaching and Maynooth Access Programme, a group of students from Dunboyne College of Further Education’s Pre-Teaching, Liberal Arts and Journalism courses visited Maynooth University on March 31st.
Date: Friday, 29 April 2022
Eleathanach agus Turn to Teaching! Dr Máire Nic an Bhaird - Feabhra 2022
Cuireadh ceardlann scríbhneoireachta ar fáil do scoláirí an bhonnchúrsa ar an 24 Feabhra 2022 leis an Dochtúir Máire Nic an Bhaird ó Roinn Froebel. Scríobh na scoláirí ón togra Turn to Teaching ailt éifeachtacha d’eagrán 404 den Eleathanach. Is áis léitheoireachta í Eleathanach a bhíonn ar fáil gach Luan saor in aisce ó Roinn Froebel don Bhun- agus Luath- Oideachas. Is údair iad na scoláirí seo anois!
Date: Friday, 04 March 2022
Think About Teaching School Placement Experience
The current Think About Teaching Foundation Cert students recently engaged in a very successful school placement experience in a number of our partner second level schools. A key dimension to the placement experience was the mentoring provided by the Rising Leaders, the project’s team of teacher-mentors who are committed to the diversification of teaching profession.
Date: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Dr Jerry O’Neill and Dr Gareth Burns deliver lecture to the University of Algarve’s Adult Education and Community Intervention Research Centre (CEAD)
Turn to Teaching’s Dr Jerry O’Neill and Dr Gareth Burns were recently invited by the University of Algarve, Portugal to deliver a public lecture, as part of a series of seminars organised by the university’s Adult Education and Community Intervention Research Centre (CEAD).
Date: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Dr Gareth Burns and Dr Jerry O’Neill contribute to recent Irish Examiner article on barriers to diversifying teaching
Dr Gareth Burns and Dr Jerry O’Neill contributed to a recent Irish Examiner article on barriers to diversifying teaching.
Date: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
In memory of bell hooks (1952-2021)
"I celebrate teaching that enables transgressions - a movement against and beyond boundaries. It is that movement which makes education the practice of freedom." From Teaching to Transgress (2014)
Date: Monday, 20 December 2021
Turn to Teaching Community Come Together to Celebrate the Think About Teaching Class of 2021
The Conferring Ceremony for the Think About Teaching Class of 2021 took place on-line on Friday, December 10th. While circumstances did not allow us to celebrate in person; family, friends, staff and supporters from Local Area Partnerships and teacher unions joined on-line to share in the tremendous achievements of the students. Congratulations to a fantastic group of students.
Date: Monday, 13 December 2021
Conferral Ceremony for the Think About Teaching Foundation Cert Class of 2021
We are really looking forward with anticipation to the On-Line Conferring Ceremony for the Think About Teaching Class of 2021, which takes place on Friday, December 10th at 7pm. It promises to be a great evening of celebration!
Date: Friday, 10 December 2021
RAPP Project: Autumn Staff Consultation Workshops
Turn to Teaching is proud to support the work of AHEAD and the Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Students in Professional Placements (RAPP) Project. One of the main aims of the project is to develop national guidelines that will provide clarity on the application of reasonable accommodations in national competency-based courses. In order to develop these guidelines, RAPP are organising consultation workshops over the coming months for staff working in HE who work with disabled students on coordinating and supporting professional placements, including school placements. If you are interested in attending, the registration for the consultation workshops is now open at https://ahead.ie/rapp-staffconsultationworkshops
Date: Monday, 18 October 2021
Turn to Teaching contribute to recent Eolas article on Remote Teaching and Learning
A number of Turn to Teaching staff contributed to a recent article in the Eolas magazine, 'Remote Learning at a Glance', which sought to gauge the experience of remote learning and teaching, the greatest challenges for educators and the most significant impacts upon students.
Date: Wednesday, 12 May 2021