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Attendee Programme FÉILTE 2021 @TeachingCouncil
WELCOME!
Thank you for registering for FÉILTE 2021!
FÉILTE 2021 will take place online via Hopin
on Saturday, 2 October 2021 from 10:00 – 16:00.
You will receive reminders with your attendee link to attend
24 hours prior the event and also 1 hour before FÉILTE 2021
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EVENT AREAS:
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FÉILTE 2021 on event day.
You can enter FÉILTE 2021 five minutes before the event STAGE
starts, say Hi in the live FÉILTE chat and join us live on the
EXPO
Main Stage.
We look forward to seeing you there! SESSIONS
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EVENT SCHEDULE
TIME DESCRIPTION HOPIN AREA
10:00 Welcome by FÉILTE host Phil Fox, Deputy Director of the Teaching Council Stage
10:10 Launch by Minister for Education Norma Foley TD Stage
10:20 Address by Chairperson of The Teaching Council, Seán McMahon Stage
10:30 Live Keynote Interview with Roddy Doyle With Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of The Teaching Council Stage
11:30 Entertainment With Cappabue National School, Co. Cork Stage
11:40 Transforming Teaching in a Sustainable World Live Panel Discussion Stage
12:55 Morning Closing Remarks With Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of The Teaching Council Stage
Expo &
12:55 - 16:00 Breakout Areas Open Showcases, Workshops, TeachMeets and more!
Sessions
13:00 - 14:00 Comhrá Taighde Live Session Sessions
13:00 - 14:00 Showcasers' Stories Live Session Sessions
13:00 - 13:30 Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching: The Perspective of an Autistic Teacher Live Workshop Sessions
Creative Clusters, Magical Gardens, STEAM and Kindfulness - A Journey
13:00 - 13:30 Live Workshop Sessions
Beyond Covid
EVENT SCHEDULE
TIME DESCRIPTION HOPIN AREA
13:00 - 13:30 Energy Matters at Home and at School Live Workshop Sessions
13:00 - 13:30 Having Fun Teaching Fónaic na Gaeilge - SingFónaic Live Workshop Sessions
13:30 - 14:30 StudentMeet - School Placement: Online and in the Classroom Live Panel Discussion Stage
14:00 - 14:30 Preparing Children for Literacy through the Language Spell Live Workshop Sessions
‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’: Teacher Networks Supporting the Children of
14:00 - 14:30 Live Workshop Sessions
Migrant Families
14:00 - 14:30 Marine Education and its Role in Creating a Sustainable Ocean Live Workshop Sessions
14:00 - 14:30 Implementing Co-teaching Strategies in Mainstream Primary Classrooms Live Workshop Sessions
14:30 - 15:30 LeadershipMeet Live Session Sessions
14:30 - 15:30 TeachMeet Live Session Sessions
14:45 - 15:45 Live StudentMeet Booth hosted by Dr Finn Ó Murchú Live Expo Booth Expo
15:00 - 16:00 Reimagining Creative Spaces in Schools Live Panel Discussion Stage
15:00 - 15:30 Understanding Evolution through Maths Live Workshop Sessions
15:00 - 15:30 Movement Breaks in the Post-primary Classroom: Why, When and How? Live Workshop Sessions
15:00 - 15:30 Building Resilience Through Connecting with Nature in a Time of Crisis Live Workshop Sessions
15:00 - 15:30 One 'CSPAP' Step at a Time to an Active School Live Workshop Sessions
16:00 - 16:05 Closing Remarks With Tomás Ó Ruairc, Director of The Teaching Council Stage
SPEAKERS
Phil Fox Tomás Ó Ruairc Jean Harrington
FÉILTE Host, Director of The Teaching Council
Deputy Director of Teaching Council Associate
The Teaching Council
Roddy Doyle
Novelist, Screenwriter,
Co-founder and Chairman Seán McMahon Norma Foley
of Fighting Words and Chair of The Minister for
former teacher of English Teaching Council Education TD
and Geography at Greendale
Community School
EVENT NAVIGATION
RECEPTION STAGE SESSIONS EXPO
Here you will find: Here you will find the FÉILTE Main Stage: Here you will find Live FÉILTE Here you will find
• Live FÉILTE 2021 Sessions: an interactive
• FÉILTE 2021 welcome from host Phil Fox, Deputy Director of the
schedule catalogue of:
Teaching Council • Live Workshops
• Speakers • Showcases
• Launch of FÉILTE by Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD • TeachMeet
and sessions
• Welcome by Seán McMahon, Chairperson of the Teaching Council • Showcasers’ Stories • Workshops
information
• Access to all event • Live keynote chat with author, novelist, chairman and co-founder • Comhrá Taighde • TeachMeets
areas of Fighting Words and former teacher of English and Geography at • LeadershipMeet • And more!
Check out the live Greendale Community School, Roddy Doyle and Tomás Ó Ruairc,
Live FÉILTE Sessions include The Expo area hosts
FÉILTE schedule, Director of the Teaching Council
a variety of Live Workshops a library of video
add sessions to • Live morning panel discussion on the FÉILTE theme Transforming
throughout the day covering content for themed
your reminders Teaching in a Sustainable World moderated by Phil Fox multiple themes, topics and FÉILTE Showcases,
so you don’t miss
• Live StudentMeet panel discussion by Jean Harrington on School sectors. From STEM to Wellbeing Workshops and
anything! Meet fellow
Placement: Online and in the Classroom there is something for every style TeachMeets
attendees in the
of teaching! and allows you
event-wide live chat, • Live afternoon panel moderated by Tomás Ó Ruairc on Reimagining
to interact with
say hi, complete live Creative Spaces in Schools Other live sessions will bring presenters via the
polls, enter questions • Music by 2021 Schoolovision winners Cappabue National School together speakers across live chat in each
for Q&As and • Live Closing remarks by Tomás Ó Ruairc Teaching, Research and booth and connect
navigate to all event Leadership as well as giving further.
areas. The FÉILTE Main Stage will feature the Keynote Interview with Author opportunities to find out more
Roddy Doyle, panel discussions throughout the day, entertainment and about highlighted Showcases and
more! TeachMeets.
IN CONVERSATION WITH RODDY DOYLE
Live Keynote Interview 10:30 – 11:30
Roddy Doyle has written twelve novels, including The Commitments,
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1993,
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, Smile, and most recently, Love.
He has written three collections of short stories and eight books for
children.
He co-wrote The Second Half, with Roy Keane. He has also written
for stage and screen.
His latest book, published this year, is Life Without Children,
a collection of stories, most of which are set during the Covid
pandemic. Roddy Doyle Tómas Ó Ruairc
He is the co-founder and chairman of Fighting Words. He was a Novelist, Screenwriter, Director of The
Co-founder and Chairman Teaching Council
teacher of English and Geography at Greendale Community School, of Fighting Words and
in Kilbarrack, on Dublin’s northside, between 1979 and 1993. He lives former teacher of English
in Dublin. and Geography at Greendale
Community School
TRANSFORMING TEACHING IN A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Live Panel Discussion 11:40 – 12:40
Hosted by Dr Pauline Stephen Dr Derek Haime, OCT Brian O’Doherty Paula Mangan Angela Jardine
Phil Fox Chief Executive and Registrar Registrar and Chief President Assistant Principal, School Chairperson of Education Workforce
Executive Officer Irish Primary Principals’ Improvement and Teacher Council Wales
GTC Scotland
Ontario College of Teachers Network (IPPN) of Mathematics and IT
Angela is the inaugural and current Chair
Dr Pauline Stephen was St. Brendan’s Community of the Education Workforce Council,
appointed Chief Executive The Council of the Ontario Brian has been a member of School Birr and alongside co-members and officers
and Registrar of the General College of Teachers appointed IPPN since 2001 and is a former
successfully steered the Council through its
Teaching Council for Scotland Dr. Derek Haime, OCT, as member of the National Council. A graduate of the University
reconfiguration from its predecessor, the
(GTC Scotland) in March 2021. Registrar and Chief Executive He was elected to the Board of of York and Queen’s University
GTCW.
Officer. Directors in 2016 and has served Belfast, Paula has taught
Pauline is GTC Scotland’s first Angela has over thirty years’ experience
Derek has over 30 years’ as Treasurer of the organisation Mathematics and IT at post-
female Chief Executive since teaching at city schools in Cardiff, and has
experience in education. He from 2017 to 2019. primary level since 1999.
it was set up in 1965 as the also been National Executive member and
professional body to register has been an elementary and He was elected as IPPN Deputy Author of Real Maths 1 and 2
lay officer for the NEU (formerly NUT).
and regulate the teaching secondary school principal President/President-elect in for Leaving Certificate, she has
profession in Scotland. and holds a Doctorate in June 2019 and is currently also received nomination for Angela’s responsibilities as Chair of Council
Education Leadership with a serving as President from the Award for Irish Teachers have included promoting professional
focus on educational leadership, September 2021 to August 2023. of Mathematics. Most recently, awareness and working with practitioners,
change dynamics and system she has graduated from the the Welsh Government and other
of care, and a Master’s Degree University of Limerick, receiving stakeholders across Wales to promote and
in International Education first class honours in both her develop the status of the professions of the
(Education Leadership). Postgraduate Diploma and education workforce, and to call for quality
Master of Education in School professional learning opportunities for
Leadership. all involved in educating the children and
young people of Wales.
STUDENTMEET - SCHOOL PLACEMENT:
ONLINE AND IN THE CLASSROOM
Live Panel Discussion 13:30 – 14:30
John Kavanagh Joanne Breegan Patrick Finucane
Ryma Halfaoui
Newly Qualified Teacher (Further Education)
Newly Qualified Teacher (Primary) Further Education Principal Newly Qualified Teacher
Hosted by John Kavanagh has held the
Joanne graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Post-primary)
Ryma is an NQT with a specialism in STEM in General Nursing from UCD in 2016. She
Jean Harrington and passion for digital learning. Alongside position of manager of Ormonde Patrick Finucane is a teacher of
worked as a nurse in the Mater Hospital, Gaeilge and Business Studies at
her classroom experience, she has been a College of Further Education
Dublin, before moving to Australia in 2017 Gaelcholaiste Mhic Shuibhne /
spokesperson for AMAL Women’s Association in Kilkenny City since 2008.
where she worked as a surgical and medical Terence MacSwiney Community
where she has been their MC in public and semi- Previous to that, he worked as
nurse for two years. College, Co. Cork.
public events as well as being a keynote speaker a teacher of Engineering and
at the WorldWise Global School National Teacher Mathematics in post-primary She has a keen interest in traveling and spent
Training event in 2020. and further education. a few months exploring Asia before returning
home to Ireland in January 2020. She then
She is also a youth leader with the National Youth He has also been involved in worked in the Department of Public Health
Council and has been involved in many campaigns the mentoring and assessment as a Health Protection Nurse for the duration
of student teachers on practice
including the ‘My Extra Self’ campaign. She is
currently working on creating content for the placement in the Adult and
of the pandemic. During 2020-2021 she
completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
And more!
‘OpenSTEM Network’ podcast’. Further Education sector for in Educational Practice in Teaching for Further
the past ten years. Education with NCI, graduating with First Class
As a woman from a minority ethnic background
Honours.
and a first-generation migrant, impactful
campaigns have been at the core of her work with She is now working fulltime in Inchicore
organizations such as ENAR Ireland, NYCI, IFI, and College of Further Education teaching nursing
Calling All Allies. and healthcare studies.REIMAGINING CREATIVE SPACES IN SCHOOLS
Live Panel Discussion 15:00 – 16:00
Dr Shane Bergin Jennifer Buggie Ciarán Collins Niamh Barry
Physicist & Assistant Primary Teacher, Holy Family Teacher of English and Irish Post-Primary Inspector,
Hosted by Tomás Professor in Science Junior School & Teacher Hamilton High School Department of Education
Education Artist Partnership (TAP)
Ó Ruairc Ciarán is a post-primary
Niamh is a post-primary
School of Education, Jenny is a Primary Teacher inspector with the Department
teacher of English and Irish. of Education.
University College Dublin in Holy Family Junior School, He is also a novelist (The
Portlaoise. She is a member of Gamal, Bloomsbury 2013) She has a BSc in Physical
Dr Shane Bergin is a physicist
the Teacher Artist Partnership and playwright (Primal, Cork Education and Biology from
and an assistant professor in
Design Team and I-TAP-PD Arts Theatre 2019). Ciarán is DCU and a MEd research thesis
science education at UCD’s
Erasmus+ initiative. the founder of Hamilton High in Learning Space Design
School of Education.
Her Master’s thesis explored School’s student creativity club, from UCD. She is in the final
Shane and his research group year of a PhD in UL, under
teacher identity in practice The Prometheans. He completed
are interested in teaching and the supervision of Dr John
during change. In her work with a Masters in English in UCC,
learning in physics (and science O’Reilly and Dr Keelin Leahy,
Laois Education Centre and as specialising in modern drama
more broadly). This research researching the post-primary
an in-school Creative School/ and more recently a Masters of
is supported by grants from school design process in Ireland.
Cluster Co-Ordinator, Jenny is Education in School Leadership
Science Foundation Ireland
passionate about supporting at UL. And more!
(SFI), Marie Curie Actions, and
teachers, artists, and children Ciarán is an associate with the
the Irish Research Council.
in working together through JCT and the PDST.
Shane is a regular contributor partnership to create arts rich
to the Irish media including learning in arts rich spaces.
a monthly slot on Today with
Claire Byrne (RTÉ) and a
weekly slot on Futureproof with
Jonathan McCrea (Newstalk).COMHRÁ TAIGHDE
LIVE DISCUSSION SESSION
13:00 -14:00
The Comhrá Taighde is a conversation with teachers about Hosted by
their experience of engaging in and with research on a range
of topics relevant to teachers’ practice and learning. All of
the teachers on our panel have had projects funded under
the Teaching Council’s John Coolahan Research Support
Framework and each is at a different stage of their research
journey.
The conversation will be facilitated jointly by practising
teacher Marie-Thérèse Downes and Carmel Kearns, Head of
Teachers’ Learning and Research at the Teaching Council. Carmel Kearns Marie-Thérèse
Head of Teachers’ Learning Downes
and Research B.Ed., M.A., Post Grad
HRM & SEN, MBPS,
FCIPD, MIITDCOMHRÁ TAIGHDE
LIVE DISCUSSION SESSION 13:00 -14:00
PROJECTS FEATURED
COSÁN LEARNING AREA PRACTISING TEACHER TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT
Leading Learning Kirstie McAdoo Discovery Learning: A Case Study on the Implementation and Impact on Students and Teachers
The Challenges and Opportunities in Setting up an Aonad Lán-Ghaeilge in a Socially and Economically
Inclusion Seán Ó Broin
Deprived Area
Wellbeing Norma Lowney An inter-generational Dialogue: Dramatising SPHE
A Comparative Investigation into the Extent and Integration of ICT and New Media Practice while
ICT Maria O’ Donovan
Promoting Creativity in Irish Secondary Schools
Primary Teachers’ Perspectives on the Primary Language Curriculum and its Effect on Teaching and
Eoin Mac Domhnaill
Learning in the Irish Education System
Literacy and Numeracy
Derek Maher ‘Please Don’t Forget Me’. Transition Year Mathematics: The Forgotten Middle Child?
A Case Study of a Cross-curricular, Cross-college Community of Practice in Waterford and Wexford
Supporting Teachers’ Learning Sinéad O’Hara
Education and Training Board13:00 – 13:30 LIVE WORKSHOPS
TITLE DESCRIPTION PRESENTER(S) THEME
Diversity and
This workshop will outline the experience of being an autistic school teacher and leader in the Irish
Inclusion in Teaching:
education system. Over the course of the workshop I will outline the strengths that autistic teachers Claire O'Neill Inclusion
The Perspective of an
bring to the profession and how their pupils can benefit from having an autistic teacher.
Autistic Teacher
Creative Clusters, DWEC has been working closely in lockdown, with several schools in the area of Creativity through
Magical Gardens, Nature Based, Digital and Green solutions (NBS), Creative Clusters initiatives and Kindfulness
STEAM and programmes during the pandemic. Dr. Daithí Ó
Wellbeing
Kindfulness - A With the loss of so much throughout the pandemic, this workshop will present this journey of Digital Murchú
Journey Beyond and Green Creativity with Kindfulness at its centre as an exemplar of life and survival together, apart.
Covid ‘Learning to Learn Together, Apart’.
The workshop will explore different ways to map and manage energy consumption at home and in school
Energy Matters at and will include diagrams to help relate energy consumption more visually to students. Participants will
Mary Gorey STEM
Home and at School look at how to calculate their kWhr from making a cup of tea, map lighting levels in a room to explore
how this could be applied to the classroom.
Gheobhaidh na múinteoirí agus tuismitheoirí léargas ar chonas clár SingFónaic a chur i bhfeidhm sa
seomra ranga agus sa bhaile.
Having Fun Teaching Tosóidh mé leis an Aibítir Ghaelach agus míneoidh mé tábhacht na difríochtaí idir an Aibítir Ghaelach
Brian Ó
Fónaic na Gaeilge - agus an Aibítir Béarla. Languages
Gráinne
SingFónaic
Léireoidh mé roinnt de na carachtair ó chlár SingFónaic i.e. Andaí Asal, Bobaí Broc, Cití Cat, Fergus Fada
etc. agus foghlaimeoidh na múinteoirí/tuismitheoirí go bhfuil carachtar faoi leith comhcheangailte le
gach litir.14:00 – 14:30 LIVE WORKSHOPS
TITLE DESCRIPTION PRESENTER(S) THEME
I will present an interactive workshop, where we will practise phonological awareness in order to
Preparing Children prepare the way for strong literacy skills.
Georgie
for Literacy through We shall be using From Tragic to Magic - A Phonological Fairy tale, which will then take us on to Inclusion
Cooney
the Language Spell learning how we can strengthen reading and spelling. We will end by finding out who put the spell into
spelling.
Drawing on the experiences of one Limerick-based community of practice (CoP): ‘The TEAL Project’ (a
‘Ní neart go cur collaboration between the ‘OSCAILT Schools Network’ and Mary Immaculate College), this workshop Dr. Fíodhna
le chéile’: Teacher outlines authentic issues and experiences raised by primary and post-primary teachers in dealing with Gardiner Collaborative
Networks Supporting learners with English as an additional language (EAL). Hyland Practice
the Children of
Migrant Families. Its culturally and linguistically responsive collaborative approach could have the potential to be Tracie Tobin
replicated in other locations across the country.
The participants will learn about the seven Ocean Literacy principles and the importance of promoting Dr. Noirin
Marine Education and
marine education in our classrooms as the Ocean is vital to us all. The focus will be on raising Burke
its Role in Creating a STEM
awareness of the need for a sustainable and healthy Ocean in light of the major challenges we face
Sustainable Ocean Peter Kane
today such as Climate Change.
This presentation details appropriate models of in-class support, illustrating approaches to facilitate
Implementing Co- teacher leadership, collaboration and preparation prior to implementation.
Teaching Strategies Dr Celia
Resources and templates for planning and review will be presented and discussed. Strategies Inclusion
in Mainstream Walsh
Primary Classrooms regarding differentiation and the creation of appropriate pupil groups based on various educational
criteria will be explored.15:00 – 15:30 LIVE WORKSHOPS
TITLE DESCRIPTION PRESENTER(S) THEME
Understanding Evolution is a fundamental theory in Biology. A deeper understanding of the underlying Maths of
Warren
Evolution through Evolution, probability and statistics, can lead to a better understanding of the concepts of Genetics STEM
McIntyre
Maths and Evolution in Biology. Explore practical activities that can reinforce this approach.
Shona
Movement Breaks Movement plays an important role in supporting student concentration and energy regulation in the
O’Donnell
in the Post-primary classroom. This workshop will explore the strategies detailed in the NCSE ‘Movement Breaks in the
Inclusion
Classroom: Why, Post-primary Classroom’ resources to aid teachers and schools to support learning and engagement in Gary Levins
When and How? the classroom.
Aoife Murphy
We underestimate the importance of connecting with nature in developing and maintaining our
Building Resilience wellbeing and boosting our resilience.
Through Connecting Stephen
This presentation will examine the relationship of resilience and nature connection in everyday life. Wellbeing
with Nature in a Time Smith
of Crisis The key psychological ingredients of resilience and the factors that foster resilience in nature will be
outlined from the literature.
Participants will gain an insight into my research to date, examining the creation of an active school
One 'CSPAP' Step at
culture. Participants will learn about the process of implementing a Comprehensive School Physical Alan
a Time to an Active Wellbeing
Activity Programme (CSPAP), self-evaluating current physically active opportunities, and increasing Finnegan
School
physical activity opportunities in classrooms and as a whole school.We look forward to welcoming you at FÉILTE 2021 on Saturday, 2nd October! FÉILTE 2021 @TeachingCouncil
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