Teachers Themselves
"Teachers Themselves" is a new, engaging podcast designed specifically for educators in Ireland.
Whether you're a seasoned teacher looking to enhance your teaching practices, or a new educator seeking guidance and inspiration, "Teachers Themselves" provides a platform for professional growth and fosters a community of educators who are keen to learn. Join us as we explore the art and science of teaching, inspire each other, and shape the future of education, one episode at a time.
Hosted by DWESC Director, Ultan Mac Mathúna, and featuring insightful guest speakers, all educators themselves, this podcast offers conversational episodes focused on sharing teaching experiences, exploring shared values in education, and fostering a community of passionate educators.
Tune in to "Teachers Themselves" and unlock your full potential as an educator. Together, let's empower ourselves and our students for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
“No written word, no spoken plea, can teach our youth what they should be, nor all the books on all the shelves, it’s what the teachers are themselves.” John Wooden
Teachers Themselves is a DWESC original, produced and created by Dublin West Education Support Centre and produced by Zita Robinson.
Teachers Themselves
John William's Top Tips for CPD
Are you ready to transform your teaching skills and stay ahead in the ever-evolving education landscape? This bite-size bonus episode is an extract from Episode 006 'The Transformative Power of Teaching: John Williams on Professional Growth'.
Listen in to expert John Williams on the importance of continuous professional development (CPD) for educators. John's top three recommendations for growth in this field focus on prioritising well-being, honing leadership qualities, and embracing technological advancements.
Take in these top-tips to elevate your teaching game and better serve your students and colleagues!
John’s CPD recommendations for the year ahead, are for Wellbeing, Leadership and Technology/AI. Luckily for you, we have you covered! You can book CPD this Autumn with dwec.ie
John is a vastly experienced facilitator of CPD and we are delighted that he will be facilitating CPD for DWESC again this Autumn. Book your place here: Applying for In School Management Positions in Primary Schools
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Teachers Themselves is a DWEC original, produced and created by Dublin West Education Centre produced by Zita Robinson.
I'm your host, Ultan Mac Mathúna. This podcast is brought to you by Dublin West Education Centre. We're located in the grounds of TU Tallaght, serving and supporting the school communities of West Dublin and beyond. In this podcast, I'll be speaking with some of the very talented, dedicated people who bring you your CPD Facilitators with a background in passion for education in Ireland. Educators whose commitment to students and colleagues shines through in their delivery of courses for Dublin West Ed Centre. As part of each episode, I ask our guests for their three top tips for the year ahead. Now, here at Dublin West, we know how busy you all are. Maybe you don't have the time right now to listen to the whole episode, so we've made these crucial top tips available to you in bite-size format. Top tips featured in this quick bonus episode are courtesy of John Williams on the Transformative Power of Teaching. Here's, John. For those who are planning for next year, If you could give them three top tips for CPD, what would you recommend they attend?
John Williams:Okay. well, I think it is so, so important and I know it's the buzzword at the moment, is well-being. I think we have to look after ourselves. We are no good to anybody if we're not looking after ourselves. We're no good to the children in our schools, we're no good to the teachers in our schools. So I think health and well-being is one area.
John Williams:I think leadership is the second one. I think there's leadership in us all, whether we are an SNA in the school, whether we are a teacher in the school or whoever we are in the school. there is leadership in us all and it's looking at those leadership qualities within us and how we can lead various teams, even as a teacher in the school You don't have to be part of an in-school management team either but sort of those leadership qualities that are within us, that we can look at those and develop those. And probably the third one and unfortunately it's back to that word again, that technology word, and it's my one fear, I think, at the present moment, because we're seeing all this AI stuff coming in and all of that and we just have to keep up to date with it because it will take over eventually and we already have seen chief executives of computer firms or whatever bowing down and resigning because they're fearful of what's going to happen with particularly AI. So I would say they're the three main ones.
Ultan Mac Mathúna:If you find these top tips useful, let us know, share with colleagues and don't forget to set aside time to listen to the whole episode Well worth the listen and never longer than 40 minutes. See you next week for another episode of Teachers Themselves. Don't forget to like and subscribe, leave us a review and share it with colleagues and friends. Your feedback informs the show. You can follow us across our social media channels Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook. Links are in the show notes. If you have any thoughts on today's episode or suggestions for future topics, email Zita here at zrobinson@ dwec. ie. Oh, and don't forget to book that CPD dwec. ie Thanks again and have a great week. Slán tamaill!
