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
Patrick Kirwan's Top Tips for CPD
As a CPD Facilitator, Patrick generously shares his top three tips for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the upcoming year and urges you to keep an eye on the future by promoting sustainability education.
In this bite-size bonus episode, Patrick provides his top 3 CPD tips for the academic year ahead.
Patrick’s CPD recommendations for the year ahead, are to keep an eye on the ESCI website, to check out the Climate and Nature Days with Ardscoil na Mara and to attend the Climate and Nature Summit. You can book his CPD recommendations here:
Patrick himself will be facilitating CPD for DWEC again this Autumn. Book your place here: CLIMATE & NATURE SUMMIT 23/24: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCE BOOKLET (webinar taking place on September 19th).
What truly sets this episode apart is Patrick's inspiring call to action for all the educators out there: You have the knowledge, the expertise, and the much-needed ground reality. So why not get involved in delivering CPD at your local Education Support Centre? Your unique perspective could be the game-changer in our collective journey towards an enlightened future. Don't sit on the sidelines, engage with us on social media, and share your thoughts. Contact your local Education Support Centre to enquire about becoming a CPD facilitator!
For Dublin West Education Centre, you can email Zita at zrobinson@dwec.ie
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Teachers Themselves is a DWEC original, produced and created by Dublin West Education Centre produced by Zita Robinson.
Altis Dach, and welcome to the Teachers Themselves podcast. I'm your host, alton Mokmahuna. This podcast is brought to you by Dublin West Education Centre. We're located in the grounds of TU D'Talla, 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 in this quick bonus episode are courtesy of Patrick Kirwin from his conversation with us here in Dublin West on shaping the future. Here's Patrick. So, patrick, could you give us three top tips for CPD?
Speaker 2:Okay, so three top tips. If you're looking for CPD this year, I would say look out for the schedule that's coming out from ESCII, which will have all of the sustainability CPD on it. I also look out for climate and nature days in Ords-Gull-Namorra, where it's all about kind of place-based training. There's the climate and nature summit this year, and I'm going to be very, very, very, very cheeky here and I'm going to put one more squeeze on and this is actually just to any teachers who are listening that you guys are the experts on the ground. You're already, like I've talked to teachers who are doing some amazing stuff. So, please, please, in your subject areas because it's actually very difficult to find subject-specific sustainability CPD get in touch with your local Education Support Center and try out delivering CPD, and because I think sometimes teachers don't realize that they are in the best place to deliver that. So please, please, do that, because we'll all massively benefit from it. Well, patrick here.
Speaker 1:If I had a pager to do that, I couldn't have pagered off money. It's a drum we're always beating here. Yes, all Education Centers will be delighted to hear from any teacher who wants to come in and deliver a bit of CPD. It's what we're here for. It's our raison d'etre. We are here to serve schools and for the greater good. So go and meet them all. Patrick. Thanks a million.
Speaker 1: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 Still worth a listen and never longer than 40 minutes. Tune in 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 zee-robbinson at dwecie. Oh, and don't forget to book that CPD dwecie. Thanks again and have a great week. Slán Thammel, teachers Themselves is a Dwec original, produced and created by Dublin West Education Centre.
