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Film producer and former official film censor John Kelleher discusses his career, shares insights into films that have inspired him and explains why people skills are essential for a film producer.
https://www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-film/john-kelleher
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In this episode we discuss how Elaine became a composer and music facilitator, she talks about her work in healthcare and education settings, the importance of creating fun and interactive musical experiences for people to support creativity, collaboration and wellbeing. Elaine also spoke about her work as a composer and the collaborative projects that she has been involved with and we listened to and discussed two of Elaine’s compositions.
This podcast features two of Elaine’s compositions, which are used with permission:
Strings A-Stray, commissioned by the Irish Chamber Orchestra (1994)
Remarkable from the Arts Care Remarkable Project in collaboration with Arts Care and the Ulster Orchestra (2021)
https://www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-music/elaine-agnew
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This episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom' features English Teacher, Patricia Carlos from St. Colman's Community College, Co. Cork. In the final episode of this academic year, Patricia discusses supporting a culture of reading and writing with her mixed-ability students. She also discusses the value of publishing student writing and practical strategies to bring this to life in the classroom.
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Bestselling author Dave Rudden tells us about how he wants to ‘demystify writing’, his writing process and what inspires him.
Dave Rudden is the author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, the first book of which is on the Junior Cycle suggested novels for First Year English. He has visited hundreds of schools talking about books, beards, inspiration, and mental health, and currently serves as DCU's first Writer-in-Residence.
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This two-part episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom' features English teacher, Niall Daly, from Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin. In Part 2, Niall talks about engaging students in writing, modelling the writing process and using digital technology to support editing.
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This two-part episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom' features English teacher, Niall Daly, from Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin. In Part 1, Niall talks about engaging with learning outcomes, developing student vocabulary and exposing students to a wide variety of texts.
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Will Sliney, a native of Ballycotton, Co. Cork, is a comic books illustrator. He currently works with Marvel Comics. A graduate of Multimedia in Cork Institute of Technology his work includes a trilogy of Celtic Warrior books with O’ Brien Press. His edition of Cú Chulainn has become Ireland’s fastest ever selling graphic novel. During the COVID-19 pandemic he presented short drawing lessons on RTÉ’s Home School Hub called ‘We Will Draw’ and currently ‘Will Sliney’s Storytellers’ on RTÉ2 guides children on how to draw for animation.
He co-created Star Wars character Ren, has worked on Marvel’s Fearless Defenders series and the monthly series Spider-Man 2099.
For more visit www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie
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Colm Keegan is an award-winning writer and poet. He is also an experienced creative writing teacher and facilitator, passionate about empowering new voices and inspiring creativity for individuals and organisations. Colm has developed numerous creative writing projects for schools and colleges across the country and is currently Artist in Residence with Maynooth University. His latest project called Writing Home, which has been made into a documentary film, won a LAMA award for best education initiative 2021. His most recent poetry collection is called ‘Randomer’.
In this episode, Colm speaks about his work with young people and we discuss some creative methodologies that he uses to inspire and support young people in making and sharing their work. He also talks about his own creative processes and reads a powerful poem from ‘Randomer’ called Love Bomb and gives insights to us about the context of this work.
www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie
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A Dublin native, Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a composer, performer and film-score arranger. Colm’s father came from the Connemara Gaeltacht and Colm’s family were Irish speakers living in Dublin. On his mother’s side there was classical instrumental music and as Colm learned to play as a very young child, he found himself in a place of naturally occurring opposites Irish and English (language), rural and urban, classical and traditional, old and new and this manifested itself through his music.
In our conversation we discussed Colm’s early school life as a musician, being involved in The Frames and what impacts his creative process. We talked about the importance of being able to recognise and nurture talents in young people. Throughout the podcast Colm shares some of the ways he is inspired to create and develop his musical ideas.
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In this episode, JCT English chat with Kathyrn McCance, from the Listen Now Again Seamus Heaney exhibition curated by the National Library of Ireland. Kathryn gives us a fascinating insight into Heaney's 'The Burial at Thebes.' The play is a version of Sophocles' Greek tragedy 'Antigone.' Kathryn discusses the creative departures that Heaney took from the original play and the various dramatic techniques he used to bring the play to a new audience.
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In this episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom,' we speak with English teacher, Gemma McGill. Gemma discusses how she uses drama in the classroom to develop student confidence and oral literacy. She also discusses the positive influence that graphic novels have in drawing students into a world of reading.
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Peadar Ó Guilín is an Irish novelist whose novel, The Call, is a new addition to the list of prescribed texts for Junior Cycle English for students presenting for examination in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The novel is a dystopian adventure exploring themes of courage, disability, love, resilience and societal expectations. This Arts in Junior Cycle podcast has been created with the JCT English team.
For more visit: https://www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-literature/peadar-oguilin
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This podcast was created by the JCT English team for the Junior Cycle Talks podcast channel.
In this episode, Irish playwright and actor Sonya Kelly talks to us about storytelling, drama and her play 'The Wheelchair on My Face.' This play has recently been added to the new Prescribed Text List for Junior Cycle English for students presenting for examination in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Architect Eric Nay joins us on the podcast to speak about where his interest in architecture began, where his inspiration comes from and the importance of community along with the positive impact that architects can have on their community. He also gives us an insight into the ‘Architecture Connects’ initiative where groups of teachers explored the design process with an architect. This initiative was run as a collaboration between Arts in Junior Cycle and The Irish Architecture Foundation.
Eric has practiced architecture and design in offices in New York City, Chicago and California and has held faculty appointments in Canada, the US and the UAE. Eric teaches architectural history and theory as well as environmental and industrial design studios at Ontario College of Art & Design University.
He was one of 17 architects who participated in Architecture Connects. This initiative is run in collaboration with Irish Architecture Foundation, where a architects facilitate small groups of teachers in exploring the design process.
www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-design/eric-nay
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This two-part episode of ‘Conversations from the Classroom’ features English teacher Joe Rolston from The Presentation Secondary School in Wexford. This second part the conversation focuses on feedback strategies, mixed ability teaching and reflecting on Junior Cycle English.
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Irish mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty is a singer who has firmly established a reputation as a respected interpreter of both early and contemporary works, alongside maintaining a busy schedule in mainstream opera and concert repertoire. She is currently an Artistic Partner to Irish National Opera as well as a Creative Associate on the Irish Arts Council pilot “Creative Schools” scheme.
In our conversation we discuss her career change from Physical Education teacher to opera singer, she shares some of the most poignant roles she has performed and she advises us all to listen to our inner voice.
www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-music/sharon-carty
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This two-part episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom' features English teacher Joe Rolston from Presentation Secondary School, Wexford. In Part 1, Joe talks about how he approaches text selection. He also discusses working with students to develop an organic approach to connecting texts and the role that interwoven non-literary texts can play in broadening student experience.
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Participating schools from the Step Up Project share their Step Up stories. The podcast aims to help school leaders, SSE leaders and teachers interested in moving their practice from effective to highly effective.
Individual school reports, overall composite report and videos from participating schools are available on the www.stepupproject.ie
This podcast:
03:00 | Hopes for the project
06:00 | Identifying a focus and gathering evidence
14:25 | Positive impacts of the project (Teachers/Leaders)
18:35 | Positive impacts of the project (Students)
23:50 | Reflection and key learning
Overview of the project:
The overarching aim of the Step Up Project was to support schools already at an effective level of implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) to move to a highly effective level. The nine schools involved in the project were given the time to reflect on teaching, learning, assessment and reporting in three subject areas and to identify how the quality of provision and implementation, both for those specific subjects and for the overall Framework for Junior Cycle, can be raised to the highest level.
Schools participating in the project were required to take a school self-evaluation approach in reviewing their current implementation of the Framework in one or more of three subject areas: English, Business Studies and Science. Schools were encouraged to identify areas for improvement and were supported in developing and implementing actions leading to improvement in their chosen areas.
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Tailtiu Theatre Company is a joint venture by Barry Morgan and Cathal Thornton, currently based in Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda. Former members of Droichead Youth Theatre, Barry and Cathal create interactive theatre for young people. They use drama to help participants find ways to express themselves creatively and to explore their identity. Previous projects include Under d' Bed for Droichead Arts Centre and the Abbey Theatre’s 5 x 5. Their show Operation Spies was performed as part of the National Festival of Youth Theatres 2021.
https://www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-theatre-dance/tailtiu
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In our conversation we discussed Nadine’s busy work life, working as an editor, a columnist, a podcaster and radio presenter. We talked about how she manages to juggle these varied roles and Nadine offers advice to young writers and to those interested in engaging with audio texts.
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