Cork Arts Meitheal 1 (Community of Practice in the Integrated Arts)
Meitheal is the Irish expression of ancient community that thrives through cooperative work.
Dr. Helen Hallissey taught for more than 30 years, holding a post of responsibility in Music and Drama at Scoil Mhuire, Ballincollig. She facilitates drama workshops, is a regular contributor to Intouch (INTO monthly magazine) and frequently presents at drama and education conferences. Her PhD explored creative writing (students as playwrights), winning Helen a John Coolahan Award for Research.
Máire Goggin has been a classroom teacher for over 15 years (St. Luke’s, Montenotte). She is an e-tutor with OIDE and has a Master’s in Teaching and Learning with Hibernia College. Máire is a creative teacher. She has a special interest in story through the arts. Recently, Maire has been exploring film-making with her class on their imaginative project based on Shandon Bells.
Features of Cork Arts Meitheal
- This is a co-op where teachers are willing to swap resources, work samples, classroom management ideas.
- It is highly practical and hands-on.
- It provides an opportunity to discuss issues regarding teaching the arts.
- It provides an opportunity to listen to like-minded teachers, to their ideas and stories, to inspire and be inspired by them.
- Each Meitheal will be based on a topic or story. It will involve Drama ideas, Visual Arts ideas, Music ideas, Film ideas based on that agreed topic/story.
- You will leave with resources to take back to your classroom and your work colleagues.
- We will build one another’s teaching capacity and establish Cork Education Support Centre as a centre of excellence in the arts.
- We will meet once this term and twice in both Terms 2 and 3 at Cork Education Support Centre.
- It will be a sociable 'Are you going to the Meitheal'?
Feedback from a similar Cork-based community of practice in the arts:
‘What worked well?’
- Inspired by the new ideas, it makes me look forward to going to school the next day
- 3 aspects of the arts on the same story
- The practical nature of the workshop. Physical samples of work. PPT presentation from real classrooms.
- I love the concept of teachers sharing ideas.
Starting date: Meitheal 1. November 26th 2024 at 7pm
Other dates: Meitheal 2. January 21st 2025
Meitheal 3. March 4th 2025
Two further dates to be decided
Venue: Cork Education Support Centre, The Rectory, Western Road, Mardyke, Cork T12KC86
Book your place here: https://cesc.ie/cop/3355-cork-arts-meitheal-1-community-of-practice-in-the-integrated-arts.html