25-7530-Cork Arts Meitheal 1 (Community of Practice in the Integrated Arts)

 

 

 

Meitheal is the Irish expression of ancient community that thrives through cooperative work. (Primary Teachers Only)

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

Other dates:     Meitheal 2.    January 28th 2025

                          Meitheal 3.    March 4th 2025

Two further dates to be decided

Venue: Cork Education Support Centre, The Rectory, Western Road, Mardyke, Cork T12KC86