Podcast 393, Professor Kathy Hall (11-3-20)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I'm delighted to speak to Professor Kathy Hall from University College Cork. In a wide-ranging discussion about teaching, teacher education, research and policy, the topics raised include the following: Becoming a primary teacher in Carysfort College Doing a Bachelor in Arts degree in University College Dublin, with many other primary teachers, followed by a H.Dip Returning to Carysfort to do a postgraduate diploma course in special educational needs Starting a Masters degree in Trinity College, transferring to complete and PhD and becoming a teacher educator in Christchurch Canterbury College Moving to Leeds Metropolitan University and subsequently to the Open University and two years later to University College Cork Her doctoral dissertation on the topic of discovery learning and first language learning Her book, Listening to Stephen Read and its implications for teaching reading Why some children leave school with limited literacy The relationship between policy and teaching literacy How the market influences education in Ireland Assessing student teachers’ preparedness to teach literacy Summative and formative Assessment – Black and William Important Review on Formative Assessment Can anyone teach? The relationship between skills, practice and reflection in teaching School and University roles in teacher education The unifying theme across all her research Discourse analysis as a research method and what you can learn about classrooms from using this method. In this framework she refers to the IRF – initiation, response and feedback – pattern of classroom interaction. Doctoral research topics How different opportunities to learn can exist within the same classroom Problems with competitive classrooms Advice she would give the Minister for Education Etienne Wenger Communities of Practice book Tara Westover Educated