English Community of Practice - DEVELOPING COMPARATIVE SKILLS FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR CYCLE ENGLISH with Joe Rolston and Clare Madden
English Community of Practice - Developing Students’ Capacity to Think and Write
Comparatively - from Junior Cycle to Leaving Certificate with Joe Rolston and Clare Madden
Developing Comparative Skills from junior to senior cycle English
Developing students’ capacity to think and write comparatively, when approaching the study of various texts, is a key skill to develop in post-primary English, from Junior Cycle to Leaving Certificate. In this session, Clare will be focusing on practical strategies that embed comparative practice, within the classroom setting, for students in all year groups. Clare was one of the first guest presenters when this English Community of Practice began three years ago, and we are delighted to have her return for what will be another highly engaging presentation.
This Community of Practice session is aimed at all post-primary teachers of English but would be particularly helpful for newly qualified teachers, trainee teachers or those who are simply looking for new approaches to teaching in a comparative manner at Junior or Senior Cycle.
About the guest presenter:
Clare Madden teaches English and History in Glanmire Community College in Cork. She is the author of the ‘Touchstones’ series of textbooks and digital resources for Junior Cycle English, with Edco publishers, and is a former Associate with the JCT English team. Clare is well known to the English teacher community in Ireland, having presented at events like researchED Dublin and at various iNOTE conferences. She can be found on Twitter: @MaddenClare.
About the host:
Joe Rolston is an English and Religious Education teacher and AP1 in Presentation Secondary School, Wexford. He is the coordinator of the Wexford Education Support Centre English Community of Practice. He is a former Associate with the JCT English team and is an ongoing content reviewer of English textbooks for Edco publishers. He is also an experienced written examiner with the SEC. He can be found on Twitter: @Joe_Rolston.
Course Details
| Course Start Date / Time | 07-03-2023 7:00 pm |
| Course End Date / Time | 07-03-2023 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Fee | Free |
| Select Hours | 1 |
| Location | Online Course |