INOTE 2024
An account of the 2024 conference of the Irish National Organisation of Teachers of English.
Read MoreSpecial Fortnightly: King Lear
A special issue from the Fortnightly, kicking off my podcast series King Lear scene by scene.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 2
The second talk in the series King Lear scene by scene looks at Act 1 scene 2, in which we are introduced to the sub-plot (unique in Shakespeare's tragedies), starting with the fascinating villain Edmund.
Read More'King Lear' revision webinar
Notes, links and resources from a webinar on revising King Lear for the Leaving Certificate on Wednesday 16th October via Tralee Education Support Centre.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 1
The first in the series of King Lear: scene by scene podcasts (with transcripts) looks at Act I scene i
Read More'Bjork & Bjork's Desirable Difficulties in Action' by Jade Pearce and Isaac Moore
Bjork and Bjork's Desirable Difficulties in Action by Jade Pearce and Isaac Moore is a snappy and helpful guide to a crucial idea in teaching and learning.
Read MoreFortnightly 174
Issue 175 of The Fortnightly starts with two short novels. Lots more after that.
Read MoreThe Occasional 4
The Occasional issue 4 has 29 book recommendations from the first 100 Fortnightlies.
Read MoreAdditional Assessment Components: English and AI
Where are we with the Additional Assessment Component in Leaving Certificate English in the context of AI? (illustration: typically terrible AI generated picture)
Read MoreresearchED Belfast
Some notes from researchED Belfast on Saturday 28th September 2024.
Read MoreFortnightly 173
Fortnightly 173 is out today with the usual rattle bag of interesting things. Next week, The Occasional 4 for paid subscribers: lots of good books since 2016.
Read MoreSheila Heti's 'Alphabetical Diaries'
Sheila Heti's brilliant experimental book, Alphabetical Diaries, is funny and often poignant. Above all, it made me think about my own life.
Read MoreA special Fortnightly on English teaching and AI
A compendium of valuable writing about AI in the light of the English classroom.
Read MoreFortnightly 172
A plethora of English teachers in the 172nd Fortnightly.
Read MoreJamie Clark's 'Teaching One-Pagers'
In Teaching One-Pagers Jamie Clark presents complex educational ideas in a pleasingly succinct and jargon-free format.
Read More'Small Things Like These' webinar
Notes and links from a webinar on teaching Claire Keegan's novel Small Things Like These, September 2024.
Read MoreThe Occasional 3
The third edition of The Occasional, for paid subscribers of The Fortnightly, on received ideas in and clichés about Irish eduction.
Read MoreFortnightly 171
Fortnightly issue 171, via Substack. Returning after the summer holidays.
Read MoreRe-reading 'Middlemarch'
Some notes from a long-delayed re-reading of George Eliot's masterpiece Middlemarch.
Read MoreJudi Dench on Shakespeare
Judi Dench's reflections on playing many roles in Shakespeare's plays over decades are essential reading, in a marvellous collection of conversations with Brendan O'Hea.
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