What Can English Teachers Do?
There’s a sense that right now the world is particularly dark. We often hear the unlovely word ‘polycrisis’. At such a time, English teaching might seem almost irrelevant and ineffectual. What can we do?
Read More'Small Things Like These': the film
Thoughts on the film version of Claire Keegan’s short novel Small Things Like These.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 6
Episode 6 of the King Lear scene by scene podcast looks at the first three scenes of Act 3, as the storm takes over.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 5
Episode 5 of King Lear scene by scene looks at the very significant but very short Act 2 scene 3 and then the much more meaty Act 2 scene 4. They are both connected by the idea ‘nothing’.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 4
Episode 4 of the King Lear scene by scene podcast looks at Act 1 scene 5, Act 2 scene 1 and Act 2 scene 2.
Read More'Small Things Like These': repeat webinar
Repeat of a webinar on teaching Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These for those who missed the September session.
Read MoreFortnightly 175
The 175th edition of The Fortnightly leads with Nicholas Olsberg’s superb book on the architect William Butterfield.
Read MoreThe Masterbuilder: William Butterfield and his times
Nicholas Olsberg’s account of the architect William Butterfield is superb.
Read More'King Lear' scene by scene 3
The third in the King Lear scene by scene podcast looks at Act One scenes Three and Four.
Read MoreINOTE 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 More