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researchED Belfast

September 29, 2024 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Some notes from researchED Belfast on Saturday 28th September 2024.

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'The researchED Guide to Cognitive Science' edited by Kate Jones

September 25, 2023 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Teaching

The authors in Kate Jones’s selection of essays looking at the basics of cognitive science explain key concepts in a valuably accessible way.

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September 25, 2023 /Julian Girdham
ResearchED
English Teaching, Books, Teaching
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'The Art of Explanation' by Ros Atkins

September 21, 2023 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Non-Fiction, Teaching

Ros Atkins’s The Art of Explanation: how to communicate with clarity and confidence is a fascinating fine-grained account of how he has reached the status of one of broadcasting’s most impressive ‘explainers’.

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September 21, 2023 /Julian Girdham
ResearchED
English Teaching, Books, Non-Fiction, Teaching
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researchED Dublin in 'Astir'

January 20, 2023 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Article on researchED Dublin 2022 from ASTIR magazine, January 2023.

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January 20, 2023 /Julian Girdham
Irish education, ResearchED
Teaching
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On researchED Dublin 22

September 29, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Reflections on researchED Dublin, Saturday 24th September 2022

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September 29, 2022 /Julian Girdham
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researchED Dublin 22 Presentations

September 29, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

The slide presentations from researchED Dublin 2022, where available.

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researchED Dublin 2022 Programme

September 17, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Teaching

Here is the programme for researchED Dublin (The Return) on Saturday 24th September. Lots of hard choices to make. Attendees will receive the paper version on registration.

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September 17, 2022 /Julian Girdham
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English Teaching, Teaching
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researchED Dublin presentations

September 02, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

A preview of the presentations at researchED Dublin on Saturday 24th September at St Columba’s College. After the keynotes, they are in alphabetical order; the timetable will be released closer to the time.

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September 02, 2022 /Julian Girdham
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researchED Dublin: the return

May 11, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

researchED Dublin returns on Saturday 24th September. Grab your ticket while you can from the evening of Thursday 12th May.

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May 11, 2022 /Julian Girdham
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The researchED Guide to Leadership

April 11, 2021 by Julian Girdham in Books, Teaching

Brief notes on a collection of essays on school leadership, edited by Stuart Lock.

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April 11, 2021 /Julian Girdham
Leadership, ResearchED
Books, Teaching
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researchED Dublin 2020

March 24, 2020 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Several researchED events around the world have sadly now fallen by the wayside (or at least have been postponed). We are still 6 months away from the second rED Dublin. Who knows what the situation will be in what right now seems an aeon away. In any case, we are going to go ahead and release tickets as planned on Tuesday 24th March at 7.30pm.

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March 24, 2020 /Julian Girdham
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