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Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council

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Lighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with the Teaching Council

Sustainability education: Moving beyond the recycling bins

December 19, 2022 • The Teaching Council - An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta • Season 3 • Episode 3

In this episode, Phil Fox, Acting Director of The Teaching Council, is joined by Dr. Patrick Kirwan and Dr. Mary Moore, to discuss sustainability education in schools. The conversation focuses on practical steps that school communities can take to instil a growth mindset approach towards sustainability, education outdoors, empowering pupils to become agents of meaningful action, and much more.

After a career in science as an epidemiologist, Patrick trained as a post-primary Science teacher. In 2021, Patrick founded the Irish Schools Sustainability Network, which brings together teachers and students from different schools to foster climate and nature conversations, to work on joint initiatives, share best practice, and push sustainability to the top of the educational agenda.

Mary Moore is a primary school teacher with a passion for all things science and sustainability. She is currently teaching third class in Clerihan N.S., Co. Tipperary, and is an active member of the Irish Schools Sustainability Network.

To find out more about the ISSN, and find the resources mentioned in the podcast, see: https://www.issn.ie/ or connect on twitter @IrishSchSusty