Seimineáir Sealbhú / Sealbhú Seminars

Cuireann Sealbhú: DCU agus COGG fáilte roimh Mhúinteoirí Nuacháilithe ag Comhdháil le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge

Beidh comhdháil lae do mhúinteoirí nuacháilithe á reáchtáil ag an gComhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) i gcomhpháirt le Sealbhú: Lárionad Taighde DCU um Fhoghlaim agus Teagasc na Gaeilge in Institiúid an Oideachais, DCU ar an 7 Márta. Freastalóidh an chomhdháil ar mhúinteoirí nuacháilithe atá ag tabhairt faoin bpróiseas ionduchtaithe ar a dtugtar Droichead. Cuirtear fáilte roimh mhúinteoirí nua atá ag teagasc i mbunscoileanna T1 (bunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta) agus i mbunscoileanna T2 (bunscoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán an Bhéarla) araon. Beidh deiseanna spreagúla ag na múinteoirí freastal ar aoichainteanna agus ar cheardlanna bunaithe ar an taighde is deireanaí maidir le teagasc agus foghlaim na Gaeilge. Cíorfar saincheisteanna agus roinnfear comhairle phraiticiúil leis na múinteoirí a thacóidh leo agus iad ag tús a ngairme. Bronnfar mála áiseanna ar na múinteoirí a bheidh i láthair agus beidh deis acu duaiseanna a bhuachan ar an lá! Chomh maith leis sin, bronnfar teastas rannpháirtíochta ar na múinteoirí nuacháilithe agus is féidir leo freastal ar an lá mar chuid de na riachtanais fhoghlama ghairmiúla bhreise atá mar chuid den phróiseas Droichead.

Dúirt Jacqueline Ní Fhearghusa, Príomhfheidhmeannach COGG: Táimid ag súil go mór leis an gcomhdháil seo a reáchtáil le Sealbhú i Márta 2026. Is deis iontach é do mhúinteoirí nuacháilithe teacht le chéile i mBaile Átha Cliath agus iad i mbun Droichead leis an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta. Tá cainteoirí den scoth eagraithe ag an gcoiste agus tá béim ar chur i bhfeidhm ar agus ar chun cinn na foghlama agus an teagaisc agus an dea-chleachtas sa Ghaeilge agus teagasc na n-ábhar as Gaeilge. Cuirfimid fáilte roimh mhúinteoirí bunscoile ó Ghaelscoileanna, scoileanna Gaeltachta agus don chéad uair scoileanna meán-Bhéarla.  

Dúirt Déan Eatramhach Institiúid an Oideachais an Dr Anna Logan:  Tá an-áthas orainne in Institiúid an Oideachais, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath an Chomhdháil do Mhúinteoirí Nuacháilithe a reáchtáil i gcomhpháirt le COGG. Tá fócas na comhdhála leathnaithe amach i mbliana chuig múinteoirí i mbunscoileanna T2, chomh maith le múinteoirí atá san earnáil lán-Ghaeilge agus in earnáil na Gaeltachta. Tá baill Sealbhú ag súil le spás comhoibríoch a chothú don fhoghlaim ghairmiúil agus a bheith ag tacú leis na múinteoirí nuacháilithe dea-chleachtas a roinnt agus aghaidh a thabhairt ar na príomhdhúshláin. 

Is iad an Dr Róisín Ní Mhulláin agus Toirdealbhach Ó Lionáird ó COGG agus an Dr Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin agus an Dr Claire Dunne ó Sealbhú:DCU  atá ar an gCoiste Pleanála. Ní bhíonn mórán deiseanna ag múinteoirí i suíomhanna T1 agus T2 teacht le chéile agus foghlaim óna chéile. Tá cur chun cinn na Gaeilge ag brath go mór ar mhúinteoirí sa dá chomhthéacs. Tá súil againn go mbeidh dea-thionchar ag an lá ar an gcleachtas praiticiúil sa seomra ranga a dúirt Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin, Stiúrthóir Sealbhú. 

Sealbhú: DCU in Collaboration with COGG welcome Newly Qualified Teachers to a Conference during Seachtain na Gaeilge

A day conference for newly qualified teachers will be organised by An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) in collaboration with Sealbhú: DCU Research Centre for the Teaching and Learning of Irish in the Institute of Education(IoE), DCU on the 7th of March. The conference will serve newly qualified teachers who are undertaking the Droichead, induction programme. Teachers who are teaching in T1 primary schools (Irish-medium and Gaeltacht primary schools), and in T2 primary schools (English-medium primary schools) are welcome to attend. There will be exciting opportunities for teachers to attend talks with guest speakers and workshops based on the latest research on the teaching and learning of Irish. Key questions will be explored and practical advice will be shared with teachers to support them as they begin their career. Teachers attending the conference will receive a bag of resources and there will be a chance to win spot prizes on the day! Newly qualified teachers will also receive a certificate of attendance and they can attend the day as part of their additional professional learning requirements as part of the Droichead process. 

Jacqueline Ní Fhearghusa, Chief Executive of COGG stated: We are really looking forward to organising this conference with Sealbhú in March 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity for newly qualified teachers who are undertaking Droichead with the Teaching Council to come together in Dublin. The committee have organised excellent speakers and there is an emphasis on implementing and promoting teaching and learning of Irish, best practice in teaching Irish and teaching subjects through Irish. We will be welcoming primary teachers from Gaelscoileanna, Gaeltacht schools, as well as teachers from English-medium schools for the first time.

Dr  Anna Logan Interim Executive Dean of the IoE said:   We in Dublin City University Institute of Education are delighted to host the Conference for Newly Qualified Teachers in collaboration with An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta.  The reach of this year’s conference has expanded  to include all  Newly Qualified Teachers in  T2 primary schools as well as those working in  the Irish-medium and Gaeltacht sectors.  Members of Sealbhú,   DCU’s research centre focused on research on the teaching and learning of Irish,  look forward to creating a collaborative space for professional learning working with and supporting NQTs in sharing best practices and addressing  key challenges.

Dr Róisín Ní Mhulláin agus Toirdealbhach Ó Lionáird from COGG and Dr Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin agus an Dr Claire Dunne ó Sealbhú: DCU are on the planning committee. Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin, Director of Sealbhú stated: There aren’t many opportunities for teachers in T1 and T2 settings to come together and learn from each other. The promotion of Irish is really dependent on teachers in both contexts. We hope that the day will have a positive impact on classroom practice.

Seimineár 1(Seimineár trí Ghaeilge)

Léimis linn: Cumhacht na leabhar don fhoghlaim teanga

Dé Céadaoin 8 Deireadh Fómhair 2025 - 18.30

An Dr. Jacqueline de Brún & An Dr. Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath i mbun plé leis an Dr Patrick Burke

Déanfaidh an Dr Jacqueline de Brún agus an Dr Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn iniúchadh ar thábhacht agus chumhacht na léitheoireachta Gaeilge sa chóras oideachais agus sa bhaile. Beidh an Dr Patrick Burke i mbun plé leo maidir le roghanna leabhar, réimse téacsanna agus téacsanna oiriúnacha agus iad ag fiosrú modhanna le téacsanna a léamh go héifeachtach le léitheoirí óga le cur le sealbhú na teanga, foclóir, comhréir, nathanna, gramadach agus fónaic agus iad a chumasú le bheith neamhspleách i léitheoireacht na Gaeilge.

Amharclann Seamus Heaney, Campas Phádraig, Droim Conrach, BÁC 9

Seminar 2 (Seminar in English)

Global Storybooks for Language Learners of Irish

Wednesday 15th October 19.00 online 

Dr. Liam Doherty and Prof. Bonny Norton

University of British Columbia, Canada

In this presentation, Liam Doherty and Bonny Norton will discuss how they have drawn on digital storytelling to promote multilingualism and multiliteracy across global sites. They will first introduce the Global Storybooks project (https://globalstorybooks.net), an innovative platform offering open-licensed multilingual stories with audio and printable downloads. They will then demonstrate how the platform has been adapted to create a new resource for learners of Irish. They will conclude with a discussion on the way free digital storybooks can promote literacy engagement, foster learner identity and investment, and provide opportunities for multimodal and translanguaging approaches in the language classroom (Doherty & Norton, 2025; Darvin & Norton, 2023; Norton 2013) 

Please find recording of seminar here:  https://tinyurl.com/5fu855p7 

An Dr Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin & An Dr Tara Concannon-Gibney, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, Cur Chuige Ilteangach do Theagasc Ghramadach na Gaeilge/ A Plurilingual Approach to Teaching Irish Grammar - slides here

Gareth Caulfield, Bangor University, Transmitting minority languages within the majority language classroom: the case of Welsh - slides here | recording here

An Dr Máire Mhic Mhathúna, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath,  Sealbhú na Gaeilge sna Luathbhlianta - sleamhnáin (slides) & taifead (recording of talk) 

Professor Claudine Kirsch, University of Luxembourg, Towards Multilingual Education in ECE in Luxembourg - slides & recording of talk

An Dr Orna Farrell & An Dr Seán Mac Risteaird

Cara nó Namhaid? An Intleacht Shaorga Ghiniúnach agus Oideolaíocht na Gaeilge san Ardoideachas
Friend or Foe? Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Pedagogy of Gaeilge in Higher Education

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12 Márta 2024/ 12th March 2024 - taifead cainte - recording of talk 

An Dr Karen Ní Chlochasaigh, Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Luimneach

An Sealbhú Éifeachtach Teanga a Chothú i bhfoghlaim agus i dTeagasc na Gaeilge 

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5 Márta 2024/ 5th March 2024  - taifead cainte/ recording of talk

Gnéithe d'fhoghlaim na Gaeilge
Aspects of Irish language learning

14.03.2023    An beartas i leith na Gaeilge sa chóras oideachais ó 1965-1975: tionchar fadtéarmach Chomhairle na Gaeilge
                      An Dr John Walsh, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe

Taifeadadh de chaint an/Recording of Dr Walsh and the slides / agus na sleamhnáin.

21.03.2023    Research and development pathways in Content and Language Integrated Learning
                      Professor Christiane Dalton-Puffer, University of Vienna

Taifeadadh de chaint an/Recording of Prof. Christiane Dalton-Puffer and the slides / agus na sleamhnáin.

28.03.2023    Adult learners of Irish: Motivations, methods and multilingualism

                      Dr Colin Flynn, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Dublin City University

Taifeadadh de chaint an/Recording of Dr Flynn and the slides / agus na sleamhnáin.

An t-ilteangachas agus foghlaim teanga  
Multilingualism and language learning

04.10.22          The Suitability of Irish instruction for All Students
                        Prof. Fred Genesee, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Prof. Genesee's slides / sleamhnáin.

11.10.22          Multilingual parents and children's experiences of Irish-medium education  
                        Dr Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin, DCU Institute of Education

Taifeadadh de chaint an/Recording of Dr Ní Dhiorbháin and the slides / agus na sleamhnáin.

Gnéithe d'Oideachas na Gaeilge

15.03.22          Sealbhú na Gaeilge i Scoileanna T2: Inspreagadh agus dúshláin
                            an tOllamh Muiris Ó Laoise, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan

Tá taifeadadh de chaint Mhuiris ar fáil anseo agus na sleamhnáin.
 

22.03.22          ‘Cath idir an pobal agus an “murder machine”’: Luathbhlianta Ghluaiseacht 
                            na Gaelscolaíochta, c.1969-76
                            an Dr Kerron Ó Luain, Comha​​lta iar-dhochtúireachta IRC/COGG 

Tá taifeadadh de chaint Kerron ar fáil anseo agus na sleamhnáin.

                         
29.03.22          Gnéithe den bhailíocht i mbéaltriail Ghaeilge na hArdteiste
                            Aoife Ní Ghloinn, Stiúrthóir Lárionad na Gaeilge: Taighde, Teagasc & Tástáil,
                            Ollscoil Mhá Nuad

Tá taifeadadh de chaint Aoife ar fáil anseo agus na sleamhnáin.

Gnéithe den ilteangachas san oideachas 

Aspects of multilingualism in Education

5.10.2021        Multilingualism and student identity in Swedish immersion in Finland and in Irish immersion in Ireland, Dr Sanna Pakarinen, Åbo Akademi
Taifeadadh de chaint Sanna leis na sleamhnáin / Recording of Sanna's talk with the slides

12.10.2021      Being and becoming 'a multicultural and multilingual nation': Reflections on language in education policy in Scotland since devolution, Dr Fiona O’Hanlon, University of Edinburgh and Louise Glen, Education Scotland
Cóip de chur i láthair Fiona & Louise / Copy of Fiona's & Louise's presentation

19.10.2021      Multilingual education and the revitalization of Basque: successes and challenges, Dr Ibon Manterola, University of the Basque Country

Cóip de chur i láthair Ibon / Copy of Ibon's presentation

Taifeadadh de chaint Ibon leis na sleamhnáin /Recording of Ibon's talk with slides