Gaeilge

B.Ed

Bachelor of Education Degree

Overview and structure, year by year

The Bachelor in Education (B. Ed.) is a three-year professional degree that provides the academic and professional requirements for primary teachers. The course is taught in conjunction with the School of Education in Trinity College Dublin. Students register formally with both Colleges and attend lectures in Marino as well as in the Trinity College campus in the centre of Dublin. The Bachelor in Education is designed with a strong practical orientation, to enhance preparation for the primary classroom.
The first three years of the course lead to a Bachelor in Education degree. (NFQ Level 7) All graduating students may proceed to study for an Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8) which is a one-year part-time programme delivered in Trinity College Dublin.

What does the degree include?

This degree is an integrated course of study designed to equip student teachers with the range of knowledge and skills related to the profession of primary school teaching.

The subjects studied include the following:
Gaeilge
English Literature
English Methods
Mathematics
Social, Environmental & Scientific Education
Religious Education
Physical Education
Professional Development
Computer Education
Inclusive Education

Professional Development
School Contact - Observation prior to Teaching Practice and Teaching Practice
Arts Education - Visual Arts, Music, Drama
TCD (Mondays) - Child Development, Sociology, Language Study, Educational Psychology, Curriculum &Assessment, Philosophy, History of Education
Professional Development Theory,
Special Education
Social, Personal and Health Education
Early Childhood Education

Teaching Practice.
Over the course of your three years of study for the B. Ed. Degree, the student will engage in a number of school experiences and teaching practice programmes. These will be in a variety of settings including urban schools, rural schools, multi-grade situations, DEIS schools, Gaelscoileanna and Scoileanna Gaeltachta and will be both home and Dublin based.

First Year:
Two periods of serial school experience.
Three week spring teaching practice.

Second Year:
One period of serial school experience.
Four week autumn teaching practice.
Three week spring teaching practice.

Third Year:
Four week autumn teaching practice placement.
Three week spring teaching practice.
Three week Special Education experience.

Electives

As part of the Bachelor in Education programme, students are afforded the opportunity to specialise in a field of study which is of particular relevance to the contemporary Irish classroom. All Electives are composed of two co-requisite options or linked modules. Each option enables students to further equip themselves with knowledge and skills beyond those provided in the curriculum courses.
Electives are considered to be an integral part of the Bachelor of Education degree programme. Undergraduate students complete one option in second year and its co-requisite module in third year. At Coláiste Mhuire, however, all postgraduate students are also afforded the opportunity to complete one Elective Option during their studies.
Elective studies facilitate opportunities for students to learn with students from other year groups; within smaller group settings; from in house and outside experts who have acquired extensive experience and expertise in a particular field; from practical engagement, field excursions or school placement elements
The menu of Electives is diverse and evolves to meet the emerging issues in primary education and those of students. Listed below are some of the course options which have been made available over the years

World Cultures and Arts Education
World Music
 World Creative Textiles

Culture and Religion from a Multicultural Perspective
 The world in the classroom
 World Religions

Effective uses of Technology in the Classroom
 Digital video in the classroom
 Technology for Constructivist learning

Ag Múineadh Trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Teanga agus Cultúr
 Ag Múineadh Trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Teanga agus Cultúr
 Rincí Gaelacha i gComhthéacs an Chultúir Ghaelaigh

Inclusive Education: Contemporary Issues in the Classroom
 Managing Challenging Behaviour in the Primary School
 Teaching English as an additional language an intercultural approach

 SESE: An Active Approach
 Gatherers and Growers
 Eye on the Past and the World around us

Extending Physical Education Experience in the Primary School
 Children Moving: A Reflective Approach to Teaching PhysicalEducation
 Cluichí Gaelacha sa Bhunscoil

Teacher as Writer (Fiction)

Puppetry and Performance in the Classroom

Resolving Controversies in Education: An Introduction to research methods

Testing, testing, one, two, three… Exploring Assessment for Learning in Mathematics

Craft and Design in the Classroom Context

Optional Year 4

This optional year for the purpose of obtaining an Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8) may be undertaken by B.Ed graduates within 5 years of the completion of the degree. Lectures during this year are held in late afternoons in Trinity College Dublin.