Froebel College of Education / Coláiste Oideachais Froebel

Staff Profiles

President

Marie Mc Loughlin

Marie McLoughlin was educated at the Carndonagh Community School in Carndonagh, Co Donegal. She qualified as a primary teacher from Carysfort College of Education and has since taught in a number of schools before joining the Primary Curriculum Support Programme (PCSP) in 2000. During her time with the PCSP, she worked as an English, Visual Arts and Learning Support trainer. She also provided in-school support for teachers as a cuiditheoir before taking up a position as Assistant National Coordinator responsible for co-ordinating the Visual Arts and Music Teams. Marie held the position of National Co-ordinator since 2004 prior to taking up office as President of Froebel College of Education in May 2008.

Marie McLoughlin
President
Telephone: + 353 1 2888520
Fax: +353 1 2880618
E-mail: marie.mcloughlin@froebel.ie

Head of Education

Séamie Ó Néill, B.A.,B.Ed., H.Dip. in Ed.,H.Dip in Ed. Studies,M.Ed.

Director of Teaching Practice

Lecturing Responsibilites:
Professional Development

Research Interests:
Múineadh na Gaeilge mar dhara theanga

Room 509 . Telephone 2888520
Email: mailto:seamie.oneill@froebel.ie

Art

Katherine Lally, M.A. Art Ed, Dip ADT,Dip. N.C.AD Fine Art

Visual Arts Coordinator

Research Interests:
Visual Art and Disadvantage,
Visual Art Methodologies in Primary Classroom.

Room 604 Telephone: (01) 200 0166

Email: Katherine.Lally@froebel.ie

Laura Thornton, NDAD,Dip.ADT,M.A. Special and Inclusive Education

Lecture Responsibilities:
Art

Research interests:

Children's Drawings

Inclusion in mainstream classes

Autism and Visual Art

Room 306 Telephone: (01) 200 0171

Email: Laura.Thornton@froebel.ie

Drama

Tríona Stokes, B.Ed., M.A. Drama and Theatre Education. Grad. Dip. Dance.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
Drama Education

Research Interests:
Drama and Development Education

Dance in Education

Room 512 Telephone: (01) 211 2028

Email: Triona.Stokes@froebel.ie

English

Dr. Patricia Kennon, B.A. (Psy.), B.A. (Eng.), M.Litt., Ph.D.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
English Language and Literature

Research interests:
Children's literature
Young adult fiction
Popular culture and the sociology of childhood

Intercultural and diversity education

Room 219 Telephone: (01) 200 0165

Email: Patricia.Kennon@froebel.ie

Niamh Fortune, B.Ed, MA

English Methodologies

Lecture Responsibilities:
English Curriculum Studies

Research interests:
Teaching of Reading
Language activities
Emergent writing and spelling

Room 506 Telephone: (01) 200 0161

Email: Niamh.Daly@froebel.ie

Gaeilge

Máire Nic an Bhaird, BA (idirnáisiúnta; Gaeilge agus Gearmáinis), MA (Gaeilge)

Litríocht agus Teanga na Gaeilige

An Ghaeilge Acadúil

Freagrachtaí léachtóireachta:
An Béaloideas agus an Scéalaíocht
Ranganna comhrá
Ranganna gramadaí

Taighde :

Tá Máire Nic an Bhaird i mbun dochtúireachta sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Is é an t-ábhar taighde atá aici ná ‘An Scríbhneoir Gaeilge agus an Stát'.Tá sí ag díriú ar fheiniméan na cinsireachta sa nualitríocht agus bhí tionchar ag an bpróiseas seo ar litríocht na mbunscoileanna.

Room 510 Telephone: (01) 200 0177

Email: Maire.NicanBhaird@froebel.ie

An Dr Liam Mac Amhlaigh, LL.B, BA, PhD

Léachtóir le teanga is litríocht na Gaeilge

Freagrachtaí

Litríocht & Teanga na Gaeilge le Bliain 1 & 3
Oifigeach Scrúdaithe an Choláiste
Oifigeach Amchláracha an Choláiste

Stiúrthóir, ‘An Ghaeilge ar Scoil', Bl 4
Reáchtálaí na Scrúduithe Cainte

Seomra: 216. Guthán 01-2112027.
Ríomhphost: liam.macamhlaigh@froebel.ie

Taighde & Foilseacháin

Fiona Nic Fhionnlaoich, B.Ed. M.Ed.

Freagrachtaí léachtóireachta:

Modhanna Múinte na Gaeilge,
Ranganna comhrá

Spéiseanna Taighde:

Teagasc na Gaeilge agus an cur chuige cumarsáideach.
Litearthacht sa chéad agus sa dara teanga.
Ról an téacs sa léitheoireacht.
Oideachas speisialta.
Measúnú.

Email: Fiona.NicFhionnlaoich@froebel.ie

Room 507 Telephone (01) 200 0169

Maths

Patsy Stafford, B.Soc.Sc., M.S.Ed.

Lecture Responsibilities:
Mathematics Methods
Early Childhood Education

Research interests:
Children's Understanding of Place Value
Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms

Room 218 Telephone: (01) 211 2020

Email: Patsy.Stafford@froebel.ie

P.E.

Tony Sweeney, B.Ed, M.Ed.

Lecturing Responsibilities:
Physical Education
ICT in Education

Research Interests:
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Activity Promotion
Assessment for Learning in Primary Physical Education

Room 510 Telephone: (01) 200 0177

Email: Tony.Sweeney@froebel.ie

Religious Education and Religious Studies

Gearard Ó Floinn, B.Ed., B.D., M.A., M.Phil., S.T.L., H.Dip. Ed., Dip. Miss.

Co-ordinator of Religious Education and Religious Studies

Lecturer Responsibilities:
Religious Education

Research interests:
Gospel genre,
The Synoptic Gospels,
Hebrew poetry,
Church history in the late medieval and early modern period,
History of religious education, Interchurch dialogue, Interfaith dialogue, particularly Jewish Christian and Islamic Christian dialogue

Room 607 Telephone: (01) 211 2029

Email: Gearard.OFloinn@froebel.ie

Dr. Ruth Forrest, M.Ed, Dip. Soc. Stds., Dip. Psych/Counselling, Ph.D.

Lecturer Responsibilities:
Mathematics and Religious Education

Research interests:
Personal Spirituality and its impact on classroom teaching
Liturgical Music
Faith-related Children's Art

Room 511 Telephone: (01) 211 2021

Email: Ruth.Forrest@froebel.ie

SESE

Brian Tubbert, N.T., B.Ed.(Hons) M.Litt

Lecture Responsibilities:
SESE Geography and Science

Research interests:
Curriculum Integration within Social,
Environmental and Scientific Education

Room 225 Telephone: (01) 200 0172

Email: Brian.Tubbert@froebel.ie

Special Education

Marie Raftery, N.T., B.Ed (Hons), Dip.Sp.Ed, M.Ed (Sp.Ed.), M.Phil (Ling)

Marie Rafferty Lecture Responsibilities:Foundation Language Studies
Co-ordinator of Special Education Postgraduate Studies and Programme Development,
Research Interests: The place of special education in the initial preparation of primary teachers,
Education of pupils with specific speech and language disorders,
IEPs: Legislation, Policy and Practice ,
CPD for teachers across mainstream and special school settings,
Structured language teaching in the education of pupils with SEN