Curriculum theory;
The role of cognitive science in education practice and research;
The role of oral language development in education;
Innovation in research and practice in the teaching of English;
Whole-school planning for assessment – policy and practices;
Biography
Lecturer in Education and PME Deputy Director in the School of Education, UCC. Post-primary school teacher of English, Irish and LCVP from 1996-2015. Former State Examinations Commission Advising Examiner for Leaving Certificate Higher Level EnglishResearch Interests
Sociocultural perspectives on curriculum, learning and assessment;Curriculum theory;
The role of cognitive science in education practice and research;
The role of oral language development in education;
Innovation in research and practice in the teaching of English;
Whole-school planning for assessment – policy and practices;
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2021 | Scotens Seed Funding | Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCOTENS) | |
2019 | John Coolahan Teaching Council Research Support Framework Award | Teaching Council of Ireland | |
2018 | UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science Research Support Fund | UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science | |
2017 | NUI Dr Mary L. Thornton Scholarship and Prize in Education | National University of Ireland | |
2013 | UCC School of Education M.Ed. Scholarship | UCC School of Education |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Irish National Organisation of Teachers of English (INOTE) | Member | / | |
Literacy Association of Ireland | Member | / | |
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) | Member | / |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2022, Dennehy, N. (2022) Connecting through collaborative assessment practice: using student exemplars, rubrics and guided feedback to promote student learning in post-primary education. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2022, Dublin . [Details] | |
(2021) | Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, O’Ceallaigh, T.J., Dennehy, N., Ní Chonaill, M. & O'Connor, A. (2021) An teagasc ábharbhunaithe san iarbhunscolaíocht lán-Ghaeilge: Dearcthaí múinteoirí faoi oiliúint agus múinteoirí luathghairme. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Dublin . [Details] | |
(2021) | Literacy Association of Ireland Annual Conference, O'Ceallaigh, T.J., Dennehy, N., Ní Chonaill, M. & O'Connor, A. (2021) An teanga agus an t-ábhar a chomhtháthú san iarbhunscoil Lán-Ghaeilge sna chéad bhlianta den teagasc: Claochlú leanúnach. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Literacy Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Dublin . [Details] | |
(2020) | Féilte: Teaching Council Annual Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence, O'Ceallaigh, T.J., Dennehy, N., Ní Chonaill, M. & O'Connor, A. (2020) Tús maith? Iniúchadh ar dhearcthaí múinteoirí faoi oiliúint agus múinteoirí ag tosú amach sa ghairm maidir leis an teagasc in iar-bhunscoileanna lán-ghaeilge, agus ar a dtaithí ar an teagasc sin. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Féilte: Teaching Council Annual Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence, Dublin . [Details] | |
(2019) | Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2019, Dennehy, N. (2019) The Practice of Formative Assessment in the Irish Post-Primary School Context. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2019, St. Angela’s College and Radisson Blu Hotel, Sligo . [Details] | |
(2018) | Irish National Organisation of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Dennehy, N. (2018) The Effective Teaching of Reading and Writing in the Second-Level English Classroom. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish National Organisation of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Kilkenny . [Details] | |
(2017) | 'Looking at our School', PME Partner Schools' Conference, Dennehy, N. (2017) Models of assessment and their impact on student learning. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 'Looking at our School', PME Partner Schools' Conference, University College Cork . [Details] | |
(2018) | Literacy Association of Ireland International Conference 2018, Dennehy, N. (2018) How Assessment Literacy is Essential for Effective Formative Assessment in Post Primary School. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Literacy Association of Ireland International Conference 2018, Marino College of Education, Dublin . [Details] | |
(2017) | Aigne Postgraduate Conference, Dennehy, N. (2017) Constructing and positioning identities through formative assessment practices and discourse in the Irish post-primary school classroom. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Aigne Postgraduate Conference, UCC . [Details] | |
(2015) | School of Education, UCC and Reading Association of Ireland 3rd Annual Literacy Research Symposium for teachers, Dennehy, N. (2015) An investigation of the position of English as a language in the post-primary school curriculum. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], School of Education, UCC and Reading Association of Ireland 3rd Annual Literacy Research Symposium for teachers, UCC . [Details] |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Department of Education and Skills | Post-Primary Teacher | 01-SEP-96 / 31-AUG-15 | |
University College Cork | Lecturer in Education | 01-SEP-15 / |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2015 | UCC | Master's Degree in Education | Language and literacy in education; philosophy of Education; curriculum and assessment; sociocultural theories of learning; dialogic teaching | |
1999 | UCD | B.A. (Modular) | Gaeilge | |
1995 | UCC | Higher Diploma in Computer Science | Programming and applied computing technology | |
2018 | UCC | PhD in Education | A Qualitative Investigation of Formative Assessment in Second-Level Education in Ireland | |
1996 | UCC | Higher Diploma in Education | Education and English | |
1994 | UCC | B.A. (Hons) | English and Applied Psychology |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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Irish | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
In collaboration with the PME Director Dr Brian Murphy, I am responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of all aspects of the PME programme with particular responsibility for school placement at student, school, programme and policy level. I am responsible for ensuring consistency, reliability, validity and fairness in the tutoring and assessment of UCC PME1 and PME2 students on school placement across the PME programme.
I have developed an important university link with over 80 partner post-primary schools on the PME programme through extensive communication and the building of professional relationships, several CPD events and a Digital Badge initiative.
I am a member of several School of Education committees including: the Learning and Teaching Committee, the PME Steering Group and the Research Ethics Committee, Through this work I contribute to research-led reform of policy and practices in assessment and feedback at university level, ethical research protocols and student wellbeing.
I develop research-led syllabus and curriculum structures and administer all grades and feedback to students in a range of modules across the PME, BSc.Ed, M.Ed. and PhD programmes in the School of Education:
I have developed an important university link with over 80 partner post-primary schools on the PME programme through extensive communication and the building of professional relationships, several CPD events and a Digital Badge initiative.
I am a member of several School of Education committees including: the Learning and Teaching Committee, the PME Steering Group and the Research Ethics Committee, Through this work I contribute to research-led reform of policy and practices in assessment and feedback at university level, ethical research protocols and student wellbeing.
I develop research-led syllabus and curriculum structures and administer all grades and feedback to students in a range of modules across the PME, BSc.Ed, M.Ed. and PhD programmes in the School of Education:
PME 1 and PME 2 The Teaching of English
PME 1 The Psychology of Education
PME 2 Designing Curriculum and Assessment for the Contemporary Classroom
PME 2 Professional Research Paper
M.Ed. Modes of Assessment in Contemporary Curriculum.
M.Ed. Dissertation in Education.
I also contribute to the School of Education Post Graduate Diploma in Education Leadership (PDEL) and Post Graduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs (PDSEN) programmes.
PME 1 The Psychology of Education
PME 2 Designing Curriculum and Assessment for the Contemporary Classroom
PME 2 Professional Research Paper
M.Ed. Modes of Assessment in Contemporary Curriculum.
M.Ed. Dissertation in Education.
I also contribute to the School of Education Post Graduate Diploma in Education Leadership (PDEL) and Post Graduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs (PDSEN) programmes.
Research Information
Internal Collaborators
Name | Institute | Country | |
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Dr João Costa | University College Cork | IRELAND | |
Dr Kevin Cahill | University College Cork | IRELAND |
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
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Ms Celia O'Hagan | Stranmillis University College | NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Ms Máiréad Ní Chonaill/ Ms Aideen O'Connor | Gaelcholáiste Charrig Uí Laighin/ Gaelcholáiste Muire AG | IRELAND | |
Dr T.J. Ó'Ceallaigh | Department of Language, Literacy and Mathematics Education in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, | IRELAND |