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Biography

I have been working on the BEd Sports Studies and Physical Education in the School of Education, University College Cork, since 2012 when I began my job as lecturer in Physical Education and Coordinator of School Placement. During this time I have enhanced the school placement element of the programme in the following ways:·        

• Building strong school-university school partnerships; ·     
• Developing and refining four school placement modules involving 150 students and approx. 24 part-time placement tutors;     
• Providing ongoing continuing professional development for the team of part-time placement tutors;
• Supporting the team of tutors to establish effective models of supervision and assessment of student teachers;     
  
• Assisting second, third and fourth year student teachers to meet the challenges of learning to teach. 

I recently completed my Phd in the area of teacher education, entitled: An Investigation of the Roles, Relationships and Experiences of Part-Time Placement Tutors in their Supervision of Student Teachers on School Placement.

My previous work has included:
2011-2012: Placement Tutor, University College Cork.
2003-2011: Placement Tutor, University of Limerick. 2003-2011: Lecturer in Dance in Education, Hibernia College, Dublin. 
2003-2005: Facilitator for design and delivery of the dance strand of the Primary PE Curriculum
2000-2003: Facilitator for design and delivery of the dance strand of the Junior Cycle PE programme.   
1998-2010: Lecturer in Dance in Education, St Patrick's College Drumcondra, Dublin.
1997-1999: Advisor for the creative dance curriculum for the (1999) Physical Education Primary Curriculum 
1993-2003: Director of Pegasini Youth Dance Company, Cork.
1991-2012: Teacher of Dance in Education, Primary & Post Primary schools in Cork.
1990-1992: Dancer in Residence, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork.
1986-1989: Teacher of Physical Education and Dance in Education, St Ursula’s SS, Greenwich, London.
1986-1988: Teacher of Physical Education and Dance in Education, Scoile Mhuire SS, Athy, Co Kildare


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Research Interests

Initial Teacher Education, School placement, Supervision of student teachers, Mentoring, School-University Partnerships, Curriculum and Assessment, Reflective Practice, Teacher as Life Long Learner.

Previous Research

• Masters Dissertation, 2000. Title ‘The Value of Dance in the Primary School Curriculum and a Journey towards Self Reflective Practice’

Current Research
Having recently completed my PhD on the role of part-time placement tutors in the supervision of student teachers I am now exploring possible research projects/opportunities in the field of teacher education. These include:

Student teachers’ perspectives and experiences of supervision by part-time placement tutors in school placement.
Enhancing links between school placement programmes and partner schools.
Exploring Third Space Learning in school placement.
Investigating opportunities for part-time placement tutors, beyond their role in school placement, to become involved in initial teacher education programmes.
Examining the induction and programmes of continuing professional development provided for part-time placement tutors in initial teacher institutions in the Republic of Ireland.

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Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'Handbook of Mobile Digital Technology' Crawford, S. & Fitzpatrick, P. (2015) 'Handbook of Mobile Digital Technology' In: Zang, Y.A (eds). The Use of Mobile Digital Technology and ipod Touches in Physical Education. Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer. [Details]

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CD

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	Resource Materials for Teaching Physical Education in the primary school. Sadie Biddulph, Bernadette Cotter, Mairéad Weymes and Patricia Fitzpatrick (2005) Resource Materials for Teaching Physical Education in the primary school. CD [Details]

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Magazine article

	Year	Publication
	(1997)	Dance in Education: The Value of Performance. Fitzpatrick. T (1997) Dance in Education: The Value of Performance. Magazine article [Details]

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Newsletter

	Year	Publication
	(1993)	Dance in Education, A learning experience through an expressive art form. Fitzpatrick. T (1993) Dance in Education, A learning experience through an expressive art form. Newsletter [Details]

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Thesis/Dissertation

	Year	Publication
	(2000)	‘The Value of Dance in the Primary School Curriculum and a Journey towards Self Reflective Practice’. Fitzpatrick, P. (2000) ‘The Value of Dance in the Primary School Curriculum and a Journey towards Self Reflective Practice’. Thesis/Dissertation [Details]

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PhD Thesis

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	An Investigation of the Roles, Relationships and Experiences of Part-Time Placement Tutors in their Supervision of Student Teachers on School Placement. Patricia Fitzpatrick (2022) An Investigation of the Roles, Relationships and Experiences of Part-Time Placement Tutors in their Supervision of Student Teachers on School Placement. PhD Thesis [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Physical Education Association of Ireland (PEAI)	Member	/
	Association of Teacher Educators Europe (ATEE)	member	/
	Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)	member	/
	Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE)	UCC representative on Physical Education School Placement	/

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	PEPAYs Ireland National Forum, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2022) An Investigation of the Roles, Relationships and Experiences of Part-Time Placement Tutors in their Supervision of Student Teachers on School Placement. [Oral Presentation], PEPAYs Ireland National Forum, University of Limerick, Limerick . [Details]
	(2020)	18th Annual Conference SCoTENS Teacher education in the Covid Moment Covid, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2020) What are the experiences, roles and relationships which emerge for part-time placement tutors in their supervision of physical education student teachers on school placement?. [Oral Presentation], 18th Annual Conference SCoTENS Teacher education in the Covid Moment Covid, Online . [Details]
	(2019)	17th Annual Conference SCoTENS Leadership across boundaries: challenges for educators and teacher educators, Patricia Fitzpatrick, João Costa (2019) Promoting quality interactions between formative and summative assessment of school placment. [Oral Presentation], 17th Annual Conference SCoTENS Leadership across boundaries: challenges for educators and teacher educators, Ballyconnell, Ireland , 18-OCT-19. [Details]
	(2015)	Inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Kathy Kirwan (2015) An investigation of the scholarship of teaching and learning in the placement tutor-student teacher dyad in Initial Teacher Education. [Oral Presentation], Inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2015)	The All Ireland Conference for Doctoral Researchers in Education Contestations and Synergies, Perspectives from Doctoral Research in Ireland, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2015) Supporting the Disenfranchised Outsider in Initial Teacher Education. [Oral Presentation], The All Ireland Conference for Doctoral Researchers in Education Contestations and Synergies, Perspectives from Doctoral Research in Ireland, University College Dublin , 05-JUN-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Protecting the Mental Health of the Teacher and the Student, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2015) Using the Internet to teach Dance in the Physical Education Curriculum. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Protecting the Mental Health of the Teacher and the Student, Dundalk . [Details]
	(2015)	Autism and Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Seminar, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2015) Addressing FMS through Dance. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Autism and Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Seminar, Mardyke, UCC . [Details]
	(2000)	Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Moving to Learn, Patricia Fitzpatrick (2000) Poetry through Motion. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Moving to Learn, Galway . [Details]
	(1993)	Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Physical Education for a changing WORLD, Patricia Fitzpatrick (1993) Physical Education Curriculum Project (Dance). [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Physical Education Association of Ireland Annual Conference Physical Education for a changing WORLD, Waterford . [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	School Placement Working Group, School of Education, UCC	member	2019 /
	Teaching and Learning Committee, School of Education, UCC	Member	2019 /
	Physical Education Teacher Education	UCC representative on Physical Education School Placement	2013 /
	Physical Education Association of Ireland	Member of the Executive Committee	2013 / 2015

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	St Ursula’s School, 70 Croom’s Hill, Greenwich, London SE 10 4HN	Teacher of Physical Education & Dance	01-SEP-88 / 26-MAY-89
	Scoil Bhride, Eglantine, St Columba’s GNS Douglas, and various other primary and post-primary schools in Cork city and County.	Teacher of Dance in Education	10-SEP-92 / 13-MAR-20
	University College Cork	School Placement Lecturer & Coordinator	10-SEP-12 /
	Post Primary Physical Education Committee, NCCA, Dublin.	Dance Facilitator	26-SEP-97 / 12-JUN-98
	Primary Curriculum Support Programme, NCCA, Dublin	Dance Consultant & Trainer	12-APR-02 / 12-APR-04
	University of Limerick	School Placement Tutor	12-SEP-03 / 30-OCT-12
	Primary Physical Education Committee, NCCA, Dublin.	Dance Consultant/Advisor	04-OCT-96 / 22-MAY-98
	Scoile Mhuire, Athy, Co Kildare	Teacher of Physical Education & Dance	01-SEP-86 / 27-MAY-88
	Triskel Arts Centre	Dancer in Residence	03-SEP-90 / 31-MAY-92
	Primary Schools’ Sports’ Initiative, DES, Dublin	Dance Consultant/Advisor	17-SEP-04 / 31-MAY-04

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2000	University College Cork	MEd	Dance in Education
	2022	University College Cork	PhD	Teacher Education
	1986	Thomond College of Education, Limerick, Ireland	BEd (Hons)	Physical Education & English
	1998	The Laban Guild National Governing Body, UK	Certificate	Community Dance
	1990	NCEF, Limerick, Ireland	Certificate	Exercise & Fitness Instruction

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Gaeilge	Functional	Functional	Functional

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Consultancy

	Client	Description
	Department of Education & Science	Dance in education consultant (2003-2004) on a pilot project conducted by the Primary Schools’ Sports Initiative (DES 2000) to explore the best model of practice for the national CPD of the 1999 Revised Primary Physical Education Curriculum.
	Primary Curriculum Support Programme, NCCA, Dublin	Dance in education consultant (2002-2005) responsible for the CPD of the team of primary school Physical Education cuiditheoirí who disseminated the Revised Primary PE curriculum which was disseminated to Irish primary schools in 2005.
	NCCA,Primary School Physical Education Committee	Facilitator for the writing of the curriculum and teacher guidelines of the creative dance strand of the revised Primary PE curriculum (1999).
	NCCA Post Primary comittee	Facilitator for a team of Physical Education teachers in the development of expertise, strategies and resources for the design and delivery of the dance strand of the Junior Certificate Physical Education Curriculum.

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Contact with school principals/deputy principals and co-operating teachers in schools.

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Other Activities

	Description
	NCCA Post Primary Education- Member of the Expert Group for consultation of the Physical Education Short Course,Junior cycle Wellbeing PE Programme, Draft Physical Education Leaving Certificate Specification
	Physical Education Teacher Education Ireland- UCC School Placement Representative

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

My teaching interests lies in Initial Teacher Education and the related elements of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment which prepare the student teacher for their journey of learning to teach. I am interested in particular in the areas of school placement, supporting part-time placement tutors, school-university partnerships, active learners, differentiated learning, innovative pedagogy, assessment and reflective practice. The modules I teach on are:

ED2317 :Placement 2
ED3317: Placement 3
ED4320: Placement 4
ED4316: Placement 5


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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Dr. João Costa	University College Cork	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Dr. Susan Crawford	CEO Autism Consultant	IRELAND