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Diarmuid Geraghty

Geography teacher

Location:
Ireland
Education:
Master's degree,
Experience:
4 years, 1 month

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Total Years of Experience:  4 Years, 1 Months   

September 2012 To August 2014

Geography teacher

at CBS
Location : Ireland
September 2012 to present - Full-time secondary school History and Geography teacher, St Mary's Academy CBS, Carlow, Ireland (12-18 year olds)
- Currently employed as a full-time Geography and History teacher to the highest possible level of state examinations- honours Leaving Certificate.
- Assisted with the formation of a transition year programme in the school with an emphasis on improved grammar and literacy.
- Engage in a host of differentiation learning strategies and have been involved in continuous consultation with fellow department members on this.
- Teach and assist students with Special Educational Needs on a daily basis.
- Developed various Assessment For Learning and Assessment Of Learning techniques.
- The school is a diverse environment and I have developed my skills in teaching ESL as well as the ability to teach a class with a wide range of academic ability.
- Constructed a number of long and short term learning indicators in each class group
- Created a wide range of ICT uses in the classroom and it is a central part of every lesson with many students using Apple Ipads.
- I encourage students to embrace ICT to access information and confirm their understanding of each topic.
- Implemented behavioural policies such as rewarding students' achievements on a weekly basis and I am a firm believer that positive reinforcement is key.
- I have also used the school code of conduct as a guideline to how students are expected to behave while also introducing my own classroom rules and techniques of classroom management.
January 2008 To September 2009

Specialist

at Merrill Lynch International
Location : Ireland
January 2008 - September 2009 - Merrill Lynch International
- Performed the role of Corporate Dividend Analyst for above period.
- Duties included analysis of dividend payments, working in a team that focused specifically on United States markets, individual projects and liaising with other International.
September 2007 To December 2008

Teacher

at Secondary school
Location : Ireland
September 2007 - December 2008 - Secondary school Geography and History teacher, St Mary's Academy CBS, Carlow, Ireland.
- Taught my degree subjects of Geography and History as well as supervision of classes in teacher's absence.
- Taught to honours Leaving Certificate level in both subjects

Professional Development.
- Extensive research into students with dyslexia.
- Frequented course on improving literacy skills in the classroom.
- Took part in course on improving numeracy skills in the classroom.
- Have attended course days on teaching students with Special Educational Needs.
- Undertaken a day course on behavioural issues.
- Extensive study on complexity of teaching including importance of duty of care.
- Attended course days on the use of ICT in Geography, English and History.
- Took part in a day course on inclusion in the classroom addressing areas such as race, ethnicity, special educational needs and religion.
- Impeccable knowledge of legal aspects of education as well as the importance of inclusion and planning.

Education

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January 2010

Master's degree,

at Journalism Dublin Institute Technology
2009 - 2010 M.A. Journalism Dublin Institute Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
Subjects: Investigative Reporting; Feature Writing; News Reporting; Sub-Editing; Shorthand; Media.
January 2007

Bachelor's degree, Education

at Hibernia College
Location : Ireland
Grade: 64 out of 100
October 2012 - June 2014 Professional Diploma in Education Hibernia College, Dublin, Ireland Results achieved in Teaching Practice (1:1)
Subjects: History and Geography
Studying to become a secondary school teacher of History and Geography.
Subjects: Teaching practice that involves three blocks of 60 hours teaching practice to second level students. Methodologies of teaching History and Geography, History of Education, Psychology of Education and Adolescence, Philosophy of Education and Developing the Professional Teacher.
June 2007

Bachelor's degree, BA Geography and History

at National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Location : Maynooth, Ireland
Studie Double honours degree in Geography and History in one of Ireland's most reputable universities and completed it in three years with honours.

Specialties & Skills

DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT

DIVERSE TEAM

TEACHING

Geography

Mass Communication

Teaching

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English

Beginner

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Organization : Teaching Council of Ireland and the ASTI (Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland)
Membership/Role : member
Member since : August 2014
Organization : Sport: Active number of sporting clubs and have a major interest in fitness and diet
Membership/Role : member
Member since :

Training and Certifications

Numeracy in the classroom ( Training )

Hibernia College
September 2012 (20 hours)

Literacy ( Training )

Hibernia College
September 2012 (20 hours)

Special Educational Needs ( Training )

Hibernia College
September 2012 (20 hours)

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Sports

I have been a life long and active member of a wide range of sporting organisations including Gaelic football, soccer and golf.

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