ETBI Journal of Education - Vol 2:2 November 2020 (Irish-medium Education)

ETBI Journal of Education November 2020
Mike Munn (Apple Europe) Sinéad Ní Ghuidhir, Seán Ó Grádaigh, Brendan MacMahon &
Liam Donohue (Head of Apple Ireland) awarding the ‘Apple Distinguished Programme’ to the
PME in 2015.
(2001), Clíona Murray (2008) and Sinéad Ní
Ghuidhir (2004).
Graduates of the MGO are recognised as highly
qualified teachers and they highly sought after
in schools throughout Ireland. A hallmark of
the MGO is the importance given to creative
and innovative teaching. There is a particular
emphasis on content creation and especially
on using digital media for learning and for
teaching. The programme was awarded the
‘Apple Distinguished Programme’ award in 2015
and was the first course outside of America to
win that award. In 2016 the MGO was included
on the shortlist for ‘GradIreland PostGraduate
Programme of the Year’.
The teaching approach on the MGO is
underpinned by a practice which is researchdriven
and evidence-based. The team has
conducted a broad range of research, particularly
in relation to immersion education, Irish-language
education, and the use of technology in Learning
and Teaching. In 2010, the team announced the
first conference in Ireland to focus on Content and
Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as it applies
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