Mata Draíochta 5

Mata Draíochta 5

Caoimhín de Barra. Chuir Caoimhín tús lena shaol múinteoireachta i Scoil Uinsinn na mBráithre Críostaí i nGlas Naíon, Baile Átha Cliath agus rinne sé staidéar ar mhúineadh na mataimaitice i Srath Chluaidh na hAlban, i mBriosló, i Nottingham agus sa tSualainn. Ar feadh na mblianta thug sé léachtaí ar mhúineadh na mataimaitice do phríomhoidí agus d'oidí scoile. Bhí sé ina theagascóir mataimaitice ag Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann agus chaith sé seal ina phríomhoide i Scoil Bhríde na mBuachaillí, Baile Bhaile Átha Cliath.

Pádraig Ó Mainnín. Chaith Pádraig breis agus fiche bliain ag múineadh mataimaitice mar mhúinteoir acmhainne i Scoil Náisiúnta an Spioraid Naoimh, Baille Muna, Baile Átha Cliath. Bhí sé ina chathaoirleach ar mhaithe le dearfha inseirbhíse Chumainn Múinteoirí Éireann, meitheal a dhear an cúrsa inseirbhíse mataimaitice a tugann tacaíocht do chuid Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann. Tá taithí fhada léachtóireachta aige ar mhúineadh na mataimaitice do mhúinteoirí i gColáiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach agus in Ollscoil Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Gaillimh.

Séamus Ó Néill. Tá taithí de sheacht mbliana is fiche múinteoireachta sa bhunscoil ag Séamus. Tá sé ag tabhairt cúrsaí samhradh agus ranganna oíche ar fhorbairtí nua i múineadh na mataimaitice ó mhí Iúil 1981. Tá ábhair chaighdeánacha scríofa aige agus tá áiseanna múinteoireachta curtha ar fáil aige don Bhunscoil. Sa bhliain 2001 d'fhorbair sé fearais mhúinte mataimaitice le haghaidh bhunscoileanna na hÉireann.

Tomás de Róiste. Is é Tomás údar na sraitheanna téacsleabhar mataimaitice Busy at Maths agus Figure it Out, sraitheanna a bhfuil cliú agus cáil orthu. Tá staidéar déanta ag Tomás ar feadh a shaoil ar mhúineadh na mataimaitice agus aithnítear é mar shaineolaí ar mhúineadh na mataimaitice sa bhunscoil. Tá taithí thairisinge múinteoireachta aige agus is leas-phríomhoide faoi láthair é i mbunscoil i lárthair Bhaile Átha Cliath.

Eagarthóir Ginearáilta

Noirín Ó Lochlainn. Múin sí ranganna ag gach leibhéal sa bhunscoil sular ghlac sí le post mar léachtóir in Oideachas na Mataimaitice i gColáiste Mhuire gan Smál, Luimneach. Cuireann sí páipéir ar fáil go rialta faoin mataimaitic sa bhunscoil in Éirinn agus thar lear. Comhordaíonn sí agus glacann sí páirt i dtionscadail taighde faoin mbealach a bhfoghlaimíonn daltaí bunscoile an mhatamaitic.

Irish language edition of the widely-used Mathemagic book for Fifth Class:

Caoimhín de Barra. Caoimhín began his teaching career at St. Vincent’s Christian Brothers School in Glasnevin, Dublin, and studied mathematics education in Strathclyde in Scotland, Bristol, Nottingham, and Sweden. Over the years, he gave lectures on mathematics teaching to principals and school teachers. He was a mathematics tutor at the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) and spent time as a principal at St. Brigid’s Boys’ School, Ballyfermot, Dublin.

Pádraig Ó Mainnín. Pádraig spent over twenty years teaching mathematics as a resource teacher at Scoil Náisiúnta an Spioraid Naoimh, Ballymun, Dublin. He served as chairperson for the INTO's in-service welfare, a group that designed the mathematics in-service course supported by INTO branches. He has extensive lecturing experience on mathematics teaching for teachers at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, and the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Séamus Ó Néill. Séamus has twenty-seven years of primary school teaching experience. He has been running summer courses and night classes on new developments in mathematics teaching since July 1981. He has written standardized materials and provided teaching aids for primary schools. In 2001, he developed mathematics teaching equipment for primary schools in Ireland.

Tomás de Róiste. Tomás is the author of the well-known mathematics textbook series Busy at Maths and Figure it Out. Tomás has studied mathematics teaching throughout his life and is recognised as an expert in primary school mathematics education. He has wide-ranging teaching experience and is currently a deputy principal in a primary school in the centre of Dublin.

General Editor

Noirín Ó Lochlainn. She taught classes at every primary school level before taking up a post as a lecturer in Mathematics Education at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. She regularly presents papers on primary school mathematics in Ireland and abroad. She coordinates and participates in research projects on how primary school students learn mathematics.