Paddy Madden's guest appearances

Paddy Madden

The Sodshow, Garden Podcast - Sod Show

Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teaching

Nature Magic

Andrea Jones

James Joyce

Jonathan Ward

David Harber

Ron Finley

Temple Grandin

Rosebie Morton

Brian Greene

Matthew Dicks

Phillip Johnson

Derek Sivers

Peter Donegan

Laura Garnett

Sy Montgomery

Mary Reynolds

OwlTail

Today Mary is talking to Dr Paddy Madden."How far we adults have retreated from childhood" Paddy worked as a primary school teacher for three decades before becoming a lecturer in SESE education.  He presently works as a Heritage in School Specialist and delivers CPD courses.  He constructed the first school wildlife garden in Ireland in 1984 on which his thrice printed book Go Wild at School is based.In 2010 he co-founded SEED, an organisation which seeks to promote school gardening on the island of Ireland. To date, SEED has organised 6 school garden conferences and has planned and constructed 7 school gardens at Bloom.In 2019 Des Murtagh and Paddy launched a new website www.engagewithnature.ieHe owes his interest in nature to his parents and a primary school teacher in Lakyle N.S, Whitegate, Co. Clare.LinksListen to Paddy on the Inside Education podcasthttp://bit.ly/2KJJgyzPaddy's website www.engagewithnature.ieVideos on gardening and information on nature in general and Paddy's weekly blog.An Exploration of the state and status of nature awareness, appreciation and education in the Irish primary school system by Paddy Madden. Available at http://rian.ie/en/item/view/164446.htmlSEED (www.schoolearthed.ie)Opening the World through Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws, Emily Breunig, Emilie Lygren, Celeste Lopez. Available to download free at https://bit.ly/2M3xn73Recommended books:Go Wild at School By Paddy Madden.  Available from engagewithnature@gmail.comwww.engagewithnature.ie Looking at Nature By: Elsie ProctorWildflowers of OffalyBy: John FeehanGardeners WorldBy: Geoff HamiltonLast Child in the WoodsBy: Richard LouvHow to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, AttentionBy: John Muir Laws.PoemsBy: WordsworthThe Living Countryside Magazine (out of print)Connect to Mary Bermingham at mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ieCheck out Burren Nature Sanctuary atwww.burrennaturesanctuary.ie Also on Facebook, Instagram and TwitterFollow Nature Magic Podcast on Instagram

Today Mary is talking to Dr Paddy Madden. "How far we adults have retreated from childhood" Paddy worked as a primary school teacher for three decades before becoming a lecturer in SESE education. He presently works as a Heritage in School Specialist and delivers CPD courses. He constructed the first school wildlife garden in Ireland in 1984 on which his thrice printed book Go Wild at School is based. In 2010 he co-founded SEED, an organisation which seeks to promote school gardening on the island of Ireland. To date, SEED has organised 6 school garden conferences and has planned and constructed 7 school gardens at Bloom. In 2019 Des Murtagh and Paddy launched a new website <a href="http://www.engagewithnature.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.engagewithnature.ie</a> He owes his interest in nature to his parents and a primary school teacher in Lakyle N.S, Whitegate, Co. Clare. Links Listen to Paddy on the Inside Education podcast <a href="http://bit.ly/2KJJgyz" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2KJJgyz</a> Paddy's website <a href="http://www.engagewithnature.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.engagewithnature.ie</a> Videos on gardening and information on nature in general and Paddy's weekly blog. An Exploration of the state and status of nature awareness, appreciation and education in the Irish primary school system by Paddy Madden. Available at <a href="http://rian.ie/en/item/view/164446.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://rian.ie/en/item/view/164446.html</a> SEED (<a href="http://www.schoolearthed.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.schoolearthed.ie</a>) Opening the World through Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws, Emily Breunig, Emilie Lygren, Celeste Lopez. Available to download free at <a href="https://bit.ly/2M3xn73" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2M3xn73</a> Recommended books: Go Wild at School By Paddy Madden. Available from <a href="mailto:engagewithnature@gmail.com">engagewithnature@gmail.com</a> <a href="http://www.engagewithnature.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.engagewithnature.ie</a> Looking at Nature By: Elsie Proctor Wildflowers of Offaly By: John Feehan Gardeners World By: Geoff Hamilton Last Child in the Woods By: Richard Louv How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention By: John Muir Laws. Poems By: Wordsworth The Living Countryside Magazine (out of print) Connect to Mary Bermingham at <a href="mailto:mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ie">mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ie</a> Check out Burren Nature Sanctuary at <a href="http://www.burrennaturesanctuary.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.burrennaturesanctuary.ie</a> Also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Follow Nature Magic Podcast on Instagram

Episode 25 (Nature Educators No 2) Dr Paddy Madden speaks up for the woodlouse

On this week's programme I speak to Paddy Madden about teaching and learning outdoors. Among the topics we discuss are: How weather engages the senses when we learn outdoors Benefits of teaching outdoors Forest bathing Noticing Nature Cloud watching, listening to the sound of birds, smelling flowers. Daily 15-minute walkabout Teaching outdoors across the curriculum Book: Sue Waite Children Learning Outside the classroom A silly symphony Preparing for outdoor learning Learning outcomes Ways of Knowing by John Quinn A spiral curriculum – revisiting topics at a more complex level Teaching outdoors in SeptemberWhat to do when a wasp enters your classroom Spiders Planting a square metre of wheat   Integration across the curriculum using topic of wheat Painting – called The Gleaners (I mistakenly called it “The Garners” in the recording) Places to visit at this time of year Fruit and seed walk: Dry fruit (e.g. helicopters, nuts) and succulent fruit (blackberries, rowan berries, sloes) How school grounds can sometimes be barren Paddy’s vision of ideal school grounds Creating raised beds in a school grounds Furniture for outdoors learning Making a pond safe for a school setting Making clipboards from recycled corroboard How to position a bird box correctly The value of a compass in school for showing directions Why he dislikes terms such as a “bug hotel” or a “bug viewer” Working outdoors in an urban environment Using window boxes to grow food Using binoculars with early finishers The “Engage with Nature” website Nature as a stage The value of unstructured play Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv John Feehan’s books Richard Louv: "The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need." Sacha Hamilton, the Duchess of Abercorn and activities of the Pushkin Trust

On this week's programme I speak to Paddy Madden about teaching and learning outdoors. Among the topics we discuss are: <ul><li>How weather engages the senses when we learn outdoors</li> <li>Benefits of teaching outdoors</li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/forest-bathing-nature-walk-health/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forest bathing</a></li> <li><a href="https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/documents/noticing-nature-report-feb-2020.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noticing Nature</a></li> <li>Cloud watching, listening to the sound of birds, smelling flowers.</li> <li>Daily 15-minute walkabout</li> <li>Teaching outdoors across the curriculum</li> <li>Book: Sue Waite <a href="https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/children-learning-outside-the-classroom/book244871" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Children Learning Outside the classroom</a></li> <li>A silly symphony</li> <li>Preparing for outdoor learning</li> <li>Learning outcomes</li> <li><a href="http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000237942" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ways of Knowing</a> by John Quinn</li> <li>A spiral curriculum – revisiting topics at a more complex level</li> <li>Teaching outdoors in September <ul><li>What to do when a wasp enters your classroom</li> <li>Spiders</li> <li>Planting a square metre of wheat</li> </ul> </li> <li>Integration across the curriculum using topic of wheat</li> <li>Painting – called The Gleaners (I mistakenly called it “The Garners” in the recording)</li> <li>Places to visit at this time of year</li> <li>Fruit and seed walk: Dry fruit (e.g. helicopters, nuts) and succulent fruit (blackberries, rowan berries, sloes)</li> <li>How school grounds can sometimes be barren</li> <li>Paddy’s vision of ideal school grounds</li> <li>Creating raised beds in a school grounds</li> <li>Furniture for outdoors learning</li> <li>Making a pond safe for a school setting</li> <li>Making clipboards from recycled corroboard</li> <li>How to position a bird box correctly</li> <li>The value of a compass in school for showing directions</li> <li>Why he dislikes terms such as a “bug hotel” or a “bug viewer”</li> <li>Working outdoors in an urban environment</li> <li>Using window boxes to grow food</li> <li>Using binoculars with early finishers</li> <li>The “<a href="https://www.engagewithnature.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engage with Nature</a>” website</li> <li>Nature as a stage</li> <li>The value of unstructured play</li> <li><a href="http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Last Child in the Woods </a>by Richard Louv</li> <li>John Feehan’s books</li> <li>Richard Louv: "The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need."</li> <li>Sacha Hamilton, the Duchess of Abercorn and activities of the <a href="http://www.pushkintrust.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pushkin Trust</a></li></ul>

Podcast 404, Teaching and Learning Outdoors with Paddy Madden (21-9-20)

Trevor Sargeant

Pat Fitzgerald

Peter Donegan chats with Pat Fitzgerald of My Plant and Fitzgerald nurseries based in kilkenny and also Paddy Madden and Trevor Sargeant of the school earth education movement SEED. Feeback or contact us: @sodshow or www.sodshow.com The Sodshow is Ireland's best podcast 2013 and only garden radio show and is brought to you by the very lovely Greensax.ie 

Peter Donegan chats with Pat Fitzgerald of My Plant and Fitzgerald nurseries based in kilkenny and also Paddy Madden and Trevor Sargeant of the school earth education movement SEED. Feeback or contact us: @sodshow or <a href="http://www.sodshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sodshow.com</a> The Sodshow is Ireland's best podcast 2013 and only garden radio show and is brought to you by the very lovely <a href="http://Greensax.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greensax.ie</a>

143: Trevor Sargeant, Pat Fitzgerald, Paddy Madden