Aileen Donagher McGowan
has been teaching since 1986. She has taught all classes throughout her teaching
career. She is the principal of Owenbeg N.S., and is currently on secondment to
the Primary Curriculum Support Programme.
Last year she worked with the PCSP as
a music trainer, and gave in-service seminars to primary teachers.
This year she
continues her work with the PCSP as music cuiditheoir, assisting teachers to
implement the music curriculum.
Aileen is currently pursuing a
masters by research, in music education.
Aileen is a musician who
plays a variety of instruments including flute, uilleann pipes, piano, guitar,
bodhrán and spoons!
She has organised, and participated in many projects in
Owenbeg N.S., including a Comenius Project.
She has been involved with the Vogler
Quartet in Sligo project 1999-2004, and designed the primary programme for
schools with the Vogler Quartet. The project placed a strong emphasis on
inclusion of all children, and all teachers, regardless of musical background.
Aileen has been interested in computers
since 1995 and has attended many courses to improve her skills. She believes
that IT has huge potential in Education, and also in music education.
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