Michael Bourke CV Final
Michael Bourke CV Final
Michael Bourke CV Final
Academic Qualifications
Year Award Description
Pending Bachelor of Science (Hons) BSc in Design & Technology Education G.M.I.T Letterfrack.
2012 Leaving Certificate. St. Josephs Secondary School Foxford.
Subject Areas
When completed the BSc in Design & Technology Education I will be qualified to teach Materials Technology (Wood)
and Technical Graphics for junior cycle and Construction Studies and Design & Communication Graphics for senior cycle.
I as well would feel confident teaching Technology for junior cycle due to the overlap between Materials technology
(Wood), Technical Graphics and Technology.
Teaching Experience
Year Employer Position & Duties
2016 - 2017 Jesus and Mary Secondary Independent teaching, class supervision, team teaching, managing
School Gortnor Abbey, Co. Mayo sports teams, attending sports events & observations
2015 - 2017 St. Tiernans College Independent teaching, exam reader, mock examination
Crossmolina, Co. Mayo corrections, attending sports events & observations
2010 - 2011 Owenbeg National School, Co. Observations, classroom assistant, special needs assistant & extra-
Sligo curricular activities.
Education Projects
GMIT Creativity & Innovation Seminar (2017)
Complete a presentation on augmented reality demonstrating how it can be used in the classroom to aid
visualisation and aiding the design process in technical subjects.
Nest (2017)
Mentoring project completed in the final year where assistance was offered to the third-year students.
Collaboration with the Cope Foundation (2015)
Collaboration activity with members who have special needs from Cope Foundation which involved building a
positive relationship with the members of the group and demonstrating how to complete sample woodwork
projects.
Microteaching 6th Class Students (2014)
Provided 6th class students with an insight into technical graphics through a team teaching lesson sparking an
interest in the subject area.
Observation (2014 2017)
As part of my teacher development I conducted observations in several schools to gather an understanding of
different teaching strategies and philosophys teachers implement in the classroom. These schools include the
following St. Josephs Secondary School Foxford (2014), St. Tiernans College (2015 2016) and Jesus and Mary
Secondary School Gortnor Abby (2016 2017).
Professional Membership.
I am a student member of the Techno Teachers and have been asked to assist in the development of resources in next
years annual conference. Im also a member of the teaching council.
Michael Bourke
IT Skills
I have a huge interest in IT and have always look to develop my skills in this field as I feel when if ICT is applied in the
classroom safely and correctly it holds huge potential to benefit students and their learning experience. Below is a list of
software/programmes which I used in the classroom on teaching practice and Im confident using.
Referees
Name Employer Position Email Contact Number
Mr. Des Kelly Galway Mayo Institute of Lecture [email protected] (085) 1953792
Technology
Ms. Patricia Melvin Jesus and Mary Secondary School Principal [email protected] (096) 31194
Gortnor Abbey
Michel OMalley OMalley & Sons Building Contracts [email protected] (087) 2262812
Contractors Ballina Ltd Manager