Contact
Telephone
01 805 7700
Location
St Mary's
Rannóg
Department of Arts, Literacy and Early Childhood
Role
Assistant lecturer in Education with Expertise in Visual Arts Education
Biography
Cristín is a teacher and lecturer with a particular interest in creativity and the role of the arts in education. She holds a Bachelor of Education and a Master’s in Visual Arts Education from Marino Institute of Education. Prior to joining MIE, she worked as a primary school teacher and has also gained experience in adult education in Ireland and internationally, including through Conradh na Gaeilge and through education and professional development work in Cambodia. She also led the Creative Schools process within her school, supporting the development of creativity and arts engagement across the school community.
Her Master’s research explored children’s views of their creative abilities in Visual Arts Education, placing children’s voices at the centre of the research. The research examined children’s experiences and understandings of creativity, including the importance of inspiration, time and space for ideas to develop, experimentation, creative confidence and the influence of others on the creative process. Her current teaching and professional interests centre on children’s creativity and voice, and on supporting teachers to create meaningful opportunities for creative thinking and expression through Visual Arts education.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) — Marino Institute of Education
Master’s in Visual Arts Education — Marino Institute of Education
Teaching
PME: PM9150 - Arts Education 1 – Lecturer
B.Sc ECE: EC8101 - Awakening the Senses: Creativity and Visual Arts – Lecturer
B.Sc Education Studies: ES8103 - Education and the Arts Nurturing Creativity – Lecturer
B. Ed: ED8320 - Music and the Arts - Lecturer
B. Ed: ED8104 - Arts, Music and Drama - Lecturer
B. Ed: ED8204 - Drama and the Arts - Lecturer
ORCiD
Publications and other outputs
Thesis
Kelly, C. (2021). Children's Views of Their Creative Abilities in Visual Arts Education [Master's thesis, Marino Institute of Education].
Research/Professional Interests
Cristín’s professional interests centre on Visual Arts Education and the development of creativity and creative thinking in the primary school. She is particularly interested in children’s voice and agency, and in how children develop, explore and communicate their own ideas through the creative process. Her work is informed by an interest in inspiration, ideation and creative confidence, and in supporting teachers to create the time, space and conditions in which children’s creativity can flourish.