by admin | Jun 1, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
Ciaran Cannon, Minister for Training and Skills at the Department of Education and Skills (DES), was the force behind the inaugural Excited Digital Learning Festival which took place in Dublin Castle this weekend. The purpose of the Festival was to bring...
by admin | May 30, 2014 | Guest Post
It’s that time of the year again! Sports Days are taking place in many primary schools over the next few weeks. Many schools may consider approaching the day as fun, inclusive and non-competitive which encourages all children to be involved. The Irish Primary PE...
by admin | May 28, 2014 | Teaching News
The 4th Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning (GBL) will take place in Cork Institute of Technology on Friday June 6th. The symposium provides a forum for teachers, lecturers, students and researchers to disseminate research, exchange ideas and best practice on the...
by admin | May 27, 2014 | Resources Websites
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today launched the re-vamped Scoilnet website in the Dublin West Education Centre. Originally launched in 1998, Scoilnet is the Department of Education and Skills (DES) official education portal. Managed by PDST...
by admin | May 27, 2014 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Reading
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on the Ladybird “Read It Yourself (Level 2)” version of the story, but could probably be used with any version. Either the pupil reads the story...