by admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Teaching News
The Teaching Council has announced its intention to seek the approval of the Minister for Education and Skills for a reduction in the annual Registration Renewal Fee from €90 to €65 with effect from January 1st, 2013. This will come as a welcome development to most...
by admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Teaching News
Last year a great Digital Art Week was organised by myself, Simon Lewis (Anseo) and Fred Boss (NCTE) which the kids in my class thoroughly enjoyed. Planning is well advanced for this year’s Digital Art Week which will take place from 23rd – 27th April. The...
by admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Competitions
Thanks to all of the teachers and student teachers who entered our competition with O’Brien Press for a copy of “The O’Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends” by Úna Leavy. It was a great success with 106 entries. Many thanks to O’Brien Press for sponsoring...
by admin | Mar 29, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Easter, Powerpoint, Religion
Powerpoint presentation of the fourteen stations of the cross, with the name of each station and an illustration on each slide. Source: Lorna Smith (.ppt file 2.83MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Mar 26, 2012 | Apps, Technology
Check out this article I wrote on Apps to Support Literacy in the Classroom for the March 2012 edition of InTouch, the INTO magazine for primary school teachers. The article mentions six different apps to support different aspects of literacy: Rory’s Story Cubes...
by admin | Mar 24, 2012 | Technology
I’ve written some other posts on this site about how we are experimenting using QR Codes in the classroom (Our School Community QR Codes, Animal Homes QR Codes, QR Codes in the Classroom). This week I decided to try to integrate our weekly spelling test for my...
by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Rang I
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 37: Airgead Caillte; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid...
by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Rang I
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 38: An Luch; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon...
by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Rang I
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 39: Sa Pháirc; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in...
by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Competitions
Such was the success of last week’s competition, that we’re going to do another to celebrate the forthcoming Easter holidays! This time O’ Brien Press has kindly given us five copies of the new paperback edition of “The O’ Brien Book of...
by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Guest Post
The Volunteer Projects (TVP) is a registered Irish charity, international Development NGO and volunteer-sending organisation that believes in ‘Development through Volunteerism’. We recruit and train volunteers for overseas work placements in Tanzania and Cambodia in a...
by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Competitions
Thanks to all of the teachers and student teachers who entered our competition with O’Brien Press for a copy of “The Story of Ireland” by Brendan O’Brien. It was a great success with 121 entries. Many thanks to O’Brien Press for...
by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Naí Shin
Colm agus Nuala – Ceacht 1: Ag Súgradh; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh ranganna naíonán, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo...
by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Naí Shin
Colm agus Nuala – Ceacht 2: An Bhábóg; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh ranganna naíonán, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as...
by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Naí Shin
Colm agus Nuala – Ceacht 3: Cáca Milis; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh ranganna naíonán, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo...
