by admin | Nov 9, 2014 | Teaching News
The 19th annual National Science Week kicks off today with a host of fun and exciting science events, seminars, demonstrations and tours taking place across the country. Over 800 events will take place in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Waterford, Cork, Limerick...
by admin | Oct 20, 2014 | Teaching News
On 1st September 2014 a revised sick leave scheme came in to effect for teachers. The Department of Education and Skills (DES) issued Circular 59/2014 which outlines teachers’ sick leave entitlements. There are a number of significant changes in the revised sick leave...
by admin | Oct 17, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
The FÍS Film Project is currently thriving in Irish primary schools. The project encourages children to explore the medium of film and develops essential skills in moving-image literacy, communication, teamwork, visual arts and numeracy in addition to a creating an...
by admin | Oct 9, 2014 | Teaching News
Maths Week Ireland 2014 takes place from 11th – 19th October this year. Maths Week Ireland promotes awareness, appreciation and understanding of maths through a huge variety of events and activities. It is a great opportunity for schools to place an added emphasis on...
by admin | Sep 30, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
After what has been an exceptionally mild September, the days are gradually closing in and the autumn weather is making its presence felt. That can only mean that it’s time for the “Signs of Autumn 2014 Twitter Project”. This will be the third autumn Twitter project...
by admin | Sep 28, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
As you may know, the new Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’ Sullivan TD, has agreed to be a special guest in the weekly #EdChatIE Twitter chat on this Monday evening, September 29th. The Twitter chat will take more of a “question and answer” format on...
by admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
The new Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’ Sullivan TD has agreed to be a special guest in the weekly #EdChatIE Twitter chat next Monday, September 29th. The Twitter chat will take more of a “question and answer” format on this night. Fred...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is calling on primary schools around Ireland to plant a tree to mark Tree Day 2014 on Thursday 9th October. As part of this year’s campaign, themed ‘What Can We Learn About Trees?’ or ‘Cad Is Féidir Linn A...
by admin | Sep 15, 2014 | Teaching News
Can we drop an egg from a height and not let it break? This was just one of the questions investigated by primary school pupils at the RDS Primary Science Fair last year. This year’s event takes place in January alongside the BT Young Scientist & Technology...
by admin | Sep 9, 2014 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
The GAA has launched a number of resources for Primary School Teachers and Coaches. PE Céim ar Aghaidh is a Teaching Resource book designed to assist Primary School Teachers to deliver the Physical Educational curriculum through Gaelic games activities. It is the most...
by admin | Aug 23, 2014 | Guest Post, Teaching News
Many thanks to Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling this great 2nd annual list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. All of these dates give teachers great opportunities to celebrate special occasions...
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 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 24, 2014 | Teaching News
The Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education (IATSE) will hold their 26th Annual International Conference on June 13th and 14th in All Hallows College, Dublin. With a theme of “Relationships – Learning Together”, the conference will explore...
by admin | May 2, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
The 10th ICT in Education Conference will take place in LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology) Tipperary on Saturday May 10th. The theme of this year’s conference is “Global Voices” and it aims to explore how the clever use of technology in education...
