by admin | Oct 13, 2012 | Teaching News
With the present focus on literacy and numeracy, it is timely that the Association of Teachers’/Education Centres of Ireland (ATECI) have organised a conference with a focus on Numeracy. The conference entitled ‘Does It All Add Up?’ takes place in...
by admin | Oct 10, 2012 | Technology
The first week of October saw us take part in our first “Signs of Autumn” Twitter Project. We had done a successful project on the Signs of Spring earlier in the year, so, through Twitter one night, Mary Jo Bell suggested to me that we should organise a...
by admin | Oct 5, 2012 | Guest Post
Teaching in Ireland in the 21st Century – a Road Map for Enhanced Professionalism Long before the Teaching Council was established in 2006, many in the education sector had called for regulation of the profession. They saw the establishment of a teaching council as a...
by admin | Oct 4, 2012 | Competitions
Many thanks to all of the teachers who entered our competition with Veritas for a copy of “Preparing for First Reconciliation – A Guide for Families” by Elaine Mahon. It was a great success. Many thanks to Veritas for sponsoring the prizes. Most people found the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2012 | Teaching News
Tomorrow, October 5th, is World Teachers’ Day. Held annually on October 5th since 1994, it was created by UNESCO to celebrate teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be...
by admin | Oct 2, 2012 | Technology
The Computer in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) started a conference format some years ago based on “Teachmeets” which were happening in other countries. The format is great because it is less intimidating, less formal and very relaxed. They consist of...
