by admin | Oct 31, 2012 | Teaching News
Science Week Ireland takes place from Sunday November 11th to Sunday November 18th. It is an exciting and innovative annual event which first took place in 1996. It has grown to a programme of over 500 events scheduled across the country. It aims to make science more...
by admin | Oct 29, 2012 | Teaching News
Bullyproof, the latest programme from RTÉ Education, could hardly be broadcast at a more appropriate time. The three-part series commences this Tuesday night at 10.15pm. After recent deaths of teenagers due to apparent cyber-bullying, this programme, features clinical...
by admin | Oct 26, 2012 | Competitions
Many thanks to all of the teachers who entered our competition for a copy of the Limited Edition “Scratch From Scratch” by Seamus O’ Neill and Stephen Howell. It was a great success. Many thanks to Seamus and Stephen for sponsoring the prizes. Most people found...
by admin | Oct 24, 2012 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
I got an email today from Mary Mulvihill from Ingenious Ireland letting me know about free maths activity trails that she has on her site. Called “Dublin by Numbers”, the trails are suitable for primary school pupils. The various activities in the trails...
by admin | Oct 23, 2012 | Competitions
Many of you will have read about the recent publication of the “Scratch From Scratch” book by Seamus O’ Neill and Stephen Howell. I’m very grateful that they have given me five copies of the book as prizes for another Seomra Ranga competition....
by admin | Oct 20, 2012 | Technology, Technology
I recently gave a talk to some teachers about using Twitter in the classroom and as a source of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) for the teacher. This is the presentation I put together for the talk. Some of it may be self-explanatory, but some points were...
