ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 01

ICT in the Classroom eBulletin – Issue 01

I came across these newsletters through the CESI mailing list and thought that they contained great information on technology for teachers in the classroom. I’m grateful to David Ganly, a teacher in Donabate Community College, for allowing me to make these...
Rannta agus Amhráin as Gaeilge

Rannta agus Amhráin as Gaeilge

Táim ag iarraidh rannta, dánta agus amhráin as Gaeilge a chur le chéile le “Crowdsourcing”, chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do na téamaí éagsúla i gCuraclam na Gaeilge. Má tá dánta/amhráin/rannta agat a bhain tú úsáid astu agus a bhí úsáideach don téama, déan...
2013 RDS Primary Science Fair

2013 RDS Primary Science Fair

As the new school term begins the RDS is delighted to call for entries for the 2013 RDS Primary Science Fair! The Fair provides a public forum for primary schools across Ireland to showcase their class STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) projects,...
Book Review: Leave it to Eva

Book Review: Leave it to Eva

“Leave it to Eva” is the latest book by the author Judi Curtin. This story is about a girl called Eva Gordon who is looking forward to returning to Seacove with her family for the second summer in a row! She can’t wait to see her friends Kate and Lily. Seacove is a...
Back to School Programming on RTÉ

Back to School Programming on RTÉ

As hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers across the country prepare to make their way back through the school gates, RTÉ will this week explore the subject of education in Ireland in BACK TO SCHOOL, a week-long season of programmes and features across RTÉ...
Guest Post: On Starting School

Guest Post: On Starting School

I came across this blog post last week and was touched by it. I tweeted the link to it and lots of teachers seemed to share it. I think the reason that it touched a chord with teachers was that we get so caught up in making preparations for the return to school, that...