by admin | May 15, 2012 | Resources Websites
Topicbox is an English-based website which has been around for six years, slightly longer than Seomra Ranga. However, I only recently became aware of the site through Twitter. The site provides links to free resources on the internet across a wide variety of...
by admin | May 14, 2012 | Teaching News
Last week the Teaching Council announced that participation in a programme of induction workshops is to become a requirement for registration for all NQTs in Ireland, primary and post-primary (including VEC), who are registered on or after 2 July 2012. Previously,...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Teaching News
The Teaching Council, the regulatory body for teaching in Ireland, has announced the appointment of Tomás Ó Ruairc as Council Director. Mr Ó Ruairc will assume the role with effect from Monday next, 14 May. Mr Ó Ruairc will move to the Teaching Council from a senior...
by admin | May 9, 2012 | Teaching News
Yesterday May 8th, President Michael D. Higgins announced the appointment of author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Ireland’s second Laureate na nÓg. Niamh commences her two-year term of office and succeeds Siobhán Parkinson, our inaugural Laureate na nÓg who...
by admin | May 9, 2012 | Book Reviews
Although published in 2011, I only recently came across Megan and the Money Tree in one of my local book stores. (Yes, I still buy real books!) In terms of structure, it is an unusual book, but it works very well. Written by Emma Kennedy, the personal finance...
by admin | May 6, 2012 | Teaching News, Technology
The 8th ICT in Education Conference will take place in LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology) Tipperary on Saturday May 19th. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Learning Spaces” and it aims to take a broad view at both physical and virtual...