by admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Technology
With the approach of the beginning of February and the beginning of Spring with the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, I decided to organise a Twitter Project to gather information, observations and photographs on the signs of Spring 2012. Given that this was the first...
by admin | Feb 13, 2012 | Teaching News
Last Tuesday, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD and Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD launched a new pilot programme for primary schools which focuses on the EU, called the Blue Star Programme. The idea of the Programme is to foster better...
by admin | Feb 12, 2012 | Teaching News
The Inspectorate recently published “School Self-Evaluation: Draft Guidelines for Primary Schools”. The Guidelines are intended to support schools to engage in robust self-evaluation of teaching and learning. Its purpose is to allow schools to take the...
by admin | Feb 12, 2012 | Website
WOW! Today marks the milestone of 2,000 “Likes” on the Seomra Ranga Facebook Page. I have to admit that I was initially reluctant to get involved with Facebook, but I was persuaded by Debbie in Logis Media to go with it. So, the Facebook page was set up in...
by admin | Feb 11, 2012 | Book Reviews
I just came across this book in a bookstore yesterday. Even though it’s been in print since 2010, I hadn’t heard of Cathal Can Sign before. Written by Brenán Mooney, it is a beautifully produced book with 60 glossy pages filled with colourful...
by admin | Feb 5, 2012 | Teaching News
The issue of new school report cards seems to have slipped under the radar, however it is an issue that schools and teachers will have to address sooner rather than later. The Department of Education and Skills (DES) recently issued a circular entitled “Initial...
