by admin | May 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Teaching News
After a recent bereavement in school, when a member of staff passed away suddenly over a weekend, our staff discussed at length how to deal with the situation in school on the Monday morning. A teacher in a local school told me about a book that they used in their...
by admin | May 7, 2011 | Teaching News
The Kodály Society of Ireland presents a one-day-workshop with Dr. Laszlo Nemes entitled “Exploring Music: A Practical Approach to Teaching and Learning” on Saturday 14th May 2011, 10.00am – 4.30pm in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin...
by admin | May 5, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology
For a number of weeks now teachers across the country have been getting together on Monday nights to chat about educational issues suggested by some of the participants. The conversation is conducted through the medium of Twitter, the micro-blogging website. The...
by admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Ruairi Quinn TD, today (Tuesday April 19th) officially launched the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. Addressing an audience of education stakeholders, Minister Quinn said the Forum “is a key objective...
by admin | Apr 17, 2011 | Interviews
Kevin Myers was born in England to Irish emigrant parents. He studied in University College Dublin from where he obtained a degree in history. He initially worked for RTE as a journalist, covering the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland for many years. Kevin is...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology
The seventh ICT in Education Conference will be hosted by Tipperary Institute this May. This year’s theme is “Storytelling in Education”. Everyone remembers their outstanding school teachers and their clever lecturers from college days. In many...
