by admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Teaching News
The 8th Annual Conference of the Irish Primary Physical Education Association (IPPEA) takes place on Saturday March 5th, 2011 from 9.30am to 4.00pm in the Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. The theme of this year’s conference is “Finding the FUN in...
by admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Interviews
Áine Lawlor graduated from Mary Immaculate College in 1969. She holds a B.A. from University College Dublin and was awarded a H.Dip.Ed., Dip.Ed.Admin. and M.A. (1st hons) from NUI Maynooth where she is currently undertaking a Ph.D. on continuing professional...
by admin | Jan 26, 2011 | Apps, Technology
Some time ago, I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Flickr Lunes. The app is an undeveloped app with loads of potential, created by John Johnston. It’s a...
by admin | Jan 24, 2011 | Teaching News
With the date of the impending General Election looming ever closer, we need to know what the plans of each of the political parties are in relation to education, teaching and the role of technology in schools. So, with this in mind, I plan to send a list of questions...
by admin | Jan 23, 2011 | Teaching News
Back in November, the Educational Research Centre published “The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading”. National Assessments take place every five years, with almost 8,000 pupils taking part in the most recent survey. The study is...
by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Technology, Video
Around Hallowe’en I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Make a Martian. It’s a really simple app to use and the pupils loved it. They quickly discovered...
