Teaching Council – Continuum of Teacher Education

Teaching Council – Continuum of Teacher Education

The Teaching  Council (An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta) has recently drafted a Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education, which will provide the framework within which it will implement its functions relating to teacher education. The draft policy paper deals...
Teaching Council Interview

Teaching Council Interview

A new addition to the new website will commence in January when a series of monthly interviews will be conducted with prominent figures in the field of education. The series will kick off with an interview with Áine Lawlor, Director of the Teaching Council. This is...
Christmas Greetings 2010

Christmas Greetings 2010

Christmas greetings to you all from Seomra Ranga, and best wishes for the New Year. Enjoy the well-earned break and return to the site in 2011 for all your classroom resources. It’s been a busy and eventful year for Seomra Ranga, especially during the past month with...

iPod Touch – What the Parents Think

  We have been using the iPod Touch in my classroom since last May in a pilot project to see how they could be used as a curricular tool in the Irish Primary School setting. The project is a collaboration between Sligo Education Centre (SEC) and Apple Ireland. Three...

iPod Touch – What the Pupils Think

We have been using the iPod Touch in my classroom since last May in a pilot project to see how they could be used as a curricular tool in the Irish Primary School setting. The project is a collaboration between Sligo Education Centre (SEC) and Apple Ireland. Three...
Edublog Awards – Irish Nominees

Edublog Awards – Irish Nominees

This is the seventh year of the Edublog Awards, an international award for educational blogs.  The purpose of the Edublog awards is promote and demonstrate the educational values of this form of new social media. There are 23 different categories of awards ranging...