by admin | Oct 2, 2010 | Website
It’s been so busy at Seomra Ranga with the re-development of the new site that I completely overlooked the 3rd birthday of the site last week. Yes, the site has been going since September 2007 and it has really grown in the space of those three years. From...
by admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Teaching News
This is an excellent presentation from Gifted Kids.ie from a webinar on Dual Exceptionality. It also demonstrates the close links, as well as the key differences, between children with specific learning difficulties and gifted children. Dual Exceptionality...
by admin | Sep 11, 2010 | Teaching News
The Writers in Schools Scheme is one of the longest running arts-in-education programmes in the country. 2007 marked the 30th anniversary of the Scheme, run by Poetry Ireland and funded by the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon. The Scheme part-funds visits by...
by admin | Sep 11, 2010 | Apps, Technology
Two weeks back at school and everyone is back into the routine again. I’ve kept on my last year’s Rang II and have nine new additions to make a RangII/III split class. Of course one of the first things they were delighted to be back in school about was...
by admin | Sep 10, 2010 | Teaching News
Daisy is gifted. When she was 5, she drew a map of the world on the kitchen wall. By the age of 8, she took her fathers car apart and put it back together again. By the time she was 12, she was studying Science and Mathematics at university. With each birthday, Daisy...
by admin | Sep 4, 2010 | Teaching News
Many teachers are reticent when it comes to the teaching of drama in the classroom so here are some words of wisdom from some experts in educational drama: “Since creative drama involves an entire class, the best place to begin in preparing students for...
