Book Review: Rugby Rebel

Book Review: Rugby Rebel

Book title: Rugby Rebel Main characters: Eoin, Brian, Dylan, Mr Finn, Kevin Barry, Mr Carey,Rory Author: Gerard Siggins Setting: Castlerock When Eoin and Dylan go to a rugby camp at school, they notice that their phones have gone missing. When they are searching the...
Signs of Spring 2015 Twitter Project

Signs of Spring 2015 Twitter Project

Although later than usual due to unforeseen circumstances, it’s time for our Signs of Spring Twitter Project 2015. This will be our 4th year of this event and it gives teachers and pupils a chance to look about and observe the signs of Spring in their...
Science Day For Primary Teachers

Science Day For Primary Teachers

An inaugural Science Day for Primary Teachers will be run in parallel with the Irish Science Teachers’ Association (ISTA) Annual Conference for Second Level Science Teachers on Saturday 28th March 2015. The ISTA is a voluntary organisation run for teachers by...
Songs in Irish

Songs in Irish

I’m always delighted to learn of new resources websites or sites that I hadn’t heard of before – and this is especially true when such a site is to assist with the teaching of Gaeilge in schools. So when a substitute teacher in our school informed me...
CESI Annual Conference 2015

CESI Annual Conference 2015

As it’s now February, anticipation in educational technology circles in Ireland is building towards the annual conference of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) which will be held on Saturday February 28th. The theme of this year’s...
Safer Internet Day 2015

Safer Internet Day 2015

Safer Internet Day is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise, and will be celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday 10th February 2015. 2015 will be the...