by admin | May 13, 2014 | Book Reviews
In “The Milo Adventures: Milo and the Raging Chieftains”, Milo, his friend Shane and Mr. Lewis get stuck in the 1400’s in Rois castle. Despite many attempts they cannot get out of this tricky situation. They also find Ms. Lee, Milo and Shane’s class...
by admin | May 6, 2014 | Competitions
“Fionn and the Legend of the Blood Emeralds” is a new book by author Tom O’ Neill. It tells the story of Dark McLean and how his Uncle Connie has been struck down by a mysterious illness that is slowly killing him. In a race against time, Dark visits...
by admin | May 5, 2014 | Resources
Election day is fast approaching (May 23rd) with the impending Local Elections, European Parliament Elections and the two By-Elections. This provides the teacher with a great opportunity to use the election atmosphere around us to teach about Ireland’s democracy and...
by admin | May 2, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
The 10th ICT in Education Conference will take place in LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology) Tipperary on Saturday May 10th. The theme of this year’s conference is “Global Voices” and it aims to explore how the clever use of technology in education...
by admin | Apr 30, 2014 | Apps, Guest Post
As I have a child with Down Syndrome, I’m always looking for educational materials for him. I came across an App called Actions in Video, which was launched in Cork on April 5th. Geraldine Moran, who developed the App, is a Speech and Language therapist. She knows...
by admin | Apr 17, 2014 | Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has announced that all primary schools who currently operate a school book rental scheme will be able to benefit from the €15 million School Book Rental Scheme Fund which he secured as part of Budget 2014. Last...
