by admin | Feb 13, 2014 | Teaching News
The first ever Teachmeet Primary East will be an opportunity for inspirational educators to meet and share good practice, practical ideas and personal insights into primary education. A Teachmeet is an organised (but informal) meeting where participants are offered a...
by admin | Feb 12, 2014 | Resources Websites
A booklet called “Playground Markings and Other Traditional Games” was developed by the Health Promotion Unit of the Health Service Executive (HSE) South in 2009. It quotes a French author who says that: “It should be noted that children at play are...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Book Reviews
Aibítir is a new Irish alphabet book by Belfast-based printmaker René Mullin. It is a hard-backed book consisting of eighteen beautifully illustrated letters and words in a fresh celebration of Ireland’s unique alphabet. Each letter is displayed on the left hand...
by admin | Feb 10, 2014 | Resources Websites
The Get Ireland Active website was initially developed to promote the National Physical Activity Guidelines. The site has been further developed to become a one-stop shop for physical activity information. The aim of the website is to encourage people to become more...
by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Resources Websites
The Energy in Education website is one of a range of supports developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in collaboration with the Department of Education and Skills (DES) designed to help school boards of management, principals, teachers,...
by admin | Feb 2, 2014 | Teaching News
MATHletes Challenge 2014 is an online and in-person maths competition which uses the Khan Academy website to give thousands of students across Ireland the chance to compete with each other, and improve their maths abilities. It includes a Student Challenge and a...
