Welcome to Seomra Ranga, the Hub for Primary School Resources. For the overseas visitors “Seomra Ranga” means “classroom” in the Irish language.
Seomra Ranga has been successfully providing tried and tested resources for primary school classrooms since 2007. Since that time, the site has gradually built up a strong following amongst educators as a repository of quality teacher-created resources. The resources on the site, which support all areas of the curriculum, are arranged in accordance with the curricular provisions of the Irish primary school….
Teaching Council Registration Fees Reduced
For those teachers whose renewal of registration with the Teaching Council is due in January 2013, the good news is that the registration fee has been reduced from €90 to €65, a reduction of €25 or 28%. This fee reduction only applies to those registrations which fall due after January 1st 2013. read more…
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 4: Sa Bhaile
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 4: Sa Bhaile; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 6: Ag Imirt Peile
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 6: Ag Imirt Peile; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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“Brilliant Blogger of the Week”
Popular UK educational website Teaching News has selected Seomra Ranga as the first in its new series for the new year of “Brilliant Blogger of the Week“. Naturally, I’m delighted and honoured to be selected as the inaugural recipient of this weekly accolade on this well-known website. Teaching News is part of the stable of “Teaching” websites which includes Teaching Ideas, Teaching Library, Teaching Photos, Teaching Videos, and Teaching Appz. read more…
Free Pupil Access To Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced free home access to the online edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica for all school-going children. For the past three years, primary and post-primary schools have had access to the resource, and today’s roll-out is an expansion of this service. Britannica Online School Edition is a unique and comprehensive resource designed for all levels of learning. It has four age-specific learning areas read more…
Personal Funding in Primary Classrooms
I recently asked teachers/SNAs on Facebook to give me some examples of what they spend personal money on for their classroom. To say that I was amazed at the array of items listed would be an understatement. Of course I expected to see books, paper, pencils, paint etc. on the list. However I was not expecting to see that teachers were buying items such as tissues, wipes, cleaning cloths, spare underwear and socks for those little emergencies. read more…
Guest Post: Teach Anyway
This is an inspirational Guest Post for the beginning of a new year from Peter Lydon:
Teachers,
You will be told that your holidays are too long; teach anyway.
You will be told that you must raise standards even though you always aim to get the best out of your kids; teach anyway.
You will not be given tax-breaks, bonuses, expensed-cars or luxury Christmas gifts; teach anyway.
You will be told to take a pay cut because the government can’t afford to pay your salaries; teach anyway. read more…
Interview with Hibernia College President – Call For Questions
Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that Dr. Seán Rowland, President of Hibernia College, has kindly agreed to be the next subject in our interview series.
Background
Dr. Seán Rowland, was born in Castlebar, County Mayo. Having attended St. Patrick’s College in Dublin, he taught at primary school level for five years before travelling to the US to attend Boston College. Here he was awarded a Masters Degree in Curriculum, Instruction and Administration. He then pursued and completed his Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction and Administration (CIA) with a focus on educational finance within the CIA programme. Dr. Rowland also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. read more…
