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…
The Story of Extinction
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of the concept of extinction. A few hundred years ago, extinction as a concept made no sense to anyone. But then fossil finds and advances in geology showed that it’s part of life, and a statistical certainty -…
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The Story of the Brain
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of how scientists viewed the brain from earliest times. It tells how our understanding of how the brain works and controls our bodies has developed and evolved over the years….
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The Story of Physics
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history and development of physics from earliest times. Balls, pendulums, apples and magnets all played their part in the story of modern physics, but then things got weird. And when Albert Einstein combined time and space, things got even…
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The Story of Exploration
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of exploration from earliest times, mentioning different types of travel and the instruments that explorers used to navigate ending with modern space exploration….
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The Story of Music
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of music from earliest times, mentioning Pythagoras, Beethoven and Thomas Edison and their contributions to the evolution of music….
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The Netherlands
Powerpoint presentation on the Netherlands including information on location, physical features, political structure, cities and things it is famous for. It also includes information on the unique aspects of the Netherlands like polders, dams and dykes.
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