When it comes to educational software, Irish teachers can generally rely on other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia for most subject areas. However, the one exception is Gaeilge. While there have been some valiant attempts to make decent Irish language software, there are many problems. Firstly, there’s the problem of the very … Read more
Bad news for Irish schools as well as UK schools with the news that BECTA is being closed down due to budgetary cuts. This article from Meris Stansbury outlines the international impact this decision will have for education. I hope this decision does not give our government any ideas. The NCTE are doing a pretty … Read more
Let’s take two reasonably unrelated subjects – English and Science – and integrate them. Welcome to “Literacy through Science”, the brainchild of Tricia Callella and Marilyn Marks, who have written this series for Prim-Ed. Does it work? The answer is a definitive yes. However, it really depends what subject you’re teaching, how you’re teaching … Read more
Let’s take two reasonably unrelated subjects – English and Science – and integrate them. Welcome to “Literacy through Science”, the brainchild of Tricia Callella and Marilyn Marks, who have written this series for Prim-Ed. Does it work? The answer is a definitive yes. However, it really depends what subject you’re teaching, how you’re teaching … Read more
One of the interesting things about the Expo at the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) conference was the number of stands relating to technology. At a guess, I’d say about 40-50% of the stands were ICT related. However, even more interesting was the number of stands that were dedicated to administration for schools using technology. … Read more
One of the interesting things about the Expo at the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) conference was the number of stands relating to technology. At a guess, I’d say about 40-50% of the stands were ICT related. However, even more interesting was the number of stands that were dedicated to administration for schools using technology. … Read more
Rage Against the Machine were the first non X-Factor Christmas number one in the UK charts for years thanks to an online petition on Facebook. Millions of people are being petitioned to help the victims of the Haitian disaster this week through the use of social media. In a much smaller and local way, an … Read more
This review is the last of a four part “Jenny Mosely” book month that Anseo were promoting. This book is suitable for principals in particular as it focuses right in on the whole school program for “Quality Circle Time” This book, which is very well established, gives you a clear idea of what the Quality … Read more
This review is the last of a four part “Jenny Mosely” book month that Anseo were promoting. This book is suitable for principals in particular as it focuses right in on the whole school program for “Quality Circle Time” This book, which is very well established, gives you a clear idea of what the Quality … Read more
This review is the last of a four part “Jenny Mosely” book month that Anseo were promoting. This book is suitable for principals in particular as it focuses right in on the whole school program for “Quality Circle Time” This book, which is very well established, gives you a clear idea of what the Quality … Read more