Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 2
Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 2
Last week, we looked at the self-regard competency. A competency we all can improve on. This is the great thing about EI. WE can work on personal improvement with ourselves … Read on…
Two Line Tuesday: Interactive Whiteboards
The best way to use an interactive whiteboard is to plug out the cable that connects the whiteboard to the laptop. Next, use the projector and forget about the money you wasted on the whiteboard.… Read on…
Sunday Fun: Teachers’ Meme
There’s a popular meme out there with 6 pictures. Each picture represents how certain cohorts see a particular job with the final image showing, What I actually do. There are a few teacher ones out there and this is … Read on…
Scratch Saturday: Sports Games 3 – Pong
In this lesson, we’re going to get the ball moving around the screen. We’re going to add some variables that might not make it into the final game, for example, a variable that shows the angle the ball is moving.… Read on…
Irish Primary Classrooms according to ERSC study:Not the best!
Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 1
Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 1
We are now onto the fourth of the Intrapersonal realm of emotional intelligent competencies. We have covered self actualisation, assertiveness, emotional self-awareness and now to self regards.
Stein … Read on…
Two Line Tuesday: Social Media Policy
I have an easy to understand social media policy in school. I trust you until you can’t be trusted and then I never trust you again.… Read on…
Sunday Fun: Things that blow kids’ minds
Rozz sent this on to me and it made me chuckle. We both live in the same town that we work in so we can relate to this completely. When I started teaching, I worked in Tallaght, in Dublin. At … Read on…
Scratch Saturday: Sports Games 2 – Pong
We’re going to go as retro as possible with the game being played on a black background and the sprites in a bright green colour, similar to those used in the old Acorn computers. However, we’re going to mix this … Read on…
Emotional Intelligence:Assertiveness and the primary school curriculum Part 3
Emotional Intelligence:Assertiveness and the primary school curriculum Part 3
We saw that assertiveness as a skill needs a bit more thought and work in my last post. The SPHE curriculum has some connections with assertiveness and it would be easier … Read on…










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