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Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 2

Posted on June 19th, by rozz in Emotional Intelligence. No Comments

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

Posted on June 18th, by admin in Two Line Tuesday. No Comments

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

Posted on June 16th, by admin in News. 5 comments

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

Posted on June 15th, by admin in Scratch. No Comments

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!

Posted on June 13th, by rozz in News, Newspapers, Opinion. 2 comments
Studies
Yesterday, you may have heard about a study from the ERCS has found that Irish ten-year-olds are less happy in school and are more likely to feel that they do not “belong”, compared to children in other countries.
These … Read on…



Emotional Intelligence:Self regard and the primary school curriculum Part 1

Posted on June 12th, by rozz in Emotional Intelligence. 1 Comment

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

Posted on June 11th, by admin in Two Line Tuesday. No Comments

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

Posted on June 9th, by admin in News. 1 Comment

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

Posted on June 8th, by admin in Scratch. No Comments

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

Posted on June 5th, by rozz in Emotional Intelligence. No Comments

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…