Month: September 2011

Review: Starboard Link EZ system

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The last year in Ireland has been reasonably quiet in the world of Interactive Whiteboards as most schools are now equipped with them thanks to some much needed government funding in 2010.  However, Hitachi have come up with an interesting new solution to the marketplace.  The Starboard Link EZ System is the first “eBeam-style” widget … Read more

The Big Book of Energizers

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The Big Book of Energizers
September is always full of energy and optimism for teachers, parents and children! After a few weeks (even days,  sometimes),  it may feel like you never had the summer holidays – you are tired, the children are listless and unmotivated and they are finding it hard to keep the class on task.

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The Big Book of Energizers

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The Big Book of Energizers
September is always full of energy and optimism for teachers, parents and children! After a few weeks (even days,  sometimes),  it may feel like you never had the summer holidays – you are tired, the children are listless and unmotivated and they are finding it hard to keep the class on task.

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Child Protection:Keeping it simple

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Last week, The IPPN hosted their annual Principal Briefing day. I always attend as I find these days are invaluable for keeping ahead of any new developments in Departmental policy making. Maria Doyle gave a concise presentation on the new Child Protection Guidelines that came through my letterbox at school last week. I am no … Read more

My take on the Maths Crisis

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As with the Leaving Certificate results, the Junior Certificate’s showed that there is a worrying trend in maths results in this country.  Most of the focus is being centred on the estimation from the Teaching Council that over 30% of maths teachers hold no 3rd level qualifications in mathematics. However, just because a teacher has … Read more

What's all the fuss with Scratch?

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Scratch is a visual programming language suitable for children from the age of 8.  It’s very simple to use and it can lead to some very interesting projects.  Last year, I did a project with some 5th and 6th class pupils where they created a cartoon.  The learning involved was amazing: planning, storyboarding, storytelling, art, … Read more

Guest Post: Ceol Ireland

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Thanks to Carmel Dunne and Ali Giusti for their guest article about Ceol, a music programme for primary schools.  Ceol has been around since 1998 in classrooms and is widely considered to be the best music programme on the market.  In this article, the concept of Ceol is explained. More than any other subject, music … Read more

The Big Book of Calmers-Review

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We all have had those days when the kids are hyped up and it is very hard to get them back down again, step in Jenny Mosley! I love Jenny Mosley and everything that she does. This “Big book of Calmers” does not disappoint. It contains over 120 individual activities for the teacher to use … Read more

The Big Book of Calmers-Review

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We all have had those days when the kids are hyped up and it is very hard to get them back down again, step in Jenny Mosley! I love Jenny Mosley and everything that she does. This “Big book of Calmers” does not disappoint. It contains over 120 individual activities for the teacher to use … Read more

The Year of the Teacher Blog

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Last week I was quoted in the Irish Examiner saying that this would be the year of the teacher blog.  In the last year, I have noticed that there has been a steady increase in the number of teachers who have decided to blog about teaching and learning and I believe that there are going … Read more

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