It’s week 5 of Rozz’s weekly podcast. Will she mention the Teaching Council this time? Tune in to find out!
Month: March 2012
Google Teacher Academy
So what are you doing for your Easter holidays? On 3rd April, I’m packing a suitcase and heading over to London to the Google Teacher Academy. Over two days, I’m going to be trained up on everything Google and will come home with a brain full of ways to use Google in Education. My hope … Read more
ICT in Education Conference 2012
With great pleasure and anticipation, it’s coming near to the time for the ICT in Education Conference in LIT Thurles. This year’s theme is Learning Spaces. Below is the information from the LIT’s web site. If learning is to be constant, Space, Time, Technology, Pedagogy, Curriculum must be the Variables. The eighth ICT in Education … Read more
Digital Art Week is Coming
After last year’s great success, Digital Art Week will take place from 23rd – 27th April 2012. Children all over Ireland will have the opportunity to share their own creations with the world. We’ve teamed up with Éigse, Carlow’s International Arts Festival, who will be hosting all children’s work in a special digital gallery! Lots … Read more
Competition Time – Easi-Speak
Our friends at Liosdiore Computers have introduced a €200 trade in offer on old short throw projectors. That means that they will give schools a €200 discount against any new short arm projector bought and installed while stocks last. This promotion is especially geared for old Sanyo and Promethean projectors that need replacing. To celebrate, Liosdoire are giving away 3 … Read more
Anseo Radio Week 4
Week 4 of Rozz’s podcast for anseo. She speaks about that four letter word again, CEPP. She also speaks about the 2 billion euro the government have announced for school buildings, a newly appointed principal symposium in Wexford Education Centre and the rather naughty lack of teachers in the ICT in education supplement in Sunday Business Post.
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Do we need Teaching Council 2.0?
It hasn’t been the best couple of months for the Teaching Council. Established six years ago “to promote teaching as a profession” and to “regulate standards” in teaching, the general perception amongst the teaching profession is that it hasn’t really achieved its aims. With the latest fiasco of errors in the latest election ballot forms, … Read more
Best Schools? Another missed opportunity.
Sunday newspapers often feature supplements on different topics. This week the Sunday Business Post featured one called Best Schools. Last time they did this, unfortunately, it was more or less an advertising feature for lots of different companies involved in education with a couple of interesting articles amongst the litter. This time, it’s far worse. … Read more
Review: 2012 Irish Olympics Team (Prim-Ed)
The Olympics will be held in London this year and Prim-Ed are the official educational partners of the Irish Olympic team. They have released a complete pack of stickers, banners, borders and books to help children learn all about the Olympics. There are three levels – lower, middle and upper. The lower level would suit … Read more
Guest Article: The Gift of Dyslexia
Rita Treacy from Wordsworth Literacy Programme writes about how dyslexia paved the way for her career. Thanks to Rita for sharing her story. We will be reviewing the Wordworth Literacy Programme over the Easter holidays. When I was eighteen years of age and in my first year of third level education, I was informed that … Read more