IPPN 2015 Review

The annual IPPN conference, the largest educational conference in Ireland, where over 1,200 principals gathered for two days of inspiring talks and networking, was another success. This was my 7th conference and it is a must for any principal. Every year, I review my two days in Citywest, and make comments on my experiences. The theme … Read more

Where Am I?

Today was the first ever national principals’ Teachmeet in Ireland, which was hosted brilliantly by principal, Kathleen Byrne. I’ll be writing more about the event, which was attended by over 100 delegates in a later blog post. I gave a very short 3 minute presentation called: “Where Am I?” and I promised to share a … Read more

IPPN Conference Principalmeet

Kathleen Byrne is organising the first national Principalmeet at the IPPN conference this year. It’s happening this Friday at 1pm and it’s going to be one of the hidden highlights of the conference. Anyone who attends this meet will come away with a vast array of ideas from their colleagues. In this guest post, Kathleen … Read more

IPPN Expo Preview

Every year, we preview the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) conference and its Teacher Expo. This year, it is open to teachers on Thursday evening if their school has a delegate at the conference. As well as this, the IPPN have embraced Twitter fully and there is a hashtag #IPPN15 that can be followed. There are over … Read more

Denominational Schools and the Upcoming Marriage Referendum

The upcoming referendum on marriage equality has sparked some conversation among teachers who work in schools that are run by religious orders, particularly those in Catholic schools. The Catholic church, unsurprisingly, have outlined their stance in that they are opposing the question being put to the people of Ireland. Recent polls suggest that more than 80% … Read more

ClassDojo and Ireland

I had the pleasure of a wonderful Skype chat with Jenna Kleine from ClassDojo this week where we talked all about ClassDojo and what Irish schools might want. She also shared some of the developments going ahead with ClassDojo in the future including one that is being released today. The big announcement is ClassDojo’s updated app … Read more

Two Line Tuesday: Shock good news in media about primary education

There’s rarely any good news stories about primary education in Ireland, less so from the Irish Independent, so nice to see we’re in the news for the right reasons. While I’m not particularly happy with how they’re measuring the success, I’m happy to take the good news in the media! http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/primary-pupils-significantly-better-at-maths-and-reading-than-five-years-ago-30901034.html

Junior Spider Awards Open Now!

The Eircom Junior Spider Awards are now open for entries. Entries are open to everyone aged between 4-19 years of age from the Republic or Northern Ireland may enter the awards. Those who enter are representing themselves and if they wish they will also be representing their School/Coderdojos/Education Centres. Entrants may enter as an individual, as a group … Read more

CESI Conference Sneak Preview

With only 6 weeks to go until the annual CESI Conference, (hashtag is #cesicon), CESI have released a “taster” of the programme for February 28th. The big pull for the conference is the quality of keynote speaker that CESI manage to get! This year is no different with John Davitt and Tim Rylands & Sarah Nield. As always, there’s a vast … Read more

Project 252

Enda Donlon is one of the best known educators in Ireland and has a strong interest in educational technology. He has been a member of the fantastic CESI committee for many years. This year, he is embarking on a year-long project designed to crowd-source a list of edtech tools in order to compile an A-Z directory, Project 252. … Read more

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