Two Line Tuesday: Digital Art Week
Digital Art Week 2016 is going well so far. There are already over 50 pieces of art on the web site http://www.digitalartweek.com
Month: April 2016
Why Ticking “No Religion” Shouldn’t Matter in Schools
For people without a religion, the census always draws up conversation. Mostly, it’s to do with the position of the “No Religion” box on the form or the implication in the question that one has a religion. However, many people and organisations such as Atheist Ireland and the Humanist Association of Ireland use the census to ask … Read more
Two Line Tuesday: Teaching Council Awakes
After what seems to have been an extraordinary amount of time, the Teaching Council have finally published a statement criticising the government regarding the pay inequality situation. While I appreciate that the Teaching Council have no role in fixing the problem, I hope this is the start of the council in having more of an understanding … Read more
10 Suggestions for the Teaching Council re: Droichead
I have been giving out about Droichead for quite some time so thought it might be a good idea to publish some suggestions as to how the Teaching Council might remedy their appalling handling of trying to introduce impose it on schools. Here are my ideas. Spend 2016-17 piloting different models for Teacher Induction. Publish an FAQ … Read more
Two Line Tuesday: While the government is away
While we have no government, the Department of Education have had to be keeping themselves busy by releasing circulars on non-education related things. This week we have been told that we can no longer drive our cars and that garda vetting is to centralised.
What do Droichead, Irish Water and the Junior Cert Reform have in common?
In my opinion, the answer to the above question is the same. I know some people won’t agree with me, but I believe all three are a good idea in theory. Taking them in reverse: the Junior Cert is a ridiculously outdated examination that no longer has any purpose. It is simply a practice for … Read more
ClassDojo Cartoons
I discovered something new on the ClassDojo website today – a whole bunch of ClassDojo cartoons. The example below is the first episode in their second series and it focuses on a moral lesson about when the going gets tough. The cartoons are beautifully produced and the stories that I’ve watched are great. It’s well worth … Read more
Two Line Tuesday: Digital Art Week Preview
I don’t usually advertise on Anseo.net but I’ll make an exception today. Myself, Damien Quinn from Seomra Ranga and Fred Boss from #edchatie are running Digital Art Week again this year on http://www.digitalartweek.com and it would be great if you could share this message with everyone!
INTO Congress: A Lesson in how to do Congress
The INTO congress was on this week. You might have missed it because you probably didn’t hear much about it in the media. This was probably because it was a massive success on all fronts. One could almost hear Katherine Donnelly’s disappointment that she couldn’t use words like “whinging.” Sometimes, we have to look at … Read more