by admin | Sep 12, 2013 | Teaching News
Ireland’s first ever SEED (School Earth Education) conference on school gardens will be held in Marino Institute of Education from 10.00am to 4.15pm on Saturday 5th October 2013. School gardens are proving to be an important part of teaching an integrated range of...
by admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Teaching News
It’s rare on Seomra Ranga that I venture into the world of political comment as I believe that it’s not the purpose of the site and there are many other ways and other forums for people to express their views on how education is run in this country. However, the...
by admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Teaching News
From 1 September 2013, the Teaching Council is providing all registered teachers with free access to the EBSCO Education Source package. The facility is being introduced on a pilot basis for one year. EBSCO Education Source is a collection of over 1,700 journals, a...
by admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Teaching News
As the new school term begins the RDS Foundation has announced its call for entries for the 2014 RDS Primary Science Fair. The Fair is a great way to integrate science and maths in the classroom, as the focus of the Fair is on the development of pupils’ scientific...
by admin | Sep 1, 2013 | Teaching News
The passing of poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney on Friday will have had a certain resonance with a particular cohort of primary teachers in Ireland. Many younger teachers may be unaware of the fact that Heaney was involved in the education of undergraduate...
by admin | Aug 21, 2013 | Teaching News
Many thanks to Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling this great list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. All of these dates give teachers great opportunities to celebrate special occasions in school...
