by admin | Jan 4, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology
The Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) annual conference will be held on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th February 2011 in Portlaoise. The theme for this year’s conference is “ICT in Education – Changing Landscapes”. The Friday evening event is known as a “CESI...
by admin | Dec 30, 2010 | Teaching News
The Teaching Council (An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta) has recently drafted a Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education, which will provide the framework within which it will implement its functions relating to teacher education. The draft policy paper deals...
by admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Teaching News, Website
A new addition to the new website will commence in January when a series of monthly interviews will be conducted with prominent figures in the field of education. The series will kick off with an interview with Áine Lawlor, Director of the Teaching Council. This is...
by admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Teaching News
This is the seventh year of the Edublog Awards, an international award for educational blogs. The purpose of the Edublog awards is promote and demonstrate the educational values of this form of new social media. There are 23 different categories of awards ranging...
by admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Teaching News
This is an excellent presentation from Gifted Kids.ie from a webinar on Dual Exceptionality. It also demonstrates the close links, as well as the key differences, between children with specific learning difficulties and gifted children. Dual Exceptionality...
by admin | Sep 11, 2010 | Teaching News
The Writers in Schools Scheme is one of the longest running arts-in-education programmes in the country. 2007 marked the 30th anniversary of the Scheme, run by Poetry Ireland and funded by the Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon. The Scheme part-funds visits by...
