Last week saw the publication of the OFSTED report “The most able students: are they doing as well as they should in our non-selective secondary schools?” . It concluded that bright students in the UK were being failed by those secondary schools who chose not to stream students early according to ability. The report showed
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At Giftedkids.ie we get enquiries from teachers wanting information on how best they can support their students with Aspergers. Often these students have the potential to excel academically but find everyday classroom encounters and playground scenarios incredibly challenging. Time and again the two issues that come up on our twice exceptional board is that of
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“Game-based learning refers to learning activities that use a game (digital or non-digital), either as the main activity or as a stimulus for related activities. Game-based learning may also refer to learning activities which implement gaming elements (e.g. competition, challenge, reward, role-play) to facilitate learning and engagement. “ iGBL2013 EdTech Conference season is now firmly
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The “Make Coding Compulsory in Schools” debate has been simmering gently over the last year both in Ireland and the UK as we move towards a new definition of digital literacy. No longer is it enough that users simply “use” technology effectively, the new digital literacy calls for users to become developers of their own
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International Education Week, a US government initiative, is scheduled from November 12th to 16th and to coincide with this event there are two major education conferences taking place online, the third Global Education Conference and for the first time iEARN’s Conference and Youth Summit. Running together over 5 days, sessions are scheduled around the clock
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If you were lucky enough to attend the CESI Conference on February 25th you would have probably noticed something a little different. Apart from the usual fantastic smorgasbord of presentations and workshops on offer, for the first time ever live text screening was webcast via Seewritenow.ie; a new website that offers online viewing of events
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”In 2009, 8,420 students sat higher-level mathematics; in 2010, it dropped to 8,390 and then last year further to 8,237. In 2010, 4,877 sat higher-level physics; last year it dropped to 4,782. In 2010, 6,298 sat higher-level chemistry; last year it dropped to 6,272. While the numbers sitting the Leaving Certificate in the last two
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Back in the autumn of 2009 I was researching webinar software with a view to running a pilot series for Giftedkids.ie. As a small voluntary group we had very little by way of budget and our target audience of parents and teachers were geographically spread. There was no way that we could afford to run
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This week saw the publication of the Irish Times 50 Most Influential People in Education List. It got me thinking as to those individuals who may not necessarily have an immediate level of influence but whose work could impact significantly on the way in which our children learn in the future. Someone who would definitely
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