⏱️ Tick Tock, Just 3 Weeks to Go for EPV Day Approved CPD

Grid of TeachNet summer course cards showing primary teacher courses in AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Workspace, STEM, space and biodiversity, with price labels (€25 or €69) displayed on each course.

Tick tock! As we roll into August, there are now just three weeks remaining to complete your EPV day approved professional learning this summer, with all courses closing at 5:00pm on 21 August 2026. TeachNet is currently enrolling participants on 11 fully online courses, designed to support practical, classroom-ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, […]

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Jun 25 2026

#32 Learning is Life & Experience AI Podcast

By TeachNet Admin

In the latest episode of the TeachNet Podcast, Pat Brennan is joined by Marianne Checkley, CEO of Kinia, to explore how education, community, and digital skills can unlock opportunity for young people across Ireland.

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Jun 22 2026

School’s Out, Learning’s On – Upskill this Summer with TeachNet

By Pat Brennan

With July 1st fast approaching, now’s the time to plan your summer learning. TeachNet is offering 13 fully online courses, all EPV‑approved and designed to support practical, classroom-ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, and AI-supported practice.Time-limited special offerTo mark the fast-approaching summer course season, we’re reprising our April launch offer with a time-limited enrolment

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Jun 18 2026

Students – Don’t Let GenAI Cause You Anxiety!

By Frances O'Donnell

This post comes from reflecting on my last year as a doctorate student. It has been a year that has taught me more about learning in times of GenAI, and while my context is a doctorate student, I think the lessons are relevant to any older or adult student navigating study and assignments. My main

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Jun 15 2026

Competency-based Education

By Michael Hallissy

Competency-based Education Recently I had had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Bulgaria who are about to introduce competency-based education into their education system. During their visit we met with multiple experts in the field of competency based education and discussed how the Irish school system has gone on this journey. The National Council

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Jun 11 2026

Experience AI: Exploring how AI works

By Patrick Hickey

Initially and still to some extent, the major question around Generative AI (Gen AI) is: “can you show me how to use a specific AI tool?” However, as the initial euphoria of how Gen AI can generate lesson plans and personalised learning resources has settled (somewhat!), it is important to look at Gen AI and

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Jun 8 2026

Brisk Teaching: Another Useful AI Tool for Teachers

By Paul Munroe

As teachers, we are always looking for ways to save time and make planning a little easier. With so many digital tools now available, artificial intelligence is becoming a growing part of teacher preparation and planning. One tool that has recently caught my eye is Brisk Teaching. Brisk Teaching is an AI-powered Chrome extension created

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Jun 3 2026

Using NotebookLM to Get to Grips with New Specifications

By Mark Delahunty

Schools are busy places. Really busy. Between teaching, planning, assessment, meetings, emails, supervision, initiatives, policies, circulars, updated guidelines and everything else that happens in a school week, it can feel almost impossible to find the time and headspace to sit down and properly read a new specification from start to finish. And yet, as teachers,

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May 28 2026

#31 Rethinking Systemic Change, Teacher Learning & Wellbeing Podcast

By TeachNet Admin

In the latest edition of the TeachNet podcast, Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Dr Kathryn Kennedy to discuss personalised teacher learning, educator wellbeing, and the need for system-level change in education.

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May 25 2026

The AI-Classroom Toolkit

By Evin Devenney

Over the years, the teaching workload has not gotten any lighter. Between lesson planning, grading, differentiation, assessments, reporting and other administrative tasks, it is no wonder that teachers can experience burnout. However AI can be used to help reduce this burnout. It is important to note that AI isn’t here to replace teaching—it’s here to

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