In a few weeks, I will be enjoying a few days on the beaches of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. While looking for things to do with a few friends, two historical sites popped up in my reading stream that caught my interest. After some time, I realized that they also had an interesting …
Blackbeard, the Wright brothers and AI in education Read More »
Many tools are starting to integrate AI to speed up the creation process and one of the more useful ones from a teaching point of view is an application called Curipod. Curipod is a relatively new platform that allows users to create and share interactive educational content. It is slide show presentation-style tool that combines text, images, polls, …
A last call out to potential participants for our two July blended EPV day approved summer courses, Crafting a Game Based Learning Environment and Computational Thinking in Your Classroom. Join the Dream Space team for two days (July 3rd & 4th) in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) for two hands on workshops …
Last Call for July Dream Space Minecraft & Computational Thinking CPD Read More »
The Circus We’re in the middle of the Leaving Cert circus, the time of year when everyone is an educationalist with an opinion (not always an informed one) on what could and should change in our education system. Our news outlets, both online and on paper, have an unhealthy and insatiable obsession with our secondary …
The Circus & the Elephant in the Room – My Thoughts on Leaving Cert Reform. Read More »
TeachNet are excited to bring a comprehensive programme of summer CPD to teachers this year. The programme is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and learning styles. You can choose from some of our blended options or immerse yourself in a fully-online course. We have some of our old staples returning again …
The AI for and by teachers Erasmus+ project (ai4t.eu) is a collaboration between France, Slovenia, Italy, Ireland and Luxembourg, designed to contribute to training on AI in education and today they launched the first version of their AI Textbook, which is one of the key resources the project has developed for teachers. This open educational …
AI for Teachers – An Open Textbook for and by Teachers Read More »
For Summer 2023, TeachNet are offering nine EPV day approved online courses including two new courses, Scientific Connections with Birr Castle Demesne and ESERO and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Primary Teachers. All TeachNet courses are designed and developed “by teachers, for teachers” with all courses available fully online for completion anytime between July 3rd …
AI: Text to image. Initial thoughts on Canva text to image, Midjourney and DALL-E for creating personalised and specific images.
Get ready to unleash your students’ curiosity, embrace computational thinking, and embark on game-based learning adventures. Join the Dream Space team as they delve into three innovative blended courses that will empower you to create engaging and effective learning environments. STEM Starters – Igniting Curiosity in Young Learners is specifically designed for teachers working with …
Level Up Your Skills This Summer with Dream Space & TeachNet Read More »
As an English teacher, I am always trying to think of fun and innovative ways to engage my students and their creativity. Despite the final assessment for English being a written exam in Junior Cycle, there is also the Oral Communication CBA, which focusses on student’s oral skills. One way that I have found to …
