Learning for our students Universal Design for learning is a framework, a mindset, a way of reaching, engaging, and empowering all students. It is defined as a “research-based set of principles to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and effective for all” (CAST). Before we explore some of the UDL Principles in
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EdPuzzle is an interactive, online tool that has come to prominence in recent years. It is a cross-sectoral tool that has equal benefits for teachers and learners at primary and post-primary level, as well as those in further education. EdPuzzle allows teachers to edit digital video to engage students. EdPuzzle links with a number of
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For Summer 2021, TeachNet are offering six online courses, to help you and your school achieve the most effective blend of in-situ teaching with online and other remote forms of learning, including three new courses, ‘Development Education in the Primary Classroom’ (With Plan International), ‘ Using Google Workspace in the Primary Classroom’ and ‘STEAMing through
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For Summer 2021, TeachNet in association with Microsoft Education, are delivering three blended courses (Virtual face-to-face & online), ‘Minecraft for Education‘, ’21st Century Learning with Office 365′ and ‘DreamSpace Hacking STEM in the Primary Classroom’. Participate in live Microsoft Teams workshops for 3 days followed by 2 days online in your own time and learn
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Microsoft OneNote is a digital note taking application. Teachers can use it to add lesson content, store files, set homework and groupwork or use it as a digital whiteboard. OneNote makes lesson content much more engaging for students and acts as a digital library for a class. I would describe OneNote as the whiteboard that
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We recently passed the 1 year anniversary when education moved online. During the past 12 months schools, further education and training organizations and higher education has moved to a remote instruction model. With learners, of all ages, now returning to education it is time to look ahead and consider what comes next, After Covid. While
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As school’s stagger their return this March from another enforced emergency remote learning hiatus where teachers at all levels had to grapple with adapting their face-to-face teaching to fully online, again. it’s hard to predict with any certainty what lies ahead for schools in the short-term. However, longer-term there is an expectation that traditional face-to-face
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As we approach the Halloween Break and another lockdown period, the focus of many in our society is on the wonderful job our schools are doing. The first phase of Covid-19, from March to June, has been defined by many as Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). This phase showed the resilience of schools to continue school
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A number of years ago, on the Teachnet.ie Blog, there was a post made about the launch of an all new “Microsoft Educator training Centre”. In the time that has passed this site has grown into a hugely popular and well established Hub for teachers wishing to deepen their knowledge around all things Microsoft. The
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For a limited time, TeachNet are offering buy one course get one free on our two EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, pay for one course at €69 and get a second free, for you or a colleague/friend. To avail of this offer, go to www.teachnet.ie/courses and enrol in either Digital Technologies and
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