TeachNet is delighted to once again be offering the EPV-day approved summer course ‘Using Google Workspace in the Primary Classroom’. Following on from a successful first iteration in 2021, the course returns with an improved learning experience for the participants. The course could be labelled as a ‘one-stop shop’ when it comes to learning about […]
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Over the years many TeachNet blog contributors have waxed lyrical about the Microsoft Educator Center (MEC) and rightly so IMHO as MEC has been the stellar educator portal since its inception, providing a fantastic range of resources and development opportunities to teachers for free, including courses, classroom resources, lesson plans, options to connect with other
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For Summer 2022, TeachNet are offering seven EPV day approved online courses. starting at only €20 each. All courses are fully online and can be completed anytime between July 4th and August 19th, 2022. We have been delivering quality online CPD since 2008 and our courses are designed and developed “by teachers for teachers” and
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Those of you who attended the 2020 CESI conference might have heard Darren Ralston and I present as former Albemarle County Instructional and Ed Tech coaches. You might have thought that the concept of educational coaching in Ireland was a bit ahead of its time but some recent movements by the major tech companies and the pandemic
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For Summer 2022, TeachNet in association with Microsoft Education Ireland, are delivering 5 blended courses (Face-to-face & online), 3 Minecraft for Education and 2 Dream Space STEM in the Primary Classroom Join the Dream Space team for two days in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) to take part in hands-on, curricular focused
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“Sir, I don’t remember learning this. It was a long time ago!” “I’m trying to cram for these exams but it is a lot of information to remember….” These are just some of the statements that I hear from students in April/May of each year as the final preparations set in for their Junior and
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The Department of Education launched their new Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 on April 13th, just in time for the Easter education conferences. The strategy was developed after a comprehensive consultation process where the Department gathered the views of a wide range of stakeholders, including children and young people. Minister @NormaFoleyTD1 publishes Digital Strategy
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For Summer 2022, TeachNet are offering seven EPV day approved online courses. All TeachNet courses are designed and developed “by teachers, for teachers”. We have been delivering quality online CPD since 2008 and feedback from participants over the years supports our belief, that TeachNet courses provide a superior user experience. For more information please see
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Perhaps this is a strange question to start a blog post for educators. How do you create a space for your students to fail?
To focus on learning we must embrace failure. Read More »
Being part of a community of practice is not something many teachers consciously think about. For most of us, the ‘chats’ we have with each other over a coffee are often concerned with something that we are experiencing in our classrooms. We share ideas, propose solutions, offer insights – without being conscious that what we
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