Recently at the hairdressers I had some time to kill. With my Android phone in hand I set about exploring some of the new updates to Microsoft apps available on mobile. Read on if you would like some quick and easy options for increasing your productivity while on the move. Technology is supposed to make […]
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
Coaching in a digital educational world Read More »
We are approaching the end of the school year, which spells a busy few months for teachers and school leaders. Standardised tests, school tours, end of year reports and planning for next year will leave us all longing for the summer holidays. In this blog post, I am going to look at how you could
Developing your Digital Learning Plan Read More »
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 »
Going out with an Archaeologist undergrad in college, meant date night sometimes kicked off with a lecture in UCD Archaeology Dept. The excavations of the Danevirke (an earthen wall to keep the Vikings out of northern Germany) might not kick off St. Valentine’s night for many but dear reader, I have that t-shirt. A quiz
Indiana Jones and the lost file format Read More »
Over the years so many students have had an impact on my approach to learning and teaching. When I hear the phrase ‘student voice’, there is one particular past student who pops into my head. A couple of times a year I get a surprise email to let me know about the great things she
‘Food for Thought’ on Student Voice Read More »
Seesaw is a digital portfolio tool which allows pupils to store work in an online space and gain feedback from their teacher. The use of Seesaw has increased dramatically over the past two years, and it was one of the most popular platforms in primary schools during the periods of emergency remote teaching in 2020
Seesaw: From Home Learning to In-School Learning Read More »
While rummaging through my local independent bookshop prior to Christmas, I picked up “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, opening up at the part where Aslan is resurrected on the Stone Table by the Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time. In the social media-driven world of today, this blog post is going to
Swallowing the orange pill: RSS- we hardly knew you. Read More »
Following on from last week’s insightful post on using ‘Online Assessments with Google Forms’, I considered the many other excellent assessment tools that Google Workspace for Education has to offer. This year, the ‘Digital Learning Plan’ in my school is focusing on moving towards collecting and sharing assessment data through digital means. Google Workspace for
Assessing with ‘Google’ in the Primary School Read More »
Some years ago, while participating in teacher CPD, I found myself having an aha moment. One of the other course participants was delivering a presentation and at the end she told this story of how in her school all of the teachers appear to ‘walk the walk’. Through her eyes, teachers walk the corridors with
Break Down the Walls of your Classroom and Build YOUR PLN! Read More »
