Recently, ISTE + ASCD partnered with the Google for Education team to release the Google AI Educator Series, which is a completely free on-demand training programme leading to a Google badge. The series is built around 15-minute sessions and class-based use cases. The focus is on Google AI tools such as Gemini for Education and […]
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Teacher conferences at this time of the year are usually dominated by talk of teacher pay and working conditions. However, this Easter, concerns relating to the use of AI in schools were high on the agenda across all teacher union conferences.Artificial intelligence is now a live issue for all Irish schools, and many teachers feel
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TeachNet is delighted to announce enrolment for our Summer 2026 EPV‑day approved courses, designed by teachers, for teachers.This summer we are offering 13 fully online courses, all approved for EPV days and designed to support practical, classroom‑ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, and AI‑supported practice.All courses are delivered online, allowing teachers to work at
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Guest Contributor Larry McNutt Why EdTech teachers need to be at UD26 Here’s something I’ve noticed: if you’re a teacher using EdTech in creative ways, you’re probably already practicing Universal Design without calling it that. You know that moment when you set up an assignment to accept video submissions because one of your students struggles
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Teachers typically split their working time at school engaging in Teaching Time and Non-Teaching Time, as captured in the following OECD diagram. Teachers are busy professionals and we know they spent a great deal of time engaged in lesson preparation, sourcing curriculum materials, correcting assignments and tests, collaborating with their peers and engaging in professional learning. This time is typically referred to as “non-teaching time” and it can take-up a sizeable amount of their time each day.
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Copilot Teach—built into the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Microsoft Teams for Education—offers Irish teachers a powerful, time‑saving way to plan, differentiate, and assess learning. Designed specifically for educators, it provides AI‑generated lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, and study materials that can be adapted to your curriculum needs. Aligning to the Irish Specification One of the
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CESICON is back, baby. Like the halcyon days of Anglo Irish Bank during the Celtic Tiger, CESICON – the conference of Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) – saw a return to the old days, with a large attendance on Saturday 28th February at Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh in Limerick City. Like the old days, there
Meso, an education technology spin‑out from the ADAPT Centre for AI‑Driven Digital Content Technology at Trinity College Dublin, is starting a rollout of its AI‑powered curriculum planning platform across Irish schools and into international markets. Paperwork, planning, and assessment take up a lot of teaching time. Meso is set on changing that. Backed by €500,000
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Just before Christmas the Higher Education Authority (HEA) released a Policy Framework “to guide educators, academic leaders, and professional staff in making informed, value-based decisions about how gen AI is adopted and integrated into educational practice”. The framework is very timely and focuses on the specific issues associated with generative AI usage in higher education in the context of teaching and learning.
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Traditionally, the New Year is a time to reset, refresh, and try something new in your classroom, and top of your to-do list should be to block off 60 minutes for the Hour of AI. I’ve written before about its previous iteration, the Hour of Code, and the excellent code.org site, which for over a
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