On March 5th, the European Commission announced the adoption of the STEM Education Strategic Plan, a key part of the Union of Skills strategy. This initiative aims to Invest in upskilling across the EU, making it more competitive globally. The STEM Education Strategic Plan dovetails with the Action Plan on Basic Skills, together forming a […]
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After two years of uncertainty the AI Advisory Council’s guidance paper on Education finally offers Irish educators something tangible—a preliminary roadmap for integrating AI into our education system. But is this the decisive turning point we’ve awaited, or merely the first tentative step in a longer, more arduous journey? As a current secondary teacher who
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The CESI conference is a unique event that brings together an eclectic diaspora from across the Irish education space all with a shared enthusiasm for digital learning.
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Earlier this month, schools around Europe marked Safer Internet Day 2025. As technology becomes such an important part of our lives, it is very important that we continue to educate our students about how to keep themselves safe when using the internet, both in school and at home. Safer Internet Day 2025 encouraged students to
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In the latest episode of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Kate Molloy Chair and Mags Amond, National Executive Member of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) to talk about their upcoming National Conference, Navigating Digital Futures 2.0 taking place Saturday March 1st, in Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh.
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I don’t know if there are many edtech devotees within Irish education who are unaware of the yearly pilgrimage to the London Docklands for the annual BETT 2025 Conference and Trade Show, which took place from January 22–24, 2025, at ExCeL London. It is pitched as a hotbed of innovation in education technology, bringing together
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AI in Ireland’s New Programme for Government: Ambitious Vision, Implementation Challenges Following weeks of intense negotiations after November’s general election, Ireland’s “newish” coalition government, led by Fianna Fáil with Fine Gael and supported by independent TDs, has unveiled its roadmap for the next five years. The Programme for Government 2025, titled “Securing Ireland’s Future” (full
Back in September, in New AI features in Microsoft’s Learning Accelerators, I mooted the imminent arrival of a new Learning Accelerator, Maths Progress in Microsoft Teams and am happy to report it’s available now in the latest version of Teams for Education and promises to streamline maths assignment creation and provide student performance analytics to
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Each year, the CESI conference brings together teachers, lecturers, education professionals, and other tech-related personnel to form what I describe as a “community of camaraderie.” What sets CESI apart is its accessibility (it’s not as expensive as other conferences, and it’s held on a Saturday, eliminating work logistics) and its inclusivity (welcoming everyone from primary
Second-level teachers have raised significant concerns about the permitted use of artificial intelligence (AI) in project work for the Leaving Certificate. This follows the release of new guidelines by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) recently. These guidelines apply to subjects such as chemistry, biology, physics, and business and address the implementation of
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