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The Email That Shook Silicon Valley and Why it Should Shake Irish Education Too

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On April 8th, Micha Kaufman sent an email to his staff that literally broke the internet. You’ve probably never heard of Kaufman, but his brutal wake-up call about AI and jobs contains lessons every Irish teacher needs to hear right now. Kaufman runs Fiverr, the $2.9 billion platform that revolutionised freelance work globally. When the […]

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A New AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education

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Recently the European Commission and the OECD with support from Code.Org released a draft new AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education. This is response to the rapid growth of AI in society and is seen as a starting point to “equip learners and educators to understand both the risks and the opportunities that AI presents, and to make meaningful and ethical decisions about its use…

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Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator Nominations 2025/26

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It’s that time of year again!! Nominations for MIEE 2025/26 are open! (How to become an MIE Expert and Showcase School 2025-2026). As someone who has previously experienced the transformative power of this community, I am eager to once again immerse myself in the collaborative and innovative environment that Microsoft fosters. The Microsoft Innovative Expert

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Navigating the Digital Highway: Driving Digital Literacy Forward

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Take 5 minutes and grab a cuppa! ☕ Predicted reading time… 5 mins. Back in January, I promised to focus my contribution for 2025 on ‘Learning’… Learning. Not to mention, teaching digital literacy without problem-solving skills is like handing someone a car with no steering wheel. They’ll press a few buttons, panic when a light

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Unpacking the Irish AI Advisory Council Report: Urgent Guidance or More Waiting?

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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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