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Using Copilot Teach for Planning & Assessment in Irish Classrooms

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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 Redux

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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

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The 5 P’s of Effective AI Use: A Practical Framework for Teachers and Students

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At this point, I have delivered AI training to thousands of teachers across Ireland and, increasingly, to students. Through seminars, workshops, conferences, and school visits, I’ve seen every level of engagement with these tools, from complete scepticism to uncritical enthusiasm. Both extremes miss the point. There are many frameworks for using AI effectively. The Department

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Meso Brings AI‑Driven Curriculum Planning to Classrooms in Ireland and Beyond

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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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X marks the exit.

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I am leaving X. Over the past few months, I’ve been backing up, deleting, or saving bookmarks, and clearing out DMs from my Twitter (X) account, @johnmayo. There were some lovely memories in there—long‑forgotten conversations and, amusingly, the discovery that I won tickets to a Ray LaMontagne concert… 15 years ago. Over the past year,

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Learning Mole:  Empowering Children to Learn and Grow

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LearningMole is a vibrant and engaging educational platform designed to make learning enjoyable for children. What began as a small passion project in 2017 has grown into a widely loved YouTube channel with millions of views, alongside a website that welcomes thousands of visitors each month. At its core, LearningMole is all about creating interactive

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