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Grid of TeachNet summer course cards showing primary teacher courses in AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Workspace, STEM, space and biodiversity, with price labels (€25 or €69) displayed on each course.

With July 1st fast approaching, now’s the time to plan your summer learning. TeachNet is offering 13 fully online courses, all EPV‑approved and designed to support practical, classroom-ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, and AI-supported practice.Time-limited special offerTo mark the fast-approaching summer course season, we’re reprising our April launch offer with a time-limited enrolment […]

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Image of a young female looking troubled starring at a laptop with other adults commenting negatively about AI use.

Jun 18 2026

Students – Don’t Let GenAI Cause You Anxiety!

By Frances O'Donnell

This post comes from reflecting on my last year as a doctorate student. It has been a year that has taught me more about learning in times of GenAI, and while my context is a doctorate student, I think the lessons are relevant to any older or adult student navigating study and assignments. My main

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Microsoft cover image titled “Redesigning Education: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century.”

Jun 15 2026

Competency-based Education

By Michael Hallissy

Competency-based Education Recently I had had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Bulgaria who are about to introduce competency-based education into their education system. During their visit we met with multiple experts in the field of competency based education and discussed how the Irish school system has gone on this journey. The National Council

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Jun 8 2026

Brisk Teaching: Another Useful AI Tool for Teachers

By Paul Munroe

As teachers, we are always looking for ways to save time and make planning a little easier. With so many digital tools now available, artificial intelligence is becoming a growing part of teacher preparation and planning. One tool that has recently caught my eye is Brisk Teaching. Brisk Teaching is an AI-powered Chrome extension created

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May 25 2026

The AI-Classroom Toolkit

By Evin Devenney

Over the years, the teaching workload has not gotten any lighter. Between lesson planning, grading, differentiation, assessments, reporting and other administrative tasks, it is no wonder that teachers can experience burnout. However AI can be used to help reduce this burnout. It is important to note that AI isn’t here to replace teaching—it’s here to

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Microsoft Education AI Toolkit cover with two professionals in discussion

May 21 2026

Planning Your AI Journey? What’s New in Microsoft’s AI Toolkit

By Pat Brennan

Microsoft has just given its Education AI Toolkit a timely refresh, and it’s well worth exploring in more detail particularly if you are still trying to get your head around Generative AI and how it fits in your classroom and school. You’re hearing all the noise, time saving, liberating, transformational, the whole nine yards but

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Lady at a lapto with a number of disgruntled people behind her saying 'Lazy', 'Cheat' etc.

May 11 2026

The Toxic GenAI Environment – We Created!

By Frances O'Donnell

Are you editing your writing to avoid sounding “too AI”?People are. Students are. Surely, this is a red flag that should concern us all?! Over a year ago, I shared four student personas from a small research piece on student perspectives of AI in assignment work. There was the over-the-shoulder user, quietly using AI but

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May 7 2026

The Trojan Horse of Ed-Tech: AI and the Erosion of the Teacher’s Craft

By Patrick Hickey

The algorithm has figured you out. If you are a teacher, your Instagram, TikTok and FaceBook feeds this week are once again full of AI EdTech platforms being advocated by mainly American and UK-based teachers, almost all of them promising the same thing. More time for teaching. Less time on planning. Save fifteen hours a

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Apr 23 2026

New Advisory Taskforce on the use of AI in Irish Schools

By Paul Munroe

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 Summer Courses 2026 showing EPV‑approved online courses, including AI, STEM, SEN and digital learning.

Apr 13 2026

Summer 2026 EPV Courses Now Enrolling

By Pat Brennan

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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