The European Commission / EACEA / Eurydice report, Informatics education at school in Europe, was published in recent days and it provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of informatics education, as a distinct discipline, in primary and general secondary education in 2020/2021 in 39 education systems. The research is associated with Action 10 in the Digital …
One of the many interesting events taking place nationwide as part of Maths Week 2022 (October 15 -23) is I’m a Mathematician Get me out of here! a student-led STEM enrichment activity where school students (Age 10 -18) connect with mathematicians through online real-time text-based chats. Here they can ask any maths questions they like …
This is the third blog post about one further education setting’s experience in implementing virtual reality in their programmes. If you are only joining us on this journey, check out where the journey began and how it progressed in the previous posts. Post 1: Outlined the technology and initial reasons for choosing ClassVR Post 2: …
Over the summer break it’s always nice to pick up some new resources and ideas that can be used during the upcoming academic year. This summer I became aware that Scoilnet have added a fantastic new resource to their website, Britannica School. Britannica School is an online library of hundreds of thousands of high-quality readings, videos …
Lack of Planning Detrimental to Digital Skill Acquisition in Irish Schools It’s that time of year again when the media covers the costs associated with education in Ireland. The usual suspects are ever present; the uniforms, the books, the busses, the ‘voluntary’ contribution – however this year particular ire was directed at the cost of …
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Tick tock! EPV Day Approved Courses must close Friday, August 19th at 5pm so make sure you don’t miss out on securing your EPV days for the coming academic year… Teachers can still avail of seven EPV day approved online courses. starting at only €20 each. All courses are fully online and can be completed anytime …
Multiple Course Discount Back again by popular demand! Up to August 5th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘August2for30’ or ‘August3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you …
Back by popular demand! Up to July 15th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘July2for30’ or ‘July3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you receive. Offer only available …
Minecraft for Education – Worlds of Possibility A last call out to potential participants for our two July blended (Face-to-face & online) Minecraft for Education courses. Join the Dream Space team for two days next week (July 4th & 5th or July 6th and 7th) in Microsoft Dream Space (One Microsoft Place, Leopardstown, Dublin) for …
Up to June 30th, TeachNet are offering two courses for €30 or three for €45 on selected EPV day approved online courses. It’s that simple, add multiple courses to the cart and enter either ‘June2for30’ or ‘June3for45’ to save.. The more courses you add, the more EPV days you receive. Offer only available on selected courses below. …
