Do you teach Transition Year Science and want to focus on skills to prepare students for senior cycle? Or maybe you want get involved in a programme to empower students to build a wide range of investigative skills? Or maybe you are a primary school teacher who wants to get your classes involved in some […]
Climate Detectives Programme! Read More »
The Dream Space Ambassador Program is a flagship Dream Space Student Leadership and training program, supported by the Dream Space Team in Dublin and Belfast. The programme is designed to encourage students who have an interest in coding & all things digital to learn new skills, work as a team & share what they’ve learned
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ThingLink: Lots of options to bring online content to life! In a previous post, I stated I would do a blog post on ThingLink, so here it is. In 2023, ThingLink won the BETT Award for Best Digital Learning Product in Higher Education. The value of ThingLink in education spans across all sectors of education.
So much of our learning is now in the digital domain, and as teachers at primary and post-primary levels, we have a responsibility to our pupils to help and guide them to become safe, empowered, and active participants online. As teachers, however, it can become increasingly difficult to stay current with the information and understanding
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Alright, I understand – yet another piece on AI and education. But with the current buzz around AI tools, and the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) hosting a conference on the topic, it’s obvious that AI isn’t going anywhere. What’s more, Microsoft has recently made its Reading Coach preview accessible to all, broadening its reach
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Over the last few weeks I have been carefully and studiously analysing the new draft specification for Senior Cycle Biology. The new specification was published in December and the NCCA have initiated a consultation process, hearing from all stakeholders. Biology is set to be taught in schools from September 2025, along with both Chemistry and
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Tuesday February 6th was Safer Internet Day – an EU wide initiative to promote safer internet use among all users, especially young people. The theme this year was ‘Tech in our world’.Safer Internet Day 2024 – (webwise.ie) Our school engaged in several activities, all to encourage students to interact in a safer way with the
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AI has become a hot topic in education, for both positive & negative reasons. As with all new technology, it’s important that students understand what it is & how to use it correctly! Microsoft Dream Space have teamed up with RTE Learn to do just that! In a new online series aimed to educate students
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The moon camp challenge is a fantastic opportunity for all primary and secondary students to get involved in to help showcase creativity and to aid with student learning of Earth and Space science (JC Science, and other modules). The moon camp challenge, which is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Airbus Foundation,
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The world is slowly returning to normal after Covid-19, with BETT moving back to a January date for the first time since 2020. The event was attended, as always, by a large contingent of Irish teachers, principals, management bodies, support agencies and commercial companies. Last year BETT was in March and even though ChatGPT had
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