Formative assessment through the means of digital technology has become very popular in recent times, and has been accentuated by the move to remote / blended learning in the Covid-19 context. Kahoot and Socrative are two of the most popular formative assessment applications. This blog post will look at the pros and cons of the …
World Education Games Many regular readers of the Teachnet Blog will be familiar with World Maths Day which is organised and facilitated by 3P Learning, the people behind Mathletics. In 2012, 3P Learning are organising the World Education Games which will be held from 6 – 8 March 2012. In addition to World Maths Day …
Following on the great success of our courses last summer, we are busy working on a range of new courses for primary teachers. We are delighted to announce that the TeachNet CPD to run 12 courses this summer. All of our courses are written “by teachers, for teachers”, include interactive modules, make use of videos …
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Students sitting state exams (Courtesy of Bryan O’Brien, Irish Times) On Wednesday October 7th 2009, the Irish Times Opinion piece carried the headline, “Assembly-line model of education must change”. The article was written by Michael John Gorman who is director of the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin and raises serious issues around our current …
If you’re a regular follower of the TeachNet blog, you will have noticed that we have been very quiet during the Summer. But we haven’t gone away you know. We took a break so that we could focus on our online Summer courses for primary techers. We are delighted to say that they have been …
We have been busy putting the finishing touches to our online summer courses for primary teachers which kick off on July 1st. A lot of effort has been put into making these courses as interactive and as interesting as possible for teachers. Thanks to the TeachNet mentors who developed the course tutorials, we are delighted …
TeachNet courses will be delivered using the new H2 Learning Platform The TeachNet team is currently offering online summer courses for primary teachers. With EPV day approval, we are delighted to announce that the following technology related courses “by teachers, for teachers” are available: Getting the most from your Interactive WhiteboardThis course explores practical …
Many people have been asking us recently if the recent cutbacks will have an impact on the TeachNet project. The reality is that the NCTE has withdrawn its funding since last year. This is despite a commitment to funding for the project from the Minister Hanafin in 2007. While we weren’t surprised by this move, …
