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Illustrated cover of the FIRST LEGO League Explore: BIOGLOW Teacher Guide for Ireland, featuring a colourful woodland and pond scene with plants and wildlife

Beyond the Robot: FIRST LEGO League from a Teacher’s Perspective

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The benefits, challenges and lessons learned from bringing FIRST LEGO League into the primary classroom. With the launch of the new FIRST LEGO League (FLL) season at Dublin City University today, schools across Ireland are preparing for another year of creativity, problem-solving and innovation. Having experienced FLL in my own classroom, I wanted to share

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Using NotebookLM to Get to Grips with New Specifications

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Schools are busy places. Really busy. Between teaching, planning, assessment, meetings, emails, supervision, initiatives, policies, circulars, updated guidelines and everything else that happens in a school week, it can feel almost impossible to find the time and headspace to sit down and properly read a new specification from start to finish. And yet, as teachers,

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The 5 Ps

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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5 Digital Tools to Support EAL Learners in Irish Classrooms

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Supporting EAL learners can feel challenging in a busy Irish classroom, especially when students arrive with different levels of English and confidence. The good news is that digital tools can make a huge difference. They help students understand instructions, access lesson content, and build their language skills—without creating extra planning or pressure for teachers. Here

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Illustration of five children sitting on a rugby goalpost with a rugby ball nearby, accompanied by the title text “‘Five Bums on a Rugby Post’: Designing Learning Experiences” in bold blue and yellow fonts on a blue background. Source: Copilot

‘Five Bums on a Rugby Post’: Designing Learning Experiences 

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If 2025 had a soundtrack for education, mine would be one word on repeat: Learning.Not Artificial Intelligence. Not content. Not technology. Not admin. Learning. The longer I work in and around classrooms, the more I’m convinced that when things feel chaotic, overwhelming, complex or over-complicated, the way forward is almost always to go back to basics

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