Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 33: Ag Iascaireacht; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat. [click to continue…]
Topicbox is an English-based website which has been around for six years, slightly longer than Seomra Ranga. However, I only recently became aware of the site through Twitter. The site provides links to free resources on the internet across a wide variety of curricular areas. Although it is based on the UK curriculum, there are many parallels with the Irish curriculum and I’m sure that many Irish teachers would find resources that are equally suitable for their classroom. [click to continue…]
Last week the Teaching Council announced that participation in a programme of induction workshops is to become a requirement for registration for all NQTs in Ireland, primary and post-primary (including VEC), who are registered on or after 2 July 2012. Previously, participation in this programme of induction had been voluntary, but the Council felt that, following broad consultation, there was widespread support for a programme of induction to meet the needs of the NQT during the transition to teaching as a career. [click to continue…]
The Teaching Council, the regulatory body for teaching in Ireland, has announced the appointment of Tomás Ó Ruairc as Council Director. Mr Ó Ruairc will assume the role with effect from Monday next, 14 May. Mr Ó Ruairc will move to the Teaching Council from a senior position in the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht. Prior to that, he was Deputy CEO and Director of Education Services in Foras na Gaeilge. He has considerable experience in the field of education, having served as a member of the NCCA [click to continue…]
Yesterday May 8th, President Michael D. Higgins announced the appointment of author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Ireland’s second Laureate na nÓg. Niamh commences her two-year term of office and succeeds Siobhán Parkinson, our inaugural Laureate na nÓg who has held the position for the past two years.
Niamh Sharkey is an award‐winning author and illustrator of children’s picture books. Her books have won numerous awards including the prestigious Mother Goose Award [click to continue…]