Self actualisation, the SPHE curriculum and learning
I have defined what emotional intelligence is and why it is so important for us. I have focused in on the first competency of the EI framework, self-actualisation.
We have noted Maslow’s theory of motivation … Read on...
...There isn’t much time left to vote on the INTO/government talks around the new Croke Park Agreement. A couple of weeks ago, I found a two people willing to give their opinions as to which way they should vote. … Read on...
...Croke Park 2 has caused a lot of discussion in the teaching community. The INTO, which represents Irish primary teachers have been hosting a number of meetings both face-to-face and online through their Facebook page, dialoging with their members. However, … Read on...
...Review: Cloze:Interactive solution for teaching cloze skills-Prim-Ed
Cloze is a CD-ROM developed by Prim-Ed for doing exactly what the title above says! It is a simple and clean-visual to use.
There are three options for the child and teacher once … Read on...
...For the last few years, I used to dread Parent Teacher Meetings. This might seem strange as I am an administrative principal. The reason I dreaded the meetings was having to organise the timetable for the days. What might seem … Read on...
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I am in a writing group and we often debate various pieces of grammar. From now on, I am going to bring Prim-Ed’s essential grammar sheets along! That will settle things easily!
The Prim-Ed Essentials study guides are made up … Read on...
...This week’s five to follow on Twitter are primary school principals. At the time of writing, there are surprisingly few Irish principals on Twitter. With the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) conference coming up next week, it might be an … Read on...
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Good writers share their work with others!
This might sound obvious; after all it cannot really be called a piece of writing until it shared with other people. Then, it becomes communicative which is what we are trying to … Read on...
...One prediction for 2013 I briefly referred to in my New Year’s Day article, was computer coding. I asked, would CoderDojo infiltrate schools? For those of you who haven’t heard of CoderDojo, it’s a club for young people to … Read on...
...Good writers like their notebooks!
I have noticed that writers love notebooks! I have approximately 105 notebooks, depending on my mood or colour preference! I have even set up a google docs for random ideas that come into my head.… Read on...
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