Seán Ryan

Surely the Department of Education will pause Senior Cycle redevelopment if they were to take these recommendations seriously?

22.02.2025 13:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

03.12.2024 17:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Strokestown House in Co. Roscommon, best Famine museum in the country.

24.11.2024 19:17 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

"#EDCHATIE: In education, what do you want from a new government? Date: Monday 2nd December 2024 Time: 19:30–20:30 Platform: BlueSky Hashtag: #edchatie Host: @sccenglish.bsky.social A stick-figure bird is shown typing on a desktop computer, symbolizing online engagement. At the bottom, there’s a note inviting volunteers to propose ideas and host future chats, mentioning that the event happens every two weeks during term-time."

For everyone in Irish education: a proposal to revive #edchatie Monday evening discussions on Bluesky. Every two weeks in term-time.

First session details on the graphic.

More:
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati...

Please repost within Ireland as much as poss & spread the word elsewhere.

22.11.2024 15:41 — 👍 79    🔁 72    💬 3    📌 5

What are the techniques of propaganda - and how do they work? What white, black and grey propaganda have in common is the use of certain linguistic and rhetorical techniques

Useful guide to black, white and grey propaganda. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #histedchatie

19.11.2024 21:38 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

👋

18.11.2024 18:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Those of us in Irish education used to have a civilised hour's Mon evening discussion each week 'over there' under the aegis of the excellent Fred Boss.

This evening fire in comments with #edchatie too & let's see where we are.

And wave if you're not in this:
go.bsky.app/BqbTnC7

pls 'repost'.

18.11.2024 18:17 — 👍 39    🔁 30    💬 45    📌 9

Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem' Teacher Conor Murphy says the rollout of Leaving Cert projects should be paused for two reasons: It will further disadvantage less privileged students, and AI will make nonsense of the results

I was interviewed by Jess Casey at The Irish Examiner to discuss what I considered was the major education issue of the election.
I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

18.11.2024 06:08 — 👍 26    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 4

🖐 Thanks Julian.

17.11.2024 18:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

INOTE survey infographic showing responses to Leaving Cert English reform proposals

On misconceived plans for Leaving Certificate English redevelopment in Ireland, as shown by an
@inotenews.bsky.social survey.

juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving...

16.11.2024 11:53 — 👍 21    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 3

Teaching the Nuremberg Rallies at the moment - useful clip here from 'The Wonderful and Terrible Life of Leni Reifenstahl' as she defends her work. youtu.be/LumJY3DoEJ4?...

16.11.2024 12:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What a refreshing change from the abomination Twitter has become. This place reminds me of what was so good about Twitter years ago: engaging people eager to learn from each other.

15.11.2024 20:48 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0