Secret Teacher Ireland

I taught a member of the team when she was 12! I’m so so excited.

As a parent and a teacher, I know these things will do nothing to protect children.

The latter three are in short supply though

Secondary in Ireland is 11 weeks

Ego is the start and and end of his character.

No.

This is the inherent problem with teaching. The talks were created are there to *develop those skills*.

If we, as a society, value critical thinking, then students Need space to *learn* that skill.

Anyone can learn to prompt later.

Smooth talking

What impact will the changes to Senior Cycle have? Plans to overhaul how Leaving Certificate students are assessed will be discussed by the leadership of the ASTI teachers' union at a two-day meeting in Killarney which begins this afternoon.

Good summary here of all the issues that surround Leaving certificate reform.

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Excellent article with lots of links for #bloomsday

I’ve really enjoyed this whole series and it’s been a joy to see Colm.

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Not common. But I often use nonsense sentences to embed grammar structures as students find them funny and engaging 😆

The main thing is that students get the relationships between words, especially singular/plural and verb agreement.

Nonsense can be fun!

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V good explanation of issues to do with AI and AACs in new Leaving Certificate.

ASTI members have voted to reject proposals.

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ASTI members reject Leaving Cert reform proposals ASTI members have voted to reject proposals aimed at enabling Leaving Cert reforms, and have also endorsed industrial action.

Very interesting Development

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I try really hard to tune out of ads but obviously outs difficult to avoid completely.

Local petrol station plays an ad which claims ‘less emissions’.

Agree with this.

Language is about use and it changes all the time, even if we don’t like it.

I find the misunderstanding of less and fewer really tricky though. It just jars.

Just feel like if I know the people and their voice already, it just jars.

Is this a case of AI bias?!

I’m very surprised (and disappointed) at the union response to all of this.

I don’t know why the screenshot is so blurry.

But this is big news. At least some acknowledgment that this is rushed and ill thought through.

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Good work INOTE

What do we think of the department of education suddenly being interested in attendance?

About time. Or maybe long overdue.

I don’t understand why I have to take attendance every single lesson if that data isn’t looked at.

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‘It would be a tragic irony if reforms that are supposed to encourage individual development and independent thinking were to be undermined by a technology that bypasses exactly those human qualities.’

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TUI urges members to support Leaving Certificate reform Talks over Leaving Certificate subject reforms between the teacher unions and the Department of Education have concluded, with a package of supports offered for implementation of Senior Cycle Redevelo...

ASTI your move

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So create the situation where people feel alone, lonely and want more friends.

But they don’t have time for 15 friends because they are working or spending time online.

Then provide them with fake friends and hope that fixes everything?

A chatbot ain’t no friend.

Worked abroad for several years.

Got it recognised for incremental purposes.

Was a pain. But got it done.

If Minister wants this done and dusted by early May, that’s the end of next week?

What are the proposals?

Well they include any guidance on AI use and AACs?

If not, why not?

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TUI votes in favour of potential action over exam reform Delegates at the Teachers' Union of Ireland annual congress have voted unanimously in favour of a motion that threatens possible industrial action, if talks on Leaving Certificate reform fail to deliv...

‘The resolution states that if negotiations with the Dept of Ed fail, the TUI "will utilise all mechanisms available to the union, up to and including a ballot for industrial action, to defend professional standards and protect student outcomes".’

ASTI same

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