🖤 Long enough to remember acetates, projectors, televisions, vhs tapes and blackboards! 😉

A green wheelbarrow, full to the top with weeds.

Doing a bit of weeding! It's a full time job.

Enjoying a wonderful #BlackrockEducationCentre summer course at #CarraigDulraOrganicFarm. Highly recommend!

Be kind. Always.

Deciduous trees, lots of leaf litter. Grey sky visible through the trees.

Got to love walking through woodland. Reduces the cortisol and balances the mind.

Come one, come all! #edchatie
Great CPD & networking for anyone involved in Irish education (be it primary, 2nd or 3rd level) is ar ais arís on BlueSky starting on Monday, January 13.
8.30-9.30pm.
Save the date(s) in your diaries/phones.
Thanks to @sccenglish.bsky.social & all the facilitators.

While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.

So, we've a bit of snow. About to do a rain dance in hope it'll all wash away before my morning commute. Wish me and my 2 left feet luck... #snow #sneachta #SundayNightPanic

Happy new year everyone. May your new year dawn bright and continue to surprise you in wonderful ways throughout 2025.

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.

‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

Stunning sunrise. #nature

What a stunning sky! #Nature #Beauty

I think I may have met a few of these in my lifetime. 😁

Two words for certain types of people, should you need them:

microlipet: one who gets all worked up over nothing.

struthonian: the person who buries their head in the sand and says ‘Problem? What problem?’.

😉 double-jobbing! 😁

I want acknowledgment from govt of the fact that teacher's goodwill has kept the education system afloat. Apologies for my tardiness- A junior cert cba kept me from being here on time. Mum first, teacher second. #pipedream #edchatie.

Is that not what's meant to happen to the first 6 you buy? Quality control surely?!? 😁

A poster with 5 words. It says "small coffins are the heaviest.

Saw this from #CBSThurles. It's from one of their first year students. Oh my goodness- what understanding of pain, what thought provoking words. Cathal shows incredible maturity and understanding. Wow! It took my breath away. #Edchatie

I see your wasp and Robin and I raise you an escaped hamster from an upstairs classroom. 😁

It’s back!

In one week’s time #edchatie discusses education under a new government.

Tune in at 7.30 on Mon 2nd December.

Running my first Leadership Webinar tomorrow night. On applying for AP posts.

Working to get over the major imposter syndrome!

First one will always be the hardest, right?!

#EdChatIE

Skircle.me Thank you for all the lovely interactions so far. Loving the positivity and support. #edchatie

I totally want a hibernacle! What a great word.

I think we all suffer from imposter syndrome in some form or other. Well done- it's sure to be very informative and hugely useful. I don't know where you find the time. Have you got one of Hermoine Granger's time turners? 😉

🤣🤣🤣 Oh dear. Sorry for causing you to relive the trauma! 😉 You're inspiring the less creative and artistic mere mortals to try their hand at more interesting art. Huge thanks! 👏👏👏

Benefits of play, continuous provision in the classroom and setting. Play-based learning and opportunities strengthens development, especially in the early years. Play is essential when implementing a holistic curriculum and supporting all aspects of child development.

#PlayMatters

It's a great book. When is the next volume due?

Depressingly true. 😢

Followed you on twitter to hear the escapades of your aunt. She was very entertaining indeed. Good to see you've moved here too.