I can hardly believe I’m writing this blog post but the time has come where we are back to school. With the chaos of going back-to-school comes a list about 20 miles long…things to arrange, buy, print, copy, laminate, and so on. There is no one easy way to get it all done, but I’m … More Back to school organisational ideas
Hello! A very happy new year to you all and what a year it has been! I finished my Masters in Mater Dei (which you can read about here) and graduated with an amazing group of people (check out our class blog). Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of blogging on my part. It has … More Artwork in the RE classroom
Good evening everyone, I have wanted to upload this blog post for a few weeks now but with the busy whirlwind of school life at this time of year and all of my assignments due for college, I didn’t have much spare time! I am looking forward to uploading a few posts about what I … More Skype in my classroom
I was honoured to be invited by Elaine McDonald, Masters Co-Ordinator, Academic Leader for Learning and Innovation, School of Education and Annabella Stover, Administrative Registrar, both of Mater Dei Institute of Education to say a few words this morning at the Career Readiness Programme which took place in St.Patrick’s College, Drumcondra for final year students … More My Mater Dei Masters Experience
Hello everyone! It has been so long since I posted here and I have missed my blog so much! (However, I have been busy blogging away at our MA class blog EdRe5s-Resourcing the Curriculum , check it out ;)) Now that my technical difficulty has been sorted with my own blog here (thank you @wordpressdotcom), I can … More Mental Health Week 2016
Today, Tuesday 9th February, is Safer Internet Day, which is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted by the PDST Technology in Education , Webwise and the Department of Education and Skills and was celebrated across many schools in Ireland today. The call to action for Safer … More Safer Internet Day 2016
Hi everyone, I hope you are having a lovely weekend. I thought I would write a blog post highlighting Catholic Schools Week 2016 which commenced on Monday 31st January 31st and concluded yesterday on Saturday, February 6th. The theme this year was Catholic Schools: Challenged to Proclaim God’s Mercy. It is hoped that this theme will … More Catholic Schools Week 2016
“Education cannot be neutral. It is either positive or negative; either it enriches or it impoverishes; either it enables a person to grow or it lessens, even corrupts him. The mission of schools is to develop a sense of truth, of what is good and beautiful.” ~Pope Francis, May 2014. As educators, this quote from Pope … More Holocaust Memorial Day
Every year, the third Monday in January marks Martin Luther King Jnr. Day, which has become a day of national celebration in the United States of America. In class the past week, I have been focusing on Martin Luther King Jnr. to highlight his great legacy and why he is so important. I really enjoy … More Martin Luther King Jnr.
I love teaching this section in Religious Education. It is always such a nice topic to teach and the students always seem to enjoy learning about the Kingdom of God and the works of Jesus. It can be made interactive and taught in an engaging manner for students. It is Section B Part Three on … More Teaching about the Kingdom of God
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