Irish in action at the Olympics tomorrow: 09:00 - Ireland vs Australia (Men’s Hockey) 10:00 - Berry/O’Connor (Equestrian) 10:00 - Casey/Cremen (Rowing) 10:06 - Ellen Walshe (400m Individual Medley) 10:19 - Danielle Hill (100m Backstroke) 10:58 - Daniel Wiffen (800m Freestyle) 13:05 - Waddilove/Dickson (Men’s Skiff) 13:30 - Ireland vs Australia (Rugby 7s) 14:30 - Liam Jegou (Canoe Slalom SF) 14:46 - Kellie Harrington (Boxing) 19:00 - Ireland Placing Game (Rugby 7s) 20:10 - Nhat Nguyen vs Dahal (Badminton) 20:25 - Mona McSharry (100m Breaststroke) Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Mona has a serious medal chance ☘️

Yes to ‘gorm’ was to take heed, so technically you could be gormful as well as gormless.

Etymology of the day is ‘tawdry’, meaning cheap, sordid, or in poor taste. It began as ‘St Audrey’s lace’: ribbons worn as necklaces to honour a 7th-century saint of Ely. Thanks to their often shoddy quality, ‘tawdry laces’ became linked to cheap or disreputable behaviour.

A brilliant day of learning 🤩

There are just 5 places left on this in person workshop with Lyn Stone @lifelonglit in Dublin on the 29th May 2024. The workshop is about teaching literacy and covers practical suggestions and techniques to teach reading effectively. tickettailor.com/events/dysl…

Ministers @NormaFoleyTD1 and @1Hildegarde announce revised assessment of need process for schools. 📰Press Realease👉gov.ie/en/press-release/1040…? #Schools #education

Me appointing the newly qualified teacher to head up the Green Schools because I can’t get anybody else to do it.

MORPHOLOGY MONDAY - CENT & AMBUL Two word root resources this week – National Cent Day (CENT) (April 1) and National Walking Week (AMBUL) (April 1-7).

Don't think I have enough followers for this but: If you could recommend one chapter book/series to read aloud to a six year old what would it be?

Ohmigod imagine there was a Luas, a Suas (the L) and an Anuas (underground)!?!?

Excellent illustration of the misconception of sight words and what this means in terms of teacher/system knowledge and skill. Reading Recovery apologists have recently resurrected protests to my RR blog, and I will direct them to this in reply. pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2024…

*Survey for non-Irish-speaking parents of children in Irish-medium schools* 🧵 This research is being undertaken by Gareth Caulfield, a PhD researcher in Bangor University. You can access the questionnaire here: forms.office.com/r/cbbqpMh5v…

An important day for the redevelopment of the Primary School Curriculum in Ireland There's a lot to it, so here's a thread on some of the major proposed changes Please share your views with @NCCAie here ncca.ie/en/primary/primary-d…

This should be shared widely and understood by all for the systemic failure it is. Schools cannot do more with less. Pupils are entitled to an equitable education.

I reckon @theirishfor would have liked round 5 of our table quiz last Friday night! Translate the band names.

Strong security????

Hello All 👋🏻 I am asking for your help. I really need a few more participants for my PhD research. My research is focused on better understanding autistic girls' experiences of mainstream post-primary education in the Republic of Ireland. #AutismResearch

AI is now inside Google Maps! Prepare to be blown away by these 5 mind-blowing AI features! (number 2 is my favorite)

Google can now generate high-quality AI images. And it's completely FREE to use! Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use it: