In my post about technology in Irish classrooms, I mentioned that some teachers consider social media to be an essential teaching resource. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter…
My name is David O’Grady and I’m a maths and physics teacher at Belvedere College, an all-male secondary school in Dublin 1. I first trialled the Adaptemy Pilot programme in the final…
After receiving lots of feedback from our Adaptemy Pilot teachers about our content, we've made a few changes to provide students with a better learning experience. Next week we’ll be starting the…
My last few posts have touched on how Leaving Cert students work with their teachers and parents throughout sixth year. Strengthening these connections is vital to exam success, and one…
My recent posts have given advice to new sixth year students and their teachers, but what about the final piece of the puzzle? Parents have a central role in the…
While my last post focused on tips for incoming Leaving Cert students, it’s important to remember that Leaving Cert teachers may also feel nervous at the beginning of a new…
On 14th August 2014, 21 teachers participating in the Adaptemy pilot programme for Junior Cert students were invited to attend our first teacher summit in Bewley’s Hotel Leopardstown. The programme…
How do teachers feel about EdTech? As James outlined in his post “5 Reasons Why Teachers Are Resistant To Digital Classrooms”, some teachers worry about adopting digital solutions in the classroom…
We've been busy over the Easter break designing and testing our new teacher classroom reports, based on our school trials in the Spring. We are delighted to launch the new Adaptemy…