Food for thought!

Collaboration in Education 

Peer Collaboration in the classroom 

Differentiated Homework

More than Minutes: Teacher's Roles in Designing Homework

Building a bridge over homework

TedTalk: Technology: the best or worst thing for education 

An Investigation of Students’ Attitudes to Science, Mathematics and the Use of Technology in Lower Secondary Education 

From Tablet to Tablet, from Mesopotamia to Galway 

Issues with the use of video technologies in the language classroom  

Teachers’ use of technology and the impact of Covid-19 

Focus Question:

Do we teach the skills of conflict resolution to our students, specifically to those on the L2LP course? 

 Focus Question:

'Do you think we fully address learner difference? What would we need to change in order to fully adopt the UDL model?  

Focus Question:

Do labels promote or impede inclusive education? 

A Response from Selina McCoy ESRI on Senior Cycle reform published Nov 30th 

Focus Questions: 

• How can we encourage student voice in our school community?

• What is the value of Student Voice?

• Is this just the latest buzz word in education?

Focus Questions: 

• How can we encourage student voice in our school community?

• What is the value of Student Voice?

• Is this just the latest buzz word in education?

Focus Questions: 

• Teacher collaboration in schools- is this the way forward?

Focus Questions: 

• Teacher collaboration in schools- is this the way forward?

Focus Questions: 

• Teacher collaboration in schools- is this the way forward?

Focus Questions: 

• Peer Collaboration in the classroom- how can teachers support students?

Focus Questions: 

• What are the benefits of using peer collaboration in the classroom?

Focus Questions: 

• Its not just student wellbeing that needs attention in schools. Teachers also need support. Are we doing enough?

Focus Questions: 

• Its not just student wellbeing that needs attention in schools. Teachers also need support. Are we doing enough?

Focus Questions: 

• What are your thoughts on student voice in education? 

• Does it have a place?

Focus Questions: 

• ​What do you think of the authors opinion that Covid and the cancellation of the Junior Cycle for the last two years should or could be used as a spring board for education reform? 

• Is the Junior Cycle as we know it redundant ? 

Focus Questions: 

• What do you think of the term "Digital Natives?"

• This video is from 2018- Are some of the authors thoughts already outdated?

• What direction do you think technology in education is going?

• Do you think the Covid 19 Pandemic will have a lasting impact in the way education is delivered in this country?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• Why do we give homework?

• What are students really gaining from homework?

• Can homework enhance the learning in the classroom? - How?

• Why is there such a debate about homework?

Focus Questions: 

• What is school culture and how does it affect Teaching and Learning?

• How can culture re-boot succeed in improving school performance when

• school reform has not?

• In what visible and implicit ways does a school’s culture express itself to

• teachers, administrators, students, and parents?

• Which aspects of school culture support hard work and high achievement?

Focus Questions:

• Is our education system outdated?

Focus Questions:

• Are we preparing our students for life after secondary school?

• What changes can we as educators make?

Focus Questions:

• What are the impacts on students learning with using a VLE?

• What challenges do we face as educators in relation to using a VLE effectively?