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• General
  

  General

  • Announcements Forum
• Teaching and Learning at a Distance - Primary School
  

  Teaching and Learning at a Distance - Primary School

  
  

  • While the Department PDST has developed a dedicated webpage of curated content to supports schools in distance learning, Educate Together has also created this space for teaching personnel in primary schools to share resources for distance teaching and learning. The space is open for all primary teaching staff in the education sector to share resources and ideas. 

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    DES guidance on Distance Learning

  • DES Guidance on Continuity of Schooling April 2nd 2020 File
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    Remote Learning: The PDST is keen to promote a free offer to schools from Apple, Cisco and IBM. Cisco Webex is a virtual classroom tool whereby teachers can share content directly with students with speech, video or text chat interaction. Students do not need to have an account created to participate in the teacher engagement. Register for live webinar to find out more.
    

  • Registration for Remote Learning Webinar URL
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    Google for Education are also offering webinars on distance learning.

  • Google for Education Webinar URL
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    Resources, ideas, suggestions for distance learning

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    Simon Lewis, principal of Carlow ETNS, is encouraging teachers to share thematic approaches for non-core subjects. See below. Also check out Simon's amended school website, which responds to queries related to the current public health crisis.

  • The Project Project from Anseo.net URL
  • Carlow Educate Together NS Covid-19 Hub URL
  • PDST - Distance Learning URL
  • Distance Learning Approach by Rochestown ETNS File
  • Teaching Council and PDST webinar on distance learning - approximately one hour study time URL
  • Scoilnet Resources URL
  • Google for Education- access, information and resources File
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    Some information with regard to copyright at this time.

  • Letter to management bodies from Irish Copyright Licensing Agency File
  • Irish Copyright Licensing Agency School User Guidelines File
  • RTE's school on TV - aimed particularly at classes 1st - 6th URL
  • Irish Times Guide to Best Teaching and Learning Resources URL
  • Léargas Webinar Wednesdays explore the possibilities of European projects and innovative ways to carry them out. Each webinar focuses on a different theme and will be useful to those with a lot of experience as well as those who just want to find out more.
    

  • Webinar Wednesdays - Léargas URL
• Resources and Ideas for Distance Learning around the Learn Together
  

  Resources and Ideas for Distance Learning around the Learn Together

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    This week we're highlighting the resources below!

  • 'I will be a humming bird' - Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner, argues that we can all make a difference URL
  • 'I will be a drum' read by James Earl Jones from Storyline Online - other stories also available URL
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    Right now, it's probably best to stay away from difficult issues such as climate change, loss of animal species, plastic pollution etc. to avoid increasing anxiety. Best to stay focussed and positive!
    

    Educate Together was involved in the project below which was initiated by the National Museum of Ireland and the Royal Academy. The stories of these historical objects are wonderful, told in child-friendly language and engender a sense of awe and wonder. 

    
    
    

         
    

    
    

    A History of Ireland in 100 Objects - Education

  • Flint Macehead URL
  • Tara Torcs URL
  • Tara Brooch URL
  • Salamander Pendant URL
  • Reclining Buddha URL
  • Eileen Gray Chair URL
  • Full range of objects and related resources URL
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    Virtual Museum Tours 

  • 10 Irish Museums to Visit Virtually URL
  • 12 Virtual Tours of Famous International Museums URL
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    The Irish Aid Our World Awards have developed great resources for distance learning.

  • Our World Irish Aid Awards - Resources URL
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    SEAI - Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland - have some great online resources
    

  • SEAI Resources URL
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    Three Irish NGOs have recently produced really useful resources on the Sustainable / Global Development Goals - all adaptable to distance leaning.

  • Resources from Goal URL
  • Resources from Concern URL
  • Resources from Plan Ireland URL
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    A range of resources below

  • If 100 people lived on earth - how resources are distributed worldwide URL
  • Short child-friendly animated video on Universal Declaration of Human Rights URL
  • The Literacy Shed - short, animated videos with ethical themes and comprehension questions URL
  • Did you know that trees talk to each other? URL
  • The National Geographic takes a hard, unambiguous look at its past racist coverage  URL
  • Obituaries in The New York Times were dominated by white men. Now the paper is trying to make amends. Read some of the updated obituaries of amazing people. URL
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    A wonderful, 15 minute, animated film on identity and belonging. Winner of Oscar for Animated Short Film 2011

  • The Lost Thing - By Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann URL
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    Keep safe and healthy!
    

    
    

    
    

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