Orla Hand

Geography, English and Environmental & Social Studies teacher 🌍🌋 3rd year Tutor👩🏻‍🏫 APII. Coaching QQI 6 @coachacadplus. BA - NUIM, PME - TCD.

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

We had our first Teach Meet of 2026 last week. Our presenters chatted and demonstrated StudyClix Boost, using ChatGPT to help with constructive feedback and how to get the most out of using Athena 💻📚🗣️ Great to get together after school to learn new things. @FingalCC

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Start where you are and do what you can. Your actions matter 💖✅ Join us for #HappierJanuary and get the new year off to a calmer and happier start https://t.co/FzbUA9CFgU

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

As always, an hour well spent with
@Aoifecork67 . Great to explore new strategies for teaching JC poetry. 📕👩🏻‍🏫 @TraleeESC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My favourite way to introduce fiction to 1st years…6 word stories 📚🎨🗣️✍️. Great work from my class! @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My 3rd year geography have finished studying the sea so we used Play- Doh in class to create features of erosion that we have studied. An enjoyable part of teaching this chapter! 🌊🏝️@FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

The first Teach Meet of the year took place last Wednesday where we looked at Canva Education and how to set up a Canva account🎨📖💻. A great turnout for the session🙌🏼 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Starting the new school year with some additions to the 3rd year geography noticeboard 🌊 Starting with the sea, students completed a visual verbal square on a keyword they had learned in the previous lessons. Photos added to the wall to help their learning 🐚 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Before the Easter break my 2nd years were studying tertiary economic activities. For our last class we played a revision game of snakes and ladders! Very competitive but great evidence of their knowledge on the topic! @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Huge thanks to Ian and Shannon who presented at our AI inspired TeachMeet this afternoon✨📕💻 We had some interesting conversations around AI with some tea and treats. Collaboration at its finest🎉 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My TY English class have studied the novella Foster by Claire Keegan over the last few weeks. They excelled with all assigned tasks and produced creative work for display on important moments in the novella. Excellent additions to the classroom walls📚🖍️📓 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

@LCBusinessJC @ms_friel

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Key word cards made by my class whilst studying population and migration. A nice pop of colour to the noticeboard🖍️📚 I asked students to explain their understanding of keywords taught in the two chapters✏️🌎 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

TY Learning Ambassadors did a fantastic job over the last two weeks presenting their tips and tricks for exam success to our 3rd year students in preparation for their mock exams😃 Excellent collaboration and community shown in FCC📚✏️💻 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Before starting fiction with my 1st years, we explored the idea of a six word story. They created excellent stories and hung them outside the classroom for others to read passing by🖼️ @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Chalk Talk starter activity for my 5th years, revising Act 1, 2 and 3 of Macbeth so far. Great to see them demonstrate their understanding using symbols/illustrations🎨 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My 1st year class have studied poetry over the last few weeks so it was only right that we finished up with some Christmas poetry! 🎄🎅🏼. Some lovely poems written and each student pinned their work outside of my classroom for other students to read✨🎄 @FingalCC

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My TY class studied the short film “Purl” and were given the task to design an advertisement for a bus shelter for the film. Fantastic work completed by the class👩‍🎨🎨 @FingalCC

[Fingal Comm College @FingalCC]

Well done to Ms Behan and the LCA 6 on their finished project. All their hard work has paid off and they’ve brought a fabulous pop of colour to our school garden 🌼💐🤩👏

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

Some more examples 😃

[Orla Hand @MsHand21]

My 5th year class finished Act 1 of Macbeth and we spent time looking at the theme of appearance vs reality. I asked the class to illustrate appearance vs reality with Lady Macbeth. It is safe to say that they captured her extremely well🤣📚@FingalCC