What happened to the Educational Disadvantage Committee? The short lived expert group made some far-reaching recommendations around educational disadvantage 20 years ago, write Judith Harford & Brian Fleming @ucddublin@Researchirel https://t.co/Rfh8UwsSVv
@conorsmurf And given that project based work work (whatever its potential advantages!) was always going to have a disparate impact on more vulnerable students, and make the CAO system less equitable… I’m really not confident that anybody making decisions has paused to consider these Qs
“However, the study also highlights how lack of school resources and digital infrastructure in schools and homes could disadvantage senior cycle students in small and rural schools, as well as those from disadvantaged backgrounds.” #edchatie https://t.co/KD381P8WJE
Tchng writing pays off BIG TIME! 💸Point jump in writing quality ⬇️
✍️Tch handwriting, typing, & spelling (21%)
🚧 Tch sentence construction (21%)
🔆 Tch strategies for planning, drafting, revising, & editing text (35%)
🌎 Increase knowledge abt types of writing (22%)
The Seanad Universities electorate is expanding for future elections 🗳️
The deadline to register for the new Seanad election panel is January 23 💻
See if you are eligible: https://t.co/6WjWIIJtBN
#YourVoteYourVoice
We are deeply concerns at the naive and negligent attitude of the Department of Education towards the integration of AI into teaching and learning and, in particular, project based work for assessment. https://t.co/2qaQWXoHqX
❛ I don't think I'm essentially interested in children's books. I'm interested in writing, and in pictures. I'm interested in people and in children because they are people.
'Goodnight Moon' author Mary Wise Brown, who died #OTD in 1952.
And thus is me discussing the 40% project with Claire Byrne on @RTERadio1 earlier. We also discuss how the CAO over shadows everything at 2nd level.
https://t.co/zhgDaxKVww
🚀 New Episode Alert! 🚀 Practical solo episode on how to build automaticity with math facts. Thanks to the amazing @brian_poncy & @amandavande1 for your help. Please share far and wide!
https://t.co/mJPAuit6JC
Have wanted to chat with @buckingham_j on the ERRR podcast for a long time.
Finally got the privilege to do so this month!
Jen shares a wealth of knowledge from her Churchill Fellowship trip to the UK and Ireland.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
https://t.co/631mJzNWfZ
In a series of experiments on second language learning, retrieval practice was more effective than restudy, and both were more effective when the content was varied, rather than constant, though learners thought they learned more with constant examples: https://t.co/WIYqCVVTPG.
This actually made me randomly tear-y! Trawling the Chapters basement for Babysitters Club, Nancy Drew, and Sweet Valley (Twins and then High) books is such a core childhood memory for me. I can still smell the musty books and feel the frayed carpet…
Look what has come in?! I was very lucky & always had access to books, plus the library & jumble sales - great source of Famous Fives for 2p!!
This was the first book I went to the bookshop- @PritchardsBooks for & bought, new & full price with my pocket money!