Presentation in Athlone Education Centre 10th November 2015 Recognising Gifted Children Primary Classroom
Yearly Archives: 2015
I’m delighted to announce the launch of ‘Open Gifted – An Introduction to Gifted Education’. Open Gifted is an open, short, online course on Gifted Education. It is the first of its kind in Ireland. The course is aimed primarily at second level or high school teachers. However, primary school […]
Open Gifted – An Introduction to Gifted Education 1
Models/Theories of Giftedness Psychology of Giftedness Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted Teaching Strategies G&T Educational Policy International and Policy Research The list is not exhaustive but certainly plenty to get you started on the ins and outs of giftedness. If there is a particularly good book […]
Getting Started in Gifted Education Research
On Saturday 21st March I attended Power Up 2015, the first Power Up presented in collaboration between Excited, the PDST and CESI. In this free-to-attend professional development opportunity, five workshops were on offer; Using social media for professional learning Finding and selecting information Capturing and using images on mobile devices […]
Power Up 2015 with Excited, PDST and CESI
News comes that Finland has decided to do away with what are, in schools, traditionally called ‘subjects’. In other settings, subjects were referred to as ‘disciplines’. There is a world of meaning in the difference. A discipline is a knowledge and skill base acquired after in-depth study. It speaks to […]
Finnish Education – Subject to Conditions
The Centre for Talented Youth Ireland based in Dublin City University, Ireland today launched ‘Gifted Education in Ireland and the United States‘ in collaboration with the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA. Edited by Dr. Jennifer H. Robbins, this book is to my […]
New Book – Gifted Education in Ireland and the United ...
Ciaran Cannon TD is an advocate of the needs of gifted children and of the importance of technology in education. On Saturday, a new book on gifted education both here and in the United States will be launched in DCU. Ciaran launched the first comprehensive report on gifted education in […]
Ciaran Cannon TD on Gifted Education and on Technology
Ciaran Cannon TD is an advocate of the needs of gifted children and of the importance of technology in education. On Saturday, a new book on gifted education both here and in the United States will be launched in DCU. Ciaran launched the first comprehensive report on gifted education in […]
Ciaran Cannon TD on Gifted Education and on Technology
Presentation to AGTI Conference 2014 on Assessment for Learning
Assessment for Learning
In 2011, commenting on the release of the Draft Framework for the Junior Cycle, the then Minister for Educaiton, Ruairí Quinn, complemented the NCCA for having kept their deliberations secret. This secrecy, coupled with a politically managed consultation process that actively limited teacher input, sowed the seeds of what is […]