'The researchED Guide to Cognitive Science' edited by Kate Jones
The authors in Kate Jones’s selection of essays looking at the basics of cognitive science explain key concepts in a valuably accessible way.
Read More'The Art of Explanation' by Ros Atkins
Ros Atkins’s The Art of Explanation: how to communicate with clarity and confidence is a fascinating fine-grained account of how he has reached the status of one of broadcasting’s most impressive ‘explainers’.
Read MoreRos Atkins explainer: Manchester City
Ideas for the use of a Ros Atkins ‘explainer’ in English class.
Read MoreGreg Ashman's 'Cognitive Load Theory'
Greg Ashman’s Cognitive Load Theory in the Little Guide for Teachers series is a lucid short book on this important idea.
Read MoreReport on the 2023 English Meet
A report on the second English Meet, with 6 English teachers presenting ideas from their teaching practice.
Read MoreLooking at Our School 2022: a quality framework
A recent paper by Craig Skerritt of the Manchester Institute of Education examines the document Looking at Our School (2022) with a sharp eye.
Read MoreASTI Education Conference 2023
Notes on the 2023 ASTI Education Conference on Reform
Read MoreOn the withdrawal of the Paper 1 Plan
The plan to move English (and Irish) Paper 1 in the Leaving Certificate has been ‘deferred’. A response.
Read MoreOn Senior Cycle reform in English: follow-up
A post reflecting on where we are we right now with the proposed changes to Leaving Certificate English.
Read MoreresearchED Dublin in 'Astir'
Article on researchED Dublin 2022 from ASTIR magazine, January 2023.
Read MoreOliver Lovell's 'Tools for Teachers'
Tools for Teachers by Oliver Lovell, based on his podcast the Education Research Reading Room, is packed with interesting and well-balanced advice about classroom practice.
Read MoreExploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Comments on the first report of the UL longitudinal study: Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Read MoreDylan Wiliam on Leaders and Assessment
Notes from a webinar given by Professor Dylan Wiliam on the Role of Leaders in Promoting More Effective Assessment.
Read MoreOn researchED Dublin 22
Reflections on researchED Dublin, Saturday 24th September 2022
Read MoreresearchED Dublin 22 Presentations
The slide presentations from researchED Dublin 2022, where available.
Read MoreresearchED Dublin 2022 Programme
Here is the programme for researchED Dublin (The Return) on Saturday 24th September. Lots of hard choices to make. Attendees will receive the paper version on registration.
Read MoreresearchED Dublin presentations
A preview of the presentations at researchED Dublin on Saturday 24th September at St Columba’s College. After the keynotes, they are in alphabetical order; the timetable will be released closer to the time.
Read MoreAlex Quigley's 'Closing the Writing Gap'
Alex Quigley’s Closing the Writing Gap joins its predecessors on vocabulary and writing to form one of the very best resources around for teachers of all disciplines.
Read MoreOn Professional Development for Teachers in Irish Schools
Some considerations on CPD in post-primary schools in Ireland.
Read MoreresearchED Dublin: the return
researchED Dublin returns on Saturday 24th September. Grab your ticket while you can from the evening of Thursday 12th May.
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