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Update of #edchatie sessions to mid-February. Get in touch to host a future chat!

Current vacancies for hosting next term:

  • February 24th

  • March 10th

  • March 24th

  • April 7th

Session 2: Monday 16th December, 8.30-9.30pm

Professional development for teachers in Ireland: opportunities and challenges?

host: @sccenglish.bsky.social

Session 3: Monday 13th January 2025, 8.30-9.30pm

How can Ireland address its teacher recruitment and retention crisis?

host: @humphreyjones.bsky.social

Session 4: Monday 27th January, 8.30-9.30pm

AI in Irish education

host: @john-hurley.bsky.social

Session 5: Monday 10th February, 8.30pm-9.30pm

Cognitive Science in Irish education

host: @patjburke.bsky.social

As promised, we had the first online educational chat in Ireland since 2020 on Monday 2nd December, on Bluesky. Lots of Irish educators pitched in for an hour+ on the topic:

In education, what do you want from a new government?

It was fast, furious and fun. Check out the posts on Bluesky. As John Hurley wrote,

I've missed this! The serious talk, and the bit of banter. Real sense of community, and of the respect we have for each other.

The last #edchatie on Twitter was in March 2020, just before the pandemic, and on Monday proper acknowledgement was made to Fred Boss’s 9 years’ stewardship.

So we need to keep it going. The proposal is every two weeks in term-time, and with a team of hosts (think ‘Have I Got News for You’ for pedagogy). Here’s an opportunity to give some ideas, and to volunteer to host (form also at the bottom), and so far these topics have been suggested. I’ll add more as they come in:

  • What is education for?

  • If you were in charge, what would the new Leaving Cert look like?

  • What's the best use of AI in schools? (several suggestions on AI in some form). Scheduled for January 27th.

  • Additional needs provision

  • AI in teaching; opportunities and risks. January 27th.

  • Solving teacher retention. January 13th.

  • Challenging inequality in education

  • LC Reform, Senior Cycle Reform.

  • Cognitive Science in Education. February 10th.

  • Supporting teachers’ mental health

  • Literacy

  • SET provision

  • Additional assessment components

  • Creativity in education

  • Governance & voluntary Boards of Management

  • Funding & hot lunches

  • Special education

  • PD that improves teaching. December 16th.

  • The use of AI as a teaching tool

  • School choice in Ireland

  • UDL - inclusive or limiting?

  • How to have a meaningful TY experience,

  • Societal change and role of schools.