Jane
@janiemac.bsky.social
Teacher of 🇫🇷 and 🇮🇪. Friend, sister, auntie. Love languages, books 📚, films 🍿 and politics. Trying to stay positive!
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Bhí #Gaeilge chun tosaigh i bhfeachtas Catherine Connolly - agus beidh sí lárnach le linn a hUachtaránacht, thug sí le fios le linn a h-oráid aréir agus i gceistneoir #Gaelvóta
@cnag
jrnl.ie/6856278t
@cnag
jrnl.ie/6856278t
Gaeilge le bheith ina teanga oibre san Áras le linn téarma Uachtaránachta Catherine Connolly
Is é seo an coimitmint a thug Catherine Connolly agus í ag tabhairt freagra ar cheistneoir Gaelvóta ó Chonradh na Gaeilge.
jrnl.ie
October 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Bhí #Gaeilge chun tosaigh i bhfeachtas Catherine Connolly - agus beidh sí lárnach le linn a hUachtaránacht, thug sí le fios le linn a h-oráid aréir agus i gceistneoir #Gaelvóta
@cnag
jrnl.ie/6856278t
@cnag
jrnl.ie/6856278t
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Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Final result of #aras25:
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
Electorate: 3,614,450
Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%)
Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%)
Valid poll: 1,442,698
Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%)
Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%)
Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%)
Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.
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#FrenchTeachers #LangSky There are now 9 chat mats (and 200 other resources!) shared on AATF's Resource Depot. This sharing site is accessible to & free for all. Please consider adding a resource with keywords/themes during the break: it's quick & easy! resources.frenchteachers.org/shared-resou...
December 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM
#FrenchTeachers #LangSky There are now 9 chat mats (and 200 other resources!) shared on AATF's Resource Depot. This sharing site is accessible to & free for all. Please consider adding a resource with keywords/themes during the break: it's quick & easy! resources.frenchteachers.org/shared-resou...
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For bookmarking, and later reading if interested. Wrote this two years ago and much chimes with points being made tonight at #edchatie - key point being whether such opportunities are sustainable long-term.
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/on-prof...
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/on-prof...
On Professional Development for Teachers in Irish Schools — Julian Girdham
Some considerations on CPD in post-primary schools in Ireland.
www.juliangirdham.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:11 PM
For bookmarking, and later reading if interested. Wrote this two years ago and much chimes with points being made tonight at #edchatie - key point being whether such opportunities are sustainable long-term.
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/on-prof...
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/on-prof...
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Must-read article @irishexaminer.bsky.social
re AI use in Leaving Cert projects-excellent points by @humphreyjones.bsky.social
“now a huge burden on teachers to verify work students do for AACs, some of which will be at home or outside the classroom” #edchatie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
re AI use in Leaving Cert projects-excellent points by @humphreyjones.bsky.social
“now a huge burden on teachers to verify work students do for AACs, some of which will be at home or outside the classroom” #edchatie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Revealed: How easy it is to create high-quality Leaving Cert projects using AI
'Imagine what this technology will be like in two years' time when the first batch of sixth years are doing additional assessment components.'
www.irishexaminer.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Must-read article @irishexaminer.bsky.social
re AI use in Leaving Cert projects-excellent points by @humphreyjones.bsky.social
“now a huge burden on teachers to verify work students do for AACs, some of which will be at home or outside the classroom” #edchatie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
re AI use in Leaving Cert projects-excellent points by @humphreyjones.bsky.social
“now a huge burden on teachers to verify work students do for AACs, some of which will be at home or outside the classroom” #edchatie
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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We have had a great response to our survey on Teacher Mental Health....please feel free to repost to continue to spread the word! Many thanks @donenda.bsky.social @alangorman.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
Our First BSKY post! DCU CREATE Survey ✍️Teaching in Ireland or the UK? Have your voice heard on the important topic of mental health and burnout ➡️ bit.ly/3CcD3Fu Re-posts greatly appreciated 💐
December 3, 2024 at 8:58 AM
We have had a great response to our survey on Teacher Mental Health....please feel free to repost to continue to spread the word! Many thanks @donenda.bsky.social @alangorman.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
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First revived #edchatie discussion on Monday evening, 7.30-8.30pm, is on what we want in education from the next government.
Irish educators: pls repost this today.
Looking for future hosts: drop a PM if you're volunteering!
Meanwhile, this time:
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati...
Irish educators: pls repost this today.
Looking for future hosts: drop a PM if you're volunteering!
Meanwhile, this time:
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati...
#edchatie on Bluesky — Julian Girdham
Irish teachers miss the #edchatie discussion days, and now that we’re moving to Bluesky, here’s a proposal.
www.juliangirdham.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 AM
First revived #edchatie discussion on Monday evening, 7.30-8.30pm, is on what we want in education from the next government.
Irish educators: pls repost this today.
Looking for future hosts: drop a PM if you're volunteering!
Meanwhile, this time:
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati...
Irish educators: pls repost this today.
Looking for future hosts: drop a PM if you're volunteering!
Meanwhile, this time:
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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#French #Teachers in #Ireland
N'oubliez pas de participer à notre Concours vidéo pour les élèves de 4th, 5th & 6th Year.
Concours soutenu par le Ministre d'État irlandais chargé de la Santé publique et du Bien-être et par l'ambassade de France en Irlande :
aiplf-ireland.com/2024/11/12/4...
N'oubliez pas de participer à notre Concours vidéo pour les élèves de 4th, 5th & 6th Year.
Concours soutenu par le Ministre d'État irlandais chargé de la Santé publique et du Bien-être et par l'ambassade de France en Irlande :
aiplf-ireland.com/2024/11/12/4...
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
#French #Teachers in #Ireland
N'oubliez pas de participer à notre Concours vidéo pour les élèves de 4th, 5th & 6th Year.
Concours soutenu par le Ministre d'État irlandais chargé de la Santé publique et du Bien-être et par l'ambassade de France en Irlande :
aiplf-ireland.com/2024/11/12/4...
N'oubliez pas de participer à notre Concours vidéo pour les élèves de 4th, 5th & 6th Year.
Concours soutenu par le Ministre d'État irlandais chargé de la Santé publique et du Bien-être et par l'ambassade de France en Irlande :
aiplf-ireland.com/2024/11/12/4...
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Mí amháin eile🎅🎄🍫🎉
a man in a green elf costume is screaming while standing in a hallway .
ALT: a man in a green elf costume is screaming while standing in a hallway .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Mí amháin eile🎅🎄🍫🎉
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Right #irishbooksky, have your say …
"A Modern Irish Canon - We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years."
www.vulture.com/article/best...
"A Modern Irish Canon - We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years."
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Irish Novels From the Past 15 Years
Which works by Sally Rooney, Colm Toibin, and Claire Keegan among others, reign supreme?
www.vulture.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Right #irishbooksky, have your say …
"A Modern Irish Canon - We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years."
www.vulture.com/article/best...
"A Modern Irish Canon - We asked critics for the best Irish novels published in the past 15 years."
www.vulture.com/article/best...
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Following a recent article about the Leaving Certificate, worth restating that -
👉spreading assessment will increase, not mitigate, stress.
👉None of the proposals are for 'continuous assessment'.
👉English Leaving Cert is not a test of rote learning.
#edchatie
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
👉spreading assessment will increase, not mitigate, stress.
👉None of the proposals are for 'continuous assessment'.
👉English Leaving Cert is not a test of rote learning.
#edchatie
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
In almost 40 years of teaching, I have yet to find a teacher who prepares Leaving Cert students by ‘rote learning’
There are grounds to criticise the English exam, but it can only be successfully tackled with critical thinking
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Following a recent article about the Leaving Certificate, worth restating that -
👉spreading assessment will increase, not mitigate, stress.
👉None of the proposals are for 'continuous assessment'.
👉English Leaving Cert is not a test of rote learning.
#edchatie
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
👉spreading assessment will increase, not mitigate, stress.
👉None of the proposals are for 'continuous assessment'.
👉English Leaving Cert is not a test of rote learning.
#edchatie
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
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These comments from Norma Foley at the INTO’s education debate are beginning to cause a stir in teacher circles.
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
November 20, 2024 at 6:57 PM
These comments from Norma Foley at the INTO’s education debate are beginning to cause a stir in teacher circles.
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
Is the abject shortage of teachers - where it’s almost impossible to get a substitute teacher - a ‘crisis’?
The minister would prefer to label it an “opportunity”…
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Simon's post here is a good way to look at Irish voting.
Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there.
#GE24
Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there.
#GE24
Campaign Gist: Building a Wall
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
November 20, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Simon's post here is a good way to look at Irish voting.
Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there.
#GE24
Even if you don't have a preferred #1,2,3 preference, sometimes PR-STV means thinking about who you absolutely don't want to get in and working backwards from there.
#GE24
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Kudos to all the @bsky.app team for (a) creating this space and (b) somehow keeping up with the pace of expansion in users. Well done and thank you!
November 18, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Kudos to all the @bsky.app team for (a) creating this space and (b) somehow keeping up with the pace of expansion in users. Well done and thank you!
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Sharing a piece I wrote this week for @thejournal.ie examining how ‘teacher bashing’ in media narratives shapes public perception, influences policies, and diverts attention from education reform @dcuioe.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/readme/micha...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/micha...
Opinion: 'Teacher bashing' is a global phenomenon, absolving governments of their failed policies
DCU’s Dr Alan Gorman says teacher bashing is happening everywhere, and it suits the political and corporate class to scapegoat the profession.
www.thejournal.ie
November 16, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Sharing a piece I wrote this week for @thejournal.ie examining how ‘teacher bashing’ in media narratives shapes public perception, influences policies, and diverts attention from education reform @dcuioe.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/readme/micha...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/micha...
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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
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I was interviewed by Jess Casey at The Irish Examiner to discuss what I considered was the major education issue of the election.
I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'
Teacher Conor Murphy says the rollout of Leaving Cert projects should be paused for two reasons: It will further disadvantage less privileged students, and AI will make nonsense of the results
www.irishexaminer.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 AM
I was interviewed by Jess Casey at The Irish Examiner to discuss what I considered was the major education issue of the election.
I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
I spoke about Leaving Cert Redevelopment.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
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On misconceived plans for Leaving Certificate English redevelopment in Ireland, as shown by an
@inotenews.bsky.social survey.
juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving...
@inotenews.bsky.social survey.
juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving...
November 16, 2024 at 11:53 AM
On misconceived plans for Leaving Certificate English redevelopment in Ireland, as shown by an
@inotenews.bsky.social survey.
juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving...
@inotenews.bsky.social survey.
juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving...
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If you're new to RFK Jr studies, you may know about the vaccine & fluoride denial, but not that he's another pro-Kremlin voice in the incoming Trump administration. In business, I believe this is called a takeover.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump announces RFK Jr as his pick to lead US health department
A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM
If you're new to RFK Jr studies, you may know about the vaccine & fluoride denial, but not that he's another pro-Kremlin voice in the incoming Trump administration. In business, I believe this is called a takeover.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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"Going after teachers really only makes sense if your electorate is comprised solely of Bart Simpson and those frightfully drawn children from The Beano."
It's this week's column! Which I'm now sharing here, on Bluesky, because it seems like this place is actually kind of working out!
It's this week's column! Which I'm now sharing here, on Bluesky, because it seems like this place is actually kind of working out!
Surrealing in the Years: Has everyone in this country forgotten how to run for election?
I’m voting for the big newt.
www.thejournal.ie
November 16, 2024 at 11:44 AM
"Going after teachers really only makes sense if your electorate is comprised solely of Bart Simpson and those frightfully drawn children from The Beano."
It's this week's column! Which I'm now sharing here, on Bluesky, because it seems like this place is actually kind of working out!
It's this week's column! Which I'm now sharing here, on Bluesky, because it seems like this place is actually kind of working out!
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French Tenses Mat resource - FREE www.tes.com/teaching-res... #MFLBluesky
November 16, 2024 at 9:06 AM
French Tenses Mat resource - FREE www.tes.com/teaching-res... #MFLBluesky
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Dubliners! A public consultation is afoot! The pre-design for Dame Street/College Green pedestrianisation project is seeking feedback:
www.dublincity.ie/residential/...
www.dublincity.ie/residential/...
College Green Dame Street Public Realm Project
The College Green Dame Street Project will reimagine the heart of our city as a dynamic, inviting public space for all.
www.dublincity.ie
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Dubliners! A public consultation is afoot! The pre-design for Dame Street/College Green pedestrianisation project is seeking feedback:
www.dublincity.ie/residential/...
www.dublincity.ie/residential/...