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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:30 PM EDT

Welcoming me to tonight’s #edchatie discussion. As usual please introduce yourself + add the hashtag into all your tweets too

WexfordHomeSch Oct 23 @ 3:32 PM EDT

Hi i'm Jason from Wexford #edchatie

SenKidsCharity Oct 23 @ 3:34 PM EDT

Massive stock clearance sale https://t.co/HNdBjhqLSo #edchatie #Sale

languagesdude Oct 23 @ 3:34 PM EDT

Will be listening from afar ..! Copies to mark ..! Damien , MFL teacher , Waterford #edchatie

gleesoneduco Oct 23 @ 3:35 PM EDT

Thomas Gleeson #edchatie

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AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 3:35 PM EDT

Aishling, pp science & maths tchr Louth. #edchatie

gaol_bird Oct 23 @ 3:36 PM EDT

Anne-Marie, post primary teacher in Dublin. Both excited and apprehensive about new JC history spec #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:36 PM EDT

Fred Boss, 2nd level Art teacher, currently with @NCCAie #edchatie

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:37 PM EDT

John in Charlottesville #edchatie dropping in for a while, waiting for a classroom to empty

marykateb Oct 23 @ 3:38 PM EDT

Mary English and RE teacher in Tipperary #edchatie

ValerieLCarson Oct 23 @ 3:39 PM EDT

Valerie: Guidance, French, SPHE. #edchatie

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ciaramcguane Oct 23 @ 3:39 PM EDT

#edchatie Ciara McGuane, ed consultant with Rathu 😀

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:41 PM EDT

What should we know about these new specs? #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:41 PM EDT

Tonight's #edchatie hour is on “New Junior Cycle Specification are refreshing” So, what are your thoughts on this topic?

friedacrehan Oct 23 @ 3:42 PM EDT

#edchatie Frieda Crehan History and RE teacher Dublin, on secondment to JCT Team leader for History

AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 3:42 PM EDT

My feelings on new JC Science course are very mixed! The vision is great but reality is difficult and largely unknown! #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:42 PM EDT

Well, You can research them all here: https://t.co/dL4e2Uzu3n #edchatie

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mrNeilButler Oct 23 @ 3:43 PM EDT

Very interesting privacy developments for our students. #edchatie

onetruecathal Oct 23 @ 1:48 PM EDT

Dept of E are now demanding that schools use compatible IDs to the #POD database so they can link the POD to school DB "if necessary".

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:43 PM EDT

don't think I will need to know anything about them anytime soon. #edchatie

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phneedham Oct 23 @ 3:44 PM EDT

Paula Needham: Geography and Mathematics teacher #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:44 PM EDT

think whoever proposes topic for #edchatie should be here to lead the discussion otherwise u are wasting peoples time twiddling their thumbs

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:45 PM EDT

Wouldn't mind seeing where they are online over where you are #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:45 PM EDT

Signing off, have stuff to do #edchatie

stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 3:45 PM EDT

Stephen McFarlane, JCT Avisor for 🎶 #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:46 PM EDT

Welcome to tonight's #edchatie discussion on “New Junior Cycle Specification are refreshing”

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AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 3:46 PM EDT

Issue time and time again with dept of ed, is implementing these courses before tchrs are given CPD. Happened with Pro.Maths too #edchatie

friedacrehan Oct 23 @ 3:49 PM EDT

#edchatie CPD on the new Specifications being rolled out to teachers a year before the first tranche of students

ValerieLCarson Oct 23 @ 3:49 PM EDT

The wellbeing spec is really well put together but falls short in terms of actual practical advice on implementation #edchatie

gaol_bird Oct 23 @ 3:50 PM EDT

#edchatie my main hope for new history spec is that it can be implemented w/o industrial action...still feel at sea w/English b/c of no cpd

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

Search for Virginia SOLs for baseline mandatory standard testing. AP for college entrance #edchatie

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stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

Nice opportunities for technology now across the board. Doesn't have to be seen as add in, digital skills part of specifications #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

#edchatie

gleesoneduco Oct 23 @ 3:37 PM EDT

A major change in Secondary Ed based on International curriculums like the IB and IGCSE
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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

#edchatie

gleesoneduco Oct 23 @ 3:38 PM EDT

It will take time to transfer the theoretical to the practical
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gaol_bird Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

#edchatie hoping the new spec allows students the space to develop historical skills that the time constraints of old syllabus restricted

fboss Oct 23 @ 3:51 PM EDT

I would take that bet ;-) #edchatie

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gaol_bird Oct 23 @ 3:53 PM EDT

My big concern is there is still a lack of access to ICT in schools...many students still without devices in classrooms #edchatie

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phneedham Oct 23 @ 3:53 PM EDT

#edchatie Inspiring an 'appetite for learning'.

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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:53 PM EDT

Thanks #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:54 PM EDT

Do a lot of schools still have ICT locked down in their Acceptable Use Policies? #edchatie

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stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 3:56 PM EDT

#edchatie Some schools going that way, other schools going the opposite way! That's Irish schooling for you ;)

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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:56 PM EDT

There's a "Clipboard" feature to grab most of the info in the order you want and download as Word/PDF https://t.co/EBvMUP2OQZ #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 3:57 PM EDT

Decision to get rid of Junior Cert was senseless. Yes, it needed improvement, not effective abolition! #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:57 PM EDT

#edchatie

GaryPinidae Oct 23 @ 3:56 PM EDT

I would assume so - which doesn't really reflect the real world. An interesting problem to solve.
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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:58 PM EDT

#edchatie

GaryPinidae Oct 23 @ 3:58 PM EDT

I agree. There are few things that can be as valuable as leveraging that. I'd like to see more focus on coding too.
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fboss Oct 23 @ 3:59 PM EDT

Just at the halfway mark in tonight's #edchatie discussion. Remember to always include the hashtag #edchatie in all tweets tonight

stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:00 PM EDT

Real appetite out there for teachers and students to engage with technology to augment the student voice. https://t.co/Gpluhp67fo #edchatie

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:00 PM EDT

#edchatie is there much PBL or UDL built in to the specs?

miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:00 PM EDT

#edchatie Miriam PP business tchr, believe new jc specification requires different tch methods, more ict integration via ipads &Chromebooks

GaryPinidae Oct 23 @ 4:02 PM EDT

#edchatie for sure, there needs to be willingness too. The use cases are no so complex, but offer consideration return & make things fun

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:02 PM EDT

Get back to me if you need any help - you can add/delete to clipboard & move them up/down as needed & then save/print #edchatie

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:03 PM EDT

#edchatie notice difference between bringing Business class to computer room as opposed BETTERoption,Using devices in class more work ethic

stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:03 PM EDT

#edchatie "Multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge" YES

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:04 PM EDT

While the JC Principles, Statements of Learning & Key Skills go across all subjects, each new JC spec also plays to own strengths #edchatie

In reply to @GaryPinidae, @WexfordHomeSch, @gaol_bird, @stephenmcf

stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:04 PM EDT

#edchatie "Multiple means of expression to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know" YES

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stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:04 PM EDT

#edchatie "Multiple means of engagement to tap into learners' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn." YES

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:05 PM EDT

I agree that the new specifications almost require ICT integration, attempting to manipulate schools & teachers into adopting tech #edchatie

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:06 PM EDT

#edchatie be careful not to increase digital divide with JC reform,have sts with no internet,want connect with parents on googleclassroom

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:06 PM EDT

#edchatie Both UDL and PBL are big here in ACPS

EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:07 PM EDT

Allowing students to be assessed in different modes to their peers risks letting schools off the hook when it comes to literacy #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:07 PM EDT

#edchatie Digital divide with teachers and students :-)

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:07 PM EDT

They are built into the specs but also rely on teacher to lead the learning and plan for it too #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:07 PM EDT

Motivation follows achievement, not vice versa. Reform should aim to raise standards of attainment, not levels of engagement #edchatie

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:08 PM EDT

#edchatie student tasks need to be paper and ICT based,To remain inclusive & creative.JCreform enables Extraction different strengths of Sts

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:10 PM EDT

#edchatie I am really concerned that what could sink this is the teachers digital literacy from I have read so far tonight

miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:10 PM EDT

Yes a digital divide but think tchrs are willing to upskill once they seeBenefits toWorkPractices, I teachDifferent now to yrsAgo #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:11 PM EDT

Most subjects can be taught with little to no ICT. Why make it mandatory? Subject knowledge much more important than "21C skills" #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:11 PM EDT

Can you not have one without the other - new JC subjects or not? #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:12 PM EDT

they are contemporary skills we are 17 years into the 21st C ffs #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:12 PM EDT

If the world is ever-changing, it makes no sense to teach 1st yrs to use tech that'll be out of date by the time they leave school #edchatie

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ciaramcguane Oct 23 @ 4:12 PM EDT

#edchatie Some really interesting points made about how different teaching strategies and motivating students more important than ICT.

fboss Oct 23 @ 4:13 PM EDT

Most subjects taught with little or no ICT - doesn't need to be mandatory but does need to be recognised as necessary these days #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:14 PM EDT

#edchatie I am current getting 360 cameras, digital camera and zoom mics ready for DC trip for group of students to explore Statues & racism

stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:14 PM EDT

#edchatie 100% agree, engagement comes in many forms, as does all forms of expression.

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:14 PM EDT

#jc more conducive to everyday life, so kids can relate to it,Use of ICT mayAllow inspector toSeeClasswork without being in school #edchatie

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:14 PM EDT

#edchatie so you are giving a teachers a cop out then

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:16 PM EDT

I think we need to give kids access to ICT skills to help minimise the digital divide and enable future independent learning. #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:16 PM EDT

You can have engagement without learning. Attainment is start of a virtuous attainment-motivation cycle. https://t.co/SigAkTZeyo #edchatie

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AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 4:16 PM EDT

Great that you have the funding to do that #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:17 PM EDT

They won a grant from the John Legend foundation to study what happened here in Charlottesville #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:17 PM EDT

I would always try to build in some sort of motivation at the start of a project with students, even examples of artists' work #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:18 PM EDT

But teaching is a zero sum game. Asking subject teachers to teach ICT skills(that they barely have themselves) means less learning #edchatie

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stephenmcf Oct 23 @ 4:18 PM EDT

More than ever students have an opportunity to express their learning in any subject in a variety of modalities, digital is one. #edchatie

fboss Oct 23 @ 4:18 PM EDT

Thanks for that link - really interesting - am scrolling through it currently #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:19 PM EDT

What does that mean though? Our capacity to learn is a direct measure of what we know; the more we learn, the more we can learn #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:19 PM EDT

#edchatie A while ago, we had a lot of traditionalist dudes with bad knowledge hit town and it was no storm Ophelia

DeirdreMcDunphy Oct 23 @ 4:20 PM EDT

Digital technology is not THE answer. It is a tool that can be used when appropriate. It can add to the learning experience. #edchatie

miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:20 PM EDT

true, but we need to pick a few apps and everyone use same ones,Create synergies among all tchrs if possible, we are all learning. #edchatie

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AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 4:20 PM EDT

Adapting skills and critical thinking v important! #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:21 PM EDT

Agree with that - it's not the be-all and end-all, just another way to learn or communicate/express yourself or reflect #edchatie

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AshDonohoe Oct 23 @ 4:22 PM EDT

Couldn't agree more...it lends itself very well on occasion but shouldn't be thrown in at every opportunity! #edchatie

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:22 PM EDT

YesButUse SAMR(Substitition,Augmentation,Modification,Redefinition) toDecide when to use ICT, last 2 is when deep learning happens #edchatie

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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:23 PM EDT

https://t.co/RxsnNBLvy8 I think kids' motivation largely comes from believing they can learn. Sometimes they need proof #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:24 PM EDT

It's Hallowe'en & mid-term break next week so there'll be no #edchatie Enjoy your break and we'll be back discussing on Monday November 6th

johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:24 PM EDT

SAMR is hard to get to the MR level for most teachers #edchatie

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MS_eduIRL Oct 23 @ 4:25 PM EDT

We want teachers to be confident in using technology in class. Get online #EdTech training here: https://t.co/x9j5wRkBCn #EdchatIE

miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:25 PM EDT

#edchatie true but that is why we need whole school approach, identify app and pedagogy that works then everyone use it..

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:26 PM EDT

I was throilled to actually meet Dr. Ruben Puentedura the SAMR creator in Chicago last Easter. #edchatie

miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:22 PM EDT

YesButUse SAMR(Substitition,Augmentation,Modification,Redefinition) toDecide when to use ICT, last 2 is when deep learning happens #edchatie
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EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:26 PM EDT

For me it means accepting that motivation can be extrinsic & short-term to start, but intrinsic motivation can take time to build #edchatie

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johnmayo Oct 23 @ 4:26 PM EDT

#edchatie are you a southsider now Fred?

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:27 PM EDT

We're into the famous final five minutes of tonight's #edchatie discussion on “New Junior Cycle Specification are refreshing” Last comments

EllenKMetcalf Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

You got me there. Am taking @C_Hendrick's word for it. It is covered in "Why Don't Students Like School?", which I have read #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

No -still have to show my Northsider passport when going to work ;-) #edchatie

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miriambergin Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

Yes would like to meet him, as I think it is the best model to use to explain potential of ICT to a teacher who is not convinced #edchatie

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levdavidovic Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

There’s no research then? #edchatie

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GaryPinidae Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

Many say that but few give examples #edchatie

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fboss Oct 23 @ 4:28 PM EDT

So, are “New Junior Cycle Specification refreshing” ? Last thoughts, comments, ideas #edchatie

GaryPinidae Oct 23 @ 4:29 PM EDT

This. You solve this problem by teaching foundations - core technologies and how to create... Not how to consume #edchatie

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