#edchatie Archive

Monday May 8, 2017
3:30 PM EDT
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    Welcome to tonight’s #edchatie discussion. As usual, before we begin, please introduce yourself + add the hashtag into all your tweets
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:35 PM EDT
    Niall English and History teacher #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 3:35 PM EDT
    Al primary teacher Dublin #edchatie
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    Hi Niall, thanks for starting the ball rolling on the intros for tonight's #edchatie discussion
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    What is the definition of 'dumbing-down'. Don't like the phrase myself as its too ambiguous #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss
  • Britannica_IE May 8 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    Good evening everyone! Jacquelyn here with @Britannica_IE. Looking forward to hearing everyone's input! #edchatie
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 3:38 PM EDT
    Do people feel the direction of curriculum reform in Ireland is dumbing down Irish ed? #edchatie
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:38 PM EDT
    #edchatie Kate, secondary teacher in Cork
  • noelahogan May 8 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    Noel, History and Geography. Dumbed down, or overloaded with too many topics/subjects? #edchatie
  • noelahogan May 8 @ 3:40 PM EDT
    Is the system dumbed down or are students overwhelmed with too much stimulation from elsewhere and unable to concentrate? #edchatie
  • deeom28 May 8 @ 3:41 PM EDT
    #edchatie Dee primary school teacher. Dublin
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:41 PM EDT
    Reducing the number of subjects would've been a positive of #jcreform if the time saved had been spread between remaining subjects #edchatie
    In reply to @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:41 PM EDT
    Fred Boss, 2nd level art teacher, currently with @NCCAie #edchatie (ooops - I always forget to add the hashtag in this 1st tweet!)
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 3:43 PM EDT
    I did my leaving cert in Dublin in the year of '93. Left on a coffin ship bound for Sasana in 2000. What have I missed? #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:43 PM EDT
    That could be an even bigger question, Noel. Is society to blame and can education fix society? #edchatie
    In reply to @noelahogan
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:44 PM EDT
    We could be dumbing-down by underestimating kids' powers of concentration & trying to engage them with edtech & gamification #edchatie
    In reply to @noelahogan
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 3:45 PM EDT
    What did you feel about the ed system in Ireland back then? Was it knowledge based? #edchatie
    In reply to @C_Hendrick
  • deeom28 May 8 @ 3:46 PM EDT
    #edchatie Curriculum particularly infant doesn't stretch children in many ways. 1-5 in maths in JI is ridiculous imo
  • roisin616 May 8 @ 3:47 PM EDT
    Hi all, Róisín from Louth but living in Dublin, primary school teacher. #edchatie
  • PeterMcGuireIE May 8 @ 3:47 PM EDT
    Forced into faith: ‘We are 2nd class citizens in the education system’ by myself & Grainne Faller @FHMedia https://t.co/hWeftYf4Lx #edchatie
  • roisin616 May 8 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    I was at Queens Uni open day 10 years ago and LC Chem, Biology and Physics not accepted. "Not enough covered" they told me. #edchatie
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    Well this is from a Dept of Ed run professional development day for teachers, held last Saturday https://t.co/HwuipWKHd0 #edchatie
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @AlecMahony
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 3:49 PM EDT
    Christ. brothers school - v trad. Learned loads but hated it. Went to a progressive comp - had great time but learned nothing. #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:51 PM EDT
    Tonight on #edchatie we discuss "Is Irish education being “dumbed-down” & if so what are the consequences likely to be?” Join in & take part
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:53 PM EDT
    It's different in superficial ways. Human nature as portrayed in great literature, history, the laws of science: these still hold #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:53 PM EDT
    2 announcements coming up at the halfway mark shortly in tonight's #edchatie
  • noelahogan May 8 @ 3:54 PM EDT
    Let's keep an open mind but try not to let our brains fell out either. Tech is useful but I'm still not sold on tablets #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:54 PM EDT
    And are still being taught. It's the way students engage with them is changing for the good IMO #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:54 PM EDT
    #edchatie
    • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:49 PM EDT
      Or we could be preparing our students for the world they encounter outside the school gates which is different to 20 years ago 1/2
      In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:55 PM EDT
    School context and teacher education is key. Tech does not have to mean tablets. #edchatie
    In reply to @noelahogan, @EllenKMetcalf
  • MCreateInnovate May 8 @ 3:55 PM EDT
    Great to see @BeneavinCollege totally up for getting their hands dirty designing & making musical instruments #edchatie #edtech #makered
  • fboss May 8 @ 3:57 PM EDT
    I agree in that the teacher is central to work that goes on in the classroom. #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan, @EllenKMetcalf
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 3:57 PM EDT
    Lots of change in primary and secondary. Junior cycle reform https://t.co/5tZeFeriCx #edchatie
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @EllenKMetcalf
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:58 PM EDT
    Still no definition of what 'dumbing-down' means. A phrase that is used very often but without clarity #edchatie
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 3:58 PM EDT
    Hours for academc subjects are being cut. Less time means less knowledge & opportunity for thought #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • MajellaDempsey May 8 @ 3:59 PM EDT
    Majella from Maynooth #edchatie until we change our assess sys real challenge in learning will be difficult to achieve. 2 easy to game sys
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:00 PM EDT
    The world outside the school gate is more similar than it is different to the world 20 years ago. #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:00 PM EDT
    We're at the halfway point in tonight's #edchatie discussion on "Is Irish ed being “dumbed-down” & what are the consequences likely to be?”
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 4:00 PM EDT
    Not necessarily if we adapt our teaching methodologies we can create opportunities for greater knowledge and critical thinking #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:00 PM EDT
    Children are engaged in the same ways they always were but now we have more to do in the same time resulting in a dumbing down #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 4:01 PM EDT
    Absolutely #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss, @noelahogan, @EllenKMetcalf
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:01 PM EDT
    For consequences watch the 2006 movie 'Idiocracy'. #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:01 PM EDT
    #edchatie next week =special on "Education for all: Issues for teacher education - diversity in teacher ed & teaching diverse populations"
  • MajellaDempsey May 8 @ 4:01 PM EDT
    I don't agree wt dumbing down as a term, all learning depends on context. #edchatie
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 4:03 PM EDT
    Consultations page https://t.co/1fev934knQ is clearly showing move to project based learning and skills curriculum #edchatie esp in primary
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @EllenKMetcalf
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:03 PM EDT
    I've always taught, and have always been taught, critical thinking. We called it thinking. Just a buzzword. #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:03 PM EDT
    It's all about the Key Skills Kids going to school now to learn how to "stay well" and "manage" themselves https://t.co/zynmN08uD1 #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony, @C_Hendrick
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 4:04 PM EDT
    Wellbeing means a lot more than that. Students learn better when their wellbeing is looked after #edchatie
    In reply to @Eintrachtrob
  • Eintrachtrob May 8 @ 4:04 PM EDT
    If you're cutting by 25% the number of Science classes at JC, then you're making a very big statement about expectations & demands #edchatie
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:04 PM EDT
    On the left, A JC geography text; on the right, GCSE (NI). JC is incredibly dumbed down and getting dumberer downerer #edchatie
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:05 PM EDT
    #edchatie
    • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:04 PM EDT
      Don't know what others think(or critically think) but to me it's lower expectations for students.Less knowledge based less thinking involved
      In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:05 PM EDT
    Not usually used by educators but more media etc outside the system. It is not constructive. #edchatie
    In reply to @MajellaDempsey
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 4:05 PM EDT
    More skills based so students can think for themselves and learn from each other #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf
  • noelahogan May 8 @ 4:06 PM EDT
    A crammed curriculum means some things get missed. I had Leaving Certs last year unable to name the counties of Ireland.#edchatie
  • sarfern May 8 @ 4:06 PM EDT
    It's becoming increasingly difficult to engage with texts on a deeper level....skimming the surface leads to "dumbing down"#edchatie
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:07 PM EDT
    Reading through the consultation. So far, it looks like a watered down version of a TED talk/silicon valley startup manifesto. #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony, @EllenKMetcalf
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:07 PM EDT
    What skills? I teach English, what skills must they learn that I didn't have to when I was in school? #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 4:07 PM EDT
    Thinking critically requires good background knowledge,Schs must continue to ensure that background knowledge is taught. #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • PDST_Hwellbeing May 8 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    So many amazing presentations, please come along and tell your friends! https://t.co/9OGqdYxDa9 #edchatie
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    The new JC is predicated on certain beliefs which do not stand up in reality; the LO approach has pluses, but many flaws #edchatie #1
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    Anecdotally, many teachers have dropped books like "TKAM" at juniorcycle, to make sure they'll have time to watch "School of Rock" #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    Many kids have zero knowledge of geopolitical make up of our planet. Was it ever this though? #edchatie
    In reply to @noelahogan
  • BridCarlow May 8 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    #edchatie apologies for being late to join in
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    The new JC is predicated on certain beliefs which do not stand up in reality; the Common Level but oddly not for Math, irish etc #edchatie
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    The new JC is predicated on certain beliefs which do not stand up in reality; The focus on skills before knowledge #edchatie #3
  • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    I never had to navigate websites, info graphics, podcasts,etc and the skills required to obtain reliable info from same #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    Agree completely.Nobody in Irish ed is saying this. #edchatie Anybody aware of any academic opposing the direction we r heading? #edchatie
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @EllenKMetcalf
  • BridCarlow May 8 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    #edchatie Looking back over old text books , one would think the system is "dumber" but education now is far broader than the 3 Rs
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    Now now Kate, nothing wrong with studying film. #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    #edchatie had a discussion where some teachers were lamenting the fact students can no longer identify trees and wildlife #naturewalk.
  • GermanTeachIRL May 8 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    Standard of Irish education is slipping because we have to be parents, counsellors, facilitators and friends as well as teachers #edchatie
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    Is the mighty @GregmFoley not on the case? #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony, @EllenKMetcalf, @GregmFoley
  • giveawayfolex May 8 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    #edchatie had a discussion where some teachers were lamenting the fact students can no longer identify trees and wildlife #naturewalk.
  • michealcannon May 8 @ 4:11 PM EDT
    Dumbed Down: "Simplified so as to be intellectually undemanding and accessible to a wide audience" - Project Maths? #edchatie
    • NiallMurphyKCS May 8 @ 3:58 PM EDT
      Still no definition of what 'dumbing-down' means. A phrase that is used very often but without clarity #edchatie
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:12 PM EDT
    To say I have 2 reach info graphs is like saying I have 2 teach road signs.Podcast =radio.I think you've just defined dumbing down #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:12 PM EDT
    But a dumbed down education is fine - at least our kids will feel good about themselves?? #wellbeing #edchatie
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:12 PM EDT
    Studying film is one thing but School of Rock being in the curriculum is the only concrere example of dumbing down I can think of. #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:12 PM EDT
    You really think learning to browse websites is as important as Shakespeare, the French language or 2nd law of Thermodynamics? #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @conorsmurf
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    This is what a skills-based curriculum did for French children. From Hirsch's "Why Knowledge Matters" #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @conorsmurf
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    Naturama (& accompanying journal) from @GoRadiate a good antidote to that #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @GoRadiate
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    Are you attending Power Up 2.0 this Saturday? Check out https://t.co/YngEimmr2U to register for your place! #edchatie
  • GermanTeachIRL May 8 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    There's so much wrong with that photo! I unfortunately find most in-service days totally irrelevant to my classroom needs. #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony, @C_Hendrick, @EllenKMetcalf
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    And the kids who will suffer most are those from disadvantaged areas. #edchatie
  • Eintrachtrob May 8 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    Possible that private schools will spring up offering alternatives to parents, e.g. UK GCSE or Fre Bac, in response to this new JC #edchatie
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    My god, is it really in the curriculum?! #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • pauldechnoic May 8 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    wheres the evidence? infant the meaning of standard keeps changing as does education and we are doing well #edchatie
    In reply to @GermanTeachIRL
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    So is Bend it Like Beckham... I disagree with many texts but that's a teacher's decision, nobody HAS to teach Sch of Rock #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • GermanTeachIRL May 8 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    I could probably teach you most of that in one class 😉 #edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @conorsmurf
  • noelahogan May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    These ones got their own county mixed up with another, pretty bad for an 18 year old.#edchatie
    In reply to @conpower
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    Generic critical thinking is not supported by evidence. Critical thinking is domain specific: https://t.co/gFKJKkXiqq #edchatie
    In reply to @AlecMahony, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @EllenKMetcalf, @noelahogan
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    nearly all education policy & decision making is made by middle class with, at best, a patronistic view of society as a whole #edchatie
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    Photo upside down. If only iPhones had been invented when I was in school...#edchatie
    In reply to @NiallMurphyKCS, @conorsmurf
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    But what about the decisions and skills that are needed to create infographics and podcasts? Ways of showing learning too. #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conpower May 8 @ 4:15 PM EDT
    Optional text for English #edchatie
    In reply to @elainajryan, @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:17 PM EDT
    Wow. Much as I bemoan the longevity of TKAM as a JC text that isn't what I envisaged to replace it! #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • brenos100 May 8 @ 4:17 PM EDT
    Sorry...coming to this late. Should we be offering alternatives to the leaving cert as a route to college as they do elsewhere? #edchatie
  • eoinstweets May 8 @ 4:17 PM EDT
    Opportunity to join the innovative staff and incredible students @lecheiless #edchatie
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:17 PM EDT
    They’re nice, but not every kid wants/will be/can be a designer. Lwr 2nd Lvl should focus on basics and rigour. #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:18 PM EDT
    That particular film is optional (small mercies) but film studies now mandatory even though the time for English has been cut #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @elainajryan, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • Eintrachtrob May 8 @ 4:18 PM EDT
    Bar is lowered to extent that all students have to do is step over it. Scotland went down that road. Didn't work out for them. #edchatie
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:18 PM EDT
    Sorry Fred, that's primary school stuff(a bit of art?) and podcast=radio so nothing new there. With more to do my time is precious #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:19 PM EDT
    So you're against film studies? Why? #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:19 PM EDT
    They don't have to be the be all and end all. I think it's important for there to be a mix #edchatie
    In reply to @peter_lydon, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    Wasn't replaced. List of texts available. #edchatie
    In reply to @elainajryan, @conpower, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • brenos100 May 8 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    20 years marking mostly LC Higher Level...dumbing down very obvious to me #edchatie
  • peter_lydon May 8 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    Scaffolding as a concept has been used in #gifted ed for yrs-Interesting to hear it used in JC-while dismantling the basis for it #edchatie
  • ECremen May 8 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    Fantastic new computer room opened in the school today. Great resource for all, delighted with ourselves! #edchatie #CAO #Careers
    • RichardbrutonTD May 8 @ 5:15 AM EDT
      Opening new computer room in St Mary's Secondary School in Baldoyle. Great to meet staff & students-also good luck with musical next week!
  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    I know somebody, I respect, who went to that and said there was a lot of good stuff #edchatie #fluffy
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @EllenKMetcalf
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:21 PM EDT
    Not in theory. But in practice it means kids watching DVDs when they could be reading books. More educational bang for latter buck #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
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  • AlecMahony May 8 @ 4:22 PM EDT
    From your experience do you feel we are moving away from a knowledge based curriculum? #edchatie
    In reply to @brenos100
  • Eintrachtrob May 8 @ 4:22 PM EDT
    Problem also is that DES is trying to copy Finland but with next to zero support for teachers...So unlikely to work #edchatie
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:22 PM EDT
    The problem I see with infographics is that they are already being automated, which takes away from need for skilled designer #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:22 PM EDT
    I also did media at undergrad, & European cinema. Lots of films merit studying. What are the criteria for inclusion? #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    What are they going to put on the podcast if they don't know anything?! #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    Yeah. Media studies, very subversive ;) #edchatie
    In reply to @conpower, @EllenKMetcalf, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    That's where the problem is - attention spans now shorter; are we facilitating that when we could nurture deep reading? #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @conorsmurf, @conpower, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:24 PM EDT
    I'd be happier about film studies if my time with 2nd yr/3rd yr English wasn't being slashed by DES #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:24 PM EDT
    But presenting info is one of the basics and it can involve basic design decisions or at least decisions on relevant info needed #edchatie
    In reply to @peter_lydon, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:24 PM EDT
    Disagree. Film is art as much as literature. Eng might not be the right place but that's where it's landed. #edchatie
    In reply to @EllenKMetcalf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:25 PM EDT
    Exactly - this is why a mix is needed. As to % of the mix? #edchatie
    In reply to @C_Hendrick, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:26 PM EDT
    Think everyone agrees that film is art but you have to consider what's lost by cutting reading time, too #edchatie
    In reply to @conorsmurf, @EllenKMetcalf, @conpower, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • fboss May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    Getting into the discussion and suddenly realising we're in the famous final five minutes of tonight's #edchatie Last comments/thoughts?
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    The elephant in the room is Wellbeing. Education itself now seen as inimical to health #edchatie
    In reply to @GermanTeachIRL
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    I have always included film as it's part of the LC. Other aspects taking up more time. Nothing wrong with opening up an art form #edchatie
    In reply to @elainajryan, @EllenKMetcalf, @conpower, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • C_Hendrick May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    It's a question of opportunity cost: a rich and varied vocabulary is far more important than being able to create a podcast. #edchatie
    In reply to @fboss, @conorsmurf, @NiallMurphyKCS
  • b2clutchh May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    Le Pen #Corrie #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #edchatie #WellFest2017 The Young Offenders Noel Kirwan #WouldYouBelieve https://t.co/yVGZCB7yUf
  • Eintrachtrob May 8 @ 4:27 PM EDT
    Bring on the wellbeing. Would much rather be going for a run in the mornings. Not quite sure where Science teaching fits in though #edchatie
  • conorsmurf May 8 @ 4:28 PM EDT
    Studying film is not dumbing down. #edchatie
    In reply to @michealcannon, @EllenKMetcalf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • elainajryan May 8 @ 4:29 PM EDT
    What helps encourage reading (other then more time)? Working on resources for teachers - survey here https://t.co/D4UjErCHHy #edchatie
    • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:24 PM EDT
      I'd be happier about film studies if my time with 2nd yr/3rd yr English wasn't being slashed by DES #edchatie
      In reply to @conorsmurf, @conpower, @elainajryan, @NiallMurphyKCS, @noelahogan
  • EllenKMetcalf May 8 @ 4:29 PM EDT
    And it won't make teachers better or more confident at developing their own knowledge and passing it on! #edchatie
    In reply to @GermanTeachIRL, @pauldechnoic, @AlecMahony, @C_Hendrick