Apple Distinguished Educator 2019. Primary Teacher & Head of ICT. Seesaw Certified Educator. Founder member of @BlendEd_NI & Apple RTC Manager at @BallyclareRTC
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined May 2012
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Absolutely delighted to be accepted as an #ADE2019!!! But what do you do when it’s 3am in Northern Ireland when you find out?! I’ve nobody to tell. Hurry up, morning! I’m beyond excited. #bestnewsever
Hi from Northern Ireland @MrBeast. My son was diagnosed with Crohn’s just last year. We ran 60 miles in September to raise funds for Crohn’s and Colitis UK. He wondered if you’d like to sponsor us to fund their research? raise.ing/jgd8qryw9o3jg
I’m looking forward to another year of using @Seesaw in my classroom. All our classes are set up and ready to go. A quick win at the start of a new school year is sharing a Get to Know You activity with your pupils to start off that home school partnership.
It has been such a pleasure to be involved in this. Please take time to respond to the consultation so that we can refine and make this the best curriculum we can for the children in NI.
As today’s launch of the Northern Ireland Curriculum comes to a close, Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College, Matthew Best, Greenisland Primary School, Karen Irwin Ballyclare Primary School and Noeleen Tiffney, St Catherine’s College are reflecting on what the new curriculum will mean for pupils and practitioners.
To have your say on the new currriculum, visit: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
#TransformED
ALT Image of Matthew Best, Noeleen Tiffney, Karen Irwin and Alistair Hamill
Parent Zone has a FREE live assembly on Thursday 18 June at 9.30am focusing on AI.
✨ Free "AI Inventors" activity ✨ Expert resources used by 10M+ pupils & parents can watch along.
Register here: parentzone.org.uk/beinternet…
#PrimaryTeaching #BeInternetLegends #AIInEducation
You know it’s revision season when the sun is shining and everyone’s stuck inside with highlighters!
Canva has released a Revision Toolkit full of templates, visual study aids and AI tools to turn messy notes into clear summaries, flashcards and quizzes.
public.canva.site/revision-t…
I couldn’t wait to get back to school today to tell my little learners about @NASAArtemis. They were in awe! The loud ‘wow!!!’ when I showed the photos of the moon was incredible. This begins our 6 week exploration of all things space… what a great way to start! @NASA
“You can do that on Canva,” you’ll often hear me say… and now I can shout it louder as Northern Ireland’s first Canvassador! 🎉 Looking forward to collaborating, inspiring and sharing the design joy. #Canvassador
My little learners have been learning how to use Keynote to design a new animal, then using AI to generate an image of it. Find out more here and download the AI Animals Playbook if you'd like to have a go! education.apple.com/resource…
Delighted to have qualified as an Apple Learning Coach. Technology inspires creativity, deepens understanding & empowers learners of all ages. As an ALC I aim to help teachers unlock potential & create experiences that prepare children for a rapidly evolving world. Let’s do this!
I just noticed some fantastic Internet Safety books in the 3 for £5 offer at The Works. In case anyone is wanting to boost their collection. 📚
I was having a little think about how we train AI. Thinking about the implications that this has: I asked AI to write me something, then I told it to forget it had written it, then I checked again. It forgot that it had written it.
I’ve been playing with Generative AI and Stickers on the iPad… now it’s time to combine the two. Here’s a fun Christmas activity for the last few days of term! Find all the details here: education.apple.com/story/25… #AppleEducationCommunity
I ventured over to BlueSky 3 months ago but there weren’t too many over there. Great to see so many now, so come find me if you’re there! 👋 bsky.app/profile/karenirwin.…
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Join us for Start Teaching with iPad on Thursday 28th November at 3.30pm in Ballyclare Primary School. We’re looking forward to a great afternoon of ideas and inspiration. ✨ Registration below. eventbrite.co.uk/e/start-tea…
Just about to start reading Cleverlands by @lucy_crehan. Really excited to hear about different systems around the world, but especially Japan which holds a special place in my heart. My grandparents lived there for 17 years in the 50s with my dad while he was growing up! 💕
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We’ve moved! 🏡 Find us on our new home here and sign up for our first event of the new school year: facebook.com/share/1H3NHXUvo…
🌳 Taking your learning outdoors? ☀️
Enhance outdoor learning with purposeful and creative use of the iPad. Here’s 20 ideas that might inspire you to seamlessly integrate technology while exploring the great outdoors. #EveryoneCanCreate #AppleEducationCommunity @AppleEDU
Using #EveryoneCanCreate Get Closer to the Detail in a Forest School lesson. Take a close up photo of a spider web and explore the details, marking up the photo with adjectives to describe it. A great way to mix nature and language through iPad. #AppleEducationCommunity
