Category Archives: PiLs

Busy Times Ahead

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Things are really starting to hot up at this time of year, so I thought Id give you and update on what’s happening. 1st and foremost, we’re preparing to head to Capetown South Africa this weekend for the Worldwide Innovative … Continue reading →

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A New Look and New News

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Well, as you can see the site has taken on a new look. My old Spaces site has moved into WordPress. I’m still getting used to the changes but I really like the functionality and tools that WordPress has on … Continue reading →

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Ireland leads the way in Innovative Schools Pathfinder Programme

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

You may remember back on April 20th I launched the Microsoft Innovative Schools Programme. On the day, we asked that schools in  Northern Ireland  to consider applying for the Worldwide Pathfinder Programme. Well, 2 schools from NI and 1 school … Continue reading →

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Welcome back- ITN Competition Launch Announced

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Well, I have been very slow in posting this school year but I thought the 1st one should be a big one. Today I am announcing the launch of this year’s Innovative Teachers Competition. All of the details are below, … Continue reading →

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A Live Meeting Across Europe

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

You may remember (or maybe not  ) that when I posted the results from the Innovative Education Forum Berlin 2010, I said that while Christ the Redeemer Primary didn’t win, they still garnered quite a bit of attention. One of … Continue reading →

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New Innovation Centre is Officially Launched

Posted on May 12, 2010 by

I have been hinting for quite some time about a new innovation centre project I’ve been working on. Well, on Monday the Centre of Excellence for Leadership, Innovation and Learning (CELIL) was officially launched in partnership with Microsoft Ireland, Stranmillis … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s NGO Day

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

Yesterday saw Microsoft hold its very first NGO Day in Northern Ireland and it was a great experience for all who attended. We had a great turnout of 132 people in attendance representing 93 different charity organisations serving diverse communities … Continue reading →

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Innovative Schools Pathfinder Applications-Now Available

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

With the pending launch of the NI Innovative Schools Programme on April 20th, I wanted to let those interested schools have pre-launch access to the application materials required . They can be found in 2 ways (all interested schools and … Continue reading →

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Ready to Go and let’s wish them luck

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

Well, all the hard work has been done. The Virtual Classroom Tours (VCTs) were finished and uploaded last week. The Judges have been given access to them so they’re prepared and familiar with the ones they’ve been given to judge. … Continue reading →

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Videos and VCTs for Berlin

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

As you know (I hope), I’ll be taking the NI Innovative Teacher winners to Berlin from March 22nd-26th to compete and showcase their work at the Microsoft Western Europe Innovative Education Forum. Matt McGinley (with Kevin O’Neill, Neil Watson and … Continue reading →

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