English & History teacher at St. Paul's CBS and Grinds360°. Author of Language Lessons: OL. Loves guitar, sport, jigsaws, and the Oxford comma.

Dublin, Ireland
Joined August 2019
Great to finally be able to say that Language Lessons Ordinary Level is coming out this year. Just want to thank @GillEducation for the opportunity to write it and @Stephanie_Bon for all her help and guidance throughout.
We are really excited to introduce our new post-primary titles for 2020 📚😊 Keep an eye out for more information coming soon! #newtitles #postprimary #education
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Hi all. I'm moving to Blue Sky. Elon at that Nazi really last night was the final push. Here's my profile over there if you want to follow. bsky.app/profile/danstynes.b…
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Hi @SportsDirectUK! My review was that you sent me a faulty jersey that didn't have a crest or sponsors on it. So it's interesting that instead of contacting me about the flaws, you've simply decided not to publish the bad review.
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‘I feel I’m more comfortable here than in Ukraine, I feel my heart is right here and it should stay here..’ My personal favourite interview from all of 2024 - little Liza Petrenko in Croke Park with her friends from Corofin in Clare. @LadiesFootball U-10 Go Games Activity Day
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🧵 Before Norma Foley's speech in 2022 the Leaving Cert was being carefully redeveloped. At the time subjects that had previously had no extra component (like aural, oral, History essay, practicals etc) were going 80/20. 80% exam, 20% project. People were happy enough with this.
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Decided to watch The Wonder Years and had no idea @RobertPicardo was in it. Some top quality drawing of the female reproductive system going on.
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Have Harris and Martin disagreed yet? They're the same party. Their whole tactic is to attack McDonald and agree with each other.
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Celebrate World Teachers day this week with Gill Education! 💚 10 lucky teachers are in with the chance to win a hamper full of teatime treats along with some new titles from @gillbooks 🎁 ⬇️For your chance to win 📚COMMENT your favourite thing about being a teacher below and tag a teaching friend 🏫FOLLOW @gilleducation 💚LIKE this post 🌟For a bonus entry, share this post to your story! Good luck! 10 lucky winners will be announced on Monday 8th October. *All entrants must be a current teacher & will be asked to provide a school roll number* #WorldTeachersDay #teachersday #teachersofinstagram #competitiontime #giveaway
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We asked our post-primary authors some of their favourite things about being a teacher! Here are some of their responses💚@MsStacyS @MsYoungGalway @DanStynes
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Finalising my planning for 5th and 6th Year English and History. Have the Dept said if the exam adjustments are staying for 2025 and or 2026? Can't find a circular on it.
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Claire Keegan's "Small Things Like These": Free webinar for Senior Cycle English Teachers. Tuesday 10th September 2024, 7.00-8.00pm. via @TraleeESC #edchatie
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It kills me to pay this every year...
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I just realised that pressing '/' brings you straight to the search bar on Google and I feel like Homer did when he figured out he only needed to press 'Y'.
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I'm making History questions and I mistyped 'Russia' as 'Wussia' and it made me laugh.
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Call me old-fashioned, but the camera continually lingering on Declan Rice's face after that game was amazing.
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Why go into talks if you limit what you can talk about?? @IALPA #aerlingus
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It annoys me to see people online shout 'bottler' at their screens after watching the golf. He's literally the best player Ireland had ever had. The lack of support we as a nation give our best is crazy.
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Not sure about anyone else, but Hamlet has always been a family feel good drama for me! (Who sets these questions...???) #leavingcert
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(New). On this morning's Higher Level Paper 1 in the #leavingcert, which includes writing by @fotoole, Paul Murray and @monisha_rajesh. juliangirdham.com/blog/leavi… & my current article in the 'Irish Times' on Leaving Certificate & more in Irish education: irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…?
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