Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Sep 2

⭐Interested in understanding the roots and impact of Maths anxiety?
⭐This online event explores how Maths anxiety develops in primary school and looks at the role of the teacher, parent and learner.
⭐Booking details ⬇️
www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-...
@aisling-leavy.bsky.social

25TRA586 ‘The new revolution: freedom from maths anxiety!’

DATE: Tuesday, 9th September 2025 TIME: 7:00 pm - 8.00pm VENUE: Online Via Zoom Target Audience: In-service and pre-service primary school teachers, primary school support staff. In collaboration...

www.edcentretralee.ie

2 1

Reposted by Mary McMahon

Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland @infoneari.bsky.social · Aug 12

The First Annual Educational Research Summit will take place on Tuesday, 18 November, at Croke Park Conference Centre. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in research are invited to respond to the call for abstracts for this event. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
#teacher_research

4 3

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Jun 20

Plenty laughter and some impressive tennis moves as the STEM Department took part in a team building exercise today! Hats off to Claire and Michelle who truly earned their titles as queens of the court👏🎾👑 @michellefitzp.bsky.social @clairecarroll.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

1 9

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations Aysegul and Mairead👏

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are thrilled to welcome three new colleagues to our team: Keith Young, Breed Murphy, and Mairead Ryan. We wish them all the best and look forward to learning from their expertise and contributions @keithjyoung.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

1 5

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congrats Mike!

1

Reposted by Mary McMahon

EducationTREX @educationtrex.bsky.social · May 27

🚀 T-REX Bytes: Research Meets Practice!
Bite-sized summaries of educational research to share insights or learn from others.
✅ Reviews of research literature
✅ Classroom reflections
✅ Actionable project insights
📚 Explore, create and collaborate today: www.t-rex.ie
#Education #Research #T_REXBytes

2 1

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · May 25

Congratulations Aisling and Michelle!

1 1

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · May 25

Congratulations to our colleagues @aisling-leavy.bsky.social and @michellefitzp.bsky.social on the publication of their latest article 'Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education'
doi.org/10.1080/0020...

Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education

Integrated STEM education has the potential to develop important skills, competencies and dispositions needed in the twenty-first century. Children’s foundational knowledge is shaped in the early y...

doi.org

1 3 3

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · May 23

Well done Aysegul👏👏

Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · May 23

Delivered my keynote today at #MASS25:
“What Does GenAI Promise—and Conceal—in Education?”
“The real issue isn’t whether to use GenAI—but how it transforms education.”
#GenAI #AIinEducation #Ethics #DigitalLearning #STEM #MIC @stem-mic.bsky.social

1 1

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · May 23

Excellent input from our colleague @limankaban.bsky.social on GenAI on Education #MASS25. Well done @limankaban.bsky.social 👏
@micireland.bsky.social

4 2

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 29

Well done @ml-mcn.bsky.social Super work👏

1 1

Reposted by Mary McMahon

EducationTREX @educationtrex.bsky.social · Apr 22

⏳LAST CHANCE! Upload your educational research to T-REX.ie before April 30, 2025 & enter our raffle to win €100 All4One! Don’t let your research sit unread make an impact today!

📩 Need help? bit.ly/4hVGorU or email [email protected]

#FinalCal

5 5

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 15

Do you teach Numeracy to Adult Learners? Interested in some professional development? Check this out⬇️⬇️

1 4

Reposted by Mary McMahon

ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social · Apr 12

Dr Máirín Glenn brings conference 2025 to a close, thanking all presenters, chairs, speakers and attendees who helped to make #esai25 a success.

We hope to welcome everyone back to ESAI 2026 in Galway #esai26 on 28th to 30th of May. #SaveTheDate

9 22

Reposted by Mary McMahon

Sandra Ryan 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @sandra-ryan.bsky.social · Apr 11

More fabulous @miceducationfac.bsky.social MIC colleagues sharing their research at #esai25

4 17

Reposted by Mary McMahon

stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Apr 11

Excellent research posters by @micireland.bsky.social PhD students #ESAI today. Well done everyone👏

3 19

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 11

Delighted to have the opportunity to present my research today @esai-irl.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

4 10

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 11

Lovely catch ups @esai-irl.bsky.social #esai @stem-mic.bsky.social

2 8

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 11

'Strong research informed CPD is crucial'. Very interesting presentation on Professional Development in the Implementation of the new Primary Maths Curriculum #esai

1

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 11

Great range of posters on display @esai-irl.bsky.social

1 8

Reposted by Mary McMahon

ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social · Apr 11

Day 2 of #esai25 promises to be another great day of learning. Alongside scheduled parallel sessions and our Expo, we have:

8:30 Registration
11:00 Keynote #2
12:15 Posters & SIG showcase
19:00 Lifetime Achievement Award

4 9

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 11

Well done Carol! 👏

1 1

Mary McMahon @marymcmahon.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great line up ahead @esai-irl.bsky.social Looking forward to sharing my research on developing Maths Talk in the Primary Maths Curriculum @stem-mic.bsky.social

2 8

Reposted by Mary McMahon

Aimie Brennan @aimiebrennan.bsky.social · Mar 25

Come along to our public lecture on Prioritising Brain Health for Cork #LifelongLearning Festival. All events are free & accessible to everyone. Prog available from: corklearningcity.ie/lifelong-learn…

🧠 ‘Prioritising Brain Health’
📍 The Shtepps @ucc.ie
⏰ 16:00-17:00
📅 Mon 7 April

5 7