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EducationTREX @educationtrex.bsky.social · 17d

📚 Using Evidence for Wellbeing in Educational Settings 🕒 8 weeks | 13 Oct – 8 Dec 2025

Course includes:
✅ 4 modules + 3 live webinars
✅ Peer meetings (online, hybrid or in-person)
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#TeacherWellbeing

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MIC Libraries @miclibraries.bsky.social · 16d

Our first Database highlight: ATLA Religion Database.

This is available through the library website, on our homepage.

If you ever have difficulty accessing the site send us an email!
@micireland.bsky.social

#miclibraries #database #search

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MIC Libraries @miclibraries.bsky.social · 28d

Your Library Account is your one stop shop to keep track of all your details such as books on loan, books requested, due dates, fees, etc.

You can access your account by scrolling to the bottom of the MIC Library website page.

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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

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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · Aug 29

Prof. Dr. @aisling-leavy.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social presented about Cultivating Positive Attitudes Towards Statistics through growth mindset interventions for authentic teacher development in a data-driven era.
#TeacherEd #GrowthMindset #MIC125

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dr. Ayşegül Liman Kaban presents at the ATEE conference about her MIXAP project focusing on the democratization of mixed content creation for teachers through AI and VR @stem-mic.bsky.social @limankaban.bsky.social

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dr. Michelle Fitzpatrick speaks about the value of using STEM storylines to support the identity work of integrated STEM teachers at the ATEE conference @michellefitzp.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Conversations on the complexities of developing STEM teacher educator identity - Dr Anne O’Dwyer @stem-mic.bsky.social

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Seeing iSTEM in action as @mikemcnamara.bsky.social explores the creative use of virtual reality to support and enhance immersive STEM learning experience in primary schools @stem-mic.bsky.social

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Intriguing insights into the computational thinking skills of Irish primary students from @clairecarroll.bsky.social at the ATEE conference @stem-mic.bsky.social

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Keith Young @keithjyoung.bsky.social · Aug 7

New Open Access Paper w/ John Meegan
in Technology, Knowledge & Learning:

Explores how GenAI tools could support teacher education. Reporting on small-scale pilot findings.

Used critically, GenAI could be beneficial.

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s107...

@stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Jul 1

Delighted to have our colleagues Claire Carroll, Breed Murphy and Mairead Ryan represent @stem-mic.bsky.social at the recent Future of Education Conference. Thank you ladies for taking the time to share your research @clairecarroll.bsky.social @m-ryan25.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

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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

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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks to our colleagues @limankaban.bsky.social and @m-ryan25.bsky.social for showcasing our Minecraft Education project @ #EDEN2025 An exciting step forward in educational research and practice
@miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · May 31

Delighted to have worked with the brilliant Dr. Michelle Fitzpatrick on this paper — I learned so much from the thoughtful lens she brought to this research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @michellefitzp.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

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...

www.tandfonline.com

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Michael Mc Namara @ml-mcn.bsky.social · Jun 2

Delighted to share an article that Dr Veronica McCauley & I have had published which explores standardised assessment in Irish primary schools, outlining teachers’ views on purpose, pressure & practice. Available via open access here www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@miceducationfac.bsky.social

Standardised Assessment in Irish Primary Schools: Teachers' Views on Purpose, Pressure and Practice

This paper explores the perspectives of principals, teachers and key actors within the Irish primary school context regarding standardised assessment following a cultural flashpoint in the Irish ed...

www.tandfonline.com

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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · Jun 14

Banning is not a solution — Educating is.
Ireland’s decision to ban mobile phones in primary schools aims to protect—but what if we miss a bigger opportunity?
Instead of total bans, we should be teaching digital responsibility, self-regulation, and media literacy.

Cork Safety Alerts @corksafetyalerts.com · Jun 13

Cork Primary schools must now ban mobile phones completely during school day under new Department of Education rules. Exemptions only for medical needs. csalert.ie/4l9rq3E

Schools Across Cork Must Ban Mobile Phones During School Day Under New Government Rule

Cork schools must now ban mobile phones completely during school day under new Department of Education rules. Exemptions only for medical needs.

csalert.ie

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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · Jun 14

Phones aren’t just distractions; they’re also tools for learning, creativity, and communication—if used wisely.

🔄 Let’s shift the narrative from “control” to “capability.”
Let’s raise a generation that knows how to use tech ethically, safely, and smartly—not one that’s shielded from it.

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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

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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · May 31

Congrats to Dr. Michael McNamara (Dept STEM Ed, MIC) & Dr. Veronica McCauley on their paper representing a vital contribution to the discourse on assessment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@ml-mcn.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

Standardised Assessment in Irish Primary Schools: Teachers' Views on Purpose, Pressure and Practice

This paper explores the perspectives of principals, teachers and key actors within the Irish primary school context regarding standardised assessment following a cultural flashpoint in the Irish ed...

www.tandfonline.com

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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · May 26

The Department of STEM Education is delighted to collaborate with preservice teachers, local schools, and in service teachers in Limerick on our Minecraft Education research project! 🎮📚 @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

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MIC Libraries @miclibraries.bsky.social · May 26

We have access to a wide range of scholarly sources through our databases.

They offer credible, reliable peer-reviewed information and save you so much time and effort. Have a look at the link in our bio for hundreds more sources!

#miclibraries #databases #valuabletool

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EducationTREX @educationtrex.bsky.social · May 1

Are you a working teacher or school leader? 📚

The T-REX Project is conducting a 10-min anonymous survey on the role of different research activities in teachers’ and school leaders’ professional practice

Please support us by completing the survey: forms.office.com/e/q3Sk6f9LYH

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EducationTREX @educationtrex.bsky.social · May 25

Be part of something big! T-REX is looking for a Shared Island Initiative Analyst Programmer (full-time, 20-month fixed-term contract basis). Apply today: www.mic.ul.ie 💼

📅 Deadline: Tuesday 27th May 2025, 2 PM

#JobAlert #NowHiring #ApplyNow

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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

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