📣 PEMI urges Government to #ChangeTheNarrative in #Budget2026 for young children & their educators! We’re calling for: 1️⃣ 1% GDP for ECEC 2️⃣ Recognition as a profession 3️⃣ Pay parity with primary teachers 4️⃣ Legal right to quality ECEC from birth www.linkedin.com/posts/profes...

*First post on Bluesky* Delighted to share a new study with Christina O'Keeffe on children's views of play. Conducted in consultation with 49 children, our scoping review highlights children's play priorities and their advice for researchers. Open access 👉 rdcu.be/ewW5Q @dcuresearch.bsky.social

What shapes a mentor? New open access article explores how cooperating teachers’ personal histories and identities impact how they support student teachers on placement. Link below👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcucreate.bsky.social

A brilliant few days at the OMEP World Assembly and Conference in Bologna 🇮🇹 @muireannranta.bsky.social

I’ll never not be energised by children’s enthusiasm for anything that sits outside of the box! A creative and playful literacy-filled morning at #DCU’s #InternationalDayofPlay 👏 @alinulty.bsky.social

📣 Teachers, researchers, literacy advocates! Proposals for the #Literacy Association of Ireland Conference are due this coming Friday! ✨ Details in the original post below - Bígí linn! Proposals welcome on (but not limited to) the topics listed👇 @ilatoday.bsky.social #edchatie

⏰⏰⏰ The countdown is on for @dcuioe.bsky.social's #Unconference on May 21st 2025! This fantastic online peer-led event showcases the wide-range of work being undertaken by early-career researchers in the IoE. Click here to register! tinyurl.com/23kbzrwz (also, any excuse to post cat gifs... 😅)

Looking forward to this *free* Zoomvent next Tuesday at 7pm! Link to register in the original post below 👇

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

Great to present on my ongoing PhD research at the @esai-irl.bsky.social ECR strand this afternoon. Thank you to Céline Healy for chairing. A great chance to engage in dialogue about our studies and share ideas and insights. @siobhanweekes.bsky.social

Day One of #ESAI2025 is underway here at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone! Dr Máirín Glenn will officially open the conference shortly. Looking forward to a thought-provoking few days exploring ‘Building bridges and making connections: education for hope and transformation.’ @esai-irl.bsky.social

Preparations are in full swing as #esai25 approaches this week! We look forward to 3 fantastic days 🎉 Best of luck to all those involved in the 185+ papers, 7 symposia, 14 posters, 4 SIG presentations, 2 keynotes, 1 panel & our new ‘round table & performance’ formats! #edchatie

The Literacy Association of Ireland’s biannual publication ‘Literacy News’ is ready to read now! Lots of fabulous insights, ideas, and inspiration for sparking (/maintaining!) the joy of reading Please do share with anyone who might be interested ✨ #EdChatIe 💜 📖 👉🏻 heyzine.com/flip-book/74...

The Spring 2025 edition of Literacy News is now live. This issue explores The Joy of Reading, with articles spanning early childhood, primary, and post-primary education. I was pleased to contribute alongside a brilliant group of educators and researchers—thank you to all involved.

MIE campus gleaming in the sunshine today ☀️ There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t appreciate the beautiful campus & the people who look after it so well! @miecampuslife.bsky.social @marinoinstitute.bsky.social

📣 Join myself and @alinulty.bsky.social on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...

What a wonderful evening hosted by @niamhhickey.bsky.social We explored our positionalities and our perspectives on insider-outsider status as Early Career Researchers. Our thanks to everyone who joined us and engaged with the discussions.

The upcoming Spring NEARIMeet is almost here! Focus: 'Educational Action Research in Schools' Join us on March 20th at 18:30 for an online event. Reserve your spot at [Eventbrite](www.eventbrite.ie/e/nearimeet-...) or by reaching out via email to [email protected]. All are welcome to attend!

Picture book delivery 🚚 📚 cannot wait to delve in! #picturebooks #booksky

📢 Come Join Us 📢 There are 2 vacancies on the Executive to be filled by election at the forthcoming AGM #esai25 If you are interested in being part of this vibrant team, please submit a nomination form. Deadline 12.00 noon, 21 March 2025. Details: esai.ie/election-to-es…

Coming soon! uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th... #outdoorlearning #outdoorplay #play #riskyplay #edusky #EYFS

ESAI ECR Award Closing date 14 March 2025 If you’re an Early Career Researcher & have been accepted to present at the ESAI conference - you may be eligible to apply for the #ECRAward Criteria, requirements & selection info is available from esai.ie/esai-ecr-award/ #esai25

If you know an Early Career Researcher who will be presenting at #esai25 please share the below with them! The #ECRAward celebrates an outstanding conference paper & presentation. Criteria below. More info ⏩️ esai.ie/esai-ecr-award/

From research across Wales, Scotland & Ireland, new paper with Fiona King, Romina Madrid, Michelle Jones & Alma Harris explores system leadership. Free downloads 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

I really enjoyed presenting alongside an incredible panel at last night's Literacy Association of Ireland TeachMeet, just in time for World Book Day this week! 📚👏🏼

Some lovely examples of different types of questions and prompts to use during shared reading to enhance comprehension and language 😍. The acronyms would be helpful for planning our read alouds 📚 @alinulty.bsky.social #edchatie

Reminder for all those hoping to attend #esai25 ⬇️ Registration closes on the 14 March.

Putting the final touches on phase two of our shared reading project with Early Start families, which kicks off on World Book Day next Thursday! 📚

I'm back to making weekly picture book purchases! 👀 Colin's Castle is hilarious for both young children and adults! 👏🏼 #booksky #picturebooks @hollyswain.bsky.social

Are you keen to develop your research skills, extend your knowledge and become a leader in your field? If so, please consider joining us on the @dublincityuni.bsky.social EdD programme which is now recruiting for Autumn 2025.more detail here www.dcu.ie/courses/post... #educationalresearch

📢 New publication (from last month, yes, but still!) A scoping review of research on assessment in Ireland’s Leaving Certificate (1999–2024)! 📚 With the LC's centenary approaching, now is the perfect time to take stock of the empirical research on LC assessment. 🧵👇1/11

Get ready with us (for #WorldBookDay!) Join this FREE Literacy Association of Ireland webinar to pick up some ideas on the most important part of World Book Day: Reading actual books! 👇 #edchatie

Looking forward to this #WorldBookDay 📚 #LiteracyIreland

Very excited to participate in this literacy #TeachMeet on March 3rd (just in time for World Book Day!) Bígí linn: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📚 #edchatie

More great work by Alex Quigley. Thanks, @readwritejen.bsky.social, for sharing 👏🏼

Great evening at DCU @danwuori.bsky.social. The panel discussion reinforced the need for a shift in how ECEC is viewed within the Irish education system, calling for education for children under 5 to be valued just as much as for those over 5—along with the professional recognition of educators 👏🏼

Over half of adults believe that Early Years and School Age Care graduates should have the same conditions as primary and secondary school teachers. ⚖️ Read more about the #ECIBarometer in today's @irishtimes.com. #ECIBarometerWeek https://buff.ly/4hHkLfF

Make a note of the date - 20 March 2025, for the @ipdaireland.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Event. More information @ ipda.org.uk/20-march-202...

The 2026 IPDA International Conference will take place at Dublin City University from 5-6 June 2026 with the theme 'The Professional Learning Atlas: Mapping Frontiers in Research, Policy, and Practice'. Please save the date and watch this space for further details. #IPDA2026

Came across a very tame and curious Urban Fox in Rathgar this morning 🦊 #fox #dublin

EP33 Let’s Talk Education Research Audrey Bryan (@schoolhumandev.bsky.social) talks all things @iesjournal.bsky.social - from readership & scope of the journal, to advice on publishing. Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Fko...

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Welcome to Bluesky @pemi-ire.bsky.social 👋🏼 bsky.app/profile/pemi... #ECEC #Ireland

Are phone bans in schools tackling the real issues of student engagement, or just an easy policy fix? My piece @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @news.rte.ie with James O’Higgins Norman, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, explores the policy implications @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Registration for ESAI Conference 2025 will close on *14 March* for all participants, presenters and attendees. You may register via the online conference management system: www.conftool.org/esai2025/ind... Submissions for the ECR Award also close on 14 March! #edchatie #esai25 #edusky #ECR

It was great to chat with some of our @marinoinstitute.bsky.social students about their final-year undergraduate research projects, which they presented at the NABMSE Conference today. Well done to all involved! 👏🏼 @sterireland.bsky.social

Delighted to attend the book launch of Dr Lily Barry, Chaplain @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Her book ‘Call to Courage’ brings together contributions from chaplains across Ireland. Well done Lily on this significant achievement 👏 @mieresearchoffice.bsky.social @miecampuslife.bsky.social #edchatie

The 2025 LAI Conference will take place on November 7th and 8th 🎉 (T-minus 284 days if you will!) #edchatie