
Title of the Conference
Teaching and Teacher Education in STEM Seminar

Date of the conference:
26 May 2017

Place of the conference:
Limerick, Ireland

Description of the conference:
The aim of the conference was to inform leading STEM education researchers and practitioners in Ireland about the work that others are doing and to discuss potential collaborations.
The first Teacher and Teacher Education in STEM Education Seminar took place in the University of Limerick (May 26th 2017). It presented work based around EU-funded STEM education research projects in the Irish context. This was to discuss and stimulate conversations around an action plan for advancing STEM Ed in the coming years. It showcased the amazing research out there already to be utilised in STEM classrooms. This Event was organised by EPI-STEM.
The participants were STEM lecturers, researchers and teachers representing several third level institutions and research groups.

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Presenters:
Peter Childs University of Limerick
John O’Reilly University of Limerick
Louise Lehane St Angelas, NUI Galway
Cliona Murphy, Dublin City University
Greg Smith Dublin City University
Eilish McLoughlin CASTeL Research Group, Dublin City University
Anna Couturier, STEM CELL Education
Margaret Farren, Dublin City University
Marie Walsh, Limerick Institute of Technology
Veronica McCauley, NUI Galway
Odilla Finlayson Dublin City University
Majella Dempsey, NUI Maynooth
Geraldine Mooney Simmie University of Limerick
Sarah Hayes SSPC University of Limerick
James Lovatt Dublin City University
Yvonne Crotty Dublin City University
Paul van Kampen Dublin City University
Alison.Cullinane EPI-STEM, University of Limerick
Paul Conway University of Limerick
Sheila Donegan, CALMAST, Waterford Institute of Technology

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