CASTeL – Pioneering Developments in STEM Education

CASTeL is Ireland’s largest Research Centre in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education.

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CASTeL 9th STEM Education Research Conference (SMEC) 24-25 June 2022

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; Eilish McLoughlin @eilishmclough ·

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Thanks to Amanda and Corey from @MS_eduIRL for a wonderful workshop for @STEMTeachIntern @ButlerDee @DCU @CASTeL_DCU @DCU_IoE @DCUFSH @CWITirl @30percentclubIE @scienceirel

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; CASTeL @CASTeL_DCU ·

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#SMEC22 👏👏👏

Dublin City University @DCU

Researchers, teachers, policymakers and students from across Ireland and beyond gathered in DCU’s Saint Patrick’s campus last week to take part in @CASTeL_DCU 9th two-day #SMEC conference.
Read report here: https://launch.dcu.ie/3Ox8awL @DCU_IoE #STEM

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; Orla Kelly @OrlaKelly5 ·

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Our conference Chair Dr Eamon Costello @eam0 brings #SMEC22 to a close, summing up some of the keys ideas and hitting home the message of affectivism and growing back better in STEM Education @CASTeL_DCU

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; Cornelia Connolly @corneliathinks ·

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At #SMEC22 conference today @cdlkirwan presents on our @GoogleForEdu supported project - presenting our analysis of the CS Education landscape #DEI #EducationDesign #CSEd @ResearchatNUIG @edtechne @LeroCentre @ClaireyCS. Thank you @CASTeL_DCU and @eam0 for organising!

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; Eamon Costello @eam0 ·

25 Jun 1540623053163569152

"Achieving STEM diversity: Fix the classrooms
Outdated teaching methods amount to discrimination"
@MicaPhD_BeKind and co's excellent worked cited in her keynote at #SMEC22 @DCU @CASTeL_DCU @DCU_IoE

https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abn9515

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