Alison Nulty
@alinulty.bsky.social
PhD Candidate and Part-time Lecturer in Early Childhood Education @DCU_IoE • Researching Cross-Sector Professional Learning for Continuity & Progression in Vocabulary Learning across the ECE continuum • B.Ed Primary, M.ES Early Childhood Education
Supporting young children’s language starts early! 🗣️✨ Don’t miss this upcoming webinar with @alinulty.bsky.social on nurturing oral language in pre-school and early primary settings. Bígí ann - 12 March at 7pm 📍Zoom. Register now via @clanavtra.bsky.social #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyyears
Looking forward to contributing to this #WorldBookDay webinar alongside @alinulty.bsky.social, Josephine Brady and Róisín Ní Mhulláin! 👇 🗓️ 24th February ‘26 at 7pm 🔗 www.ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-... #edchatie #edusky #booksky #kidlit
📣 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
📣 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
Emma Farragher@emmajf.bsky.social · last yr.There are two weeks left submit a proposal for the Literacy Association of Ireland Conference ⏳ See www.literacyireland.com/conference for further details. Please share with anyone who might be interested in presenting their research or practice! @ilatoday.bsky.social
⏰⏰⏰ 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... 😅)
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Looking forward to this *free* Zoomvent next Tuesday at 7pm! Link to register in the original post below 👇
Emma Farragher@emmajf.bsky.social · last yr.📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌 Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
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
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.
LynneJ0nes@lynnej0nes.bsky.social · last yr.Thanks to @niamhhickey.bsky.social & @ipdaireland.bsky.social colleagues for a fab discussion around #ECR positionalities
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 info@eari.ie. All are welcome to attend!
📢 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…
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
System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders
Published in School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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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
