Emma Farragher
@emmajf.bsky.social
Múinteoir bunscoile 👩🏻🏫 •MEdLPP• EdD in progress at DCU IoE! ✨Creativity, literacy, the arts, #edtech, children’s literature, and all things primary education
What if literacy isn't a fixed box, but something always unfolding? 📖 In a Reading Research Quarterly article, the authors explore how uncertainty, movement, and everyday experiences can expand how we think about early childhood literacies—and challenge traditional assumptions: buff.ly/1TeKVO5
Creativity can deepen comprehension and spark curiosity. 📖 On July 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET, join literacy experts from Estonia, Latvia, and Finland for a live webinar featuring practical, research-informed strategies you can use across grade levels. 📍Register today: buff.ly/PL13k7a
I adored this book. Not an easy read, no - every sentence is loaded with meaning and prose poetry. But it’s a love letter to our beautiful planet and that’s something I can get behind entirely. 😍
#ICYMI: DCU is delighted to announce the addition of a new artwork to its Arts Collection, donated by Irish artist Eddie Kennedy. Soar, the large-scale oil painting captures the energy and movement of the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland, near Ballycastle. Read: launch.dcu.ie/4sy6G8U
How do children who can't see learn to run, hop, skip and jump? Piece by Niamh Boylan, Teaching Assistant and PhD student in the School of Arts Education & Movement DCU Institute of Education, for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4tp5zcE #RTEBrainstorm
There's a unique energy in a room full of people in your field. Kathleen Foley and Siobhan Weekes discuss why academic events are key for emerging researchers in professional learning;not just for the theory, but for finding your tribe and seeing your work through a new lens. tinyurl.com/4w5vd9v7
📢 Join us in DCU Institute of Education on June 5th and 6th for our two-day assembly devoted to discussing and sharing research on professional learning. 📢 👉 Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/4w5vd9v7 🚀 Follow us for updates! #PLRPA2026 #ProfessionalLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment
Professional Learning enthusiasts- assemble! (and spread the word!) #PLAssembly2026 #edchatie #edusky #spéirghorm #academia #professionallearning More information here: sites.google.com/dcu.ie/profe...
Having spent the last academic year exploring professional learning and having been fortunate enough to take part in sessions facilitated by members of this group, I can already imagine how rich this event will be! #edchatie #edusky #professionallearning #edchat #research #researchsky #academicsky
Justin Bieber’s #Coachella set reminding me very strongly of the Christmas where I got a karaoke machine #Spéirghorm
ILA’s 2026 Board elections are open through April 30! 🗳️ Members of ILA play a key role in shaping the future of the organization. This is your chance to choose the leaders who will help guide that work. Ready to meet the candidates? Learn more about their qualifications and vision: buff.ly/3bY7bVP
Excited for the 2026 LAI Conference where we are thrilled to be welcoming Professor @teresacremin.bsky.social CBE as our keynote speaker! 6-7 November 2026 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Call for Papers now open! #edusky #booksky #literacy #research #edchatie #spéirghorm
If you’re thinking about persuing a Masters in #Literacy education, this zoom will give you a taster of the kind of research carried out by three brilliant teacher-researchers! ✨ #edchatie #edusky #booksky #criticalliteracy dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Have a study, classroom innovation, or practitioner insight to share? ✍️ The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy invites submissions that connect research and practice in literacy learning for teens and adults. Review the author guidelines and submit your manuscript: buff.ly/vv1M7Xu
Still thinking about #Hamnet. What a masterpiece. Wondering if ‘Shakespeare’ is more of a Dunnes in Manor Mills or big Tesco kind of guy was actually a very helpful way of pulling myself out of the depths of misery during it #Booksky #Filmsky #Spéirghorm #MaynoothSky?
Reading aloud at home strengthens language, culture, and connection. 📚💬 This #WorldReadAloudDay, explore @leeandlow.bsky.social’s bilingual family learning resources that support caregivers and children reading together—across languages: buff.ly/tyxG8N6 #ILA #FamilyLiteracy #BilingualReaders
Home & Family Learning
Lee & Low Books is committed to supporting educators and families in virtual, distance, and/or home learning.
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Registration is open for #CesiCon 2026! Join us in Limerick on 28 February for an action packed day of hands-on learning. The draft programme will be shared soon! @lcetb.com @denistreacy.com www.eventbrite.ie/e/cesi-confe...
CESI Conference 2026
The annual conference of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland will take place in Limerick on 28th February 2026.
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Tickets for the 2026 UKLA International Conference are now on sale! Get yours here: buff.ly/boby43S Or visit our website to find out more: buff.ly/pFsfvNq We look forward to seeing you in Glasgow!
T- minus 4 days! Join the wonderful Dr. @clarafiorentini.bsky.social ,children’s literature aficionado, as she dives into teaching with informational texts in the primary classroom - not to be missed! Bígí linn! #booksky #edchatie #edusky
How children are thinking about work and careers from a very young age. Piece by Aisling Murray Fleming @guidance-aisling.bsky.social, Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development @dcuioe.bsky.social, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4akh91D #RTEBrainstorm
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
Phase one (of however many it takes to get him to think it was *his* idea) of “wouldn’t it be nice to have another dog?” successfully initiated #spéirghorm #dogsofbluesky
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
Peace on Earth and goodwill toward men….. except for Alan Rickman’s character in #LoveActually #Spéirghorm
The first paper of my PhD by publication journey is out now: "Critical and creative methods: From learning design practice to research". Thanks as ever to my co-authors @eam0.bsky.social, James Brunton, & @slowtech2000.bsky.social. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Critical and Creative Methods: From Learning Design Practice To Research - TechTrends
This commentary details the experiences of an interprofessional collective with a shared interest in learning design in higher education. In building collaborations across our institutional boundaries...
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Do join us on Tuesday for this free seminar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-to-r... it’ll be useful! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social @primarychamp.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social please share! All welcome!
Write to Read: Motivating and Engaging Literacy Learners
Centre for Literacy and Social Justice Seminar
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Adds something to my bookmarks knowing full well that I will never see it again
