Co-Designing VR Chemistry Labs for Post-primary Education in Ireland

Hamash, Mahmoud¹; Tiernan, Peter¹; William Young, Gareth²

1: School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland; 2: School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

STEM Education in Practice: Designing Authentic and Gender-Responsive Informatics Learning with the THINKER Framework

Mangina, Eleni; Gorgu, Levent

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, Ireland

Using Virtual Reality to Bridge Disciplinary Knowledge Gaps in Pre-Service Junior Cycle Science Teachers in Ireland

Hamash, Mahmoud; O'Neill, Natalie; Tiernan, Peter

Dublin City University, Ireland

The SPARK Project: Cultivating STEM Literacies for Planetary Health and Agency

Fitzpatrick, Michelle; O'Dwyer, Anne; Hourigan, Mairéad; Leavy, Aisling; Carroll, Claire; Ryan, Mairéad; Murphy, Breed

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland

All STEAMed up about Herbaria: learning from preserved plant specimens

McCloughlin, Thomas

CASTEL, Dublin City University, Ireland; DCU Herbarium and Science Archive

Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Action: Community, Innovation, and Sustainability Citizenship

Farren, Margaret; Crotty, Yvonne

Dublin City University

FRAMING A DESIRED HUMAN SUBJECTIVITY IN STEM EDUCATION: PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARE AND JUSTICE

Mooney Simmie, Geraldine

University of Limerick, Ireland

A collection of first-hand experiences on gender EDI policies in HE mathematics

Sabadin, Chiara

Universität Regensburg, Germany

Spatial Thinking in the Irish Primary Curriculum

Nic Mhuirí, Siún; Henry, Jack; Pagkratidou, Marianna

Dublin City University, Ireland

From outcast to outreach: examining the effects of a spatialised STEM outreach on children’s STEM motivation

Roslan, Alissa; Duffy, Gavin; Zivkovic, Marija; Dorran, David

Technological University Dublin, Ireland

The Hare’s Corner in the Classroom: The Role of STEM Education in Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis

Chair(s): Ni Shuilleabhain, Aoibhinn (DCU, Ireland)

Presentations of the Symposium

The Effect of STEM policy on Nature Education at Post Primary Level – a case of Economy vs Ecology

O'Neill, Natalie
DCU

Minding the gap in botanical education – working with Pre-service Biology Teachers to Counteract Plant Blindness

Kerr, Karen
QUB, Belfast

Paper 3 Where is nature in primary STEM Education?

Kelly, Orla
DCU, Ireland

Does going digital change the clock? Comparing an online and paper-based algebra assessment.

OBrien, Aoife

Atlantic Technological University, Ireland

Understanding Ireland’s Performance in Measurement and Geometry: Insights from TIMSS 2023

McHugh, Grainne; Grimes, Paul; Venkat, Hamsa

Dublin City University

Developing R Shiny Apps for Teaching Time Series in a Postgraduate Statistics Program

Cabero del Hierro, Andrea; Howard, Emma

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Supporting STEM Learning Through a Collaborative Community Partnership

Ryan, Mairead; O'Dwyer, Anne; Liston, Maeve; Walsh, Eleanor

Mary Immaculate College, Ireland

DreamBig: Building STEM Identity through Regional Education/Industry Partnerships

Dunbar, Ronan; Leacy, Ross; Mordan, Caitriona

TUS, Ireland

Identifying Local Strengths to Build Community STEM Capital and STEM Participation

Hall-Dadson, Jane¹; Beasy, Kim¹; Fraser, Sharon¹; Cirkony, Connie²

1: University of Tasmania, Australia; 2: Monash University, Australia