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SCoTENS Doctoral Workshop 2023

The Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) invites proposals for participation and working papers at the 5th SCoTENS Doctoral Studies Roundtable.  The Roundtable will provide a mix of short presentations by participants on their work in progress and will also feature participation by SCoTENS colleagues who are leaders in the field of Teacher Education and related research in Ireland and beyond.

The Doctoral Studies Roundtable will be held in conjunction with the Annual SCoTENS Conference, which runs on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 October 2023 in the Lough Erne Resort in Fermanagh. The conference theme this year is Celebrating 20 years of SCoTENS: HOPES, DREAMS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION. The Roundtable will take place on the Thursday morning at 11am.

This Roundtable will bring together doctoral researchers working on topics relating to education and educators in its broadest sense on this island.  In Ireland, north and south, diversity and inclusion remain significant challenges and the conference will explore the links between education, schooling and societal wellbeing and inclusion. It will debate the purposes of education and consider what pedagogies are needed to challenge oppression and marginalisation.

A limited number of accepted contributions will address issues in the general field of educators and education – ideally in light of the concerns of the conference theme as noted here. We, therefore, invite doctoral students interested in these and related issues to apply for a place at the Roundtable. The Roundtable will provide a space for doctoral researchers to meet and discuss their interests, to showcase their work, and to participate in the SCoTENS Conference more broadly.

Accommodation and meals will be provided, and participants will also have full access to the main conference.  Please submit your proposal on the attached form to tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk before the deadline of Friday 15 September 2023 at 4pm.

Doctoral Workshop Application Form

Invitation to Submit Proposal to present at the SCoTENS Conference 19 and 20 October 2023, Lough Erne Resort, Co Fermanagh

The committee is delighted to host this conference to mark twenty years since SCoTENS was established. In this special year, our conference will be a celebratory one, and inputs will follow a slightly different format than those at previous conferences. The new round table format has been designed to facilitate speakers and delegates in reflecting on the last twenty years, celebrating all that has been achieved in teacher education, and looking to the future with hope.  

The conference has also been designed to facilitate conversation, creativity and connection. In that regard we invite proposals to present at the Round Table Conversation.  The Round Table Conversation (replacing the traditional workshops) will take the format of a series of parallel conversations in the main conference room. Each conversation will take place at a round table, with seating arranged to allow for two contributors, one facilitator, and up to seven other delegates at each table. Contributors at each table will present separately on their chosen topic (10-15 minutes), while the session chair will facilitate a conversation whereby delegates respond to what they have heard, offer feedback, or pose questions to the two contributors.  Thus we invite proposals where the presenter will select a theme of their own choice related to teacher education and possibly drawing on one of the themes of the SCOTENS conferences over the past 20 years.  Inputs should encourage dialogue and do not require power point presentations.  Questions that should inform your proposal include the following:

  • What should we be celebrating from the past 20 years?
  • What should we be aspiring to / imagining for the next 20 years?
  • What in the present gives you hope?

If accepted, the SCOTENS committee will arrange for each RTC to have a facilitator and up to 7 participants. Selection of presentations will be based on fit with SCOTENS conference themes over the past 20 years and/or fit with issues in contemporary teacher education on this island.

Please submit your proposal of no more than 300 words by Monday 11 September 2023 at 12.00pm on the following form:

PROPOSAL FORM

If you require any further information please contact tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk

 

SCoTENS Research Webinar 2023

As part of our ongoing series of online eventSCoTENS hosted a very successful research focused webinar on 14 March 2023.

 

 

This event was aimed at members of SCoTENS and comprised of the following: short presentations by a small group of team members who have been successful in recent SCoTENS funded projects; the launch of our Annual Report by Mr Andy Pollak, and the presentation of this year’s John Coolahan award by Prof Kathy Hall,Professor of Education, University College Cork to the authors of the Seed Funding Reports recognised to be the most in line with the values and ideals of SCoTENS.  This year the SCoTENS sub-committee decided to present two very worthwhile projects with the award, the first ITRB project by Dr Catherine Stapleton and Dr James Nelson and secondly, VOTE PE project by Associate Prof Tony Sweeney, Dr David McKee and Dr Maura Coulter, Suzie Macken PhD and Ciaran Walsh.  From 3.00pm to 3.30pm Dr Conor Galvin facilitated a short Q&A session to support potential applicants to this year’s seed funding programme. 

SCoTENS would like to thank those who participated in the very rewarding event.  We are delighted with the contributions by participants and it is reassuring to hear that the work and values held dear by SCoTENS are valued and shared by so many of our colleagues.
 

If you missed out on the webinar, or indeed would like to watch it again please catch up at the link below!

Dr Conor Galvin’s very helpful document on the Seed Funding Briefing can be found below:

SCoTENS Seedfunding Briefing

SCoTENS Research Webinar

As part of our ongoing series of online events SCoTENS are delighted to announce that they are running a short research-focused webinar on 14 March 2023 from 2.00-3.00 pm with a follow-on session for 30 minutes for anyone considering applying for seed funding this year (3.00-3.30pm).  

This event is aimed at members of SCoTENS and will comprise the following: short presentations by a small group of team members who have been successful in recent SCoTENS funded projects; the launch of our Annual Report by Mr Andy Pollak, and the presentation of this year’s John Coolahan award by Prof Kathy Hall, Professor of Education, University College Cork to the authors of the Seed Funding Report which is recognised to be the most in line with the values and ideals of SCoTENS; and, finally, from 3.00 to 3.30pm, a short Q&A session to support potential applicants to this year’s seed funding programme. 

When: 14 March 2023 at 2.00pm

Please Register in advance for this meeting at the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VwEAHRWzRceZc3TdVrPBzA

See full programme:  Research Event Programme 2023
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tricia Kelly at tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk

SCoTENS

 

At the SCoTENS Conference 2022, the committee decided to video various participants on their perception of SCoTENS.  The outcome is a fantastic piece which you catch up on below:

 

 

 

SCoTENS Special Edition of IJE: Submission date extended to 21 November 2022

Are you currently a partner in a SCoTENS-funded research project?
Have you been a partner on a SCoTENS research project in recent years?

 

If so, please consult with your fellow researcher(s) and consider this opportunity to share your findings and some of the learning from your experience on the project with the wider educational community.

The Irish Journal of Education (IJE) has announce a call for submissions for papers for a special issue of the IJE that will showcase SCoTENS-funded research projects carried out in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in recent years.

SCoTENS welcomes this development and we hope that current and past recipients of SCoTENS support for research projects will participate in the initiative by submitting an article, based on their work, to the IJE.

Further details available at the link below:

IJE-special-issue-on-SCoTENS-Call-for-submissions_FINAL

 

Launch of Successful Projects under the Shared Island-SCoTENS Research Partnership

The Shared Island-SCoTENS Research Partnership are delighted to announce that the first two projects awarded funding under the the theme of “Enhancing educational attainment: sharing experience and learning on a shared island”  will be launched at the SCoTENS Annual Conference 2022 taking place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk on 20 and 21 October 2022.

  • “BUDDIES” – led by Dr Glenda Walsh, Stranmillis University College, Belfast, in collaboration with Dr Seaneen Sloan, University College Dublin and Clíodhna Martin, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. Building on discussions of the role of Home-School Community Liaison at the Shared Island Dialogue on education, this study will seek to gain a clearer understanding of the valuable but under-researched work of HSCLs across the island.
  • “SHARED” – led by Dr Melanie Ní Dhuinn and Dr. Julie Uí Choistealbha from Marino Institute of Education, Dublin, in collaboration with Julie Hamilton, from St. Mary’s University College, Belfast. This project explores how teacher educators can prepare and support student teachers to negotiate and engage with the challenges of educational underachievement while on their school placement.

You can read the successful reports below:

SHARED  Report

BUDDIES Report

 

SCoTENS Doctoral Workshop 2022

The Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) invites proposals for participation and working papers at the 5th SCoTENS Doctoral Studies Roundtable.  The Roundtable will provide a mix of short presentations by participants on their work in progress and will also feature participation by SCoTENS colleagues who are leaders in the field of Teacher Education and related research in Ireland and beyond.

The Doctoral Studies Roundtable will be held in conjunction with the 20th Annual SCoTENS Conference, which runs on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 October 2022 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk. The conference theme this year is Reflecting, Reconnecting and Re-Engaging with the Core Purpose of Education. The Roundtable will take place on the Thursday morning at 11am.

This Roundtable will bring together doctoral researchers working on topics relating to education and educators in its broadest sense on this island.  In Ireland, north and south, diversity and inclusion remain significant challenges and the conference will explore the links between education, schooling and societal wellbeing and inclusion. It will debate the purposes of education and consider what pedagogies are needed to challenge oppression and marginalisation.

A limited number of accepted contributions will address issues in the general field of educators and education – ideally in light of the concerns of the conference theme as noted here. We, therefore, invite doctoral students interested in these and related issues to apply for a place at the Roundtable. The Roundtable will provide a space for doctoral researchers to meet and discuss their interests, to showcase their work, and to participate in the SCoTENS Conference more broadly.

Accommodation and meals will be provided, and participants will also have full access to the main conference. Please submit your proposal on the attached form to tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk before the deadline of 4pm 19 August 2022.

Doctoral Workshop Application Form

 

SCoTENS Conference 2022 – Expressions of Interest/Presentations

The Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) is pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest/presentations from those wishing to contribute to its forthcoming conference in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk on 20 and 21 October 2022

We welcome expressions of interest on topics that are relevant to teacher education. Because the slots for presentations are limited we propose to give preference to presentations that link most directly to the conference theme and the work of SCoTENS. We welcome presentations that will invite exploratory conversations perhaps about aspects of the conference theme that are challenging and contested and that therefore will involve audience interaction and the productive exchange of ideas. In this context work-in-progress is very acceptable, and indeed, encouraged.

Among the questions to be examined are:

  • What lessons have we learned as educators from the events of the past two years?
  • What is the ‘new normal’ we want to co-create in our education and teacher education systems?
  • How can we ensure that the ‘new normal’ is one that reflects the type of society we want to be, and is faithful to the core purpose(s) of education.
  • How can educators recognise the shaping influence(s) of local communities and society?
  • How can education and schooling be structured to better impact societal wellbeing?
  • What pedagogies are needed to challenge oppression and marginalisation?

Please note: Your organisation should hold current membership of SCoTENS.  If you have any queries about this, please contact Tricia at tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk

We look forward to receiving your expression of interest and thank you for considering the conference as a forum to share your work.   

 Expressions of Interest Form

We hope to see you at SCoTENS in 2022.

Please complete and return to Tricia Kelly at tricia.kelly@qub.ac.uk by 4pm Friday 9 September 2022

Further information on the conference can be found HERE

SCoTENS Conference 2022

Reflecting, Reconnecting and Re-Engaging with the Core Purpose(s) of Education
20 and 21 October 2022
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk (In-person event)

Since our last face-to-face conference in 2019, the world has experienced unprecedented challenges, not only as a result of the global pandemic but, more recently, in the context of the war in Ukraine. In Ireland, diversity and inclusion remain significant challenges and this conference will explore the links between education, schooling and societal wellbeing. It will afford delegates and speakers a timely opportunity to pause and reflect, reconnect with each other, and re-engage with the core purpose(s) of education.  Among the questions to be examined are:

  • What lessons have we learned as educators from the events of the past two years?
  • What is the ‘new normal’ we want to co-create in our education and teacher education systems?
  • How can we ensure that the ‘new normal’ is one that reflects the type of society we want to be, and is faithful to the core purpose(s) of education.
  • How can educators recognise the shaping influence(s) of local communities and society?
  • How can education and schooling be structured to better impact societal wellbeing?
  • What pedagogies are needed to challenge oppression and marginalisation?

The SCOTENS organisers invite delegates to pose their own questions and contribute to the dialogue in the company of our two keynote speakers who will provoke and challenge us in their keynote addresses and a Panel of Speakers who will further inspire us through insights into their perspectives and practices. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the SCOTENS in-person conference on October 20-21 2022.

Registration details to follow!