News
Drama Conference Who Am I? Who Can Tell Me Who I am
A Conference Celebrating the Life and Contribution of David Davis to Drama and Theatre in Education - 9th and 10th March 2019.
Exploring Participation, Engagement and Voice for Children with Disabilities
A newly published edited volume in the Peter Lang Education series is a volume chapters in the new field of participation, engagement and voice for children with disabilities. Edited by Dr Miriam Twomey and Dr Clare Carroll.
Career LEAP Certificates of Participation
Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, presented young adults with certificates at a special event in November, celebrating their achievements in the Central Bank on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.
All Heads Together Handbook
All Heads Together is a new handbook for teaching artists and teachers working with reuse materials in inclusive educational settings.
Getting to Know Trinity Library
An article published in The AHEAD JOURNAL on Getting to Know Trinity Library: using video to improve library engagement for students with intellectual disabilities
PME Graduation 2018
Congratulations to our recent Professional Master in Education (PME) graduates on receiving their parchments from Chancellor Mary Robinson at the winter commencements.
Class 1978 Reunion
The School of Education was delighted to welcome back our M.Ed. ’78 class to School of Education.
Language Talk | 26th November 2018
Towards group rights in language legislation? Recognition of a collective interest in language by Professor Robert Dubar, University of Edinburgh.
Research Seminar | 29th November 2018
Trinity Access 21: Large-scale action research facilitating iterative change in Irish schools
Thammasat University Visit
The School of Education was delighted to welcome Dr Sittichai Wichaiditand and Dr Adisorn Juntrasook from Thammasat University, Thailand.
Association for Educational Assessment
Prof. Damian Murchan presented a paper on "Big Data" at the 2018 annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Assessment – Europe (AEA-Europe) in Arnhem.
PG Equality Champion Award
Vivian Rath, PhD student in the School of Education was awarded the Postgraduate Equality Champion Award 2017/18.
One Day Conference
Sport and Education in Ireland: History, Policy and Contemporary Issues
SCoTENS Conference 2018
EDUCATION AS A COMMON GOOD: THE ROLE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Research Seminar | 25th October 2018
Sustaining a Career in Arts/Music Education: Cultivating Hope, Engaging in Self-renewal
Report Launched by Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD
Research report by Dr Ann Devitt and Dr Mairead Brady on Academic Staff uses of Technology Enhanced Assessment in Higher Education
Launch of research report, Wednesday 10th October
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD will be launching a report on academic staff uses of technology enhanced assessment in higher education by Dr Ann Devitt and Dr Mairead Brady
Book Launch - Thursday 4th October
Embodying Language in Action: The Artistry of Process Drama in Second Language Education by Dr Erika Piazzoli.
International Students
Welcome to our International Students who have arrived from all over the world to join the School of Education!
School of Education Newsletter 2017-2018
Annual newsletter gives an update on student, academic and alumni news for 2017-2018.
Career LEAP paper shortlisted for BERA award
Professor Carmel O’Sullivan and Dr Jennifer Symonds paper has been shortlisted for the 2018 BERA (British Educational Research Association) Editors ’ Choice Award.
American Alliance for Theatre and Education Award Ceremony
Congratulations to Heidi Schonenberger who was awarded a distinguished thesis award for her Masters dissertation at the AATE conference in the USA.
Career LEAP Report Launch and Award Ceremony
Pioneering Career LEAP training programme gets young adults work-ready.
New book publication | Drama
Embodying Language in Action: The Artistry of Process Drama in Second Language Education by Dr Erika Piazzoli has recently been published.
New book publication
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Special Education Needs edited by Professor Michael Shevlin and Mary Ruth Coleman.
PhD Commencements 2018
Congratulations to Drs Carol-Ann O’Siorain, Fiona Dowling, Alison Egan, Helen Heneghan, Katherine Salvador and Rory O’Sullivan on receiving their Doctores in Philosophia
Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies Conference
PME student Sorcha Ryan representing School of Education at the IVAC conference in Malta.
Seminar: Racism in Higher Education
Racism in Higher Education jointly organised by the Cultures and Academic Values Research Centre in the School of Education, TCD and Lochrann, the Centre for Intercultural Education, in Marino Institute of Education.
Annual SciFest Exhibition
Second annual SciFest @TCPID student exhibition.
Research Seminar | 29th June 2018
No Artificial Limits: Ireland’s Regional Technical Colleges.
Book Launch | 19th June 2018
Inside the Autonomous School; Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend.
Research Seminar | 31st May 2018
Wittgenstein’s Theory of Family Resemblances in Arts Education.
University of Indiana
Students from the University of Indiana visit the School of Education.
Music Recital
Bachelor in Music Education Senior Sophister students perform in the Senior Common Room.
National Adults Literacy Agency
The Schools of Education’s RISE Research group in collaboration with the National Adults Literacy Agency (NALA will hold their annual numeracy conference for the fourth year running in the Arts Building, Trinity College on Wednesday 30th May.
Virtual Open Evening
The School of Education are hosting a Virtual Open Evening for potential applicants for the Master in Education programme at Trinity College Dublin.
Sahlberg 11 Review Meeting
Engaging meeting between School of Education, MIE and HEA with Prof. Pasi Sahlberg.
Disability: Political Representation and Activism Seminar
Disability activists, political leaders and international academics will gather in Trinity College Dublin to discuss the barriers to political representation and activism for people with disabilities in Ireland.
Trinity appoints new Head of School of Education
Professor Damian Murchan has been appointed as Head of the School of Education.
Spring Commencements
Congratulations to Dr Melanie Ni Dhuinn who received her Doctor in Education and Dr Maria Garvey who received her Doctores in Philosophia at the Spring Commencements.
Masters in Education Spring Commencements
Congratulations to all our new alumni.
American Educational Research Association Conference
Prof Colette Murphy, Ms Marita Kerin from School of Education with Dr Elina Lampert-Shepel at the AERA conference in New York.
American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference
Dr Dee McGarry, Dr Sean Devitt and Dr Ann Devitt in attendance at the AAAL Conference
Research Seminar | 26th April 2018
Physical Education in Ireland:1922 - 1939
Drama In Foreign Language Teaching
Dr Erika Piazzoli presenting at this year’s TEFL Day 2018 - Munich
A Drama Banquet, 3rd March 2018 | Association for Drama in Education in Ireland
Master Class presentation by Prof Carmel OSullivan | Drama in Education: A Creative Pedagogy for 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Postgraduate Research Conference 2018 | 18th -19th May 2018
9th Annual Postgraduate Conference - Call for Abstracts
Research Seminar | 22nd February 2018
Conversations on Language: peeking into Pandoras box.
M.Ed.Open Evening
Do you want to advance your career in Education? Come to the M.Ed Open Evening in Trinity College Dublin on March 8th and find out how we can help you achieve your ambitions.
Research Seminar | 25th January 2018
The Hunt Report and Higher Education Policy in Ireland: Bureaucracy or Managerialism
Trinity College Dublin and The Irish Times partner on Citizen Science Initiative
Throughout 2018, Trinity College Dublin and the Irish Times will be working to raise awareness of this increasingly important approach to research by developing and promoting a number of citizen science projects.
Provost Annual Review 2016-2017
Professor Michael Shevlin’s research case study featured in the Provost Annual Review 2016-2017.
PME Winter Commencements 2017
Congratulations to Ms Elisabeth Sinnott on receiving the ASTI prize and Ms Aisling White on receiving the Crawford Memorial award.
PhD Commencements 2017
Congratulations to Dr Dean Mc Donnell on receiving his Doctorate in Education.
B.Mus.Ed. Graduation 2017
Congratulations to B.Mus.Ed. class of 2013 who graduated on a high note at the Winter Commencements. Also, congratulations to Michael Flynn who was awarded the Gold Medal for his recognition of artistic and academic excellence.
50th anniversary of Visiting Teacher Service
Dr. Damian Murchan addressed teachers and guests celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Visiting Teacher Service. The event in DIT Grangegorman, attended by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, recognised teachers working on behalf of children who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing.
Nelson Mandela Lecture Education
Education a Means to Determine the Quality and Magnitude of South Africa’s Youth Development: The Legacy of Nelson Mandela
Grief Demystified
PhD candidate Caroline Lloyd author of a recently published book, that is research based on grief for people who support the bereaved and also the bereaved themselves.
CAVE Book Launch
Invitation to mark the occasion of a new book by the CAVE Research Centre.
Autism and Social Drama
Dr Carmel OSullivan delivered workshops to the Ministry of Education in Tehran.
World Philosophy Day
To celebrate World Philosophy Day (November 16th) the President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins hosted a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Book Launch
New book on educational assessment launched by Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O Connor TD. Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education, by Damian Murchan (TCD) and Gerry Shiel (ERC).
New publication
Title: Inside the autonomous school: making sense of a global educational trend.
Visit by Professor Sarah O Shea, University of Wollongong
We were very pleased to welcome Professor Sarah O Shea, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia on Monday 20 November 2017.
Research Seminar | 30th November 2017
The Systematic Protection of Children in Child Protection Systems: An Invitation to Think, Question and Act.
National Centre for Educational Technology in China
The School of Education was delighted to welcome a delegation from the National Centre for Educational Technology in China in a visit organised in cooperation with UNICEF.
25th International Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference: Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
PhD candidate Geraldine Nolan presented her paper Leadership in Early Childhood Education: How it is and How it Could be.
Trinity Centre for People with intellectual disabilities among winners of funding
The Heffernan Bursary Fund
This Bursary is open to all Doctoral or Masters students who already hold the status of secondary school teachers/principals.
Research Seminar
The Global Access Challenge: Detroit, Beijing and Dublin - Prof Edward St John, University of Michigan.
Time in Mathematics Education
The launch of a National Study Analysing the Time Allocated to Mathematics at School Level in Ireland.
Allianz Business to Arts Award 2017
Professor Carmel OSullivan has been working with ReCreate and the Environmental Protection Agency EPA) for 2 years on the Heads Up study (2016) and more recently, the All Heads Together study (2017-18).
Korea Visit
A recent visit by Prof Chan-Jong KIM, Dean of the School of Education of Seoul National University.
Homeless children relying on takeaways
Trinity academic Dr Michelle Share, senior research fellow in the School of Education highlights negative impact of food poverty on health.
Published article
An article on opportunities and challenges in secondary education for blind and vision-impaired people in the Republic of Ireland has recently been published by Prof Michael Shevlin and Dr Patricia McCarthy.