Deirdre Butler

The FIRST® LEGO® League #SUBMERGED Ireland Champions - Cully Coders of Moyne Ulster-Scots Association🏆 Thanks to the Event Sponsor Meta, National Sponsor Amazon. Supported by Research Ireland & Partners DCU & TU Shannon. #Meta #ResearchIreland #AmazoninCommunities #FLLIRE

The impact of @firstlegoleague cant be overstated! 💡 It's crazy to know that over 563,840 Hours of STEM has taken place across Ireland from 2021 - 2024! 🤖 🟣Discover: 52,100 🟢Explore: 328,620 🔴Challenge: 105,400

The FIRST® LEGO® League #SUBMERGED Ireland final is in full swing 🎉 Streaming live all day 📹 Thanks to Event Sponsor Meta, National Sponsor Amazon. Supported by Research Ireland and Academic Partners DCU and TU Shannon. #Meta #ResearchIreland #AmazoninCommunities #FLLIRE

The FIRST® LEGO® League #SUBMERGED Ireland Champions - Cully Coders of Moyne Ulster-Scots Association🏆 Thanks to the Event Sponsor Meta, National Sponsor Amazon. Supported by Research Ireland & Partners DCU & TU Shannon. #Meta #ResearchIreland #AmazoninCommunities #FLLIRE

📢 Latest episode of the @TeachNetIreland Podcast Series live @mhallissy is joined by Irene Stone, from St. Mark’s Community School, Tallaght, to talk about how she is using #GenAI with her #SeniorCycle computer science students #AILiteracy #AIResearch buff.ly/42i4qJp

Great to have NI Education Minister @paulgivan visit #MSDreamSpace @W5_LIFE in Belfast today and learn how our team is equipping students and teachers across Northern Ireland with the digital and AI skills for the future. Get involved here: aka.ms/dsbf

Day 12 - Christmas Giveaway 🎁 We 'R' going out in style with today's giveaway. The LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Pirate Ship 🦜 How to enter: 1️⃣ Like The Post 2️⃣ Follow @CreativeHutEdu 3️⃣ Share this post #CreativeHUTGiveaway #12DaysOfChristmas #LEGOPrizes #STEAMEducation #Day12

Free PD event on Dec 9th 6-8pm to explore how to increase student' understanding of #earth & #space! Event for all STInt Alumni & teachers in #Ireland. Register: linktr.ee/stintireland @DCU_IoE @edtechne @SchoolOfEd_UL @SchoolofEdUCD @SchoolofEdTCD @MU_Education @UCCSchoolofEd

What actually happens during a STInt #internship? Learn more from Caoimhe! If you are still curious visit our website here: linktr.ee/stintireland @DCU_IoE @edtechne @SchoolOfEd_UL @SchoolofEdUCD @SchoolofEdTCD @MU_Education @UCCSchoolofEd

As part of our ongoing look at the role of AI in the Post-Primary classroom, this resource will be of interest to English teachers - a beginners guide to AI and where it can sit with Leaving Certificate Poetry tiny.cc/9thwzz

#ReadingCoach is probably the most useful of the #MSEdu #LearningAccelerators for Irish schools and the release of standalone web and Windows Store apps make it more accessible and streamlined for integrated home and school use. @MS_eduIRL#AIinEducation buff.ly/3CohSQW

Are we fully aware of the impact #AI is having on students #EducateFran🤔 Recently, I developed four student personas to represent the mixed perspectives students are having around using/not using, #AI for assignments #AIinEducation #AcademicIntegrity #QA buff.ly/40yeQ70

📢 Latest episode of the @TeachNetIreland Podcast Series live @mhallissy is joined @dulcaointigh & Séamus Barry to talk about how tools like #ChatGPT and #MagicSchoolAI can be used be to enhance teaching, save time, and improve outcomes #Primary #AI buff.ly/3BKmL6y

Thank you, David for your Ode to STInt during the 2024 Graduation Celebration! Learn more abt paid summer #internships for #STEM teachers here: linktr.ee/stintireland @DCU @DCU_IoE @MaynoothUni @MU_Education @Researchirel @SkillnetIreland @30percentclubIE @CASTeL_DCU

The Importance of #PromptCrafting 📝 @LBurke__ Using #Copilot to create class content can be a game-changer for teachers. However, it's effectiveness hinges on the specificity and detail of the prompts provided #AIinEducation #TeachingTools buff.ly/4eTPsg8

The latest issue of #AJET has just gone live! Another exciting collection of new research on topics like artificial intelligence, online assessment, mixed-reality simulations, and digital storytelling. You can read it online and open-access at: ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET…

Registration closes soon for the Minecraft Education build challenge from #MSDreamSpace at @W5_LIFE, SEAcrets of the Deep. Schools across Ireland are all welcome to get involved and a teacher information session will be running soon. Register now at aka.ms/MCEComp2025

Launch of the BRICS Project in DCU’s LEGO Education Innovation Studio. The BRICS Project (Building a Real-World Integrated Curriculum in STEM) was launched last Wednesday at the LEGO Education Innovation Studio on St Patrick’s Campus. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3Y7ZMdf

Wonderful to kick-start the BRICS project last week in @dculeis @DCU_IoE BRICS is a year long integrated #STEM project, involving teachers and children from 14 primary schools in the Midlands region, @DCU_SEIGS @OideTechinEd @athloneec and @TUS_Athlone_ Read more below

🧵 1/ Delighted to have published our 4th @DCU_IoE First LEGO League Explore Teacher Guide for SUBMERGED theme 2024/2025 @FLLUK with coauthors Prof Deirdre Butler @ButlerDee Dr Denis Moynihan @moyno_d Dr Anne McMorrough @annemmcm & the wife Dr Nicola Broderick! #edchatie