June 30, 2025
On June 17th 2025, IPDA members from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales came together for an online symposium to present and discuss research and issues related to teacher workload. This built upon a successful IPDA Scotland online event on teacher workload Read more…
February 14, 2025
IPDA Ireland hosted our Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event on 20 March 2025, hosted by Dr Niamh Hickey. IPDA Ireland’s first Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event offered an opportunity for emerging and early career members of the IPDA Read more…
September 18, 2024
On 26th September 2024, IPDA Ireland hosting the fourth event in our Journal Club Series entitled: ‘Journaling where we have not journaled before’. IPDA Ireland vice-chair, Dr Eimear Holland hosted the event. After journal club delegates explored the themes of Read more…
November 8, 2023
On 30 November 2023, IPDA Ireland hosted an exciting online event exploring professional learning across different professions from an Irish perspective. In the event we explored how professional learning is structured, supported, and enacted in different professions from an Irish Read more…
October 9, 2023
IPDA Ireland hosted the third Journal Club event on 8th June 2023, hosted by Dr Eimear Holland and with author Philippa Cordingley. Host: Dr Eimear HollandJournal Paper: Cordingley, P. (2015) ‘The contribution of research to teachers’professional learning and development’, Oxford Read more…
March 1, 2023
IPDA Ireland facilitated this open Twitter Chat on 19th April 2023 to prompt thought and discussion around the topic of Universal Design for Learning and its implications for professional learning and development. In our Twitter chat, through focused prompts and questions, Read more…
January 5, 2022
IPDA Ireland hosted the second event in the Journal Club Series entitled: ‘Journalling where we have not journalled before’. This series offers the opportunity to explore recently published high quality research in the area of professional learning and development (PLD). Read more…
October 29, 2021
IPDA Ireland hosted a Twitter slow chat on 5-6 November 2021 in the lead up to the IPDA International Conference. We explored each conference strand in turn using the slow chat hashtag – #IPDAconversations. Meet your hosts Friday 5th November: Read more…
June 1, 2021
This was the inaugural event in a Journal Club Series entitled: ‘Journaling where we have not journaled before’. The event took place on 31st May 2021, hosted by Professor Anne Looney. This series offers the opportunity to explore recently published high Read more…
March 11, 2021
On 24 March 2021 IPDA Ireland hosted a panel discussion with members. During the session the following questions were posed to panellists and used as a basis for breakout room discussions: What 2 or 3 words stand out for you Read more…
February 5, 2021
IPDA Ireland held this welcome session to meet new members on 4th February 2021. During the event members took the opportunity to get to know one another and share their areas of interest. If you are interested in becoming a Read more…
May 18, 2020
IPDA Ireland hosted its second seminar on 6th February 2020 at Maynooth University. It attracted a wide audience including principals, teachers, teacher educators and others with an interest in leadership and professional learning. The seminar created a space for critical conversations Read more…
In response to the Covid19 lockdown, IPDA Ireland hosted a slow chat on Friday 3rd April 2020 titled ‘Risk, Resilience and Response-Ability in Remote Teaching and Learning’. Click the image to view the programme. The following questions were posed to Read more…
October 17, 2019
IPDA Ireland hosted this Slow Chat on 12th October 2019. This page features some of the responses and analytics. Analytics With 64 tweets posted, the slow chat’s overall impressions were over 33,000. Followers were engaged, with 895 actions being taken, including 42 retweets, Read more…
May 15, 2019
Ahead of the IPDA International Conference, IPDA Ireland hosted this slow chat on ‘Harnessing creativity in changing times; risk, resilience and professional learning’ from May 10th-12th 2019. This page features some of the responses to the questions asked. Analytics Over Read more…