Colleges of Education Research Consortium Conference 2007 Colaiste Mhuire, Marino     Theme: The Role of Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Ireland   Programme 9:45 Coffee 10:15 Welcome and Introductions Dr Anne O’Gara, President, Coláiste Mhuire   Overview of CERC/Review of CERC day 2006, Dr Michael O’Leary   Plan/aims for the day To provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas about research on teaching and teacher education; To offer opportunities for the initiation of collaborative research on topics of interest to those involved in teaching and teacher education in Ireland; To showcase the work of the Colleges of Education Research Consortium (CERC) by looking back on work completed and looking forward to new projects.   10:30 Welcome to day and Introduction to Professor Collins by Dr. Anne O’Gara   10:40 “The Future of Teacher Education” Keynote address from Professor Tom Collins followed by brief question and answer session Chair: Dr. Anne O’Gara   11:40 Tea/Coffee 12:00 Presentations and Discussions related to Teachers’ Lives Teacher Motivation and Emotions (Dr. Mark Morgan, Karl Kitching & Dr. Michael O’Leary, St. Patrick’s College) Individual Freedom and Conformity in Student Teachers’ Lives (Dr. Jim Deegan, Mary Immaculate College) Researching Characteristics of Teacher Educators (Gene Mehigan & Seán Delaney, Coláiste Mhuire Marino) Chair: Professor Marilyn-Cochran Smith and Professor Larry Ludlow, Boston College.   13:00 Lunch 14:00 Six 10 minute presentations followed by a panel discussion with questions from the audience ‘Partnership’ Rhetoric and the Realities of Educational Research: An Argument for a Public Policy” (Dr. Ciarán Sugrue, St. Patrick’s College) Born or made? Tracing the epiphanic moments in the development of primary teachers’ understanding of what it is to be a teacher (Regina Murphy, St. Patrick’s College) (Dr. Aisling Leavy, Mary Immaculate College) Student Teachers’ Literacy Lives (Finian O’Shea, Church of Ireland College of Education & Siobhan Cahillane-McGovern) Educating Global Citizens:  The role of Development Education in Teacher Education (Dr. Claire Lyons, Mary Immaculate College) Children’s Looking and Responding: How Should Teachers be Prepared? (Michael Flannery, Coláiste Mhuire Marino) Chair/Timekeeper: Damien French /Breda O’Shea   15:40 Tea/Coffee 15:55 Presentation on Teachers’ Lives 2 Teaching and Teacher Education for Diversity across Schools and Colleges Dr. Jim Deegan Chair: Professor Jim Cummins (University of Toronto)   16:25 Closure