Core features of the practice
Organisation:
Institution name: History Teachers Association of Northern Ireland
Institution type: Voluntary association
Institution URL: https://www.facebook.com/historyteachersassociationnorthernireland/Format:
WorkshopTarget population:
Students, Young people, Educators in formal settings, Educators in non-formal settings, General public/non-specialist audienceCost (per practice):
FreeSetting:
School, No specific setting requiredThemes:
Remembrance education and/or history educationCore activities:
Internet research, Group work, Other
Additional information about the practice
Number of participants:
Not applicableAge of target population:
11-15Additional specifics:
Other:, 14 year olds, 22-30 year olds, adultsTopics and objectives:
An online teaching programme dealing with Ireland's Decade of Centenaries. Examines the commemorations of the Dublin Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme in 1966 to consider how commemoration might better be conducted to foster more positive outcomes.Materials used:
Online material
Link to the material:Material produced:
DebateSequence of activities - methodology:
Learners trace the lives of two men, who were to become leading paramilitaries in the conflict of the next three decades, and the potentially negative impact of commemoration in deeply divided societiesLength of activity:
Up to 5 hoursIs the activity digital?:
Yes: https://www.creativecentenaries.org/resource/decade-anniversaries-schools-resourceLanguage(s) in which activity can be delivered:
EnglishIs specialist knowledge or professional training required?:
YesIf yes, which type?:
Formal educational training and/or certification
Target population
Components of the practice
Accessibility and replicability
Qualitative Details
Has this practice been evaluated?
YesBy whom?:
Informal non-participant observer, Internal evaluatorBy what means?:
Informal verbal feedbackCore content knowledge and transferable skills:
The ability to consider how commemoration might better be conducted to foster more positive outcomes.Indicators of success:
Interactive learning units, addressing positive and negative outcomes of commemorationsEducational coordinator contact details:
Name: Alan McCully
Email address: aw.mccully@ulster.ac.uk
How many times?:
5
Scalability
The RETHINK project is concerned with bridging formal and informal education. This section explores the factors that make a practice adaptable.
Key factors for successful implementation:
Subject expertise of presenter/instructorMain challenges to teachers adapting this practice for their students:
A time slot of at least two hours is required; students must be in small groups; sensitive facilitation of debateAvailability of guidance/training/replication materials (and in what language/format currently):
A teachers' guide is availableOther comments or details:
N/A