This document summarizes a teacher exchange program between schools in Ireland, England, and Wales from 2010 to 2011. It describes visits made by teachers between Cardiff, London, Dublin, and other locations to share perspectives on national identity and cultural similarities between Ireland and England. The document outlines lessons taught in each country's schools on what it means to be Irish or English, and what cultural aspects they have in common. Videos from the student activities are referenced but require permission before being shared.
2. TEACHER EXCHANGE
SandeepPhagura Corelli College,
England
Kathryn Moore St Dominics College,
Ireland
Suzanne Ryan Holy Faith, Ireland
Michelle Springer Thomas Tallis School,
England
9. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE IRISH?
Video of Irish School here
Shows Irish students stating what they think it
means to be Irish and demonstrating some of the
traditional arts and dancing.
This will be made available after permissions
have been gained from students’ families
10. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ENGLISH?
Video of Irish School here
Shows Irish students stating what they think
it means to be English.
This will be made available after permissions
have been gained from students’ families
11. PHASE 2 – ENGLAND VISIT
Video of English School here
Shows the fist visit by Irish teachers to the
English Schools. Students state what it
means to be English and learn some of the
Irish language and Irish dancing. The film
also shows them receiving their postcards.
This will be made available after permissions
have been gained from students’ families
Introductions to the people involved in the projects.
Give out 5 Nations quiz for participants to complete.Icebreaker and acknowledgment that there are things that we may not know about ourselves and each other! As well as things that we share.
Explanation of how the project progressed logistically.
Interesting international events taking place at each step of our journey made us reflect more deeply on the nature of Citizenship and Values Education and how the outside world impacts powerfully on the Citizenship classroom.
Introduction to the classes taking part in the project.
Explain first lesson. Hand out Ven diagram for participants to record answers to the questions above. This is the kind of task the students did. Show results from students and discuss implications. What similarities and differences do we see?
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Participants do part of the second lesson with their Ven diagrams, identifying similarities between the countries. What do you notice about the responses? About the young people’s responses?Students evaluation of the project handed out to participants for comment.
Looking at student work from lesson 2.What questions have been raised as a result of this work?
Shows a range of things that students thought they had in common with each other. Discussions were generated from this.Future developments as a result of this visit include School Council linking.
Challenge!Explain the challenge for participants to find someone to partner with and decided on a small scale project to carry out and then log their thoughts, work produced, results, etc on the blog for this project – 5Nations.tumblr.com
