Leaving Certificate Applied Social Education My Community Aim: to seek to develop students sense of identity and pride in their local area.....to use local community as a base for learning. to make students aware of local amenities and resources to develop map reading skills.. 1
Key Principles Integration across the curriculum Basic skills Active teaching/learning methodologies Reflection Links with the community Teachers as Facilitators How do we facilitate learning for the Leaving Certificate Applied student? 2
Experiential Learning 1. Experiencing 2. Sharing 3. Understanding 4. Generalising 5. Applying My Community Unit 1: Research Skills Unit 2: My Own Place Unit 3: My Family in the Local Area Unit 4: My Own Place in the Past Unit 5: Community Amenities/ Resources Unit 6: Planning in My Own Place 3
My Community Time Allocation: Average 3 classes per week from Sept to end of Jan Consecutive classes where possible 6 units approx 8 classes per unit Unit 1 Research Skills Practice of the following skills: surveys, questionnaire design, bar charts, pie charts, information searches, internet searches, vox-pop, visit and join local library take library tour 4
Unit 2 My Own Place - map of Ireland/locate own county towns- -larger county map- geographical /historical features -O.S. local map focus on locality - calculate distances locally -tourism focus -local newspaper trawl for events/information -contribute to school notes in local papers Unit 3 My Family in the Local Area -Family history scrapbook -Old photographs focus -Interview elderly family members -Present family storybook/picture/photographs etc BE SENSITIVE TO DIFFERING FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES 5
Unit 4 My Own Place in the Past - local historian guest visit - local history tour - old photograph exhibition - old canal/ railway route walk - now and then photo display - family names register search - guest speaker elder member of community Unit 5 Community Amenities/ Resources - Clubs leaflet - Local resources survey - A tourist guide to the area -Town/Local council speaker -Tourist office visit/ visit local tourist spot- arrange talk there. 6
Unit 6 Planning in My Own Place - County Council visit or speaker - Visit to planning office - Examine planning applications - Do zoning map of local area - Survey locals on planning issue - Present findings to local councillor Resources: Maps- O.S.local maps Local newspapers Old photographs Library/ local notice boards Local historian/ history group Tourist office Planning office Local council 7
Key Assignments: 4 to be completed by end of January Complete as you go do not wait until the end of the module to give assignments Encourage students to the best of their ability. 1 credit on completion of 4 assignments and with 90% attendance record. Key Assignments I interviewed a senior citizen from my local community about my own place in the past. -As part of research skills, you will focus on interview skills, preparing questions for interview, question types etc. -Record interview using mini Dictaphone. 8
Key Assignment I designed and printed a simple leaflet about five different organisations providing a service for young people in my area. -Class work will focus on organisations in the area. -Work with Computer teacher for this assignment. Key Assignment I contributed several images to a class collage about our local area. - Photograph collage/ Newspaper collage/art work 9
Examination Link: My Community will be examined at the end of Year 2 in the Social Education Exam. This is an aural and written exam covering the 6 Social Education Modules. Past exam papers are available on www.examinations.ie Tools to take away: Use mixed methodologies Be organised with folders Take roll every lesson Keep signed records of assignments completed Set up notice board/papers box/photo board Get speakers in/ go out of class into community 10
Methodologies- vary the approach as much as possible. Pair work/group work Interviews Vox Pops Word games/word puzzles/word searches Visits to libraries/town hall/council offices Local history tour Guest speakers : Town Development officer/elderly citizen/ Local representatives- tourism-historians 11