Developing students' critical thinking skills through the Sunningdale case study
- Target Group
- Teachers of Leaving Certificate History (later modern field of study), for whose students the topic prescibed for documents-based study in the 2010 and 2011 examinations is "Politics and society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993". One of the three case studies for the topic is "The Sunningdale Agreement and the power-sharing executive, 1973-1974".
- Course Aims
- The course aims to assist teachers in preparing their students for the demands of the documents-based question on the prescribed topic. The approach will reflect the syllabus focus on enquiry and evidence and will explore some of the means by which critical thinking skills are developed in the history classroom. Exemplar examination questions on the case study will also be considered.
| Venue | Dates |
|---|---|
| Drumcondra Education Centre | Mon 2 Feb 2009 (16:30-19:00) |
| Athlone Education Centre | Tue 3 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Limerick Education Centre | Tue 3 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Monaghan Education Centre | Tue 3 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Dublin West Education Centre | Thu 5 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Cork Education Support Centre | Thu 5 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Blackrock Education Centre | Thu 12 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Drumcondra Education Centre | Mon 23 Feb 2009 (16:30-19:00) |
| Co. Wexford Education Centre | Wed 25 Feb 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Blackrock Education Centre | Mon 2 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Dublin West Education Centre | Tue 3 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Laois Education Centre | Tue 3 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Dublin West Education Centre | Tue 3 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Galway Education Centre | Tue 3 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Kilkenny Education Centre | Wed 4 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Kilkenny Education Centre | Wed 4 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Navan Education Centre | Wed 4 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Kildare Education Centre | Mon 9 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Sligo Education Centre | Tue 10 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Cork Education Support Centre | Thu 12 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Silver Tassie Hotel, Letterkenny | Wed 18 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Mayo Education Centre | Thu 19 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
| Dublin West Education Centre | Thu 19 Mar 2009 (17:00-19:30) |
