Education

Education Content

Education is at the heart of The Heritage Councils work programme. With knowledge comes a greater sense of responsibility and appreciation of the value of Heritage as it contributes to our quality of life.

Publications

This is the Education publications section. Here you can find all publications, reports and presentations for this heritage area of interest.

EDUCATION FEATURED PUBLICATION

"Wild Things at School" by Eanna Ni Lamhna

Wild Things at School, by Eanna Ni Lamhna, illustrations by Christine Warner is a beautiful new resource for Primary School teachers. Published by Laois, Meath and Monaghan County Councils with support from the Heritage Council. A limited supply of the book is available from your local education centre.

Click here to download a copy in PDF fprmat [PDF 3.1MB]

PLEASE NOTE
Frogs are protected under European Legislation because they are scarce in Europe in general. So it is an offence to interfere with them or with their spawn. However, they are not endangered in Ireland and can be studied in class and frog spawn can be collected for educational purposes. Accordingly, a general Licence has been issued by the National Parks and Wildlife Service [NPWS] to all centres of Education in Ireland to collect and study them etc as per page 33 of Wild Things at School.

The local NPWS conservation officer must be contacted prior to any activity commencing under the terms of the licence. The spawn/tadpoles must be released in due course at the location of capture, or into a suitable waterbody as near as possible to the original capture site, if the original site has dried up.
The full licence can be viewed at www.npws.ie/en/News/

EDUCATION PUBLICATION

Stepping Into Kilkenny's History

It is intended that the publication will support and encourage teachers, students and others to explore the rich historic legacy that surrounds us. This beautifully illustrated publication and CD provides a depth of knowledge about this medieval city with its narrow streets, its distinctive townscape and rich historic fabric.

Stepping into Kilkenny's History [PDF 9MB]

A Geological Field Guide to Cooley, Gullion, Mourne & Slieve Croob

Louth County Council, with grant support from the Heritage Council and the Geological Survey of Ireland, has published a field guide to the geology (and geography) of the greater Carlingford Lough region (north Louth, south Armagh and south Down).

The book is written to maximise its value to senior secondary teachers (and to college lecturers). It aims to show educators how they can use some of the best and most accessible field sites in the region to teach essential elements of the Leaving Cert and A Level geography curriculum (and geology where this is taught in a few northern schools and on undergraduate courses).

Click here to download a copy of the document in PDF format [4.2 MB]

Exploring Biodiversity: A guide for educators around the world

This publication provides a number of ways to engage young people with nature and to learn about biodiversity. Its illustrations highlight species not found in Ireland but it also has a section focused on distinctive local biodiversity in section 3. You may find it provides some helpful tips and ideas for educational purposes.

Click here to download the publication in PDF format [PDF 3.6MB]

A Policy Framework for Education, Community, Outreach (ECO)

Developed by the Education, Community, Outreach Working Group of the Council of National Cultural Institutions in association with Arts Consultants Martin Drury and Susan Coughlan.

The aim was to establish shared understandings and common points of reference that would clarify the nature and purpose of ECO work, assist dialogue about ECO within CNCI and between CNCI and key government departments and agencies; and to establish a basis for any future joint actions in this field.

A Policy Framework for Education, Community, Outreach (ECO) [PDF 96KB]

Scoping Study For Development Of On-Line Heritage Materials For The Primary Sector

The objective of this study, commissioned by the Heritage Council, was to provide a comprehensive audit of on-line heritage materials for the primary school sector that relate directly to the remit of the Council and to assess their current and potential use by teachers and children. This is to inform decision-making and planning around the possible provision of web-based resources for primary schools.

Scoping Study For Development Of On-Line Heritage Materials For The Primary Sector[PDF 433KB]

Geographical Exploration, Investigating Ireland’s Heritage

In 2004 the Heritage Council, in cooperation with City of Dublin VEC Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) published a workbook “Geographical Exploration, Investigating Ireland’s Heritage to support the revised Geography Leaving Certificate for teachers which was introduced to schools in September 2004.

The workbook includes 17 exemplar field studies along with sections on the place of heritage in the curriculum and the skills required in fieldwork. It adopts a step by step approach to field studies and includes a variety of resources including maps, photographs and identification sheets for use in the field.

It is a comprehensive workbook that covers the broad context of the physical landscape and the impact of human activities on the physical environment and it has been very well received to date from both teachers and education inspectors.

If you are a teacher and would like a copy of this Geography resource please contact the CDUvec at: 01 453 5487

HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA

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EDUCATION NEWS

EDUCATION EVENTS

ECO-UNESCO - Environmental Education Training - 7th & 8th February 2012

This is a great opportunity for environmental educators (staff and volunteers) to be up-skilled in teaching methods and methodologies central to environmental education.

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