Date:        Tuesday 11 January 2022
Time:        7 pm - 8 pm
Venue:     Online via Zoom

The Framework for Junior Cycle requires students to develop eight key skills: Communication; Working with others; Being creative; Being numerate; Managing information and thinking; Staying well; Managing myself; Being literate. This presentation will suggest strategies for activating these key skills. There will be a particular focus on the key skill of being literate. The examples given, and resources shared, will be aimed at history teachers.

Bio of Presenter: Christian O' Connor

Christian O' Connor is a history teacher at St. Mary's Secondary School, Mallow. He is a regular presenter for the Cork History Teachers' Association. His website, juniorcyclehistory.ie, provides resources relevant to the teaching and learning of Junior Cycle History. You can follow him on Twitter, @Hist_Matters, and Instagram, @historymatters365.