Staying Connected: Exploring Global Citizenship Education and Intercultural Education in the Primary Classroom
Naisc a Bhuanú: Oideachas um Shaoránacht Domhanda agus Oideachas Idirchultúrtha sa Seomra Ranga Bunscoile

How can children feel part of the global community? What strategies, resources, and approaches can teachers use to support an intercultural inclusive climate in their classroom?

In this bilingual webinar we will look at: 

• Activities for exploring the use of images and messages about the wider world in the primary classroom
• Strategies for examining just trade practices through child-friendly activities
• Books and other resources in English and Irish that can be used to promote intercultural awareness and global citizenship education

These activities support the use of the book Just Connections, Just Trade and the Free to Be Me reading guide and resource pack.

Conas is féidir le páistí a bheith mar chuid den phobal domhanda? Cad iad na straitéisí, na háiseanna agus na cuir chuigí is féidir le múinteoirí a úsáid chun timpeallacht idirchultúrtha ionchuimsitheach a chur chun cinn ina seomraí ranga?

Sa seimeanár gréasáin dátheangach seo beimid ag féachaint ar na nithe seo a leanas:

• gníomhaíochtaí chun íomhánna agus teachtaireachtaí faoin domhan níos leithne a iniúchadh sa seomra ranga bunscoile
• straitéisí chun imscrúdú a dhéanamh ar chleachtais don trádáil chóir, agus gníomhaíochtaí páistí-lárnacha in úsáid
• leabhair agus áiseanna eile sa Bhéarla agus sa Ghaeilge is féidir a úsáid chun feasacht idirchultúrtha agus oideachas don tsaoránacht domhanda a chur chun cinn

Tacaíonn na gníomhaíochtaí thuas le húsáid an leabhair Just Connections, Just Trade agus an treoirleabhar léitheoireachta agus pacáiste áiseanna Free to Be Me.

Bio of Presenters

Claire Dunne

Is léachtóir le Gaeilge í Claire Dunne in Institiúid Oideachais Marino. She was the Irish-language editor of the Free to Be Me, Mind Yourself and Bold Girls reading guides and resource packs. Her research interests include using children’s literature to explore intercultural awareness.

Dr Barbara O' Toole

Dr Barbara O’Toole teaches intercultural education and global justice education on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in MIE. She set up the Master in Education Studies (Intercultural Education) in 2012. She was co-editor of Challenging perceptions of Africa in schools – critical approaches to global justice education (Routledge, 2020). Barbara is a network member of the DICE Project, supporting global citizenship education in initial teacher education in Ireland. 

Richeal Ní Thiarnaigh

Richeal Ní Thiarnaigh teaches in Professional Development, Approximations of Practice and Ranganna Teagaisc sa Ghaeilge in Marino Institute of Education, as part of the BEd trí mheán na Gaeilge.  Her teaching experience to date ranges from Gaelscoileanna in Dublin, to a school in Moria refugee camp on Lesbos Island, Greece. Her areas of interest include Irish-medium education and intercultural education.