A selection of resources around the ideas of Politics and Society Key thinker Kathleen Lynch, all useful in revising his ideas and perspectives.
6 resources in this Learning Path
PowerPoint presentation given by Professor Kathleen Lynch to the Teachers Union of Ireland. Covers the social context in which inequality in education is generated and the impact of neoliberal economic thinking on education.
View full descriptionStrand: 1. Power & Decision Making: School
Strand unit: Topic 1: General Resources
Suggestions for use: Scholarly presentation so not suited to teh student. Will provide teachers with information on the message being promoted by Lynch.
103.2 Dublin City FM interview with Professor Kathleen Lynch (UCD) about her keynote address to teachers in 2011. She discusses ideologies that shape education and in particular the teaching of social justice. Also covers the application of market values (neoliberalism) to school management. Duration: 30 mins.
View full descriptionStrand: 1. Power & Decision Making: School
Suggestions for use: More teacher-focused. Will give a good outline of the thinking of Kathleen Lynch.
Kathleen Lynch Podcast 16 Key thinkers Politics and Society
View full descriptionStrand: 1. Power & Decision Making: School
Strand unit: 1. Power & Decision-Making: Schools
Suggestions for use: Can be used independently or together with worksheet on Lynch
Worksheet based on Kathleen Lynch. The worksheet accompanies the podcast created by Grainne McKeever in discussion with Kathleen Lynch.
View full descriptionStrand: 1. Power & Decision Making: School
Strand unit: 1. Power & Decision-Making: Schools
Suggestions for use: Worksheet can be used independently or together with the podcast on Kathleen Lynch
This booklet contains the NCCA biographies of all the Key thinkers named in the updated Politics and Society specification. This is an updated version of one previously linked from the site.
View full descriptionSuggestions for use: Background reading on the key thinkers for students. Can be assigned as reading alongside a topic or strand to encourage students to make links to the perspectives of the prescribed key thinkers.
The following PDST booklet 'An Integrated Approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment' aids teachers in considering what methodologies could be used in class to support the inquiry process.
View full descriptionStrand: Teaching and Learning
Strand unit: Pedagogy
Suggestions for use: Placemat: (Page 73)
Placemat can be used to encourage students to share ideas and reach a consensus about a topic or goal. It can be used to activate prior knowledge of a topic among students. It can help students share problem solving techniques, take group notes during a video/oral presentation, to summerise learning after the class or to begin an opening review of a subsequent lesson.
Anticipation Exercise: (Page 35/36)
The anticipation exercise could be utilised to assess students prior knowledge of a topic. This will give the teacher a picture of the students’ awareness of the concepts involved. However it could also be used as an assessment tool after the learning to see if the students have understood the concepts which they were presented with.
Think-Pair-Square-Share (Page 71)
The think-pair-square-share methodology can be used throughout the inquiry process to enable reflection and discussion among the pupils on the stage of the inquiry or the economic knowledge being explored.
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