WorldWise Teachers' Conference

Date: Tuesday 06 May 2008
Time: 10:00 – 15:30
Venue: The Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre

The first WorldWise Teachers’ Conference was held on May 6 in the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre.

Fifty participants, including representatives from 30 schools, the development education sector, Irish Aid, and existing linking and immersion programmes, attended the conference. Our keynote speaker was Mbemba Jabbi, the Project Officer for development education and civic participation at the Africa Centre, and the day consisted of a series of school presentations, group discussions and workshops.

Feedback from the day was extremely positive, with some very constructive ideas on what to include in future conferences and how the scheme can move forward into its second year. We are currently compiling a report on the conference that will be posted on the website over the coming weeks.

Programme


Time Activity Notes
10:00-10:15 Coffee and registration  
10:15 Welcome to the Irish Aid Centre  
10:20 WorldWise, the story so far  
10:30 Keynote Speaker Mbemba Jabbi: Development Education Officer, The Africa Centre
11:00 Break  
11:15-12:15 School Presentations Teachers from WorldWise schools (secondary, community, CFE) in Cork, Dublin, Monaghan and Kerry will provide short presentations on the work taking place in their schools.
12:15-12:30 Discussion Opportunity to discuss and ask questions
12:30-13:30 Lunch  
13:30-14:30 Group workshops:
  1. Curriculum Integration
  2. Partnership in WorldWise Projects
  3. Immersion and Development Education
  4. Sustainability in WorldWise Projects
  5. Involving whole-school and communities
 These round-table workshops will give teachers an opportunity to focus on particular themes associated with running WorldWise projects. Each group will have a facilitator to move the discussion along.
14:30 Break  
14:45-15:15 Feedback from the workshops Representatives from the workshops will give summaries of their discussions.
15:15-15:30 Plenary Session: Moving Forward Fionnuala Broughan, WorldWise Programme Manager

For more information, please contact Mary McCarthy: (01) 873 1411 or worldwise@leargas.ie by 28 April 2008. For information on the centre: www.irishaid.gov.ie/centre.

Download a PDF of the conference programme:

 

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