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www. pdst. ie Models of Support • • Workshops School Support Local clusters Modular supports Communities of practice/TPNs National Seminars On-line learning Website

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Boole 2 School November 2 nd 2015 is the 200 th anniversary year of George Boole’s birthday. Cork Education Support Centre on behalf of ATECI, in conjunction with UCC and with the help of NAPD, IPPN, PDST, IOP and with generous support from EMC are planning to have every school student in the country doing a lesson based on the work of George Boole on that day. The goal of the Boole 2 School Project is: “To grow awareness and prompt curiosity among Irish children and students of the impact of Irish science on the quality of modern life, exemplified by the unique contribution of Boole, with particular emphasis on disciplines of mathematics, computer science and engineering underpinning ICT. ” If you have ideas or suggestions about how you might like to celebrate the centenary in your school or region please email Ruairí Ó Céilleachair at boole 200 project@gmail. com Check out UCC’s calendar of events for this special year at http: //georgeboole. com

The Handling Box Project A new and exciting learning resource

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Why Study History www. pdst. ie Year Higher Level Ordinary level Total 2014 8471 3710 12, 181 2013 7785 4037 11, 822 2012 7764 3987 11, 751 https: //www. examinations. ie/index. php? l=en&mc=st&sc=r 14

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History deals with the experience of human life in the past www. pdst. ie History gives students a combination of skills and insights History helps us to understand many of the issues that affect the world today

Choosing history allows a student to acquire a combination of skills & insights that will: www. pdst. ie Broaden their understanding of the world Develop them as a person to participate fully in society Prepare them for a future career

Employers tend to see those with a history education as: Independent www. pdst. ie thinkers Good communications Open-minded & objective Disciplined Able to analyse issues and problems Able to put together logical arguments

Communication Skills Interpreting the past Presenting your thoughts Writing www. pdst. ie Organised, coherent, logical way Supporting your views with evidence These skills will support students with their other subjects, as well as in life and work later

Predicting Inferrin g Questioning www. pdst. ie Making connection s Comprehensio n Determining Importance Visualisin g Clarifying Synthesis Gleeson, M, Building Bridges of Understanding, 2013

www. pdst. ie Research Skills The study of the past will introduce students to many different types of evidence, such as: • Maps • Photographs • Political Cartoons • Diary Entries • Memoirs • Official records

By exploring evidence students will enhance their research skills www. pdst. ie Students will become skilled at locating historical data from different sources, evaluating it and recording and presenting findings Students learn the importance of looking at issues from more than one point of view

Analytical Skills www. pdst. ie Ability to think critically and evaluate the usefulness of sources Ability to detect bias or propaganda

ICT Skills Sound Multimedia www. pdst. ie Interactive Video

Numeracy www. pdst. ie • There are opportunities to acquire numeracy skills and concepts in History. • Questioning, explanations, justifications and higher order thinking.

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Credits www. pdst. ie • Clip art research skills http: //hewetson. claneunion. org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/10/research-clipart-Rcd. KAKEgi. gif • Inquiry Skills image: http: //www. ozcurriculumhq. com. au/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/historical-skills_Page_01. jpg