To what extent are the resources used (e.g. textbooks) conducive to teaching DE?
Are chosen resources critically evaluated?
Evaluation/Review/Assessment
How is teaching and learning in DE evaluated and assessed?
How do teachers evaluate the impact of their DE work? What about their reporting
structures? Are they geared towards future learning?
Where can teachers and practitioners get help to improve their DE practice?
Suggested resources
There are opportunities for teachers to develop skills and confidence in promoting and
delivering DE. Many DE organisations including Amnesty International, Comhlámh and Link
Community Development (see Case Study No. 8) provide DE programmes for interested
teachers.
In addition:
Active Learning and Teaching Methods provides some ideas for encouraging student
participation. There is also a section in the CSPE teacher guidelines on active methodologies.
Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education has a wide range of resources for
educators on a variety of issues.
Christian Aid: Youth sector, primary and secondary school resources and classroom activities.
developmenteducation.ie is a development and human rights education resource
maintained by a consortium of organisations based in Ireland, including: 80:20 Educating
& Acting for a Better World, Aidlink, Concern Worldwide, IDEA, National Youth Council of
Ireland, Self-Help Africa. This website contains a broad range of materials exploring a variety
of development issues and topics plus a range of other materials including photo stories, and
much more.
DICE Development and Intercultural Education Project has great ideas, materials and
examples of practice incorporating DE into Primary Schools.
‘Global Teacher’ is a cross-curricular teaching resource on global development for Transition
Year students produced by Irish Aid.
Global Dimension is a useful website including case studies of how teachers have
incorporated a global dimension into their work and also a substantial database of resources
which can be searched by topic, subject and age.
The Irish Aid WorldWise Programme has developed a Transition Unit in Irish and English,
‘Linking and Learning’ and ‘Nascadh agus Foghlamh’, for schools interested in developing
global partnerships or those who wish to learn more about development and North/South
relationships.