Clare Family Learning Project

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Clare Family Learning Project

• Topics

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• My Family
• My Community
• Citizenship
• Voting
• Our Government

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My Family
Action
Topic

• What is a family?
• How we learn?
• Family rights responsibilities
• Family supports
• Role of the family
• in society

• Discussion Maslows Hierarchy of needs
• Learning styles quiz
• Small group work
• Discussion Internet research
• Group work feedback

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My Community
Topic
Action

• What is a community?
• What communities do you belong to?
• Identify basic human rights
• Sense of belonging
• Community issues

• Images discussion
• List four examples comment
• Discussion handout
• Discussion exercise
• Small group work presentation

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Citizenship
Topic
Action

• Discussion Internet research
• Discussion
• People who have made a difference - Small group
  work
• Simulated exercise - Form a group with name
  slogan, create a poster using ICT
• Discussion

• What is a citizen?
• Citizenship vs Membership
• Qualities of an Active Citizen
• Creating change for the public good
• Empowerment

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Voting
Topic
Action

• Jigsaw exercise, discussion bumper sticker
• Gallery walk
• Exercise - My issues
• how to address them
• Publications handouts
• Ballot paper exercise

• Why Vote?
• Struggle to vote
• Choosing a candidate
• Making sense of the jargon
• EU elections

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Our Government
Action
Topic

• How are we governed?
• History Constitution
• Political parties representatives
• Government in action
• How to
• get involved?

• Use flip chart to record thoughts handout
• Discuss the family in the constitution handout
• Photos, logos discussion
• Visit to Dáil Éireann, handout role play
• Research using Internet

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Moving forward

• Create lesson plans on each topic unit to include
  blended learning
• In conjunction with NALA run FACE IT! tutor
  training evaluation
• Use existing FL groups for FACE IT! pilot project
  evaluation