Topic outline
- Ethical Education Framework
- Teaching Guidelines and Methodologies
Teaching Guidelines and Methodologies
Top recommended resources for teachers of Ethical Education below. Further resources and guidelines in folders. Resources related to specific curriculum strands can be found by selecting from the course menu ----------->
- Values
Values
Students must help a teacher decide which kind of misbehaviour is worst. Leads to discussion on what is "good" and "bad" and whether punishment is fair.
Form A of this resource is useful for evaluating values in the school/ classroom
- Making Moral and Ethical Decisions
Making Moral and Ethical Decisions
Unicef publication containing lesson plans, resources, examples of moral dilemmas and an explanation of ethics.
Resource from www.thephilosophyman.com to get students thinking about philosophical and ethical questions.
- Beliefs & Worldviews
Beliefs & Worldviews
In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the two different types of background beliefs: beliefs about matters of fact and beliefs about values. Students will work to go beyond specific arguments to consider the worldviews that might underlie different types of arguments. Handouts available to download from http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/BackgroundBeliefs.
Major World Belief Systems
Other Traditions and Beliefs
- Different Teachings and Perspectives
Different Teachings and Perspectives
- Diversity in Ireland
Diversity in Ireland
10 videos on equality and inclusion produced by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). Dealing with issues relating to LGBT, Migrant, Travellers, Learning Disabilities, Physical and Sensory Disability, Young Parents, Older People etc.
- Migration
Migration
The Lost Thing is an animation based on Shaun Tan's story which tells the story of a boy who discovers a bizarre lost creature at the beach and sets out to find somewhere it can belong.
The Lost Thing Study Guide is available at: http://www.acmi.net.au/media/428194/shaun-tan-ed-kit.pdf Student activity sheets are available at: http://www.acmi.net.au/media/428197/shaun-tan-activity-kit.pdf Teacher support notes are available at: http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/13647/documents/teachnotes_tan.pdf.
Shaun Tan's books The Arrival and The Rabbits also suitable for exploring issues of emigration/ immigration/ displacement/ identity. See http://www.shauntan.net/books.html for more.
Direct Provision
Looks at life in the Irish direct provision system, told by two 13-year old girls.
- Power and participation
Power and participation
This 2007 publication, by the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) provides useful strategies for organising class elections and other activities related to activating democracy in the classroom.
Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities in a Democracy
- Gender Equality
Gender Equality
Resource includes introductory activities and case studies to discuss gender issues.
Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break free of the "man box."
- Development Education
Development Education
Fantastic Worldwise Global Schools Programme resource with suggested activities to raise students' awareness of their global citizenship.
NYCI resource containing practical lesson plans on justice and development education issues.
Climate Change
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
A girl's view of the 17 sustainable development goals - in pictures
This Guardian article relates each of the SDGs to a photograph while also highlighting the importance of gender equality.
An illustrative guide to the Code of Conduct.
Follow-up lesson plan to Using Photos to teach about SDGs- analyse the photos from the Guardian article "A girl's view of the 17 sustainable development goals- in pictures" (above) in light of the Dochas Code of Conduct.
Do these photos meet the requirements? Why? Why not?
Who is responsible for making sure the Code of Conduct is kept?
Is there anything we can do as consumers/ citizens to encourage all media outlets and companies to comply with this Code?
- LGBT and Homophobia
LGBT and Homophobia
Artist iO Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum and asked many of them: Can you assign a percentage to how gay or straight you are? Most people, it turns out, consider themselves to exist in the gray areas of sexuality, not 100% gay or straight. Which presents a real problem when it comes to discrimination: Where do you draw the line?
Rory O'Neill aka Panti Bliss is given a standing ovation at the Abbey theatre in February 2014 (following a performance of James Plunkett's 1913 Lockout) when s/he speaks about being gay in Ireland and the issue of prejudice and homophobia.
- (Dis)Ability
(Dis)Ability
‘View From Here’ (2009) has been produced by the Irish Wheelchair Association to provide a disability awareness educational resource for young people. The purpose of this resource is to raise awareness among students and teachers of the simple steps they can take, the attitudes they can choose and the decisions they can make that will improve how young people with disabilities are treated. The resource includes a booklet and a short film (12:18 mins - available: http://www.iwa.ie/information/dvd-section).
- Education for Sustainability
Education for Sustainability
The Earth Charter
- Philosophy
Philosophy
Guide to structuring philosophical discussions in class with students.
Using the picture as a stimulus and providing the students with the statements attached you could get the group to read out the questions and then do a Vote With Your Feet where they stand by the question that interests them most. Talk about why they thought it would be interesting. Allow them to add their own questions and home in on the most popular question. This will let them start to develop a taste in questions, and to see the difference between philosophical questions and ones that have simple factual answers, such as, "Where was the picture taken?"
- Stereotyping
- Other resources
Other resources
A set of toolkits to support the 8 junior cycle key skills. Of particular relevance to Intercultural Learning in Action are the toolkits relating to working with others, communicating, being creative.
Council of Europe Resource. Good overview of intercultural theories and some activities outlined.
- Suggested texts for Ethical Education
Suggested texts for Ethical Education
- Subject Specific Teaching Resources
Subject Specific Teaching Resources
- Example of Ethical Education Lesson
Example of Ethical Education Lesson
Filmed in Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School 4th March 2016
Teacher: Hayley McCann
Students talking about Ethical Education
- Background policy and framework documents
Background policy and framework documents
Readings: Intercultural Education
- Lesson Planning for Ethical Education Teachers
Lesson Planning for Ethical Education Teachers
Lesson planning resources shared by teachers of Ethical Education in our Educate Together second-level schools.
- Senior Cycle Ethical Education
Senior Cycle Ethical Education
Cultural Relativism and Online Case Study
Gender Equality and Gender Quotas
Great clip for prompting discussion on the changes in society relating to gender roles and norms, activism, current and previous protests
Some questions to prompt discussion:
How many things are mentioned that women "can't" do?
Are there any things that women are still prevented from doing by law or custom locally, nationally or globally? What are the reasons for this?
What are the three ladders referred to in the ad that women "can't" climb?
What movements do the hashtags at the end of the video relate to? (#HeForShe #BossNotBossy #TimesUp #WomenInTech #MeToo #ThisGirlCan #ChangeTheRatio #BodyPositivity)
Critical Thinking Skills: Soldier and Scout Mindset
- Ethical Education Network
Ethical Education Network
An introduction to Ethical Education – Planning, Resources and Assessment (October 2017)
Exploring Beliefs Through Experiential Learning, Dr. Patricia Kieran (November 2017)
Values, Education and Values Education, Dr. Colm Kenny (April 2018)
