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Geography and GCE – Curriculum Resources

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Controversial Issues / Development / Geography / Identity and Diversity / junior cycle / Perspectives / Social Justice Mindset / sustainability /
Subjects: Geography

Geography and Global Citizenship Education

Curriculum Resources

Thank you for following our link to Geography and GCE. Below you find our most recent webinar recording and resource specifically for Geography, followed by additional resources to assist you. Please get in touch with your Education Officer to learn more or if you have any questions on the resources.

WWGS Science Resources:

Doing GCE in Geography – Guidebook and activities for Junior Certificate Science

Geography Specific Webinar – Recording of 2021

Global Justice Thematic Resource Sheets – Themes include: climate justice, food security, resource extraction, Energy and Human Rights. Compiled under each of the Global Goals –  each sheet has activities, resources, video clips and suggested activities.

Recorded Webinars on Global Justice Themes – Themes include: Poverty, Energy, Food Security (focus on seeds), Fast fashion and many more. Scroll down to access the recordings.

Powerpoint for Teacher Activities – this online powerpoint was used throughout the session to guide the group activities.

Resources used/ mentioned in the session:

Science Direct – Geography and Sustainability articles

Global Citizenship Education Themes Image – see which justice themes fit into each Global Goal

Learning to Unlearn article (Our Hidden Influences)– Jennifer Simpson

Our Hidden Influences – Game exploring how our hidden influences affect how we see the world (using glasses)

Teaching and Learning Materials/Sites:

  • DevelopmentPerspectives.ie
  • GlobalDimension.org.uk
  • Royal Geographic Society
  • Global Education Padlet – Sharing a range of resources on themes covered in the session
  • 80:20 Book – Development in an Unequal World
  • Oxfam Education Website – workshops on various global justice themes
  • Gap Minder – Using data to challenge outdated global misconceptions
  • The Danger of a Single Story Ted Talk – Chimamanda Adichie
  • The Worlds Largest Lesson – activities & lesson plans to explore the global goals

CBA – Geography in the News:

Digging Deeper – Critical question sheet for students when exploring Geography in the News

Mainstream News Sites focusing on Geography:

  • https://www.thejournal.ie/geography/news/
  • https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cmj34zmwm1zt/climate-change
  • https://www.theguardian.com/uk/environment
  • https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/climate/

Magazines/ Sites focussing on Geography:

  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/topic/latest-stories
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/geography/
  • https://newint.org/magazines

Student focused news sites:

  • https://www.geographyinthenews.org.uk/
  • https://theday.co.uk/subjects/geography

 

Student Search Engine:

  • https://news.sweetsearch.com (focus on news and history)

 

 

 

 


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