Age Group:
Junior Cycle / Senior Cycle / Transition Year
Themes:
- Reconstructing/
- Unlearning/
Subjects:
- WWGS Global Citizenship Education/
Event Date
January 30, 2025
Event Time
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
De La Salle Centre, Castletown, Co. Laois
WWGS Annual Teacher Conference 2025
The WWGS Teacher Conference is a sharing and networking event that gives teachers the space to learn from each other and together about how to go about Global Citizenship Education in their schools. The 2025 conference focused on the WWGS Guiding Principle of ‘Unlearning and Reconstructing‘. Please, find below some of the resources that was used or mentioned during the day.
Resources
Graphic Harvest
Access the Graphic Harvest files here.
Myth Busting Activity
Myths & Myth Basters on the following topics can be found here:
- 2024 Inequality
- Migration
- Climate
- Discrimination
Video
Video from West Wing
Course
E-Tick: Online Course for Ethical Communications
Facts Matter
80:20 Facts Matter: A Guide to Building Critical Media Literacy in Today’s World
Innovative Technologies in the Classroom
Innovative Technologies in the Classroom: Trócaire Games
Rethinking Recycling
- Video: Back to Basics: Recycling
- Infographic: Rethinking Recycling Workshop infographic in pdf with teachers’ suggestions about engaging with the topic.
Misogyny
- DCU Anti-Bullying Centre launches guide for teachers on effect of masculinity influencers.
- New research shows how TikTok and YouTube Shorts are bombarding users with misogynist content – Here is the link to article and full report.
- A digital game for young people based on realistic scenarios involving a series of interactive activities which address gender stereotypes, consent, digital safety, street harassment, coercive control, non-consensual image sharing, and homophobic bullying.
- The Algorithm of Disrespect – an interactive educational tool simulating the average young person’s online experience.