Birth of a Nation

Course Overview

This course gives you the background to the 1916 Rising. It explores the effects of WW1 on the potential new state. It follows on from this to the civil war before setting the scene for the foundation of the new state and explores the challenges that come with the foundation of the new state. Informative and though provoking.

Learning outcomes

• Develop an awareness of the place and importance of the 1916 Rising in Irish history as one aspect of the overall development of reading.
• Engage with the variables of comprehension for each of the modules of history being studied.
• Become aware of the need to explicitly teach strategies for historical comprehension and understanding with their own classes.
• Become familiar with and explore a range of comprehension strategies and approaches for the teaching of these strategies.
• Explore the application of comprehension strategies in history and investigate other opportunities for developing such strategies.
• Use ICT as a means for developing historical research.
• Plan for the development of further reseach on the rolerisingin the context of Irish history as part of wider school planning.
• Become more aware of progression in historical comprehension from middle levels to senior level and its progression into second level.
• Be enthused to bring their ideas into their own classrooms and to share these ideas with other teachers.