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Tackling Controversial Issues in the Citizenship Classroom: A Resource for Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2012 Author: Lesley Emerson | Mary Gannon | Conor Harrison | Valerie Lewis | Anne-Marie Poynor Corporate author: City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC). Curriculum Development Unit | European Union (EU) The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers with the opportunity to reflect on a number of issues associated with teaching controversial issues in the classroom. It offers a practical approach which allows students to explore controversial issues which arise in citizenship and other areas of the curriculum in a way which is safe for both teacher and students. 
Equality & Diversity: Building a Culture of Equality in Our Society; A Citizenship Education Resource for Transition Year and Key Stage 4 Year of publication: 2012 Author: Mary Gannon | Aoife Ruane-Kelly Corporate author: City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC). Curriculum Development Unit | Centre for Cross Border Studies This resource is intended to support young people in critically exploring the concepts of equality and diversity and in acting to build a culture of equality within their own environment and within society. Looking specifically at equality and diversity within the school, community and society, the resource provides an opportunity for students to increase their knowledge and understanding of equality, develop the skills to critically analyse inequality, and become empowered to actively promote equality within their school and/or community.The resource is intended primarily for use in Citizenship Education in Transition Year (Ireland) and Key Stage 4 (Northern Ireland). As a resource on equality and diversity, it is clearly based on human rights, which underpin the citizenship curricula in both jurisdictions. It meets the aims of the KS 4 curriculum for Local and Global Citizenship by helping students:Respond to the specific challenges and opportunities which diversity and inclusion present in Northern Ireland and the wider worldIdentify and exercise their rights and social responsibilities in relation to local, national and global issuesDevelop their understanding of the role of society and government in safeguarding individual and collective rights in order to promote equality and to ensure that everyone is treated fairlyDevelop their understanding of how to participate in a range of democratic processesDevelop awareness of key democratic institutions and their role in promoting inclusion, justice and democracy. 
Equality in Second-level Schools: A Training Manual for Educators and Trainers Year of publication: 2014 Author: Mary Gannon | Karen O'Shea Corporate author: Equality Authority | European Union (EU) This resource is based on two and a half days of training delivered to second-level teachers on how to guide discussion and take action on equality in the curriculum and the school. The activities and resources provide ideas and methodologies to engage students in discussing and taking action on equality, human rights and social justice issues in the classroom, the school and the community. These include issues relating to the 9 equality grounds in Irish equality legislation: gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and the Traveller community. Exploring and taking action in these areas supports the development of key skills across curricula including critical and creative thinking, communication, active citizenship and working together. 
Palestine & Israel: How Will There Be a Just Peace?; A Citizenship Education Resource for Transition Year and Key Stage 4 based on Human Rights and International Law Year of publication: 2012 Author: Mary Gannon | Elaine Murtagh Corporate author: City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC). Curriculum Development Unit | Centre for Cross Border Studies This resource is an important development in helping post-primary students throughout the island of Ireland to explore the Palestinian Israeli situation within the context of Human Rights and International Law.The resource addresses key issues underlying the origins of the conflict and current obstacles to bringing about a just peace.