This section contains the professional learning materials and supporting resources used during Professional Learning Events for Senior Cycle Classical Studies.
Overview of PLE: Junior Cycle Classics and Senior Cycle Classical Studies:
Embracing Transition Year: Creating Engaging and Reflective Learning Opportunities.
This Professional Learning Experience (PLE) for teachers of Junior Cycle Classics and Senior Cycle Classical Studies focused primarily on Transition Year and developing effective and meaningful learning experiences for students.
Participants had the opportunity to engage with the Transition Year Programme Statement and consider the opportunities it presents for Classics and Classical Studies. Central to this Professional Leaning Event was exploring narrative styles, storytelling and digital mapping approaches as meaningful and engaging methodologies for TY Classics.
The materials and resources below will further support individual and school-led professional development in the subject. Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Overview of PLE: An exploration of daily life in ancient Greek and Roman societies: Fostering critical thinking and learner agency through enquiry.
The focus of this PLE is to explore the daily lives of people from ancient Greek and Roman societies while fostering critical thinking and learner agency through enquiry based learning and effective research. Session 1 considers how to enhance learner agency in the Classics classroom, Session 2 further expands on developing learner agency through a series of enquiry based learning activities of ancient source materials from Pompeii, analysing evidence and building narratives through effective questioning. Session 3 emphasises the importance and role of exploring the role of formative feedback in developing learner agency.
Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
The materials and resources will further support individual and school-led professional development in the subject.
The role of the Research Study within the Classical Studies Specification
The focus of this PLE is to explore approaches to research, developing research capacity and reflecting on the Research Study. The role of the Research Study within the Classical Studies Specification is outlined in session 1 while examining the connections between the Research Study and the specification. Session 2 explores how to evaluate sources as part of the research process and identifying strategies how to conduct effective research is considered. Session 3 analyses the role of the extended essay component of the Research Study through the lens of student work while considering the role of findings and conclusions within the research process.
Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
The materials and resources will further support individual and school-led professional development in the subject.
Online Collaboratives:
This collaborative aimed to support teachers of Junior Cycle Classics and Senior Cycle Classical Studies on the topic of exploring the Homeric Code in the Iliad. This elective combined close reading, collaborative analysis and classroom-ready strategies to deepen understanding of character, conflict and literary technique in epic poetry.
This collaborative aims to support teachers of Junior Cycle Classics and Senior Cycle Classical Studies on the topic of Roman spectacle and ancient Roman architecture. The collaborative material focuses on exploring the Colosseum’s architecture, the political purpose behind its construction, and the social significance of the building on ancient Roman society. Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
The following presentations were part of a two part series of collaborative events centred on philosophy in senior cycle Classical Studies. Part 1 focused on exploring the life and poetic works of Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), part 2 focused on exploring the thoughts and ideas of Socrates as depicted in Plato’s Crito. Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.