Peter Lydon

Publications, Policy Document etc

Publications	‘A Geography Teacher’s ICT Toolbox’, Geographical Viewpoint – Journal of the Association of Geography Teachers in Ireland, Vol.34, 2006 (published 2007).
	‘WebView’, Geographical Viewpoint – Journal of the Association of Geography teachers in Ireland, Vol.34, 2006 (published 2007).
	Review of Our Dymanic World by P. O’Dwyer & B. Brunt in R. Geographical Viewpoint – Journal of the Association of Geography Teachers in Ireland, 2006.
	‘Teaching Decision Making : An Example from Geography’ part II of research in Teacher Education monograph series 1/93, Department of Education, University of Dublin, Trinity College.(1993)

Curriculum Design	National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) The NCCA commissioned a series of 'Transition Units' of which T.Y. Teachers can avail for their T.Y. programme. I completed a commissioned unit based on the Legal Studies Course I teach in Wesley College. A copy of the unit is available here.
	Transition Year Environmental Module - loosely called 'Town Planning'
	Transition Year Blog Module - Students had to research a number of geographical topics and complete a Blog. Students were introduced to setting up a Blog, inserting text, images and video.
Policies	Previously as Network Manager in my school I drafted the Acceptable Use Policy for the Use of computers in school. A revised copy viewable here.
Consultation in the Regeneration of Ballymun	As part of a larger group I was involved in drafting several documents relating to difficulties with the way the regeneration programme was being pursued. One of the biggest issues was consultation. Even within the local 'Forums' (of which I served for about a year as secretary), established by the regeneration company (BRL), there was no clear cut opinion on what 'consultation' was or should have been. Many involved or affected felt there was none. I drafted a document that summarized a mix of what several different interested groups were looking for and gave it the awkward title of 'A Three Phase Model of Consultation'. Sadly, the regeneration programme is back in the news in relation to the construction and sale of some of the new apartment complexes.