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EUROCLIO BUILDING CAPACITIES OF EUROCLIO BUILDING CAPACITIES OF HISTORY EDUCUCATORS IN HISTORY EDUCUCATORS IN
INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY EDUCATIONHISTORY EDUCATION
Joke van der Leeuw-RoordExecutive Director of EUROCLIO
Augsburg, 6 October, 2011
WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO ADDRESS?ADDRESS?
• Philosophy behind the EUROCLIO Life Long Learning Approach applied in all its (project) work• The focus on concrete results• Some challenges encountered• Positive Developments
EUROCLIOEUROCLIOthe European Association of History the European Association of History
Educators in 2011Educators in 2011• 64 Full Member
Associations of History/Citizenship Educators from 46 countries
EUROCLIO represents EUROCLIO represents
approximately approximately 25 000 history educators!25 000 history educators!
EUROCLIO MISSIONEUROCLIO MISSIONEUROCLIO supports the Development ofEUROCLIO supports the Development ofResponsibleResponsible and and Innovative Innovative History andHistory and
Citizenship EducationCitizenship Education
by promoting
Critical Thinking, Mutual Respect, Peace, Stability and Democracy..
EUROCLIO TARGET AREASEUROCLIO TARGET AREAS
Capacity building Capacity building knowledge knowledge exchangeexchange
Dialogue, Networking Dialogue, Networking and Dissemination of and Dissemination of
informationinformation
Participatory and Participatory and Sustainable Professional Sustainable Professional
Civil Society Civil Society
•Training and Development (International, regional and national Trainings)
•Research (Assessments, Piloting, Reviews, Annual Questionnaire)
•Maintaining and Extending Maintaining and Extending International Network International Network (Meetings, Study Visits, Lobby, (Meetings, Study Visits, Lobby, participation in International participation in International events)events)
•Public Relations Public Relations (Dissemination (Dissemination of information, Website, of information, Website, Newsletter, Bulletin, Newsletter, Bulletin, Educational Materials, Educational Materials, Workshops, Lectures, Workshops, Lectures, Consultancy, Press relations) Consultancy, Press relations)
•Empowering History Empowering History Educators Organizations Educators Organizations (Support, involvement (Support, involvement and developing and developing sustainable capacitiessustainable capacities
•Establishing and Establishing and Stimulating History Stimulating History Educators AssociationsEducators Associations
History education helps students understand the world they History education helps students understand the world they live in and supports their orientation for the futurelive in and supports their orientation for the future..
“History is a rear window mirror, you must always check back but unless you keep focussed on the way ahead you’re going
nowhere” Quote Mural in Belfast
REFLECTION ON THE REFLECTION ON THE AIMS OF TEACHING AIMS OF TEACHING
HISTORYHISTORY
Promoted Key Concepts
European Citizenship
Good GovernanceIntercultural Dialogue
Educational Innovation
Cross-border Cooperation
EUROCLIO 2020EUROCLIO 2020
Lifelong Learning
New New Historical Historical ParadigmParadigm!
INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHINGHISTORY TEACHING
Democratic AttitudesEuropean to a Global
perspective
Gender Human rights
Everyday life
Migration
Interpretation
Improved balance political, cultural,
economic and social perspectives
Diversity
New Historical Paradigm
Balance between Political, Cultural, Balance between Political, Cultural, Economic and Social Perspectives Economic and Social Perspectives GenderGender
Global History ApproachGlobal History Approach
DiversityDiversity
Everyday LifeEveryday Life
MigrationMigration
Human RightsHuman Rights
Balance between Geographical Balance between Geographical DimensionsDimensions
Innovative Methodology and Innovative Methodology and PedagogyPedagogy!
INNOVATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING
Critical Thinking
Use of Evidence
Multi-perspectivity
Skills and Competencies
Engaging Pedagogy
Independent Attitudes
Democratic values
and beliefs
Innovative Methodology and Pedagogy
Engaging PedagogyEngaging Pedagogy
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Multi-PerspectivityMulti-PerspectivityDemocratic Values and BeliefsDemocratic Values and Beliefs
Independent Independent AttitudesAttitudes
Use of EvidenceUse of Evidence
Skills and CompetenciesSkills and Competencies
Digital CompetentDigital Competent
I AM NOT AGAINST COMPETENCIES BUT WOULD IT ALSO SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO OFFER STUDENTS
SOME KNOWLEDGE TOO.
HistoryCurriculu
m
INNOVATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING
Ability to peacefully disagree
Civic Courage
Stable and Responsive Conditions
Impartial Language
Trust
Working Working EnvironmentEnvironment
equalityequality
Dialogue and
critical reflection
ResponsibilitResponsibilityy
Skills and CompetenciesWorking Environment
Ability to peacefully disagreeAbility to peacefully disagree
Dialogue and critical reflectionDialogue and critical reflection
Civic CourageCivic Courage
EqualityEquality
TrustTrust
Use of impartial LanguageUse of impartial Language
Stable and Responsive ConditionsStable and Responsive Conditions
Sense of ResponsibilitySense of Responsibility
PARTICIPATORYPARTICIPATORY AND SUSTAINABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY PROFESSIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY
Connecting:
• Individuals feeling responsible professionals
• Independent Association of Professionals
DIALOGUE, NETWORKING AND DIALOGUE, NETWORKING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATIONDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
• Share with colleagues• Share with International
trainer colleagues • Share with regional
colleagues, also in areas where we have not been working
• Disseminate the results of capacity building with and among colleagues and students (via Association)
HISTORIANAHISTORIANAWEBSITEWEBSITE
Work in Progress
Under development
Expected1/11/2011
EUROCLIO EUROCLIO ON-LINEON-LINE
RESOURCESRESOURCES
• Donated projects are predominantly Donated projects are predominantly political, (history) education is not the political, (history) education is not the first target or considered too sensitivefirst target or considered too sensitive
• Trainings can only address certain Trainings can only address certain aspects, not a comprehensive courseaspects, not a comprehensive course
• A rather aged (history) educatorsA rather aged (history) educators
SOME CHALLENGES SOME CHALLENGES ENCOUNTEREDENCOUNTERED
• Wide gabs and even serious disagreements Wide gabs and even serious disagreements between main actors: historians, experts in between main actors: historians, experts in history didactics, educationalists and history history didactics, educationalists and history education practitionerseducation practitioners
• Big bureaucratic and practical difficulties for Big bureaucratic and practical difficulties for teachers to participate in Life Long Learning teachers to participate in Life Long Learning eventsevents
• Growing financial crisisGrowing financial crisis
SOME CHALLENGES SOME CHALLENGES ENCOUNTEREDENCOUNTERED
Positive developmentsPositive developmentsTeacher Quality (back?) on the agendaTeacher Quality (back?) on the agenda
• Evidence from amongst others Finland and Evidence from amongst others Finland and Korea that if the best students decide for Korea that if the best students decide for education, (PISA) results rise education, (PISA) results rise
• WISE Summits Quatar since 2009WISE Summits Quatar since 2009• EU High Level Group Education and Training EU High Level Group Education and Training
September 2011: investment in increasing September 2011: investment in increasing teacher quality has high returns …teacher quality has high returns …
Positive developmentsPositive developmentsTeacher Quality (back?) on the agendaTeacher Quality (back?) on the agenda
• Recommendation of the Council of Europe July Recommendation of the Council of Europe July 2011 on intercultural dialogue and the image of the 2011 on intercultural dialogue and the image of the other in history teachingother in history teaching
• Several Articles in the Several Articles in the Economist Economist of September of September 20112011
• New Education Law in Turkey in September 2011 New Education Law in Turkey in September 2011 with emphasis of strengthening Teacher Qualitywith emphasis of strengthening Teacher Quality
• Education EuropeEducation Europe expected on 23 November with expected on 23 November with special attention for LLL for educational staffspecial attention for LLL for educational staff
I wish you for today and I wish you for today and tomorrow totomorrow to
Share, Transfer, Discuss, Share, Transfer, Discuss, Inspire !Inspire !
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