EUROCLIO BUILDING CAPACITIES OF HISTORY EDUCUCATORS IN INNOVATIVE

EUROCLIO BUILDING CAPACITIES OF HISTORY EDUCUCATORS IN INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY EDUCATION Joke van der Leeuw-Roord Executive Director of EUROCLIO Augsburg, 6 October, 2011

• • WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO 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

EUROCLIO the European Association of History Educators in 2011 • 64 Full Member Associations of History/Citizenship Educators from 46 countries EUROCLIO represents approximately 25 000 history educators!

EUROCLIO MISSION EUROCLIO supports the Development of Responsible and Innovative History and Citizenship Education by promoting Critical Thinking, Mutual Respect, Peace, Stability and Democracy.

EUROCLIO TARGET AREAS Capacity building knowledge exchange • Training and Development (International, regional and national Trainings) • Research (Assessments, Piloting, Reviews, Annual Questionnaire) Dialogue, Networking and Dissemination of information Participatory and Sustainable Professional Civil Society • Maintaining and Extending International Network (Meetings, Study Visits, Lobby, participation in International events) • Empowering History Educators Organizations (Support, involvement and developing sustainable capacities • Public Relations (Dissemination of information, Website, Newsletter, Bulletin, Educational Materials, Workshops, Lectures, Consultancy, Press relations) • Establishing and Stimulating History Educators Associations

REFLECTION ON THE AIMS OF TEACHING HISTORY History education helps students understand the world they live 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

EUROCLIO 2020 Lifelong Learning European Citizenship Educational Innovation Promoted Key Concepts Intercultural Dialogue Good Governance Cross-border Cooperation

INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING Improved balance political, cultural, Balance between economic. Political, and social. Cultural, perspectives Economic and Social Perspectives Gender Interpretation Human rights Migration New Historical Diversity Human Rights Diversity New Historical Paradigm! Paradigm Democratic Everyday Global History Approach Everyday Life European to a Global Attitudes life perspective Balance between Geographical Dimensions

INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING Engaging Pedagogy Democratic. Engaging Values and Beliefs Multi-Perspectivity Multi-perspectivity Critical Thinking Use of Evidence Innovative Methodology and Pedagogy! Pedagogy Independent and Pedagogy Democratic Independent Use of Evidence Attitudes values Critical and. Thinking beliefs Attitudes Digital Competent Skills andand Competencies Attitudes

I AM NOT AGAINST COMPETENCIES BUT WOULD IT ALSO SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO OFFER STUDENTS SOME KNOWLEDGE TOO. History Curriculum

INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING Civic Courage. Ability to peacefully Trust disagree Dialogue Equality and critical Ability to peacefully disagree Skills and Civic Courage reflection equality Competencies Working Environment Dialogue. Impartial and critical reflection Use of impartial. Trust Language Stable. Conditions and Responsive Stable and Responsive Conditions Sense of Responsibility

PARTICIPATORY AND SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY Connecting: • Individuals feeling responsible professionals • Independent Association of Professionals

DIALOGUE, NETWORKING AND DISSEMINATION 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)

EUROCLIO RECOURSE BOOKS

HISTORIANA WEBSITE Work in Progress Under development Expected 1/11/2011 EUROCLIO ON-LINE RESOURCES

SOME CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED • Donated projects are predominantly political, (history) education is not the first target or considered too sensitive • Trainings can only address certain aspects, not a comprehensive course • A rather aged (history) educators

SOME CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED • Wide gabs and even serious disagreements between main actors: historians, experts in history didactics, educationalists and history education practitioners • Big bureaucratic and practical difficulties for teachers to participate in Life Long Learning events • Growing financial crisis

Positive developments Teacher Quality (back? ) on the agenda • Evidence from amongst others Finland Korea that if the best students decide for education, (PISA) results rise • WISE Summits Quatar since 2009 • EU High Level Group Education and Training September 2011: investment in increasing teacher quality has high returns …

Positive developments Teacher Quality (back? ) on the agenda • Recommendation of the Council of Europe July 2011 on intercultural dialogue and the image of the other in history teaching • Several Articles in the Economist of September 2011 • New Education Law in Turkey in September 2011 with emphasis of strengthening Teacher Quality • Education Europe expected on 23 November with special attention for LLL for educational staff

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