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

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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)

EUROCLIO RECOURSE EUROCLIO RECOURSE BOOKSBOOKS

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

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