EUROCLIO BUILDING CAPACITIES OF HISTORY EDUCUCATORS IN INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY EDUCATION

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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
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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

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


Capacity building knowledge exchange
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)
• Public Relations (Dissemination of information,
  Website, Newsletter, Bulletin, Educational
  Materials, Workshops, Lectures, Consultancy,
  Press relations)

• Training and Development (International, regional
  and national Trainings)
• Research (Assessments, Piloting, Reviews, Annual
  Questionnaire)

• Empowering History Educators Organizations
  (Support, involvement and developing sustainable
  capacities
• Establishing and Stimulating History Educators
  Associations

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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
youre going nowhere Quote Mural in
Belfast
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EUROCLIO 2020
Lifelong Learning
European Citizenship
Educational Innovation
Promoted Key Concepts
Intercultural Dialogue
Good Governance
Cross-border Cooperation
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INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING
Improved balance political, cultural, economic
and social perspectives
Balance between Political, Cultural, Economic and
Social Perspectives
Gender
Gender
Human rights
Interpretation
New Historical Paradigm
Migration
New Historical Paradigm!
Migration
Diversity
Diversity
Human Rights
Democratic Attitudes
Everyday life
Global History Approach
Everyday Life
European to a Global perspective
Balance between Geographical Dimensions
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INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING
Engaging Pedagogy
Democratic Values and Beliefs
Engaging Pedagogy
Multi-Perspectivity
Critical Thinking
Multi-perspectivity
Use of Evidence
Innovative Methodology and Pedagogy
Innovative Methodology and Pedagogy!
Independent Attitudes
Use of Evidence
Independent Attitudes
Democratic values and beliefs
Digital Competent
Critical Thinking
Skills and Competencies
Skills and Competencies
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I AM NOT AGAINST COMPETENCIES BUT WOULD IT ALSO
SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO OFFER STUDENTS SOME
KNOWLEDGE TOO.
History Curriculum
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INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HISTORY TEACHING
Civic Courage
Ability to peacefully disagree
Trust
Dialogue and critical reflection
Ability to peacefully disagree
Equality
Skills and Competencies
Civic Courage
Working Environment
equality
Working Environment
Use of impartial Language
Trust
Dialogue and critical reflection
Impartial Language
Stable and Responsive Conditions
Stable and Responsive Conditions
Responsibility
Sense of Responsibility
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PARTICIPATORY AND SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL CIVIL
SOCIETY

• Connecting
• Individuals feeling responsible professionals
• Independent Association of Professionals

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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)

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

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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

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Positive developmentsTeacher Quality (back?) on
the agenda

• Evidence from amongst others Finland and 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

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Positive developmentsTeacher 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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I wish you for today and tomorrow to Share,
Transfer, Discuss, Inspire !
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