Conférence Permanente Européenne des Associations de Professeurs d’Histoire
European Standing Conference History Teachers' Associations
EUROCLIO NEWSLETTER -November 2004-
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Ø EUROCLIO BOARD MEMBER VACANCIES
During the General Assembly in Riga on 16 April 2005 the term of two Board members will end. At the end of their term Board Members can stand for re-election or retire. There are seven functions in the Board, which are currently: President, Secretary, Treasurer, Conference Officer, Policy Officer, Public Relations Officer and Web Officer. The EUROCLIO Board is looking for candidates who:
- Are willing to work on a voluntary, unpaid basis and with enthusiasm for the benefit of EUROCLIO;
- Are hardworking, diplomatic, creative, and in sympathy with the aims of EUROCLIO;
- Are able to show initiative, are able to work as part of a team, meet deadlines, work in English for EUROCLIO conference, international and Board business;
- Have access to e-mail and a computer in order to carry out duties, and have good computer skills;
- Are expected to promote EUROCLIO and occassionally represent the Board and the organisation at other events/conferences;
- Are able to travel four times per year to attend Board meetings.
All candidates should send an application form with details about their experiences and skills on history teaching and how they could contribute to the work of EUROCLIO to the Secretariat in the Hague (secretariat@euroclio.nl) as well as a copy to the President Manuela Carvalho (mmanuelac@sapo.pt) before 31st January 2005. Futher information on vacancies for the EUROCLIO Board and the application form can be found on the EUROCLIO website: www.eurocliohistory.org
Ø Next EUROCLIO Board Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, November 12-14
From 12-14 November the EUROCLIO Board will meet in Budapest, Hungary. On the agenda are, among other things, a discussion of ways to make EUROCLIO´s policy and work better known. Ideas for new projects and ways forward will be looked at, as well as possible collaboration with other associations or entities. A lot of time will be devoted to the next Annual Conference and General Assembly in Riga in April 2005 where preparations are proceeding well. Any suggestions or ideas for the Board meeting are very welcome. Please contact the Secretary Ms Susanna Margret Gestsdottir at: Margret@fa.is
Ø EUROCLIO Board Meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland, September 3-5
In the beginning of autumn, the Board met in Iceland and spent three days working together. Among usual things that need to be discussed at every Board meeting is the relations among EUROCLIO members and the relations between the Board and the members. We deal with several delicate matters that concern history teachers in particular countries. Needless to say, we always act with the one and only
aim to enable as many teachers as possible to be active within our association so that both they and the organisation as a whole may benefit. A part of this networking is the fact that Board members send a short version of the minutes of each meeting to all member associations afterwards where more information can be obtained. The partnership projects EUROCLIO is running were discussed, as well as some new ideas for such projects and finally our upcoming Annual Meeting in Riga, Latvia, next April was discussed at length.
Ø Registration packages Latvia 2005 have been sent out
In October the registration packages for the next EUROCLIO Annual Conference and professional training development course Gaining Equilibrium. Building from the Local to the Global Perspective (formerly known as: How to Balance the Local, National, Regional, European and World Dimensions in History Teaching? ) were sent out to all EUROCLIO members. The conference will be held in Riga, Latvia, on 11-17 April 2005 and will be hosted by the beautifully located Hotel Radisson SAS Daugava.
The registration package consists of a registration form, a questionnaire to investigate the theme, a background document, a draft programme and a call for workshops. All forms are also available on www.eurocliohistory.org under ´Annual Conference´.
We are also trying to secure (travel) grants for this conference through the European Union and the Council of Europe.
For more information please contact Ms Danielle Lefebure-Heerens at: danielle@euroclio.nl
Ø 20 successful Comenius applications for Latvia 2005! Please apply!
20 people have already applied successfully for a Comenius grant for the EUROCLIO Annual conference and professional training development course Gaining Equilibrium. Building from the Local to the Global Perspective, Riga, Latvia, 11-17 April 2005. In many countries it is still possible to apply for a Comenius 2.2 or Grundtvig 3 grant for this event. The conference is included in the course catalogue under course reference number NL-2005-004. We would like to encourage you all to apply for these grants as soon as possible, because deadlines are short and budgets are tight. Please contact your National Socrates Agency for more information and application procedures!
The Comenius 2.2 programme is designed for the in-service training for school educators. Adult educators should apply through the Grundtvig 3 programme. Since these are decentralised actions the applications go through the National Socrates Agencies. They can inform you about eligibility, application details, forms and deadlines. Please note that the application deadlines vary per country. Contact addresses, as well as the course catalogue, can be found on the Internet at: europa.eu.int/comm/education under ´programmes & actions´. Applications should include a letter of pre-registration, which can be obtained from the EUROCLIO Secretariat. For more information please contact Ms Willemijn van der Toorn at: Willemijn@euroclio.nl
Ø 6 Plato grants available for Dutch participants in Riga
For participants from the Netherlands there are 6 Plato grants available for the EUROCLIO Annual Conference and professional training development course How to Balance the Local, National, Regional, European and World Dimensions in History Teaching? In Riga, Latvia, 11-17 April 2005. Each grant has a maximum of 750 EURO. Applications can be submitted until 3 weeks before the start of the course by sending the Plato-form (available on: www.europeesplatform.nl) including a short motivation letter and an official letter of pre-registration. There is a preference for people who have not yet received a Plato grant, but this is not a requirement. For more information about Plato please contact Mr Jan Willem Wilkens at: Wilkens@europeesplatform.nl
For a letter of pre-registration please contact Ms Willemijn van der Toorn at: Willemijn@euroclio.nl or on Tel: +31 70 3817836.
Ø Search for Conference Venue for Malta 2006
On October 15 the representatives of the Maltese History Teachers´ Association met with the EUROCLIO´s Executive Director to start the preparation of the 2006 EUROCLIO Professional Training Conference and General Assembly in Malta. Several very good hotels were visited, which all came out as suitable to host an active conference for 150 to 200 participants. The organisers are now in the process of negotiation to obtain the most favourable conditions.
Ø Already EU grants available for Malta 2006!
We are happy to inform you that the EUROCLIO Annual conference and professional training development course Using Historical Skills and Concepts to Promote an Awareness of European Citizenship, which will be held in Malta, 20-26 March 2006 is eligible for Comenius 2.2 and Grundtvig 3 grants and is included in the course catalogue under course reference number NL-2006-001.
Even though it is more than a year till the conference, we encourage you to apply for these grants, since in some countries deadlines are soon and budgets run out quickly. Please contact your National Socrates Agency for more information and application procedures!
The Comenius 2.2 programme is designed for the in-service training for school educators. Adult educators should apply through the Grundtvig 3 programme. Since these are decentralised actions the applications go through the National Socrates Agencies. They can inform you about eligibility, application details, forms and deadlines. Please note that the application deadlines vary per country. Contact addresses, as well as the course catalogue, can be found on the Internet at: europa.eu.int/comm/education under ´programmes & actions´.
Applications should include a letter of pre-registration, which can be obtained from the EUROCLIO Secretariat. For more information please contact Ms Willemijn van der Toorn at: Willemijn@euroclio.nl
Ø New links and changes on www.eurocliohistory.org!
The past few weeks, there have been some changes of the EUROCLIO website. All documents concerning EUROCLIO’s Annual Conference in Riga, Latvia, can be found on the website. Also some pictures of the previous EUROCLIO conference in Cardiff, Wales have been added. You can find information about online magazines for history teaching, international journals of history learning teaching and research under the EUROCLIO’s links as well as an overview of history conferences worldwide. The new history calendar for the year 2005 has been added to the website as well. If you have suggestions and interesting links to put on the website please contact Ms Nadine Kostense at: Nadine@euroclio.nl or Mr Laszlo Bero at: lbear@axelero.hu
Ø Possible re-application proposed Comenius 2.1 project
Since the EUROCLIO Secretariat received the unfortunate news that the proposed Comenius 2.1 project Training History Educators to use School History as a tool for fostering European citizenship was rejected, we will write a letter to Brussels to share our objections to the rejection of the proposal. We were disappointed that the official letter and assessment report from Brussels carried an unsatisfactory explanation. Since there is no opportunity to re-submit this year´s proposal we will ask for recommendations and we will then consider rewriting the proposal to submit it again before the next deadline of 1 March 2005.
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Ø EUROCLIO responsible for Third Michael Sant Memorial Lecture on Malta
On the evening of 15 October 2004 members of the Maltese History Teachers Association plus colleagues from the University of Malta and other related institutions came to gather for the third Michael Sant memorial lecture. The Executive Director of EUROCLIO had the honour to present her view under the title History Works, Common Concerns in History Education. In her talk she focused on issues as common concerns for the learning and teaching in Malta and the rest of Europe, the importance of constant quality improvement and EUROCLIO examples of best practice. The evening was ended with a lively exchange of opinions sustained by superb Maltese drinks and snacks.
Ø HTEN offers bursary for annual conference 2005 in Nottingham
In 2005, the annual conference of the History Teachers Education Network of Engeland will be held from 11-13 July at the University of Nottingham. The theme of the conference is Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Issues in History. The History Teachers Education Network offers an annual bursary to meet the costs of a member of a EUROCLIO affliliated organisation who wishes to participate in the annual conference. Further information and details about the conference and the EUROCLIO bursary will be available in due course on the HTEN website www.hten.org.uk or from the HTEN Secretary Mr Richard Dargie at: richard.dargie@ed.ac.uk.
Ø EUROCLIO member in Cyprus works together with Council of Europe
At the end of November three seminars will be organised by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research in Cyprus in cooperation with the Council of Europe. On Wednesday 24 November 2004 the seminar Multiperspectivity in history teaching will take place at Cyprus International Conference Centre, Nicosia. The seminar History textbooks and teaching materials and their use in a classroom will take place at Major Musical Centre LTD, Nicosia on Thursday 25 November. On Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November workshops on New approaches to teaching history: multiperspectivity will be organised at JW Fulbright Centre and Ledra Palace in Nicosia.
If you are interested in learning more about these events, we kindly request you to read the relevant information at the NEWS section of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research website at http://www.hisdialresearch.org
Ø Please contact EUROCLIO Secretariat about address changes
If there are any changes in e-mail address, website, local moderator etc. please inform the EUROCLIO Secretariat. This will make it easier for us to update our mailing list and keep you informed. For changes please contact Mr Jan Hartman at: Secretariat@euroclio.nl
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Ø Russian teacher trainers in Kazan, Rostov and Vladivostok organise seminars
Three new cities have started to work with the 2002-2005 EUROCLIO/MATRA project Mosaics of Culture, Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia. Teacher trainers from Kazan, Rostov, and Vladivostok decided to organise teacher training seminars in their region after participation in the last training and development of this project. They gave critical but positive feed back on the materials in development and felt inspired by the training and the way the seminar was organised. The seminar, which was also attended by history educators from Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Serbia, united the project core group for the last time. It aimed to finalise all modules of the Teaching Resource Pack and to prepare them for editing and publishing. The feedback from the piloting in schools played an important role in this process. The group of Russian specialists and experts from abroad (Bulgaria, England, Norway and Scotland) supported with theoretical and practical advice. With this seminar the preparation of teacher training seminars in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk (June 2005) and Vadikavkaz and Rostov (August 2005) and in Moscow and Kazan (November 2005), has started. For more information please contact Ms Tamara Eidelman at: Tamara-Eidelman@yandex.ru or Mr Huibert Crijns at: huibert@euroclio.nl
Ø Coordinators and editing meeting of the project Mosaic of Cultures. Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia, Oslo, Norway, 25 October 2004
EUROCLIO’s project in Russia entered the last year of its three years of duration. The resource book which is under development in the project is reaching its completion. During the project seminar in September it became clear that there still was too much material and that the different modules of the book still lacked coherence. An editing team was formed by the Russian project coordinators. In Oslo they discussed their result with the EUROCLIO coordinators. Through a painful process of selection the materials are significantly sized down and a much clearer structure is under development. In December 2004 the materials will be send to the publishing house for design and printing.
For more information please contact Ms Tamara Eidelman at: Tamara-Eidelman@yandex.ru or Mr Huibert Crijns at: huibert@euroclio.nl
Ø Final symposia for the projects in Estonia and Latvia are planned
For the last time the coordinators from Estonia and Latvia came together to plan the final symposia for the EUROCLIO/MATRA projects Integration of Society in 2002-2004. The meeting on 17-19 September in Parnu, Estonia, focused on the detailed planning of the symposia which will take place from 19-21 November in Tallinn, Estonia and from 2-4 December 2004 in Riga, Latvia. Both the symposia in Estonia under the title History is not only Past, the Past is not yet History, Controversies in history and in Latvia We in Latvia want to present the project results to a wide audience of politicians, media, educational authorities, history educators and historians. National as well as international experts are asked to contribute to the theme of the events.
Ø New Latvian teacher guide used during successful teacher training seminars
Between 22 and 28 October three teacher-training seminars in the project Integration of Society in Latvia have taken place in Kuldiga, Kraslava and Jumurda. In practical workshops more than 100 Latvian- and Russian-speaking history teachers were actively trained by the authors of the teacher resource guide to work in classroom with the developed materials, which deal among others with topics like Independence, Identity, Multicultural Environment and other controversial issues in history teaching related to the integration of society. Furthermore, active workshops were performed by international experts from Iceland, the Netherlands and Estonia. On the whole, the evaluation of the seminars, the teacher resource guide and the project were very positive. According to the participants the new teacher guide contains practical examples, which are useful for teachers to apply in classroom and form a good alternative for the already existing schoolbooks. According to the teachers it encourages pupils to think and it gives them the opportunity to develop skills. Both the Latvian and the international workshops were seen as a valuable exchange of ideas and teaching approaches. For more information please contact Ms Dzintra Liepina at: dzintral@e-teliamtc.lv or Ms Willemijn van der Toorn: Willemijn@euroclio.nl
Ø General Assembly and seminar in the project Enhancing Regional History Education and Civic Society from 22-25 September, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
This seminar was planned after a historical event in the field of history education in Bosnia-Herzegovina: the official founding General Assembly of EUROCLIO-HIP, the Bosnian Association of History Teachers' Association on state level. In this Assembly we met interesting history educators, the majority of which decided to stay for the seminar as well.
In this seminar the focus was on the further development of teaching materials. Therefore a lot of time was scheduled for topic group discussions, presentations and plenary discussions about the framework, the structure and the teaching approaches. Four international consultants from Denmark, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Switzerland enlightened the project members with new innovative teaching methods and skills. The presentation of the Russian coordinator of the project Mosaic of Cultures in Russia was valued highly as it gave a good insight in what challenges a combined effort to write a teacher resource guide can bring. Furthermore her remarks and recommendations showed a great involvement and passion for history education.
The Bosnian Textbook Committee, installed by the OSCE and mandated by all Ministers of Education of Bosnia-Herzegovina, presented its work and recommendations for a common textbook on history. The OSCE requested our Bosnian project members to support and assist the Committee, and they will attend the next Committee meeting to do so.
The meeting with Mr Savanovic, the Minister of Education of Republika Srbska, turned out as an unfortunate meeting. The Minister tried to control the project and especially the members representing the RS. We hope to solve this unfortunate situation soon.
For more information please contact Mr Edin Veladzic at: veladzic@bih.net.ba, Ms Karolina Ujakovic at: karolina.ujakovic@zg.htnet.hr, Ms Ljiljana Lazarevic at: llila@eunet.yu or Ms Lieke van Wijk at: Lieke@euroclio.nl
Ø Fourth training seminar Romanian project in Sibiu, 14-17 October 2004
In the center of Transsylvania the fourth seminar in the EUROCLIO/Center Education 2000+/Matra project Fostering History and Citizenship Education in Romania took place. In total 50 Romanian history educators participated in this seminar with active working sessions lead by consultants from Bulgaria, Latvia and the Netherlands. One history educator from Hungary acted as a key-note speaker. Three history educators from Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Moldova and Russia presented the status of history education in the respective countries. The seminar focused on prejudices, stereotypes and false myths in teaching history and their role in democratic citizenship education. For the first time four of the authors presented the collected teaching materials and it was astonishing to see how much work has been done. For further thinking about the framework and the structure an authors meeting has been held at the end of October. The exercises the teachers presented for their colleagues were on a high level and received very positive reactions. In the project management meeting afterwards, the good results were discussed and the next steps were agreed upon. For more information please contact Mr Mihai Manea at: manea.mihai@gmail.com, Ms Nicoleta Sasu at: nsasu@cedu.ro or Ms Lieke van Wijk at: Lieke@euroclio.nl
Ø New Matra project proposal for Bulgaria has been submitted
EUROCLIO and the Bulgarian History Teachers´ Association have submitted a new Matra project proposal for Bulgaria to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main aim of the proposal is to strengthen the European and international dimension in Bulgarian history education by developing innovative teaching materials and by training history educators. For more information please contact Ms Willemijn van der Toorn at: willemijn@euroclio.nl
Ø Project proposal submitted for a two year follow-up in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Federation of Serbia-Montenegro
A project proposal with the title History in Action – Planning for the Future. A regional approach for the learning and teaching of history in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Federation of Serbia-Montenegro (2005-2007) has been submitted in September for the Matra programme of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the past two years we have been working to set up a network of history educators in society and to form a project group per country, consisting of coordinators, authors and resource persons. In the current project the framework for the teacher guide has been designed and now the collection of the materials has started. In the follow-up we aim at finishing the collection of the materials, the publication of a teacher resource guide and the implementation of this guide through teacher training seminars. Therefore we are currently searching for other donors. For more information, please contact Ms Lieke van Wijk at: lieke@euroclio.nl
Ø The Norwegian History Teachers´ Association and EUROCLIO will submit a common project
On 22 October Members from HIFO, the Norwegian History Teachers´ Association, and the Secretariat of EUROCLIO have met with representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry expressed interest in the work of both organisations and is willing to support a project proposal for 2005 related to the Western Balkan. At the moment both parties are considering possibilities for common work and will submit their ideas to the Ministry before the end of November.
Ø EUROCLIO is asked to work with colleagues in Georgia and Abkhazia
The Executive Director of EUROCLIO has been asked by the NGO International Alert to meet with colleagues in Georgia and Abkhazia and explore common opportunities and challenges for future cooperation. The fact finding mission, which will take place in the beginning of March 2005, should produce a report with recommendations and suggestions for further ways for cooperation related to history and history teaching in the region.
Ø New Matra project proposals for Belarus and Ukraine postponed
The EUROCLIO Secretariat has been preparing new project proposals for Belarus and Ukraine, but after meetings with the envisaged donor, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the submission of the proposals is postponed for the time being. The political situation in Belarus is at the moment so difficult that the Ministry is very reluctant to grant projects in this country. They advised us to strengthen our position in Belarus before submitting a proposal. In Ukraine our last project was so successful that the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not think it is necessary to support a follow-up project. Both the EUROCLIO Secretariat and the Ukrainian History Teachers Organisation Nova Doba regret this as there is still a long way to go in Ukraine. Especially as the earlier project lacked a good implementation programme. The Secretariat is looking for new approaches to submit project proposals for both countries in 2005.
Ø Global History at Secondary School: the Present and Prospects, 10 December, Vilnius, Lithuania
On 10 December the international conference Global History at Secondary School: the Present and Prospects is organised by the Faculty of History of Vilnius Pedagogic University, Lithuania. The conference programme consists of various lectures on Global History in the classroom and in textbooks, the possibilities of ICT and the use of historical sources. Furthermore, there will be time for discussion and evaluation. For more information please contact Mr Benediktas Setkus at: benediktas@delfi.lt
Ø Meeting History – Meeting Others. History Education as part of the Multicultural Dialogue, Conference of the International Society for History Didactics, Rabat, Morocco, 22-25 September 2004
In Rabat, Morocco, teacher trainers and history educators from a variety of countries in Africa, the America’s and Europe met to discuss history education and the multicultural society. EUROCLIO contributed with a presentation titled Looking for the Multicultural Approach, the development of Multicultural teaching approaches and teaching materials in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The conference was good in the sense of distinguishing problems of misbalance, limited perspectives and stereotypical presentations in history education. A pity was that only few practical solutions and approaches were presented and that there was little debate about how to continue.
Ø History education in Europe and Norway. Teacher training seminar of HIFO in Oslo, Norway, 22-23 October 2004
The School Section of the Norwegian Association of Historians, HIFO, organises for several years already a students´ contest which is related to the European EUstory project of the Körber Foundation. In the framework of the students´ contest HIFO organises each year a teacher training seminar to prepare history teachers for participation. On request of HIFO, Alexander Shevyrev from the Moscow History Teachers Association and Huibert Crijns from the EUROCLIO Secretariat gave a workshop on teaching migration during the seminar in Oslo. They used materials on migration in Russian history which were developed by Svetlana Yalovytsina in the EUROCLIO project Mosaic of Cultures in Russia.
Ø Call for partners for a Comenius Development Project 1.3 (36 months) Studying European Migrations through Oral History and New Sources - Exploring Family Memories by Pupils
Most nations and communities in Europe have experienced periods of emigration and immigration, particularly during the XIX and XX centuries. Men’s and women’s mobility across State borders deeply marked European social and demographic identity, promoted and fuelled the dynamism and the openness which characterizes the core of European cultural life. Today in our schools pupils of European and non-European origin are living side by side. All of them can discover the weight of such experiences by exploring their own family memories and by retrieving both recent experiences of immigration and less recent experiences of emigration. Pupils can discover not only a cognitive resource of extraordinary value even from the emotional point of view, but even a tool for a fully conscious integration based on each other’s values appraisal. This Comenius project should concern (through a twinning of schools system) five schools of five European countries. An Italian high school (pupils 16-19 years old) belonging to an area characterized by recent and old migration experiences (Lucca) will coordinate the project, together with a first ´associated partner´, the SSIS (School of Specialization for Secondary teaching) of Pisa, which laid the basis for the project, and together with a second partner, the Fondazione Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione, which, in the first stage of the project, will collect proposals of cooperation from other European schools. Please join our project addressing E-mail: info@fondazionepaolocresci.it care of Ms Marinella Mazzanti, Fondazione Paolo Cresci per la storia dell’emigrazione, Cortile Carrara, 55100 Lucca- ITALY, Phone: +39 (0) 583 417483
Ø In-service teacher training at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
The Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, has started to organise short in-service teacher training courses for foreign Social Sciences, Art and Economics teachers who are interested in learning more about the Czech Republic. At the moment the courses are taught in English, but in the future the management plans to organise these courses also in French, German, Russian and Spanish. All courses are lead by University teachers. Offered subjects are among others: Gender Studies and Issues in the Czech Republic, Modern Czech Art and Architecture and Jewish History in the Czech Lands. Guest lectures and workshops can be organised according to the wishes of the participants. Also, guided tours, educational visits and hiking tours can be part of the programme. For more information please contact Ms Marie Homerova at: homer@intersim.cz or phomer@volny.cz
Ø Historians should rewrite Cypriot history
Studying textbooks on Cypriot history, used at either side of the island, it came out that these books convey totally different narratives. The textbook used by the Greek-speaking community lingers for more than 75% on the Ancient and Medieval times, whereas the textbook used by the Turkish-speaking community starts only with 1500 and in fact pays most of its attention to the late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century. Both textbooks pay attention to the troubles of the second half of the Twentieth century, however with a totally different perspective. Both books used texts and images aiming to rouse deep emotions in the readers. This issue was discussed during the first seminar ever organised in Cyprus by the History Education Section of the Council of Europe on the learning and teaching of history. Under the title the Council of Europe and History Education, this seminar was organised on 10 and 11 June 2004, in the JW Fulbright Center, Nicosia, Cyprus, in close cooperation with Cyprus Fulbright Commission and one of the EUROCLIO Member Associations in Cyprus: the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research. The speakers of the conference represented local agents of change representing the Greek and Turkish speaking communities as well as the main international actors in the field of innovation of history education. The presentations of the results of the discussions in the working groups in the final plenary showed that history educators on the Island are aware of the need to reform their history education. The desires for change were great and looked for academic as well as educational reforms. Teacher training, revision of the history curricula and the development of new and innovative educational materials and textbooks were mentioned as needs for all.
Ø History Teaching in a Foreign Language, Hungary, 19 November 2004
On November 19 the J. Karolyi Foundation and Tortenelmi Tanarok Egyesulete (Budapest) organise the seminar History Teaching in a Foreign Language. The aims of this seminar are to provide means, methodological tools and models to history teachers for teaching history in a foreign language in order to contribute to the development of the ´European sections´ whose characteristic is, in addition to the teaching of one foreign language, the teaching of another subject (presently history) in this same language. The specific methodological approaches will be presented during this seminar. For further details please contact Mr Laszlo Bero at: lbear@axelero.hu
Ø A new generation of EU programmes for education and training, culture, youth and the audiovisual sector, 2007-2013
On July 14 the European Commission adopted ambitious proposals for the next generation of EU programmes in education, training, culture, youth and the audiovisual sector. The aim is to have the new programmes approved by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament before the end of 2005. They will run from 2007 to 2013. The four programmes proposed are: 1. An Integrated Action Programme in Lifelong Learning, focusing on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult education (Grundtvig), completed by transversal measures and a new programme (Jean Monnet) focusing on European integration. 2. Youth in Action, which aims to develop a sense of personal responsibility, initiative, concern for others, citizenship and active involvement at local, national and European level among young people. 3. Culture 2007, focusing on transnational mobility for everyone working in the cultural sector in the EU and transnational circulation of works of art and cultural/artistic products. 4. Media 2007, focusing on preserving and promoting Europe´s cultural diversity and cinematic/audiovisual heritage, ensuring public access to this heritage and encouraging dialogue between cultures. For more information please look at: www.europa.eu.int
Ø 2005: European Year of Citizenship through Education
The Council of Europe has proclaimed 2005 ´European Year of Citizenship through Education´. In organising this ´Year´, the Council emphasises the crucial importance of education in protecting and promoting human rights and in encouraging active citizenship in a democratic society. The Council of Europe has accomplished a great deal in the ´Education for Democratic Citizenship´ Project (EDC). The Committee of Ministers´ Recommendation (2002) 12 to member states provides a widely-accepted framework for EDC policies and several countries are implementing them already. A European network of national coordinators has been set up and the coordinators have been invaluable in sustaining the project. Nevertheless recent studies show a gap between political declarations and practice. The Council´s main objective for 2005 therefore is to bridge this gap, providing member states with tools for effective policy implementation. For more information please look at: www.coe.int/edc
Ø Online Educa Berlin: International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
Online Educa Berlin organises its 10th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training on 1-3 December 2004 in Berlin, Germany. Meeting the networking needs of the international e-learning and distance education industry, the annual Online Educa Berlin conference is the key networking venue for strategists and practitioners from all over the world. Last year 1486 participants from 68 countries attended the Berlin event. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN delegates are high-level decision makers from education, business and government - the three key areas driving e-learning adoption and innovation - making it the most important networking venue for experts, practitioners and newcomers from all over the world. The conference language is English. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition and demonstration area for e-learning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers. Participants have come to value the exhibition as a central meeting point within the conference and an excellent opportunity to meet with and compare the offerings of the exhibiting companies and institutions. For more information please contact Ms Rebecca Stromeyer at: info@online-educa.com or have a look at: www.online-educa.com
Ø Thesis on the national and European dimension in English and Dutch history curricula is completed
Secretariat staff member Nadine Kostense has finished her Master thesis at Rotterdam Erasmus University. She has studied the EUROCLIO Questionnaires: Belonging to Europe - Small Nations and Big Issues (2004), History on the Move (2003), A Changing World (2001), Remembering and Commemorating History (2000) and National Identity and Heritage (1999). By analysing the outcomes of these questionnaires she examined the history curricula of England and the Netherlands. One of the issues she looked into was, as the European cooperation increases, the increasing emphasis on national history due to the fear of losing national identity. The last few years there has been a debate about the ‘the lack of historical knowledge and awareness’ among young people and about the role of history education. In this light a re-orientation on the national past and national heritage – which probably arises from the changing position of the Netherlands and England within Europe and the relativity of one´s own culture in a multicultural society – brings about a bigger emphasis on national identity. There are still a number of people, among them politicians and academics, that seem to see history education as a tool to enhance national identity and sentiments. In their opinion, history education should focus in the first place on national history and facts and in the second place on an understanding of the wider (international) context and skills. In the period of 1993-2003 Dutch history education as well as English history education shows an increasing focus on national history, although partly in relation to the international (European) context. Especially in the media, some politicians and academics, express their feelings that history education should emphasize historical facts and data. Opponents argue that without skills, the focus on international, social-cultural, economic and gender perspectives and multiculturality, history education will not contribute to the aims stated in almost all European history curricula, including those of England and the Netherlands. In spite of the tendencies towards national history and identity, the majority of the English and Dutch history educators feel that history education should concentrate on making young people interested in the past, making them understand the world they live in, enhance their critical thinking skills and teaching young people about citizenship and democracy. Those history educators do not fear to loose themselves in the changing world. For more information please contact Ms Nadine Kostense at: Nadine@euroclio.nl
Ø FIHCA Project: Historic Images Bank of Latin American Cities
The area of American history, Faculty of Humanities, of the University of Pablo of Olavide in Seville, Spain, is currently developing the project FIHCA in collaboration with different Latin American archives and institutes. Among the activities being developed is the creation of a photographic bank of images from Latin American cities before the 1930´s. If you would like to collaborate in this project please contact Mr Emilio Luque, tel: +34 954 34 9318, fax: +34 954 34 9118, e-mail: fihca@dhuma.upo.es
The project can be consulted at: www.upo.es/depa/webdhuma/fihca/webfihca1.html
Ø Research results Projecting alternative images of own and other community during and after conflict
Research done by a student at Webster University (Leiden, the Netherlands) deals with the periods of war (1991-1995) and peace (2004), considering the role of identity and images presented in history education in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia-Montenegro. As the research has shown, ethnicity so prevalent and crucial in the nineties, projecting one’s OWN community as victim of the injustice and the OTHER as aggressor, no longer plays an essential and distinctive role in history education. Instead, the consideration of the inclusive approaches offers a multiperspective approach. Furthermore, giving a greater prominence to cultural and social history, which tends to be less divisive, can prove beneficial to both countries. The benefits of inclusion and of mainstreaming national minority issues into education could be an important part of the post-conflict reconstruction effort in Southern European Europe. For more information please contact Ms Maria Chrobacinska at: mchrobacinska@hotmail.com
Ø History is not only Past, the Past is not yet History
Under this title a EUROCLIO Teacher Resource Book on controversial topics in Estonian Twentieth Century history is published. The materials focus on issues such as the role of Konstantin Päts, the Estonian president in the late thirties, the USSR and Nazi occupations, the crimes against humanity, internationalism, russification and migration. The publication of History is not only Past, the Past is not yet History is available in the Estonian and Russian language and is distributed among all schools in Estonia.
Ø We in Latvia
Under this title a EUROCLIO Teacher Resource Book on controversial topics in Latvian history and citizenship education is published. The materials focus on issues such as what does it mean to be a citizen of the Republic of Latvia, which identities have shaped the Baltics during the times, the role and position of the Latvian Riflemen and the society of Latvia during the end of the 1980s. The book was used in a series of teacher training seminars in Goldiga, Kraslava and Jumurda, in the end of October and will be distributed via the Latvian Educational Boards. The publication of We in Latvia is available in the Latvian and Russian language.
Ø History Textbooks and the Thinking of Youth in post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pilvi Torsti (Finland) has recently published his doctoral dissertation Divergent Stories, Convergent Attitudes. Study on the Presence of History, History Textbooks and the Thinking of Youth in post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina (Helsinki University Press). A short presentation of the book with details for ordering can be found at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/ptorsti/dissertation.pdf The academic abstract is available at: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/ptorsti/abstract.pdf The book is also published electronically http://ethesis.helsinki.fi For more information please contact Mr Pilvi Torsti at: pilvi.torsti@helsinki.fi
Ø Volume on approaches to teaching and learning history in Cyprus
The proceedings of the Educational Seminar organised by the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research in Cyprus on 7 and 8 February 2004 in Nicosia, Cyprus have been assembled in the volume "What does it mean to think historically? Approaches to teaching and learning history". It is one of the largest volumes yet published in Cyprus on history teaching, and, representing ideas from a range of disciplinary, religious and linguistic backgrounds, it is one of the most diverse. Several papers offer valuable information on current practices and others call attention to new ways of teaching and learning history. If you are interested in obtaining the volume at the price of 20 EURO (postal costs included), please contact the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research at: hisdialresearch@yahoo.com
Ø Full colour publication History Changes. Facts and Figures about History Education in Europe since 1989 by Joke van der Leeuw-Roord
The results of the EUROCLIO questionnaire 2003 School history on the move. Changes in the learning and teaching of history in the decade of educational reforms are available as book and CD-rom now! This full colour publication contains over 100 maps and graphs, and articles exploring various themes as curricular and government control, students’ perceptions, E-learning and time allocated to history education in Europe since 1989. The prices are: 20 EURO for the book, 20 EURO for the CD-rom and 35 EURO for both. These prices include sending and administrative costs. For more information and orders please look at the EUROCLIO website: www.eurocliohistory.org or contact the EUROCLIO Secretariat at: Secretariat@euroclio.nl
Ø After the Wall. History Teaching in Europe, 1989-2003 at: www.stiftung.koerber.de
The EUROCLIO anniversary book After the Wall. History Teaching in Europe, 1989-2003 (new volume in the series ´Shaping European History´ of the Koerber Foundation) is available now! The book has been presented in an interesting panel discussion during the EUROCLIO Annual Meeting in Cardiff on March 30. The conference participants enjoyed the special conference price of the book: the sales were impressive! The book can be ordered through the site of the Koerber Foundation: www.stiftung.koerber.de
For more information please contact Ms Gabriele Woidelko at: Woidelko@stiftung.koerber.de or Ms Lieke van Wijk at: Lieke@euroclio.nl
Ø Available soon: Bulletin 20: Belonging to Europe – Small Nation, Big Issues
The Bulletin’s next issue will be in the printing house this week, and will be sent out this winter to all our members. EUROCLIO Bulletin 20 reports about the Annual meeting and professional training development course that has been held in Cardiff, Wales, 29 March-4 April 2004 and will look into the question of the relation between national and international history in the learning and teaching of history in Europe. Also some of the new member organisations that became EUROCLIO members in Cardiff, will present their association. For more information please contact the editor Ian McKellar at: ibac.mckellar@tiscali.co.uk, Lieke van Wijk at: Lieke@euroclio.nl or Nadine Kostense at: Nadine@euroclio.nl
Ø Bulletin 21 on Assessment: call for articles!
We are looking for more ready to use examples about assessment in the learning of history for volume 21 of the Bulletin. Interesting ideas from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Israel, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain will be included in this volume. For more information and suggestions please contact the editor Ian McKellar at: ibac.mckellar@tiscali.co.uk, Lieke van Wijk at: Lieke@euroclio.nl or Nadine Kostense at: Nadine@euroclio.nl
Ø Insights in Structures and Standards for Initial Teacher-training in Europe
The Council of Europe has recently published two volumes on initial history teacher-training in Europe. Alois Ecker, Professor at Vienna University, has edited under the titles Initial training for teachers: structures and standards in 13 member states of the Council of Europe and The structures and standards of initial training for history teachers in South East Europe two books which contain a large amount of facts and figures related to this topic. If you are interested please contact Ms Alison Cardwell at: Alison.Cardwell@coe.int for further information and orders.
Ø Theses on the Teaching and Learning of Local Histories
The Italian History Teachers´ Association Clio ´92 has produced the document Theses on the Teaching and Learning of Local Histories, which has recently been translated into English. This document reflects and discusses on the importance of the teaching of local histories in the age of globalisation. For more information please contact Mr Bernardo Draghi at: draghib@bcc.tin.it
Ø New website Ukrainian HTA: www.doba.lviv.ua
Have a look at the new version of the website of Nova Doba, the Ukranian Association of Teachers of History and Civic Education. This website aims to inform people about the work and activities carried out by Nova Doba and provides information about history education in Ukraine. The site is designed and updated by students of Lviv University and also contains a shortened English version.
Ø New website Croatian HTA: www.hunp.com
The Croatian History Teachers Association has a new website. The site provides information on seminars, projects, interviews and various links. It is only available in Croatian.
Ø www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/education/Teacher_Training/
Here you find all information on the Council of Europe In-service Training Programme for Educational Staff: programme, application procedure, rules and National Liaison Officers.
Here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970. You can also license higher resolution copies of the same items for Presentations, Web Publishing or Private Use. All content is free of charge for use by UK Maintained Schools in the classroom.
On this site one can learn about the 17th century British scientist Robert Boyle. It provides introductory material on Boyle and access to research resources on his life and work. Furthermore it contains facsimiles of Boyle manuscripts, lesson plans for Key stage 3 and GCSE ´Medicine through Time´.
The Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness sponsors research in the field of historical consciousness and serves as a base for Canadian and international scholars, both as researchers and as visiting professors and lecturers. It also tries to establish links with schools, museums and the broader community for discussion and dissemination of research projects.
Ø www.hyperhistory.org/site/index14.php
The National Centre for History Education comprises representatives from many groups: historians, curriculum specialists, educationists, and history educators, including history teachers, heritage and public historians drawn from across Australia. On the website you can find information and resources which have been developed for teachers in primary and secondary schools across Australia, who are involved in the teaching of history.
The History Cooperative is a website offering online information concerning history scholarship and providing resources for historians. The website was launched on 30 March 2000 by the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the University of Illinois Press and the National Academy Press. On the site texts of current issues of the American Historical Review and the Journal of American History are available electronically to members of the AHA and OAH and to institutions that subscribe to the print versions of the journals.
Ø www.ex.ac.uk/historyresource/index.htm
The website of History Resource gives news and information on the teaching and learning of History. The website provides information about the Centre's Initial Teacher Training and Continual Professional Development courses, gives access to other websites that support the teaching of History and Citizenship and provides information on current innovations and developments, and information about teaching materials and resources (all classroom tested) for the whole age and ability range.
Ø www.conference alerts.com/history.htm
This website provides an overview of not only history conferences worldwide, as well as on conferences in other fields of study, such as social sciences and humanity.
This website provides a selection of links to the military history of Malta. It includes worksheets based on the harbour fortifications, a 3D visualisation of the Maltese Harbours and a map of the Island of Comino and the location of the fortifications on the islands. The site also gives access to a virtual tour of St. Mary’s Battery on Comino and it illustrates graffiti etched by soldiers who were on duty on the Victoria Lines.
Ø News from the EUROCLIO Secretariat
We would like to congratulate Nadine Kostense with finishing her master thesis! Nadine will graduate on December 2 at Rotterdam Erasmus University and we are happy that she has started working fulltime at the EUROCLIO Secretariat.
Ø Contact e-mail addresses EUROCLIO Secretariat!
The EUROCLIO Secretariat has two new e-mail addresses. The Secretariat can now also be reached on: info@euroclio.nl and secretariat@euroclio.nl
Ø Deadline next Newsletter December 10
The next edition of the EUROCLIO Newsletter will be available in December. If you have information that you would like to see included, please send your contribution of maximum 15 lines in English to Ms Willemijn van der Toorn at: Willemijn@euroclio.nl before December 10.
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November
12-14: Budapest, Hungary. Meeting EUROCLIO Board
19: Hungary. Seminar History Teaching in a Foreign Language organised by J. Karolyi Foundation/TTE
19-21: Tallinn, Estonia. Final seminar in the EUROCLIO/Matra project The Integration of Society in Estonia
24: Nicosia, Cyprus. Seminar in cooperation with the Council of Europe Multiperspectivity in history teaching
25: Nicosia, Cyprus. Seminar in cooperation with the Council of Europe History textbooks and teaching materials and their use in a classroom
25: Croatia. First General Assembly of the History Teachers' Association of Croatia in cooperation with the Danish History Teachers´ Association
25-28: Zagreb, Croatia. Coordinators meeting in the EUROCLIO/Neighbours project Enhancing Regional History Education and Civic Society, common approaches for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federation of Serbia and Montenegro
26-27: Nicosia, Cyprus. Workshops in cooperation with the Council of Europe New approaches to teaching history: multiperspectivity
December
1-3: Berlin, Germany. Online Educa Berlin´s International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
2-4: Riga, Latvia. Final seminar in the EUROCLIO/Matra project The Integration of Society in Latvia
4: Serbia and Montenegro. Annual Conference of the Association for Social History of Serbia and Montenegro in cooperation with the Danish History Teachers´ Association
5: Riga, Latvia. Annual Conference Latvian History Teachers´ Association
7-8: Kosovo. Council of Europe seminar
10: Vilnius, Lithuania. International conference Global History at Secondary School: the Present and Prospects, Faculty of History of Vilnius Pedagogic University
10-12: Timisoara, Romania. General Assembly Romanian History Teachers´ Association APIR-Clio in the EUROCLIO/Center Education 2000+/Matra project Fostering History and Citizenship Education in Romania
11-13: Moscow, Russia. Coordinators and authors meeting in the EUROCLIO/Matra project Mosaic of Cultures, Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia
January
20-23: Bucharest, Romania. Coordinators meeting in the EUROCLIO/Center Education
2000+/Matra project Fostering History and Citizenship Education in Romania
February
10-13: Third project seminar in the EUROCLIO/Neighbours project Enhancing Regional History Education and Civic Society, common approaches for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federation of Serbia and Montenegro
March
April
7-10: Finland. Meeting in the EU/Socrates project Structures and Standards of Initial training of history teachers in Europe – a comparative study
11-17: Riga, Latvia. EUROCLIO Annual Conference and Professional Training Development Course How to Balance the Local, National, Regional, European and World Dimension in History Teaching?
May
2-5: Bucharest, Romania. Fifth project seminar in the EUROCLIO/Center Education
2000+/Matra project Fostering History and Citizenship Education in Romania
27-29: The Hague, The Netherlands. EUROCLIO Board meeting
June
16-18: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. International conference at Rotterdam University Beyond the Canon, History for the Twenty-First Century, EUROCLIO Contribution
27-7: Vadikavkaz and Rostov, Russia. Teacher training seminars in the EUROCLIO/Matra project Mosaic of Cultures, Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia
July
1-3: UK. 17th Annual Conference of the Schools History Project
3-9: Sydney, Australia. International Congress of Historical Sciences
11-13: Nottingham, UK. HTEN Annual Conference on Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Issues in History
August
September
3-13: Wladiwostok and Khabarovsk, Russia. Teacher training seminars in the EUROCLIO/Matra project Mosaic of Cultures, Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia
9-11: EUROCLIO Board meeting
October
14-16: Moscow, Russia. Final symposium in the EUROCLIO/Matra project Mosaic of Cultures, Teaching the Multicultural Society in Russia