Over 200 teachers met at Teachers Festival in the Republic of Tatarstan

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From august, 16-18, I participated in the Third All Russian School Teachers Festival organized by the Yelabuga Branch of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University. There were plenary meetings, public lectures of authorities in the field of modern education, round tables on actual questions, master classes, trainings, presentations of advanced teaching experience, exhibitions, social events, and creative and professional competitions.

More than 200 school teachers from 20 different regions of the Russian Federation took part in the work of the Festival and there were contributions from Russian and international experts from Bulgaria, Latvia and Germany. On the second day of the festival I conducted 3 master-classes for school teachers, teacher trainers and students about the Dutch system of history education and working with historical time in the Primary History Curriculum in England and the Netherlands. The participants showed great interest and asked lots of questions. Marat Gibatdinov took care of the translations during these master-classes.

Marjan de Groot-Reuvekamp, board-member of EUROCLIO

23 January 2012

OSCE publishes "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims"

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EUROCLIO partner, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has recently published "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education". Dr. Marat Gibatdinov, president of the Tatarstan History Teachers Association has also made a contribution to this OSCE publication.

As the foreword in of the report itself says, the purpose is: "Promoting mutual understanding and respect for diversity, along with countering all forms of intolerance and discrimination, must today, more than ever, be absolute priorities for the international community, in order to maintain peace and stability at both the global and regional levels. The attitudes and tensions that lead to inter-communal conflict are often deeply rooted in stereotypes and misconceptions, and one of the most pressing contemporary challenges is to promote knowledge about, and understanding of, different cultures. Educators play a fundamental role in meeting this challenge."

The complete publication can be read and downloaded here.

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Over 200 teachers met at Teachers Festival in the Republic of Tatarstan

OSCE publishes "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims"