EuroClio - Inspiring History and Citizenship Educators

Live Reflection Session of History Ideas and Object Biographies
2021-12-16 05:30 - 19:00 UTC
Join us for the third and last installment of the 3-part Live Reflection Sessions for the Sharing European Histories self-guided course!
The Live Reflection Sessions will provide the perfect opportunity to meet with the authors of the strategies, hear about their inspiration for the strategy and is followed by a brainstorm and Q&A with participants of the session. In this installment we will have the chance to speak to Elisabete Pereira and Juan Carlos Ocaña, who are authors of the two respective strategies: ‘Using object biographies to reveal how our pasts are interconnected’ and ‘Studying the history of ideas to learn about continuity and change.’
Sign up for the Live Reflection Sessions via this link: https://www.euroclio.eu/project/sharing-european-histories/.
Please note these Live Reflection Sessions are accompanied by the five 30-minute recorded sessions that will be published on a weekly basis over on our YouTube channel, from November 18 up until 16 December.

Sharing sessions on teaching Ukraine-Russia conflict
2022-03-03 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Online
How are students across Europe (and beyond) experiencing the current events in Ukraine? How are we promoting a safe space for students to discuss the events? How are we teaching about it?
Join us online for a sharing session on how we teach about current events!
We will be hosting two sessions:
Tuesday 1 March 18:00 CET: REGISTER HERE ->
Thursday 3 March 18:00 CET: REGISTER HERE ->

Challenging Stereotypes and Preconceptions - Webinar Series
2022-03-30 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the webinar series:

EuroClio, the European Association of History Educators, is an international Non-governmental organisation that promotes the development of responsible and innovative history, citizenship, and heritage education by promoting critical thinking, multiperspectivity, mutual respect, and inclusion.

Together, we will welcome between 30 and 50 motivated history and citizenship educators from all across Europe for a series of five live sessions. During these sessions, participants will be able to engage in interesting discussions, join active workshops, and enjoy networking opportunities.

By tackling the questions “How do we define the terms ”Stereotypes” and “Preconceptions”?”, “How does stereotypes and preconceptions emerge?” “How can we challenge stereotypes and preconceptions?” this webinar series will reflect on several key factors when it comes to dealing with the topic in the classroom. One of the main goals of the webinar is the preparation of teachers and pupils alike with tools, aimed at recognising, confronting and challenging stereotypes and prejudices should they emerge in the classroom.

Such practices can be used also in other cases as the development of critical thinking among the students as well as promoting mutual respect and tolerance towards different cultures, religion, ethnicities etc. not only in the classroom but out of school as well.

The structure of the webinar series:
The webinar series will consist of five sessions, taking place at 17:00 – 18:30 Amsterdam time.

Keynote lecture: Stereotypes and implicit bias in education – 02 march 2022, hosted by Dr. Loes Meeussen
The Pink Triangle – History and Memory of LGBTQ+ in European Culture – 09 march 2022, hosted by Mickaël Bertrand
Stereotypes and Prejudices in Learning History – 23 March, hosted by Marko Šuica.
THINK, FEEL AND CARE – challenging stereotypes in the history class – 30 March, hosted by Emma Abbate.

The Series opens with a Keynote Lecture on the psychology of stereotyping and discrimination, which helps participants develop a common definition of what stereotypes and preconceptions are, understanding not only what is their connection to phenomena such as discrimination and scapegoating, but also how they are generated, shared, and internalised.

This lecture provides an overview of research on stereotypes and (implicit) bias. Dr. Meeussen outlines the function and origin of stereotypes and the psychological processes through which they affect our own choices, our evaluations of others, and as such, people’s chances and success. Next, she discusses different strategies and structural changes that can prevent the use of stereotypes in order to reduce inequalities in educational contexts.

Dr. Loes Meeussen is a senior researcher at the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of Leuven, Belgium; Lector in Applied Psychology at Thomas More Antwerp, Belgium; and member of the Young Academy in Belgium. In her research, she studies inequality from a social psychological perspective: inequalities in culturally diverse schools and organizations on the one hand, and gender inequality in work and family roles on the other hand. How do people cope with stereotypes that exits about their group? And what characterizes inclusive contexts in which everyone can function optimally?

The keynote lecture is followed by two active workshops:

The first active workshop is hosted by Mickaël Bertrand: Pink Triangle – History and Memory of LGBTQ+ in European Culture.
Most of the time, when students hear about LGBTQ+ at school, it is to talk about persecution and bullying. In this workshop, participants are invited to consider the way we can teach how LGBTQ+ people have gained recognition and finally proved that they are not only victims but also heroes of European culture. During this session, participants receive a list of documents which can be used in History, Civics, English, Arts, Cinema and also Sciences. They are also invited to test an “Hexagon Game Activity” that they can then adapt in their lessons.

Mickaël Bertrand is a history, geography and civics teacher in the Académie de Dijon (France) and a Trainer and author of education resources.

On the 15 March, a networking session takes place. The focus lies on interactive discussions where participants will have the possibility to reflect on and share the experiences they had and tools acquired in school, exploring potential strategies to tackle stereotypes and preconceptions in the classroom.This session will be hosted by EuroClio secretariat staff.
The second active workshop is hosted by Marko Šuica: Stereotypes and Prejudices in Learning History. This workshop focuses on teaching strategies and lesson plans that can be used to challenge stereotypes and preconceptions. Questions about stereotypes as a regular occurrence in everyday life, distinctions between “positive” and “negative” stereotypes and their relation to the classroom are tackled in this session.

Marko Šuica is a Professor of history and lectures in History at the University of Belgrade. His specialty is medieval Balkan history, history didactics, curricula design and assessment. He is active in educational projects and teacher training on national, regional and international level. He is the author of several textbooks, additional teaching materials, education standards and history curricula. He is also a consultant on Council of Europe anti-discrimination and national minorities programs, member and project advisor of EuroClio and the International Society for History Didactics.

The webinar series will conclude with the session THINK, FEEL AND CARE – challenging stereotypes in the history class – hosted by Emma Abbate. This workshop will expose participants to hands-on examples of how teachers can analyze prejudices and stereotypes in history class. Forms of racism with grave consequences will be explored during the workshop, in order to give teachers the tools to explain how mechanisms of discrimination and exclusion work and how they can be deconstructed.
This workshop offers step-by-step techniques teachers can use to increase students’ awareness of how the pyramid of hate is generated from biased ideas. It will include a discussion of ways teachers can assist students in developing skills to recognize and challenge preconceptions and injustices while studying syllabus contents. The seminar will draw on Harvard Project Zero’s Thinking Routine “Think, Feel, Care”, an approach to visual history that allows looking closely at pictures or other documents during the lesson.
A discussion of helpful internet sources to implement the topic from Europeana and other databases (Pilecki and Arolsen digital Archives) will also be included, together with a bibliography of Council of Europe’s educational toolkits ideated to end stereotypes.

Emma Abbate is a teacher of Latin, History, and Geography in English since 1998/9, expert in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology and Cultural & Linguistic Mediation, with a Ph.D. in History (University Federico II, Naples). She teaches in the Cambridge International IGCSE® High School Armando Diaz (Caserta), she is author of digital content and free-lance researcher.

Emma cooperates with the University of Naples L’ Orientale as a CLIL teachers’ trainer, she gained specific expertise in Erasmus+ project management as coordinator of several projects funded by the EU.

Register here!Participation to the webinar series is free for EuroClio members.
The participation fee is 30EUR for the full series.
Not a member yet? Join here!
WEBINAR PROGRAMME
To see the full and detailed programme of this webinar series, click here!

EuroClio 28th Annual Conference - What is History for?
2022-04-28 09:00 - 2022-05-01 15:00 UTC
EuroClio Annual Conference, Professional Development and Training Course
EuroClio – European Association of History Educators and Clio ‘92 (the Association of Research Groups on History Teaching and Learning) are excited and honoured to launch the 28th EuroClio Annual Conference: “What is History for?”, that will take place in Bologna and Ferrara, Italy from April 28th to May 1st 2021.
During the Annual conference together with the participants we can depart from the simplest definitions for the purposes of History and dive deeper into the question, shedding light on the more complex and broad answers to the question “what is history for?”, but more importantly what is history for each and every one of us.
We will welcome more than 75 motivated history and citizenship educators from all across the Old Continent and offer a rich programme, full of active workshops, keynote lectures, networking and discussion sessions, along with a number of cultural activities. The programme’s main focus will be on the topic of “What is history for?” with the help of educational materials developed by Clio ‘92 and EuroClio and it will act also as a platform for sharing new initiatives on history education.
We are very excited to see members of the EuroClio community get together for the first time after the 2020-2021 Covid19 Pandemic and we aim to ensure an exciting and productive experience for our participants.
Covid 19 Notice
Update on the EuroClio Annual Conference and Covid 19: after having carefully considered the current Covid19 regulation and trend in Italy, we would like to confirm that the Annual Conference will take place! We are excited to be meeting you in less than a month time in Bologna and Ferrara!
As of today (01 April 2022), a Super Green Pass (“Green Pass Rafforzato”) is required on public transport (including the shuttle service and flights), in some restaurants, and in all indoor event venues. This means that only people with a certificate that proves that they are fully vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid19 in the last 6 months will be allowed inside the conference premises, to be compliant to Italian law. Indoors and on public transport, we are also required to wear an FFP2 face mask.
Please note that we will make a final check will be made on 20 April, to establish whether it is safe to travel to Bologna.
We have extended our refund policy accordingly, and will reimburse in full any conference fee paid at the moment of registration, should the conference be cancelled.
Should you have any doubts or questions regarding the Annual Conference and Covid-19, please do not hesitate to reach out to Alice Modena at alice@euroclio.eu.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have collected the questions that we have received most often in the past years regarding registration fees, discounted fees, cancellation policy, and the conference in general. You can find all the FAQs at this link.
Some of the questions included are:
Q: What is included in the registration fee?
A: The registration fee includes the programme of the conference, all lunches and coffee breaks, two dinners (a third dinner will be free in the city) and the cultural programme.

Q: Is there a discount for EuroClio Members?
A: Yes, EuroClio members receive a 60 EUR discount on their full registration. The discount does not apply to single day tickets or the optional programme on 27 April.

Q: How can I cancel my registration?
A: You can cancel your registration in your personal Eventbrite page. Alternatively, you can email the EuroClio staff. You will be asked to provide reasons for the cancellation, to verify whether a fee exemption applies.

Q: Do I have to be a member of EuroClio to participate?
A: No, everyone is welcome to join.

Q: What are COVID-19 regulations in Italy?
A: For the latest Covid-19 information about Italy, and Emilia Romagna specifically, please check the official communications from the region: https://emiliaromagnaturismo.it/en/info-covid-19.

Q: Do I have to be vaccinated to participate in the conference?
A: We will not check the vaccination status of our participants. However, you might be required to show an European green pass or equivalent to enter the conference venue and restaurants. We will keep you posted and share more details about Covid regulations closer to the conference date.

Q: Do I need a European green pass to participate in the conference?
A: You might be required to show an European green pass or equivalent to enter the conference venue and restaurants. We will keep you posted and share more details about Covid regulations closer to the conference date.
Upcoming EventsUsing Historiana to teach history from different angles May 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pmPlease note that our Annual Conference is now SOLD OUT Concept Note
Curious about the theme of the conference? Check our Concept Note to learn more!
Conference Programme
Read the official programme for Bologna and Ferrara here!
Participation Fees
Are you an individual EuroClio member? Then your options are:

Early Bird Fee for Individual Members: 300 EUR.
Regular Fee for Individual Members: 380 EUR.

Are you a regular participant (not a EuroClio member)? Then your options are:

Early Bird Fee (Deadline 31 January 2022): 360 EUR.
Regular Fee (Deadline 21 April 2022): 440 EUR.
Weekend fee for Local Participant: 120 EUR.

Not an Individual Member yet? Join us at this link!
* all times indicated are set in Amsterdam’s time zone.
Organisers

Donors and Partners

General Assembly in Bologna, 30 April 2022
2022-04-30
General Assembly
EuroClio – European Association of History Educators
30 April 2022, 14:30 – 16:30 CEST, Ferrara, Italy
Agenda
Welcome and introduction

Welcome and confirmation of the Agenda.
Check official delegates.
Approval of the minutes of the General Assembly 10 April 2021.

Finances & Board Reporting

Certified financial report 2021 and background information by the Board Treasurer (page 28-50).
Budget 2022 by the Board Treasurer (page 23).
Report of the Audit Committee by a member of the Audit Committee.
Presentation of EuroClio’s activities in 2021 by the Executive Director (page 4-20).

Discharge of the Board

Approval of the annual and financial report over 2021.
Approval of the budget for 2022.
Discharge of EuroClio Board.

Official Procedures

Appointing the Voting Committee.
Re-Election of EuroClio Board President Lars Peter Visti Hansen
Election of a new EuroClio Board Member.
Election of an Audit Committee Member.
Voting on applications for Associated Membership.
Voting on the suggested amendment of article 6 (Exemption Procedure) of the Internal Rules.

Planning: 2021 and beyond

Action Plan 2022 by the Executive Director.

Official Procedures

Report of the Voting Committee.
(If necessary) second round of voting.

Any other notified business

Any other notified business.

Annexes
Annex 1: Agenda General Assembly 2022
Annex 3: Minutes General Assembly 2021
Annex 4: Certified Annual Report 2021
Annex 5: Budget 2021
Annex 7: EuroClio’s activities in 2021
Annex 13: Candidates for EuroClio Board
Annex 15: Applications for EuroClio Membership
Annex 16: Suggested amendment to Article 6 (Exemption Procedure) of the Internal Rules
Annex 17: Action Plan 2022

General Assembly
A democratic association

EuroClio is a democratic association governed by an elected board. The Board of EuroClio is elected by the General Assembly, held each year at the EuroClio Annual Conference and made up of EuroClio member organizations. The Association is governed according to its Statutes and Internal Rules. The EuroClio General Assembly votes on the election of board members, internal rules and statutes changes, and general policy documents such as the EuroClio Manifesto.
Voting at the General Assembly
Full Member Associations who have paid their fee of the year that the GA is held, and Full Member Associations who are exempt from paying the fee in the year that the GA is held can vote. The number of votes each member has, ranging from 1 – 4, depends on the size of the Full Member Association. To determine the category of your association, kindly refer to the table on the left and the list of countries included in Appendix 1 of the Internal Rules.

Associate Members have no right to vote during the General Assembly, but have a say in network consultations to help set priorities for project fundraising and for the development of educational materials by EuroClio. The same rules apply for Individual members.

Previous General Assemblies2021 - Online2020 - Online2019 - Gdansk, Poland2018 - Marseille, France2017 - Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain2016 - Belfast, Northern Ireland2015 - Elsinore, Denmark2014 - Ohrid, North Macedonia2013 - Erfurt, Germany2012 - Antalya, Turkey2011 - Krzyżowa, Poland

Euroclio General Assembly
2022-04-30 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
The annual General Assembly for Euroclio will take place on 30 April 2022 at 14:00. The General Assembly will be taking place this year in Bologna, Italy.
Please reserve the date in your agenda!

Gender and Sexuality in History: Teaching about Changing Attitudes and Inclusion
2022-05-18 17:00 - 2022-06-29 18:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | Online
About the Webinar Series

How can we teach students an inclusive past in relation to gender and sexuality? How can we provide them with a representative history that encourages them to be active citizens and political leaders in the future?
Until today, history curricula still mostly focus on high politics, diplomatic and military history, prioritising male-dominated narratives that marginalise the role of women and gender-nonconforming individuals. This, unfortunately, has contributed to undermining many pupils’ ambition and self-respect, thus also their political engagement and active citizenship. Citizens’ participation in politics is essential to ensuring a robust and healthy democracy – when citizens become complacent, indifferent, or otherwise unengaged, the well-being of a democracy suffers as voices go unheard and needs unmet. This is still the case with many women and many members of the LGBTQI+ community. While there are many exceptions, the overall representation of women and members of the LGBTQI+ community is still poor in the fora of political decision-making at local, national, and European levels.
In this webinar series, we seek to bring more voices to the foreground during history lessons, and explore teaching strategies and tools that promote gender inclusivity. Between May and June 2022, we will welcome 30 motivated history and citizenship educators from all across the world to engage in interesting discussions, join active workshops, and enjoy networking opportunities.

The webinar series will reflect on a series of key challenges and strategies that can foster inclusive history education, especially in relation to increasing the visibility of women in school curricula and matters of sex and gender in society across time. We will tackle two main questions:

What does it mean to promote inclusive and representative history in our classroom, especially in relation to sex and gender?
What is Gender Mainstreaming, and what tools can we use to effectively mainstream gender in our history lessons?

Structure
The webinar series will consist of five online sessions, taking place at 17:00 – 18:30 Amsterdam time.

Keynote Lecture: Gender and Sexuality in History – May 18, 2022, hosted by Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski
Active Workshop: Gender and Kingship: Visual Representation in Eighteenth Century France – June 1, 2022, hosted by Stefania Gargioni
Active Workshop: Talking Gender Diversity and Sexuality: Including 2SLGBTQ+ Stories In The Humanities Classroom – June 8, 2022, hosted by Gab Rogers
Active Workshop: Do We Still Need Feminism? – June 15, 2022, hosted by Isabela Miron
Sharing and Networking Session: How do members of the EuroClio Community teach history in a gender-inclusive and representative way? – June 29, 2022, moderated by Alice Modena

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The webinar series will open with a Keynote Lecture, hosted by Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski. During the lecture, participants will explore the current state of women and gender history, talking about intersectionality and what steps need to be taken to mainstream gender inclusion in history classrooms.
The keynote lecture is followed by three active workshops, hosted by Stefania Gargioni, Gab Rogers and Isabela Miron, which focus on teaching strategies to promote gender mainstreaming in the classroom and to make history lessons more representative.

Stefania’s workshop titled Gender and Kingship: Visual Representation in Eighteenth Century France will look at representations of gender and kingship in early modern France, using a scheme of work on the French Revolution. By looking at a set of pictorial sources (for example, portrait and original cartoon), she will demonstrate how the representations of monarchs – both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette – were strongly related to ideas of femininity and masculinity. The source will show how, in the Revolutionary period, the criticism against the monarchy was also conveyed through derogatory views of Louis XIV’s masculinity and Marie Antoinette’s femininity.

Gab Rogers’ workshop, titled Talking Gender Diversity and Sexuality: Including 2SLGBTQ+ Stories In The Humanities Classroom, will explain and demonstrate how to integrate Queer content and inclusion into humanities classrooms. We will begin with a discussion on modern terminology and historical language, followed by general and local Queer examples. The webinar will conclude with an active workshop on practicing contextualizing diverse sources. Participants will leave this webinar feeling more prepared, equipped, and able to tackle meaningful Queer affirmation in their classrooms.

In history and across many cultures women have been often seen as second-class citizens. But History gives us a sense of identity and History teachers need to give students role models, to educate them not to perpetuate the inequality of the past. Isabela’s workshop, titled Do We Still Need Feminism?, aims to find the best teaching techniques to educate students in the spirit of gender equality, respect for human rights and tolerance, to make space for women in the stories we tell for the future. Let’s find out if we still need feminism!

The webinar series will end with a sharing and networking session, facilitated by the EuroClio staff, on the topic of “How do members of the EuroClio community teach history in a gender-inclusive and representative way?”. In this session, participants will have the possibility to present their own teaching approaches, share challenges that they are encountering, and answer the dreaded question “where do we go from here?”.

The webinar series will reflect on a series of key challenges and strategies that can foster the promotion of inclusive history education, especially in relation to increasing the visibility of women in school curricular and matters of sex and gender in society across time.
The content
The preparation of teachers and pupils alike with tools, aimed at bringing more voices to the foreground during history lessons. The tools and strategies shared during the webinar series will be presented in the context of gender inclusion, but can be used also in conjunction with other topics.
Main Goals
Join us to discuss how can we teach about attitudes to gender and sexuality in history, share your experience, and learn from your peers!
Sign up here!CONCEPT NOTE
To see the concept note of this webinar series, click here!
WEBINAR PROGRAMME
To see the full and detailed programme of this webinar series, click here!

Using Historiana to teach history from different angles
2022-05-24 17:00 - 18:30 UTC
In the period December 2020 to June 2021, together with Europeana, we have hosted a series of Webinars for advanced users of Historiana. During this series, each webinar focussed on a specific topic, using exemplar content from the Europeana Collections, and a critical thinking skill (you can find links to all webinars’ results at the bottom of this page). Given the positive feedback that we have received last year, we have decided to offer a new webinar series for the period December 201 to May 2022.
Our new upcoming webinar series will focus on four different topics, and help us discuss how we can help us students relate with history from two distinct angles: the “wide angle” that allow students to understand how big events shape history, and the “narrow focus” that allow students to reflect on the impact of history on local communities and everyday life.
What will this webinar series focus on?
Using exemplar content from the Europeana Collections, we will develop and present original eLearning Activities focussing on the following topics:

“Coffee as a Global Commodity” – this session was hosted on 07 December 2021 by Helen Snelson. You can access a recording of the session here;
“Bologna and the rise of Medieval Universities” – 15 February 2022 at 17:00 Amsterdam Time, hosted by Gijs van Gaans. You can access a recording of the session here;
“Paintings of everyday life” – 22 March 2022 at 17:00 Amsterdam Time, hosted by Ute Ackermann Boeros – You can access a recording of the session here;
“Railways and Connectivity” – 24 May at 17:00 Amsterdam Time, hosted by Bridget Martin – You can access a recording of the session here.

Register now to the fourth webinar in the series! (24 May)Not familiar with Historiana, yet?
No problem, just watch the introduction to Historiana’s eActivity builder and you will be good to go!
You can also access the recordings of past Historiana webinars:

on Postwar Europe and using source material as evidence
on Contributions to WW1 and perspective
on Schisms with Christianity and change and continuity

Any questions?
Feel free to reach out to us at alice@euroclio.eu.
The upcoming webinar in the series: “Railways and Connectivity”
Coming soon!
Click here to register to this session.
About Historiana
Historiana is EuroClio’s online educational platform on which you can find free historical content, ready to use learning activities, and innovative digital tools made by and for history educators across Europe. The material available on Historiana is greatly provided by Europeana’s collections. Find out more about Historiana here.
The eLearning Activities
The eLearning Activities are made on Historiana’s eActivity Builder to provide teachers with ready made material which engages directly with historical sources, and are largely authored by EuroClio’s Teaching and Learning team.
When creating an account on Historiana, it is possible to modify the already existing eLearning activities, or create your own to share with your students.
Upcoming Events28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE – What is History for? April 28 @ 9:00 am – May 1 @ 3:00 pmChallenging Stereotypes and Preconceptions – Webinar Series

From Nuremberg to The Hague
2022-07-11 - 2022-07-14
In collaboration with EuroClio, Barry van Driel and a team of experts present a four-day youth workshop and seminar in the fascinating and picturesque Dutch political capital and City of International Peace, The Hague. This unique workshop culminates with a visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and attendance at a current criminal trial.
Though one of the key messages from the Holocaust was ‘Never again Auschwitz’, genocide and crimes against humanity continue to plague our planet. From Nuremberg to The Hague challenges young people to take a critical look at how historically our world dealt with issues relating to justice, injustice, human rights and genocide in the past, as well as how the world deals with these vital issues now.
The program concentrates on developments in international law, with regard to genocide and crimes against humanity, both directly after the Second World War as well as into the 21st century. It includes not only an in depth study of The Nuremberg Trials and the war in Bosnia but also introduces the new field of environmental crimes against humanity.
What will the workshop focus on?
The workshop is run through seminars, discussion, group work and presentations. The participants in the program will have the invaluable experience to meet and discuss with eyewitnesses and victims who have had experience with these crimes first-hand.
In addition, the students will do an MUN style simulation of the UN Security Council where, representing council member countries, they will debate if in fact the actions of an actual accused individual merit referral to the ICC. Here, the issues are brought to life as the students use all the theory they have learned from the preceding days in an authentic and vital setting.
The last workshop day is spent on a visit to the Tribunal in The Hague. After an ICC-led orientation session followed by a Q&A, the group will attend the actual trial for which they have been preparing during the program. The debriefing session which follows is designed to encourage students to revisit the assumptions and understandings with which they had started the workshop. We hope they will then leave the whole workshop experience with a better grasp on these complex issues.
Facilitators
Barry van Driel – Barry van Driel is President of the International Association of Intercultural Education (IAIE) and the Senior Editor in Chief of Intercultural Education. He has extensive experience as a consultant in the field of intercultural and inclusive education, and has been involved in various working groups in Europe on education policies, as well as in international projects on curriculum development and teacher training.
Shirleen Chin – Shirleen Chin is an international consultant in the field of environmental law, international criminal law, anti-corruption and corporate governance, and is the founder of Green Transparency, where she supports her clients within these fields. Shirleen has also been involved in educational projects, in which she focused on teaching practices.
Maja Nenadovic – Maja Nenadovic is an international consultant and educator focusing on intercultural dialogue. She is also a Board Member of the International Association of Intercultural Education and is one of the initiators of the Model International Criminal Court in the Western Balkans.
Carolyn McNanie – Carolyn McNanie is an International Baccalaureate Examiner in History and most recently was an IB History teacher at the Rotterdam International Secondary School. She is experienced in Model United Nations school projects and running conferences.
Detailed ProgramHOW TO APPLY
The seminar is intended for higher secondary school and university students at least 16 years of age – which is required to attend the program at the ICC. All participants must have a good knowledge of English. The number of participants is limited due to court restrictions. School and university groups are welcome, but if you want to participate on an individual basis, please introduce yourself through a letter of motivation sent to barry@iaie.org
Practical Information
The first day of the seminar starts on Sunday or Monday, and participants are expected to attend all four days. Study materials will include a guide to MUN simulations, doing MUN research and a brief background to the debate in question. It will be the participants’ job to research their “country’s” standpoint prior to the workshop.
Schools and university groups of 10 – 15 participants are welcome to apply. The exact dates of the seminar will be confirmed in agreement with the participants. In case of additional individual applications, dates will be confirmed in agreement with all participants.
Participation cost is 180 EUR (Including lunch, coffee and tea. Lodging and travel expenses are not covered)

No Books Required: History Outside of the Classroom
2022-08-31 17:00 - 2022-09-28 19:00 UTC
It is safe to assume that history educators like learning history, want to know more, and are acutely aware of how the past shapes not only the present, but also popular culture today. Many books, songs, movies, theatre plays, games, and other media that we encounter on a daily basis are in fact influenced by past events and historical interpretations.
Students did not always choose to learn history, and often do not have the advantage of understanding these nuances. Simply put, some students fail to see how history is all around them.
In this webinar series, we aim to explore exactly this topic, tackling the questions:
• How can we help our students understand that history is all around them and past events have ramifications that we can see today?
• How can we use innovative teaching strategies to engage our students and promote historical understanding?
Join us for a series of keynote lectures, sharing sessions, and active workshops to discuss the topic of history outside the classroom.
Structure
The first two sessions of the webinar series, on oral history and (board) games for history teaching, are pre-recorded (please see below for more detail). They will be followed by the online course, which will kick off in late August with a keynote lecture, two active workshops, and a final sharing session:

31 August 2022 @17:00 (Amsterdam Time): Keynote Lecture on “History in and beyond the classroom: Practicing public history as project-based learning”, hosted by Prof. Thomas Cauvin.

“Conceptualized in the 1970s as history done outside the classroom, public history offers opportunities to connect universities, schools, cultural institutions and a variety of public groups. In this talk, I present how public history has been defined, practiced, and taught in different contexts. I argue that its project-based methodology, its connection to present-day issues, and its focus on public communication make public history an extremely useful approach to teach history.”

07 September 2022 @17:00 (Amsterdam Time): Active Workshop on “History and Cultural Heritage”, hosted by Lidija Suica.
20 September 2022 @17:00 (Amsterdam Time): Active Workshop on “Theatre as a medium for History Education”, hosted by Prof. Vera Cantoni. Please note that this session will take place on Tuesday, as opposed to what already announced.
28 September 2022 @17:00 (Amsterdam Time): Final sharing session on “Plans and Constraints”, which will be hosted by Alice Modena and will see you, the participants, taking the floor.

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THE FIRST ADDITIONAL TEACHING STRATEGY IS NOW ONLINE
As previously announced, within this webinar series we will also post two pre-recorded strategies on our YouTube channel. As of today, you will be able to find the first strategy in a brand new playlist called: “Teaching Strategies”.
We have decided to split our strategy on Oral History in three, bite sized, parts. Feel free to check the following videos out whenever most convenient for you:

Some things to consider before using oral history with your students
Preparing students to conduct oral history interviews
Analysing oral history interviews

The second strategy, on teaching using Board Games, will be published in September!

During the course we will be sharing teaching strategies, experiences, and practical tips and trick to: (1) promote students’ understanding of the role of history education in changing the world and the complex relationship between times, spaces, and identities in a historical context; (2) raise their awareness of the connectedness between past and present through on-site learning, and reflection on the teaching of history across and beyond Europe; (3) promote participants’ access to new partnerships; (4) open up access to innovative history education tools from across the world with a focus on learning history outside of the classroom.
The course will result in a resources booklet that will be shared with all active participants.
Main goals
Join us for an online course exploring strategies and approaches to help students engage with the past also outside of the history lessons!
REGISTER HERE!Webinar Programme
Coming soon!

Teaching European History in the 21st Century: Final Conference
2022-09-30 10:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | House of European History, Rue Belliard 135, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
About the Project
Teaching European History in the 21st century is a three-year project that aims to respond to the needs of European Universities that are increasingly international by providing innovative didactic methods, and the development of innovative teaching materials. The project aims to bring out these materials based on textual, visual and audiovisual sources produced by international author teams.
The project is undertaken by Utrecht University, together with six project partners: The Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid – UAM); The Department of History at HU Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin); University of Sheffield; Charles University (CUNI, Univerzita Karlova); and University of Lille (UDL).
Within this project, here at EuroClio we have developed seven Source Collections on Historiana, on the topics of Identities, Societies, Power and Citizenship, Knowledge, Economy, Cultural Encounters, and Living with Difference. At the Conference, we will officially launch the Source Collections, as well as a digital version of the Handbook “The European Experience“, which will also be available on Historiana in a brand new part of the website! Join us in Brussels to be the first to see the new content!
Learn more at: https://teh21.sites.uu.nl/
About the Final Conference
Coming to the Conference, you will have a chance to first-hand witness the results of years of work of experts in the fields of European history, innovative didactic methods, and the development of innovative teaching materials from seven countries (Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands) on common European history based on textual, visual and audiovisual sources.
You could also participate in hands-on workshops on using and testing these innovative materials and other approaches in the classroom. The conference will also provide networking and professional development opportunities: you could listen to the professionals that closely work on innovative approaches to history education and engage in discussions about the most relevant problems and challenges in the field.
Structure
The Conference will begin with an introduction to the educational materials, followed by a round table discussion. Afterwards, you can take part in two rounds of active workshops, each consisting of:

Keynote Lecture (the host and the topic will be announced soon!)
Hands-on workshop about how to use the best-practice guide, which is based on the experiences of testing the outputs by international teacher teams in structured learning activities that form part of the TEH21 project.
Active workshop on how to work with the source collection, hosted by EuroClio. This is an online collection of selected primary sources in the original language and English translations, clustered around important themes in European history. The primary sources mentioned and described in the textbook will be made available in the form of online source collections, in their original form and in English translation.
A discussion between the experts of House of European History and TEH21.

More information on the sessions will come soon!

Participation in the event is free of charge!
CONFERENCE PROGRAMMERead MoreREGISTER

The Road to Totalitarianism
2022-11-01 16:30 - 2022-12-06 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of 2022, Europe has been reminded that peace on the continent is more fragile than sometimes assumed. This war has increased Russia’s totalitarian aspects, moving it closer to the Soviet Union Putin mourns. Yet, totalitarianism nowadays is not just relevant in the case of Russia. Arguments for modern totalitarianism have further concerned states such as China, but equally non-state actors such as Islamists and far-right groups. As such, it has become evident that totalitarianism is not only a thing of the 20th century but continues to affect our present, making the topic even more relevant for education.
The upcoming webinar series aims to discuss all the challenges of teaching totalitarianism, to provide educators with the necessary skills and resources to approach this topic in class, and to answer some key questions:

How do we teach about totalitarianism in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
How can we approach the subject of European memory in education?
How do we promote critical thinking among students in a time of dis- and misinformation?

The Design of the Webinar series
The series will focus on the sharing of effective approaches to inquiry-based learning when it comes to teaching about totalitarianism. The series will begin with a lecture by Adéla Gjuričová of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a renowned expert on contemporary history. The keynote will be followed by two workshops hosted by lecturers and educators of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes: Vojtěch Ripka and Josef Řídký. During these sessions, they will reflect on how historical literacy can be promoted using online tools to address the key topics of totalitarian dictatorships. Both the workshops combine hands-on experience and online activities (adding a bit of theory and experience the educational department of the institute has acquired during the last 15 years). The series will conclude with a final sharing and debriefing session hosted by Alice Modena (EuroClio).
Please note that, as part of its wider thematic focus on totalitarianism, EuroClio will also produce relevant content for its general outreach work, including a recently released podcast episode on the subject.
The Programme at a Glance
The webinar series will consist of four online sessions, taking place at 16:30- 18:30 Amsterdam time.

Keynote Lecture: Theory of Totalitarianism and the Communist Dictatorship in Czechoslovakia– November 1, 2022, hosted by Adéla Gjuričová, Czech Academy of Science
Active Workshop: The Facade of the Totalitarian Regime– November 8, 2022, hosted by Vojtěch Ripka and Josef Řídký, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes
Active Workshop: Institutions of Violence, Violence of Institutions– November 22. 2022 hosted by Vojtěch Ripka and Josef Řídký, Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes
Sharing and Networking Session: How do we teach about totalitarianism in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?– December 6, 2022, moderated by Alice Modena, EuroClio

Aims of the Training
During the webinar series, participants will:

Discuss the continuing importance of totalitarianism nowadays
Learn how to teach students to recognize totalitarian qualities in different case studies
Work together on how to approach European memory in education

Expected Outcomes

An increased knowledge of teaching strategies regarding totalitarianism in the past and present
A certificate of attendance and active participation
A booklet containing resources and practices on teaching totalitarianism collected in the course of the webinar series

REGISTER HERE!CONCEPT NOTE
Want to know more about this webinar series? Find the Concept Note here!
Webinar Programme
Access the updated programme of the Webinar Series here!
In collaboration with

Seminar on the internet and digital media in history teaching
2022-11-09 10:00 - 2022-11-11 19:00 UTC | Salamanca, IUCE - USAL - Paseo de Canalejas, nº169 37008 Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
In connection with our project Critical History, EuroClio is co-organising a seminar titled Internet and digital media in history teaching in Salamanca, Spain, from Wednesday 9 November to Friday 11 November. The lead organiser of the seminar is the University of Salamanca and its research GRoup of InterAction and e-Learning (GRIAL).
The seminar will inform the ongoing work developing a study guide for use in teacher trainer colleges across Europe – one of the project outputs. Please consult the seminar agenda for further details.
The Critical History (2020-1-EE01-KA201-077997) project is implemented with the financial support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Are you interested in attending this seminar in-person or online? You can sign up by filling in this form.

Engaging Educators to Use Online Tools: Online Self-Paced Course
2023-02-27 16:30 - 2023-05-31 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
About the Course
In a world that revolves increasingly around competencies in media literacy, educators need to be prepared to teach online creatively to supplement what they do in class.This online self-paced course will assist educators to create and share e-Learning Activities on Historiana. These activities are online tools that have been developed to allow students to improve their historical thinking skills in a variety of ways. The course’s goal is that participants will be challenged to create their own e-Learning Activities.
Through this course participants will:

learn what Historiana is, how to add sources, how to use the builder, how to share e-Learning Activities, and how to review answers. The trainers will model how to use and make e-Learning Activities (creating a topic, developing an inquiry question, selecting sources, choosing challenging tools, designing instruction, and evaluating the activities),
improve their digital competence with these online tools, which they can now use more easily with their students, and
create e-Learning Activities that promote quality history or citizenship education on Historiana and to do so independently by the end of the course.

No previous experience with Historiana is needed to join the course!
Programme
During the course, participants will join a few live sessions to be introduced to the course, share their work, and receive feedback and tips. In-between these session, participants will be able to work on the modules in their own time in a set time frame. The course will start at the end of February 2023 and finish at the end of May.

Live Session I: Course Introduction: Monday, February 27, 16:30 – 18:30
Introductory Module
Module I: Creating a Topic and Developing an Inquiry Question
Module II: Choosing Sources
Module III: Choosing Challenging Tools
Live Session II: Wednesday, March 29, 16:30 – 17:30
Module IV: Designing Instruction
Module V: Evaluating the Activities
Live Session III: Wednesday, April 26, 16:30 – 17:30
Final Live Session: Sharing Activities and Moving Forward, May 31, 16:30 – 18:30

Meet the trainers
Gijs Mushin van Gaans, MA., studied History and Religious Sciences at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. He taught History and Latin from 2002-2011 at several high schools in the Netherlands. From 2009 onwards he has been a teacher trainer for the school subjects of History and Religious Education, first at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, later also at Amsterdam University. He is also an active member of the Dutch History Teachers Association. Since 2018 he has been an active member of the Historiana Teaching and Learning Team, developing learning activities and providing training. He is currently doing a PhD on sensitive histories combining insights from both history and religious education didactics. He is also developing a study program (minor) on heritage and heritage education. He lives in Tilburg (the Netherlands).
James A. Diskant, Ph.D., a Historian of modern German labor history, is a retired high school history and government teacher. From 2001 to 2017 he taught at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in Boston, Massachusetts, where he taught courses in world and big history, as well as in government and in research methods. The author of student-based curricula, he was an active member of history and pedagogical associations based in the United States, including the World History Association and the National Council for the Studies, where he also facilitated workshops. He currently lives in Berlin, Germany; since January 2020 has been an active member of EuroClio’s Education and Learning Team. In that capacity, he has written and edited numerous E-Learning Activities, facilitated workshops, and taught courses. He is currently coórdinating a new Historiana project on teaching controversial historical figures.
How to Join
At the moment, we are no longer accepting expressions of interest for this course.
However, stay tuned for a new iteration of the course in the fall!

This course is held in the framework of the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage project.

Bringing Digitised Heritage Closer to the Classroom
2023-03-03 09:30 - 2023-03-04 14:00 UTC | EuroClio’s office, Bankaplein 2, The Hague, 2585 EV, Netherlands
An in person train the trainer and networking event
EuroClio is proud to launch our first ever cross-sectoral networking and train the trainer event, which will take place in The Hague on 3 and 4 March 2023. The event will bring together practising teachers and cultural heritage professionals, to discuss the potential of digitised collections and their use in the classroom. We are looking for up to 7 Cultural Heritage Professionals and 3 teachers who wish to join us at the event!
About the event
In the past few years, we have had the chance to meet with many teachers and cultural heritage professionals and reflect on how can we best tap into the educational potential of GLAM collections, bringing them closer to the classroom. This is what we have learned (summarised to its core):

Teachers are always searching for the perfect primary source that will help their students engage meaningfully with history, and find most of these sources in digitised cultural heritage collections, including via Historiana and Europeana;
Cultural heritage institutes wish to better understand what is the educational value of their collections, and to bring it closer to teachers in a way that is easy to use.

Building on this awareness, and on the success of our first co-creation meetings with the Photoconsortium, we have decided to launch a training and networking event where we will bring together teachers and cultural heritage professionals to mine existing GLAM collections, creating high quality eLearning Activities and curated collections of primary sources that will be ready to be used in the classroom.
The Programme
The training will be hosted by Historiana Team Members Helen Snelson, Bridget Martin, and Francesco Scatigna, and will include:

Sharing sessions, in which participants will explore their needs and wishes when it comes to accessing and creating quality digital learning materials
Active workshops on how to create an eLearning Activity on Historiana and on what makes a high quality Source Collection
Co-design sessions where teachers and cultural heritage professionals, together, will develop eLearning Activities and Source Collections using primary sources available in Europeana Collections or on already existing Historiana Partner Pages.

Concrete results
Concretely, the training will result in:

A new (draft) Historiana partner page with at least one eLearning Activity and Source Collection, for all those participants who are new to the platform;
At least one new Source Collection and two new eLearning Activities, for all those participants who already have a partner page on Historiana.

Concept NoteTechnical information
The Hague, The Netherlands
3 and 4 March 2023
All costs for participation will be covered by EuroClio
Who can participate?
We expect to welcome up to 7 cultural heritage professionals and 3 teachers from all across Europe. Please note that the Cultural Heritage professionals must be members of Europeana.
Although an asset, participants are not expected to have a partner page on Historiana prior the training, nor to be familiar with the platform.
For more information see the Concept Note.
How to join?
Unfortunately, we are not accepting further applications at this stage.
Questions?
Contact Alice at alice@euroclio.eu.

29th Annual Conference- The Complexity of History: Unpacking the Past
2023-04-20 09:00 - 2023-04-22 22:00 UTC | Vilnius, Lithuania
Registrations are now open!Unpacking the Past
Recently the work of History Teachers’ Associations has increasingly focused on one theme: The complexity of history.
It highlights that history is complex because it is composed of multiple narratives and perspectives which are then interwoven together to create diverse and pluralistic societies composed of people with multilayered individual identities. Not only this: how we help develop the “necessary attitudes, dispositions, and ways of thinking in students to allow them to meaningfully engage with diverse perspectives from and about the past is (also) highly complex”.
While multiperspectivity and the complexity of the past are not a new subject, historiography and pedagogy have evolved in the last few years, growing to encompass new methodologies and teaching strategies that can help us and our students meaningfully navigate this complexity.
In Vilnius, we will take stock of these new approaches and reflect on the key questions:

how is the complexity of history tackled around Europe and the world?
how can we best identify complex histories and help our students understand them?

Our methodology focuses
This year, we have decided to identify three methodological approaches to spotlight throughout the conference. The past can be unpacked in a variety of ways, all suited for different classrooms, contexts, and historical events. During the Annual Conference, you will be able to attend workshops and sessions that use the following methodological approaches:

Dialogue, debate, and discussion in the classroom
Tackling controversial topics
Questioning

What can you expect
Our annual conference is a professional development and training course that connects history and citizenship educators from all over Europe. The three-day event offers a comprehensive programme containing a keynote lecture, active workshops, plenary sessions and cultural activities.
In this conference and international training course you will learn more about how to help your students to meaningfully unpack the past. You will be challenged to think about what topics are controversial in your local context, how to disagree respectfully in a classroom environment, and how to model good questions to help your pupils become inquisitive learners. Through lectures, panels, workshops, interactive sessions and on-site learning you will get more insights in the topic “the Complexity of History” in general and specifically in the current context of the Baltic region. You will be trained in ready-to-use strategies, methods and materials you can apply in your own teaching. Next to this, our Annual Conference grants the unique possibility of networking and peer learning with colleagues from all across Europe and beyond.
Costs and what they cover
This year, we will offer an Early Bird fee, a Regular fee, and a Late fee for participation at the Annual Conference*.

Early Bird (before 15 January)
Regular Fee (before 6 April)
Late Fee (before 15 April)

Day Fee
120€
155€
190€

Full Conference Fee
350€
450€
500€

Full Conference Fee- Discounted
310€
350€
400€

Until 15 January 2023, you will be able to register to the conference with an Early Bird fee. If you are eligible for a discount, we would like to offer you the final festive dinner, and you will therefore be required to pay a discounted fee!

Between 16 January and 6 April 2023, we will apply a Regular conference fee. All participants eligible for a discount will be able to register with the Early Bird fee also in this period.

Between 6 and 15 April 2023, it will be possible to register with a Late fee. This will correspond to the regular fee, plus a 50 EUR penalty.

All our Individual members eligible for a discount on the conference fee will receive a discount code by 15 November 2022. If you are not an EuroClio Member, please consider becoming one: the discount will immediately apply. For the time being, and to ensure that as many members as possible are represented, each active Member Association will receive one discount code for their official delegate. Further discount codes will be available at a later stage.

*All fees include 21% VAT, and cover for the full conference programme (including the optional cultural programme on Wednesday), all meals except dinner on 20 April.
Accommodation Notice
This year the EuroClio Staff and Secretariat will be staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Konstitucijos pr. 20, Vilnius 09308, Lithuania.

We have been able to negotiate a reduced rate of 81 EUR per night at the hotel for all our participants. Using this link, you will be redirected to a dedicated registration page. Please note that the hotel has set aside a limited amount of rooms, and will operate on a first come first serve basis.

In addition, we have negotiated also a reduced rate (this time, of 74 EUR per night) at the hotel Courtyard Vilnius City Center. You can get your accommodation at a discounted rate using this link. Please note that the hotel has set aside a limited amount of rooms, and will operate on a first come first serve basis.

Other hotel options could be the Vilnia Hotel, the Artis Centrum Hotel, or the Amberton Hotel.
One of our hosts will be Vilnius University. On the map you can see the distance from the hotels to the University.

Get involved!
Do you want to get involved? We are offering several workshop spots at our annual conference. You can find more information on what we offer and how you can apply here! Applications are open until 27 November 2022.
REGISTER HERE!Fee Notice
Early Bird registration had ended. Register before 6 April to avoid a late registration fee!
EuroClio Members always receive a discount!
Want to know more?
View the Concept Note or Programme! Please note that the latest version of the programme has been uploaded on 29 March 2023.
You can also have a look at our brand new Annual Conference booklet!
Donors and Partners

Lithuanian History Teachers’ Association

Vilnius University

Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

Queen Morta School

Questions? Contact us!
alice@euroclio.eu
jodie@euroclio.eu

Writing History
2023-05-13 09:00 - 2023-05-14 14:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | House of European History, Rue Belliard 135, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Communication Training for History Teachers Associations
Together with the House of European History, EuroClio is proud to launch our first ever communication and dissemination workshop, which will take place at the House of European History in Brussels on 13 and 14 May 2023. This event will bring together communications experts and authors of articles for History Teachers’ Associations Bulletins to discuss the educational potential of the permanent exhibition of the House of European History. We are currently looking for up to 15 History Teachers’ Associations representatives who wish to join us at the event!
About the event
To celebrate the new educational initiatives of the House, we have decided to invite Bulletin authors of History Teachers’ Associations across Europe to a 1.5 day event, where they will: (1) receive exclusive training on European History, (2) contribute to the development of future educational resources by the House of European History, (3) take part in a guided tour of the exhibitions at the museum with a specific focus on the role of multi-perspectivity, (4) and discuss how to plan communication campaigns for their History Teachers’ Associations with a communication expert.
Teachers and students have proved to be a core audience of the House of European History. When presenting the learning offer, the learning team will focus on the permanent exhibition, EU integration, the learning material available for teachers on the HEH YouTube channel, the virtual tour, online teacher’s workshops and the future Digital toolbox. Indeed, in 2022, the learning team conducted an important front-end evaluation with a pool of 150 teachers from across the EU. The findings will be used to prepare the content of new educational material based on the needs and expectations of the teachers. For example, the editors will have the possibility to test a specific workshop on democracy and the history of European integration in light of the upcoming European elections.
The programme
Participants can expect the programme to include, among others, the following elements:

Visit to the permanent exhibition of the House of European History
Active workshop on how to build a larger audience for History Teachers’ Associations
Active workshop on the actual and future educational resources developed by the House of European History with a focus on European Integration

As participants will be asked to write an article for their national History Teachers’ Association on their experience during the training and networking event, the programme will include also a work session during which participants will draft their own articles, receiving feedback by communication experts invited by EuroClio and the House of European History.
Concrete results
We expect that each participant will return home after the training with an increased knowledge and understanding of the educational potential of the permanent exhibition of the House of European History. In addition, by the end of the training, each participant will return home with:

A draft article on the House of European History for their History Teachers’ Association
A draft communication plan to build a larger audience for their Association at local and international level
A stronger network with other Bulletin authors in national History Teachers’ Associations, including a list of at least two potential guest articles for future issues of their magazine.

Technical information
Brussels, Belgium
13 and 14 May 2023
All costs for participation will be covered by EuroClio
For more information: alice@euroclio.eu
Who can participate
Participation is open to representatives of History Teachers’ Associations based in Europe, for a maximum of one representative per association. Participants will need to be involved in the communication efforts of their History Teachers’ Association, either as editors or as contributors of the Association’s website, bulletin, magazine, or newsletter.
How to join?
To apply, please reach out to Alice at alice@euroclio.eu via email, sharing:

your motivation
a link to an article you authored for the Association’s website, bulletin, magazine, or newsletter. The article does not have to be in English.

Please note that participants will be required to write and publish an article on their experience at the training on the magazine/bulletin/website/social media of their association before the end of July 2023. For this reason, we ask you to share with us also an expression of support of the editorial/communications team of your association to your application, when applicable.
Due to limited space available, we will be able to host a maximum of 15 participants.
We will accept candidacies from 20 February to 01 March.
A collaboration with

This training is organised by EuroClio and the House of European History.

Our 2023 webinar offer
2023-05-24 08:00 - 2024-01-01 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
We are proud and happy to announce the calendar of our online events for 2023. Starting in May, we will be hosting a total of twelve high-level keynote addresses on a variety of themes.
In particular, we will host six lectures that will focus on pedagogy and teaching, and six lectures focusing on content knowledge and historical events.
We will be creating dedicated event pages and registration links for all the webinars as soon as possible, but we simply couldn’t hold our enthusiasm anymore! Below, you can find the complete list of webinars, with indicative dates when possible.
Webinars to develop content knowledge
June 2023 – The experience of Women and Children during wartime
As part of our new partner project Rememchild, we will host a panel discussion on the experience of women and children during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the 1990s Wars in the Western Balkans. Three experts on this topic will tell us more about how the events impacted those who were not fighting at the front, and where we can find primary sources and testimonies on this.
We will host this webinar on Thursday 08 June at 16:30 (Amsterdam Time). Registrations will open soon!
June 2023 The Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement
2023 marks 25 years from the signature of the Good Friday Agreement. During this webinar, we will be talking with experts from Ireland, discussing the events that led to the signature of the agreement and how the Troubles and the Agreement are remembered and taught today.
We will host this webinar on Tuesday 20 June at 16:30 (Amsterdam Time).
Fall 2023 – An introduction to the History of Latin America
In the Fall, we will host a mini-series of four sessions that will introduce us to the history of Latin America, a topic often neglected by the history textbooks and thoroughly fascinating. Sessions will take place every month, at 16:30 (Amsterdam Time). We hope that, by spreading the sessions as further as possible in the fall, you will be able to join all the sessions that you find appealing. In particular, these are the sessions we foresee:

19 September 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time: Pre-colonial civilisations and peoples of Latin America
8 November 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time: Voices of the “New World”: Testimonies and commentaries of the Latin American conquest
22 November 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time: Independence and Decolonisation in Latin America: The case of Paraguay, 1800-1870
23 November 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time: Wearing cultures: How to teach history with fashion
14 December 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time: Old World, New World: Postcolonial Politics, Production, and Innovation

We will be able to only scratch the surface on these topics, and we hope that these sessions will mark the beginning of more sessions and projects about and with Latin America.
Webinars to discuss teaching approaches and pedagogy
May 2023 – The use of Video Testimonies in the classroom
Together with the Zachor Foundation and the USC Shoah Memorial, we will talk about the iWitness repository, and discuss how to select video testimonies about the Second World War, as well as how to use them in the classroom. This webinar will take place within the framework of our partner project Rememchild. We will host this webinar on Wednesday 24 May at 16:00 (Amsterdam Time). Register now!
Summer 2023 – Fiction in the classroom
Gearing up towards the summer and some well-deserved rest time, we will be focusing on beach reads and on how to bring the books (and movies) that our students are interested in to the classroom as a tool to promote history education. In particular, we will be hosting two sessions:

11 July 2023 17:00 – Historical fiction in the classroom
Postponed to 2024 – Dystopian literature in the classroom

September 2023 – Worldbuilding – Postponed to date to be confirmed
Back from the holidays, we will turn our attention on how to help our pupils develop a strong sense of place and time. How can we help them visualise Medieval Germany, or Ancient Greece, or Renaissance France? How can we build an image of walking in the streets of Florence at the time of the Medici family? Or the royal court in Spain? We will borrow some techniques from Science-Fiction and Fantasy authors, and discuss world building.
02 November 2023 @16:30 Amsterdam Time – Teaching history at a time of planetary crisis
Finally, we will reflect on Climate Change and History, and on how talking about the environment and climate change from an historical perspective can help us engage students that might be failing to see how the teaching and learning of history relates to their life and their own experiences.
23 November 2023 – Wearing Cultures: How to teach history with fashion
Do fashion heritage and the history of fashion and costumes have a space in the classroom? We have asked this question to our members in October of 2022, and we will be discussing how to use fashion, and in particular costume history as a tool to help students reflect on everyday life in the past.

How were the topics selected?
You will notice that our calendar is quite eclectic in terms of content. This is because we have decided to base the selection of topics on the preferences expressed by our members and participants in the evaluation forms and surveys of webinar series held in 2022. We hope, in this way, to develop high quality content that is at the service of the EuroClio community.
Would you like to recommend future topics? Let us know by emailing the EuroClio Secretariat!
Recommend a Speaker!
We have started reaching out to the speakers for some of the sessions, but are still researching potential speakers. Is there any name jumping to mind? Let us know by emailing the address trainer@euroclio.eu!
How to join?
We will develop dedicated event pages and registration links for each session. The webinars before the summer are free of charge.
In the fall, participation will be free of charge for our Members. If you are not a EuroClio Member, please consider joining us. If you prefer not to, we will also be selling a limited tickets for each lecture, for a maximum amount of 10 EUR per ticket.
The calendar at a glance
May
24/05: The use of Video Testimonies in the classroom
June
08/06: The experience of Women and Children during wartime
20/06: The Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement
July
11/07: Historical fiction in the classroom
Postponed: Dystopian Literature in the Classroom
September
19/09: Pre-colonial civilisations and peoples of Latin America
Postponed: Worldbuilding
November
02/11 Teaching history at a time of planetary crisis
8/11 Colonial Empires: Voices of the “New World”: Testimonies and commentaries on the Latin American conquest
22/11 Independence and Decolonisation in Latin America: The case of Paraguay, 1800-1870
23/11 Wearing Cultures: How to teach history with fashion
December
14/12 Latin American history from the independence until today

Webinar: The Use of Video Testimonies in the Classroom
2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
How do we teach with testemonies?
The webinar will discuss details of teaching with testimony, focusing on the USC Shoah Memorial’s archive of 55.000 testimonies with survivors and rescuers of genocidal violence. The focus will be on pedagogy and the IWitness educational platform.
IWitness has been developed by the USC Shoah Foundation and provides access to a vast collection of audiovisual testimonies from survivors and witnesses of genocide and mass atrocities. The platform allows educators and students to engage with these testimonies in a dynamic and interactive way, using them as a tool for learning and teaching about the experiences of those who lived through these events. IWitness provides a range of resources, including curated activities and multimedia tools, that enable users to explore the testimonies in depth and develop critical thinking and analytical skills. The platform is designed to be accessible and user-friendly, with customizable features that allow educators to tailor the content to their specific teaching needs. Through IWitness, the USC Shoah Foundation aims to promote empathy, tolerance, and understanding, and to inspire future generations to become agents of positive social change. The IWitness platform is international and provides content –educational materials and curated clips in 17 languages. The webinar will also explore how testimony clips can be used in various disciplines for various age groups and will focus on specific, testimony-based programs, too.
For this webinar EuroClio is cooperating with the Zachor Foundation and the USC Shoah Foundation. The webinar will take place within the framework of our partner project Rememchild on 24 May 2023 at 16:00 CEST.
Participation in the webinar is free.
Facilitators
Andrea Szőnyi is the director of Hungarian educational NGO Zachor Foundation for Social Remembrance, founded in 2007. She is also the head of international education of the USC Shoah Foundation. She is the author of several multimedia and digital, testimony-based educational materials and runs educational programs including professional development programs for teachers in Hungary and abroad. She is an International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) delegate and the 2023 chair of IHRA’s Education Working Group.
The Project
Find out more about REMEMCHILD here.
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Webinar: The Experience of Women and Children During Wartime
2023-06-08 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
This panel discussion will help us reflect on the experience of women and children during wartime in Europe, in particular during the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the 1990s wars in the Western Balkans.
Accompanied by our experts, we will tackle three main guiding questions:

what do we know about the experience of women and children during the war?
where is our information about this coming from? where can we integrate this information with new sources?
how does the experience of women and children during wartime influence the conversations about the past and the present that we have today?

The questions will allow us to journey into our shared European past, to reflect on topics of trauma, survival, activism, and remembrance, and to create meaningful connections between the stories we tell about the past and our collective behavior as a society today.
This webinar follows the session on the Use of Video Testimonies in the classroom, and takes place within the framework of our partner project Rememchild on 08 June 2023 at 16:30 CEST.
Our panelists
Andrea Pető is Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna Austria, where she teaches courses on European comparative social and gender history, gender and politics, women’s movements, qualitative methods, oral history, and the Holocaust. She was one of the editors and external reviewers of our toolkit on Who Were the Victims of the National Socialists, and will be bringing in the perspective of the experience of women and children during WW2. You can access a detail biography of Andrea Pető here.
Dunia Etura is a Professor in the field of Journalism and a specialist in Gender Studies and Equality Policy Management at the University of Valladolid and the Millán Santos Permanent University. Among other roles, she is a member of the Gender Studies Chair of UVa, which investigates on gender equality and violence, inclusion of feminism in television in Spain, narrative in television series. She will help us navigate the experience of women and children during and after the Spanish Civil War. Further details on Dunia Etura are available (in Spanish) here.
Elma Hasimbegovic is s a historian and museum professional, born in Sarajevo. She holds MA and MPhil in medieval studies from Central European University (Budapest). From 2001 she works at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2013 holding the position of the museum director. She is actively promoting the museum as a place of constructive dialogue and dealing with the past. She is a member of the National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Cooperation with UNESCO and member of the steering board of the Balkan Museum Network. She will be joining us to bring the perspective of women and children during the 1990s wars.
The Project
Find out more about REMEMCHILD here.
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Webinar: The Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement
2023-06-20 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Teaching the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland: Museums, Oral History, and Agnostic Memory
Prof. Chris Reynolds – NTU
This webinar takes the case of Northern Ireland to discuss the challenge facing history teachers in post-conflict societies that continue to experience ongoing division and tension in relation to the past. Beginning with a brief overview of the historical context leading to the conflict commonly described as the “Troubles”, it will then outline how this period was experienced as well as its consequences. There then follows an examination of how peace was achieved with the 1998 Good Friday/ Belfast Agreement and how the past 25 years have seen great progress, despite the many challenges that have had to be overcome…many of which remain to this day. One of the most urgent and sensitive of these challenges relates to how the legacy of the past can be handled to ensure that it is no longer a source of tension with the capacity to undermine the future sustainability of peace. A central element in this debate is how the conflict is taught in local schools, and there will be a brief overview of how the teaching of the “Troubles” is handled in the contemporary education system in Northern Ireland. The webinar will then focus on a recent collaborative project with National Museums NI entitled Voices of ’68 that placed education at the core of its multi-facetted activities and suggests a potentially fruitful blueprint for how the legacy of the “Troubles” can be approached and taught more generally. The conclusion will provide other, recent, and ongoing examples of how the “Troubles” is being constructively and effectively taught, and it will be argued that there are lessons for the general issue of managing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland. The webinar aims to encourage attendees to consider the applicability of the approaches presented to other post-conflict societies and the potential benefits of teaching the Northern Irish conflict as a rich and pertinent case study within their own contexts.
We will host this webinar on Tuesday 20 June at 16:30 (Amsterdam Time). Participation in the webinar is free of charge.
Resources
Voices of ’68 resources

Digital exhibition
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/voices-of-68/id1401984783?ls=1&mt=11
Educational resources
https://www.nationalmuseumsni.org/resources/northern-irelands-1968
NMNI YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_UgxDN1Li8_0k73JfDTN3WSXJ4JCXMD_

Related Publications

Reynolds, C. and Blair, W. (2023), ‘Dealing with the legacy of the past: oral history and museums in Northern Ireland’. Oral History. Vol 51. 1. pp. 114-127.
Reynolds, C., (2023) ‘Agonistic remembering and Northern Ireland’s 1968 @ 50 in James McAuley, Máire Braniff, and Graham Spencer, ‘Troubles of the Past? history, identity and collective memory in Northern Ireland. (Manchester University Press).
Reynolds, Chris and Morin, Paul Max. “Dealing with Contested Pasts from Northern Ireland to French Algeria: Transformative Strategies of Agonism in Action?”. Youth and Memory in Europe: Defining the Past, Shaping the Future, edited by Félix Krawatzek and Nina Friess, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2022, pp. 277-302.
Reynolds, C. and Cento Bull, A. (2021) ‘Uses of oral history in museums: a tool for agonism and dissonance or promoting a linear narrative?’, Museum and Society, 19 (3), pp. 283-300.
Reynolds, C. (2021) ‘The symbiosis of oral history and agonistic memory: Voices of 68 and the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland’, Journal of the British Academy, 9 (s3), pp. 73-94.
Reynolds, C. (2021) ‘Recalibrating memories: The divergent afterlife of Northern Ireland’s 1968’ in Munro et. al., Global Revolutionary Aesthetics and Politics after Paris ’68 (Lexington Books, London).
Reynolds, C., and Parr, C. 2020. ‘Protestant attitudes to Civil Rights’, Contemporary British History. DOI: 10.1080/13619462.2020.1785291
Reynolds, C and Black, G, 2019. ‘Engaging Audiences with Difficult Pasts: The Voices of ’68 Project at the Ulster Museum, Belfast’, Curator. The Museum Journal. 17 November 2019.
Reynolds, 2019. ‘Sobre el disputado pasado de Irlanda del Norte: 1968 y la memoria agonística’ in E. BAUTISTA NARANJO and C. DUÉE, eds., Mayo del 68, 50 años después. Madrid: Dykinson.
Reynolds, C., and Blair., W., 2018, ‘‘Museums and ‘difficult pasts’: Northern Ireland’s 1968’, Museum International, Vol. 70, 3-4, pp. 12-25.
Reynolds, C., ‘Beneath the Troubles, the Cobblestones: Recovering the “Buried” Memory of Northern Ireland’s 1968, The American Historical Review, Volume 123, Issue 3, 1 June 2018.
Reynolds, C. and Blair, W., 2018. ‘Reframing Northern Ireland’s 1968 in a ‘post-conflict’ context.’ In: J. SAVIĆ, ed., Museums of cities and contested urban histories. CAMOC Annual Conference 2017, Mexico City, October 2017: book of proceedings. CAMOC: ICOM International Committee for Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities, pp. 212-222. ISBN 9789290124337
Reynolds, C., ‘Enduring insularity and the memory of Northern Ireland’s 1968’ in Crooke, Elizabeth and Maguire, Thomas, Heritage after Conflict. Northern Ireland (Abingdon, Routledge, 2018), pp. 16-33.
Reynolds, C., ‘Transnational Memories and Gender: Northern Ireland’s 1968’ in Colvin, Sarah and Karcher, Katharina, Women, Global Protest Movements, and Political Agency. Rethinking the Legacy of 1968 (Abingdon, Routledge, 2018).
Reynolds, C. 2017. ‘Northern Ireland’s 1968 @ The Ulster Museum’, VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, 6(12), pp.41–54.
Reynolds, C., ‘Northern Ireland’s 1968 in a post-Troubles context’, Interventions, Vol. 19, 5, 2017. pp. 631-645.
Reynolds, C., Sous les pavés…The Troubles: France, Northern Ireland and the European Collective Memory of 1968. (Peter Lang, 2015).

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Webinar: Historical Fiction in the Classroom
2023-07-11 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Ever wondered how you might use historical fiction in your classroom? This webinar will investigate a range of ways that you might use historical fiction to help students develop a passion for history as well as help them to develop a sense of period, encourage them to ask questions and enthuse them to embark on further independent research. We will look at a range of texts that our speaker, Sally Burnham, uses in her classroom from Yr 7 to Yr 13 as well as ways to use historical fiction in history clubs and reading groups.
The webinar will take place on 11 July 2023 17:00 – 18:30 CEST. Tickets are free of charge.
Our Webinar Host
Sally Burnham is a History teacher in the UK and also works at the University of Nottingham training teachers one day a week. Sally is an Honorary Fellow of the Historical Association as well as a Fellow of the Schools History Project and has worked with History teachers running workshops and webinars for the last 20 years.
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Launch event: Critical History Study Guide
2023-08-22 11:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Tallinn, Estonia, Tallinn University, Mare building (III Floor), Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn University, in partnership with EuroClio, Augsburg University, Salamanca University and Wroclaw University invite to a presentation of the history teacher’s handbook “Critical History” on August 22, 2023 at Tallinn University, in the atrium of the Mare building (III floor).
The presentation (a multiplier event for the Erasmus+ project Critical History) will be held in connection with the Annual Conference of the International Society for History Didactics, this year dedicated to the topic “Heritage in History Education”, and taking place 23-25 August. For more information on how to register to the ISHD conference, click here. While the Critical History presentation is free of charge, the ISHD Conference commencing on the following day require a fee of 50-70 Euro.
Agenda 11:00 – 14:00 22 August 2023
Welcome speeches
Prof. Katrin Niglas, Tallinn University, Vice-Rector for Research
Ms Annette Klein, German Ambassador
Mr Grzegorz Kozłowski, Polish Ambassador
Mare Oja, Erasmus+ project introduction
Introduction to the study guide: authors of chapters Mare Oja, Susanne Popp, Joanna Wojdon, EuroClio
Thoughts about the study guide: Anu Kannike (editor) Kersti Kivirüüt (teacher)
Acknowledgments, discussion, snacks
The introduction to the study guide is in English. To participate in the presentation, please register until August 1, 2023 with the following link: https://forms.gle/QSkqJaSfPZbS3jPx7

Webinar: Pre-colonial civilisations and people of Latin America
2023-09-19 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the topic
Some historians point to the year 1492 as one or perhaps the major turning point in the history of humankind. Historical changes on many levels soon followed the initial voyages of Columbus, leading to the globalised world that we now inhabit. This lecture will provide a detailed overview of the political, economic, social and cultural histories of Latin America prior to colonisation by European powers. These histories should provide greater understanding of the clashes and fusions that occurred in the centuries following the Columbian encounter, which continue to influence life across the planet.

Our host
Prof. Rick Warner has taught Latin American, African and World History at Wabash College in the state of Indiana in the US, for 25 years. He has worked on the national College Board Advanced Placement World History course as executive committee member and in the administration of exam evaluation. Prof. Warner has also served as on the Executive Council of the World History Association, and served terms as Vice President and President of the WHA. In his first career he worked as a chef for 12. years, and currently conducts research on the history of food.

In the wider context
This webinar will be the first of a series of four monthly sessions on the history of Latin America, held in the fall of 2023. Other sessions in the series will cover:

October 2023: Colonial empires of South America
22 November 2023: Independence and Decolonisation in Latin America: The case of Paraguay, 1800-1870
14 December 2023: Old World, New World: Postcolonial Politics, Production, and Innovation

You can register to these sessions individually for a fee of 10 EUR, or register to the whole series for a fee of 30 EUR.
Participation to the webinar series is free of charge for our members. Click here to learn more about how to become a member!

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Teaching history at a time of planetary crisis
2023-11-02 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the session
The importance of teaching young people about our planetary crisis is hard to overstate. This is the defining existential challenge of our time and helping students to understand how we reached this point has relevance for the way we navigate our way out of it. In this session, Michael and Alison will draw on their work for UCL’s new Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education for which they have developed four professional development modules for teachers. Two of these modules introduce teachers to the potential of history to contribute to young people’s understanding of the planetary crisis and two exemplify this potential in relation to substantive historical topics. Their work is relevant at all age groups between 5-18 years. In this workshop, Michael and Alison will share this work and the scholarship that underpins it.
About our hosts
The session will be hosted by Alison Kitson and Michael Riley, UCL Institute of Education.
Participation to this webinar is free of charge
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Teacher Workshop Seeking Justice: From Nuremberg to The Hague
2023-11-05 09:30 - 2023-11-06 05:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | The Hague
Our current world is a very complicated one. Young people are particularly attuned to issues of justice and injustice, whether in their personal lives or in the world around them. This past year, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent reports of gross violations of human rights, the question becomes what can be done to bring the perpetrators to justice and what does ‘justice’ look like? Such events are also challenging for teachers who want to address these topics in their classrooms.
Programme
The International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) and EuroClio invite present and future teachers of secondary students to a special 2-day workshop in The Hague. During the workshop teachers will reflect and discuss how to address issues of international justice with their students.
The programme for the teacher workshop will follow, on an abbreviated scale, the youth programme also being offered. We will deal with how best to teach about topics such as definitions of justice and injustice, the Nuremberg trials for history and context, and the subsequent development of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We will discuss and develop outlines for other possible school-based activities, and encourage sharing of ideas and experiences the participant educators have had when covering issues of international justice in their teachings.
The programme will also include a visit to the ICC and attendance at a current trial. Before the visit we will provide background to the accused and the crimes under discussion.
Details
A 2-day teacher training workshops will be held in 2023 in The Hague:

Sunday and Monday, November 5-6.

Registration will close on Monday 23 October, 2023.
The fee for participation is 50 EUR per attendee. Lunch will be included. Travel to and from the Hague and any necessary accommodation are not included in the participation fee. Should you require a fellowship to contribute towards your travel and/or accommodation costs, please get in touch with us and we will do our best to assist you.
Find more information on the workshop and application through the buttons on the right.
Facilitators
Barry van Driel – Barry van Driel is President of the International Association of Intercultural Education (IAIE) and the Senior Editor in Chief of Intercultural Education. He has extensive experience as a consultant in the field of intercultural and inclusive education, and has been involved in various working groups in Europe on education policies, as well as in international projects on curriculum development and teacher training.
Tvrtko Pater – Tvrtko Pater is the President of the Croatian Education and Development Network for the Evolution of Communication – HERMES. He is also a trainer in the Model International Criminal Court (MICC) educational program. As a non-formal education professional, Tvrtko mostly teaches in the fields of international criminal law, historical human rights education and civic engagement.
Carolyn McNanie – Carolyn McNanie is an International Baccalaureate Examiner in History and most recently was an IB History teacher at the Rotterdam International Secondary School. She is experienced in Model United Nations school projects and running conferences.
Maja Nenadovic- Maja Nenadovic is an experienced Monitoring-Evaluation-Learning and program design consultant, facilitator, political education and human rights trainer. As a professional with 20 years of experience, she has worked in 40+ countries worldwide. She is IAIE’s former Secretary General and continues to actively contribute to the work and mission of the Association. Maja holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam.
JustNow
The “Seeking Justice” teacher seminar is implemented within the EU-funded project ‘JustNow – Toolbox for Teaching Human Rights.” The JustNow learning platform (www.teachjustnow.eu) is designed to support teachers, youth workers and young peer educators to actively create and use learning approaches for human rights education, which are part of the Model International Criminal Court Program (www.model-icc.org). In order to make the abstract subject of human rights accessible to young people, the learning platform offers different materials for different types of learners. The platform offers activity plans, exercises and timelines, as well as audiovisual content such as short animation movies which will help young people learn about human rights, diversity, basic democratic values and the rule of law independently or with the help of an educator. With the innovative approach of small-scale learning modules, this toolbox allows everyone to implement needs-tailored, innovative and engaging educational workshops. The JustNow project is a strategic partnership between partner organisations from Germany (Kreisau-Initiative e. V.), the Netherlands (IAIE), Poland (Krzyzowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe) and Croatia (HERMES).

Apply Now!Programme
EuroClio is also offering a 4-day workshop and seminar for young people 16+ taking place in the Hague. Find more information here.

Voices of the “New World”: Testimonies and commentaries of the Latin American conquest
2023-11-08 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the topic
Well-known historical texts, such as the late 17th-century chronicles of the newly established viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru, have remained the primary sources for establishing a long-lasting Eurocentric perspective regarding the representation of the Indigenous peoples across the Americas. This lecture will provide an overview of Latin America’s colonial period to illuminate diverse regional voices, such as the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, that respond to the Spanish and Portuguese occupation of their lands. These histories should provide a better understanding of the societal tensions that emerged during the colonial period and that continue to shape the region’s economic, political, social, and cultural realities.
Our Host
The webinar will be hosted by Sarah Chocano Barboza, a second-year PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Department of Geography and Planning. Her research lies at the intersection of urban geographies, intercultural education and Mapuche activism. This research looks to understand how Mapuche affective ties to educational spaces—through memories of the past and articulations of the future—shape Chilean urban landscapes. Sarah has also gained professional experience within the educational sector as a history department assistant, and humanities tutor. Currently, she hosts and produces El CafeciTO, the podcast of the Latin American Studies program at the University of Toronto’s Spanish and Portuguese Department.
In the wider context
This webinar will be the second of a series of four monthly sessions on the history of Latin America, held in the fall of 2023. Other sessions in the series will cover:

19 September 2023: Pre-colonial civilisations and people of Latin America – the recording will be made available to EuroClio Members soon!
22 November 2023: Independence and Decolonisation in Latin America: The case of Paraguay, 1800-1870
14 December 2023: Latin American history from the independence until today

You can register to these sessions individually for a fee of 10 EUR, or register to the whole series for a fee of 20 EUR.
Participation to the webinar series is free of charge for our members. Click here to learn more about how to become a member!
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Teaching a Long History of the American War in Vietnam: Bringing Women, Minority, and Refugee Voices into the Classroom
2023-11-16 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
In cooperation with the Choices Program at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island, USA), we are pleased to invite to a webinar on teaching the Vietnam War. Open to all, the webinar is specifically geared towards teaching the period in a European classroom.
Join the Choices Program at Brown University as we present the student readings, lessons, and videos in our curriculum unit The Vietnam War: Origins, History, and Legacies (forthcoming) as a model for applying multiperspectivity to the study of war. The session will highlight primary source quotes and lessons that prioritize the voices of women, Black, Latino, and indigenous soldiers and resistors. We’ll also examine a lesson on the experiences of Vietnamese refugees. We’ll end with a discussion on how a “long history” approach can support students’ understanding of historical memory and historiography.
The objectives of the webinar are to:

Introduce the concept of “long history” when studying a particular war;
Consider a framework for bringing underrepresented voices into the study of the war using the American War in Vietnam as an example;
Examine how first person narratives can build empathy for an historical event that students might find distant and irrelevant to their lives today;
Discuss ways to use the student readings, six lessons, and short videos in the unit in various classroom settings.

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Independence and Decolonisation in Latin America: The case of Paraguay, 1800-1870
2023-11-22 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the topic
Most of our history lessons about the origins of democratic practice and constitutional government come from our reflections about such experiments in the North Atlantic. These reflections currently entail triumphant stories and cautionary tales. But to gain a more comprehensive historical understanding of the democratic experiment on Earth, we must broaden our panorama. We must consider the other historic epicenter of democratic experimentation in the world: Latin America. Doing so brings a host of additional triumphant stories and cautionary tales to share with students and to enrich our conversations about what it takes to build a democratic republic—in the nineteenth century, when such projects were so new and fragile, during the first great wave of global decolonization. In this session, we take a closer look at how inhabitants in the South American territory of Paraguay navigated this wave and conducted their own tenuous experiment to build an independent republic.
Our host
The event will be hosted by Michael Huner, Associate Professor of History at the Grand Valley State University.
In the wider context
This webinar will be the third of a series of four monthly sessions on the history of Latin America, held in the fall of 2023. Other sessions in the series will cover:

19 September 2023: Pre-colonial civilisations and people of Latin America – the recording will be made available to EuroClio Members soon!
October 2023: Colonial Empires in Latin America
14 December 2023: Old World, New World: Postcolonial Politics, Production, and Innovation

You can register to these sessions individually for a fee of 10 EUR, or register to the whole series for a fee of 20 EUR.
Participation to the webinar series is free of charge for our members. Click here to learn more about how to become a member!
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Wearing Cultures: How to teach history with fashion
2023-11-23 16:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
About the workshop
The workshop led by the European Fashion Heritage Association, a network of over 40 museums and cultural institutions collecting, preserving and exhibiting artefacts related to fashion. As an aggregator of fashion heritage content on Europeana, EFHA will show how to engage with fashion content and use it to reflect on historical changes, class divisions, political borders, traditional customs and globalised trends.
Panelists:

Marta Franceschini

Marta is a design historian and researcher. She holds a PhD in Design Sciences and has worked at various international fashion exhibitions. She collaborates with fashion archives, cultural institutions and universities and she is Head of Communications and Editorials of the European Fashion Heritage Association.

Anna Carniel

Anna is a fashion content creator and art director based in Milan. She is the Network & creative projects coordinator of the European Fashion Heritage Association.
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