Kindly developed by; Ana Zdravkovic, Juraj Varga, Bistra Stoimenova, Lilia Khachatryan and Ildikó Hegedűs

Welcome to the resources pack resulting from the Sharing European Histories self-guided course. The online course, which took place in November and December of 2021, formed part of the Sharing European Histories Project – an initiative of EuroClio and the Evens Foundation. Throughout the project, 5 teaching strategies on European History have been created by a team of teachers, researchers and curriculum developers.

During this self-guided course, we had the opportunity to dive into each of the five different strategies, along with local teachers and experts across Europe. Local teachers, from (Ana) Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, (Lilia) Armenia, and Hungary guided us through the Teaching Strategies and also how they have used these strategies to create and implement a lesson plan in the classroom. These lesson plans are available down below and are based off of the following five Teaching Strategies:

  • Using stories of the past to teach students about its complexity
  • Using commemorative practices to teach that history is a constructed narrative
  • Analysing historical figures to understand how and why they are perceived differently
  • Studying the history of ideas to learn about continuity and change
  • Using object biographies to reveal how our pasts are interconnected

Access all five lesson plans here!

Using commemorative practices to teach that history is a constructed narrative

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Analysing historical figures to understand how and why they are perceived differently

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Studying the history of ideas to learn about continuity and change

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Using object biographies to reveal how our pasts are interconnected

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Using stories of the past to teach students about its complexity

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More information

As mentioned these lesson plans have been developed as part of Sharing European Histories. More information, including the Teaching Strategies (translated into over 9 European languages) can be found on the project’s website at sharingeuropeanhistories

Let us know your thoughts!

Have you tried any of the Teaching Strategies or lesson plans with your class? Or do you already do a similar lesson that you have trialed before? Over at EuroClio, we would be very glad if you took time to reach out to us and let us know your experience! You can reach out to us at secretariat@euroclio.eu.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Online Self-Guided Course on our YouTube Channel

The self-guided course consists of five Recorded Sessions and three Live Reflection Sessions- all of which are available on our YouTube Channel. During the 30-minute Recorded Sessions, experts will guide viewers through a lesson plan specifically designed using each of the five teaching strategies, developed as part of the Sharing European Histories project. The Live Reflection Sessions 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.

Did you miss our self-guided course? Don’t be disheartened you can watch all the videos, at your own pace on our YouTube Channel

  • Students as Mediators of Conflicts
  • Find out what New Students Bring to the Classroom

    As a response to an increase in new students in the Swedish educational system, the Swedish Board of Education tasked a group of schools and universities to find a way to assess what newly arrived students know in order to provide the best possible education for each student, as well as focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This resulted in the formation of materials for conducting discourse around history for the purpose of assessing the historical competencies of newly arrived students. This is done in the form of a 70-minute conversation between a teacher and a student. The assessment is meant to provide valuable insight into what the students are already familiar with, so that teachers can take this into account when creating lesson plans.