eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Teaching European Citizenship Project examples and eTwinning kits PDW, Stockholm, October , 2013 Beate Vollmer

Workshop Itinerary IEuropean multi-cultural society and citizenship: Parts I and II IIProject Kits Neighbourhood Political PartyEuropia Ideal European CitizenEuropean Utopia 10 – 1314 – 1617 – 21 III Group work on one particular kit IV Exchange of ideas on how to put these kits into practice V Benefits of Teaching European Citizenship eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa European multi-cultural society and citizenship Part I: on being a European in the EU: chances and challenges of active citizenship in our neighbourhoods

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Istituto Superiore Statale Liceo Niccolò Machiavelli, Rome, Italy I.E.S. Santa Úrsula, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Adalens gymnasieförbund, Adalsskolan, Kramfors, Sweden OMO Scholengroep Bergen op Zoom e.o. Europese Leerroute, The Netherlands Albert-Schweitzer-/Geschwister-Scholl- Gymnasium, Marl. Germany

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Aims: - Creating awareness in pupils of their status as citizens in the European Union - Reflection on chances and challenges of living in a multi- cultural society - Development of some of the 8 key European competences for lifelong learning Subjects: Cross curricular, Foreign Languages, History, History of Culture, Language and Literature, Arts, Social Studies Language: English, yet German, Italian, Spanish and French are welcome

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Tools: , Chat, Other software (Power point, video, pictures, drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes), Web publishing Age of pupils: 12 – 18 Duration: September 2010 – November 2011

Let‘s get to know each other My school Being a European in the EU Meeting Nov My town / city: living concepts, multi-cultural environment, culture and social spaces Culture and religion Meeting April 2011 Education Evaluation of the project experience Meeting October 2011 Practice Modules

European multi-cultural society and citizenship Part II: European citizenship according to democratic principles and utopian visions eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Aims: - Heightening pupils’ awareness for the value and the need of democratic principles in a pluralist, multi-cultural society - Studying European history as a process of a continuing democratization - Exploring and evaluating alternative forms of social structures - Learning more about philosophical concepts of social utopia and designing a city

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Subjects: Cross curricular, Foreign Languages, History, History of Culture, Language and Literature, Arts, Social Studies Language: English, Spanish Tools: , Chat, Other software (Power point, video, pictures, drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes), Web publishing Age of pupils: 12 – 18 Duration: November 2011 – August 2012

The concept of democracy Meeting February 2012 Utopian and Dystopian societies Meeting April 2012 Utopian, ideal and educating cities Evaluation of the project experience Modules Signs of democratic life in our environment Let‘s get to know each other Practice

Module I Debating Lab Project in process – Team decision making Module II EMSC II logos and trailers Passion for Spanish Passion for French Young European Artists‘ corner Module IIIVolunteering Technical mentoring Press review Module IV Module V Module VI Passion for Italian Passion for Swedish Dynamic project

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Debating aboutDemocracy

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa eTwinning projects on European Citizenship - empower pupils by developing their civic competence - enrich the school curriculum 1. Pedagogical innovation and creativity Increase in knowledge about citizenship and democracy Integration of the principles of democratic learning Pupils as project planners Encouragement of critical reflection

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa 2. Integration into the curriculum Cross-curricular approach Intercultural competence Practise of the 8 key European competences for life-long learning 3. Co-operation between partner schools Careful collaboration with partners High degree of pupil participation Fostering learner mobility

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa 4. Creative Use of ICT technology Application and deepening of media literacy by means of an extensive use of all the categories of the Twinspace Research on the internet Production of own texts (videos, songs, texts) 5. Sustainability and Transferability Critical reflection on European citizenship Development of social responsibility Deepening of pupils’ communicative Competence (debating) Training social competences Learning to concentrate on a serious issue

Project kits: European Citizenship Age: Topic: 10 – 13 My next door neighbour is a European: opportunities and challenges of active citizenship in a multi- cultural environment Our political party 17 – 21 Europia – Europe tomorrow – looking at the present for an improvement in the future eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

Project kits: European Citizenship European neighbourhood Our political party Europia Module IMe, my family and friends Me and my cityWhere do I see myself in 20 years? Module IIMy school – a multi- cultural social space The idea of ‚democracy‘ Our visions of a future society Module IIIMy Neighbourhood – my city Signs of democratic life in our surroundings Utopian and Dystopian Societies in Philosophy, Film, Music and Paintings Module IVMy country and its neigbouring countries Let‘s take initiative – Citizen initiatives Europia – our European Utopia eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

Project kits: European Citizenship European neighbourhood Our political party Europia Module VThe idea of Europe – the European Union as a neighbourhood If we were real politicians – Our political party City plans – then and now Module VIOur ideal European citizen EvaluationTwincity – our ideal European city Module VIIEvaluation eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Our ideal European citizen (10 – 13) Potential interactive tasks: the joint production of a poster or a web page, that includes the profile of the ‘ideal European citizen’ and takes into account the categories mentioned below. 1) Possibilities for political participation 2) Values 3) Social involvement 4) Use of public institutions (libraries) 5) Foreign language knowledge (language proficiency) 6) Media use

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Our political party 14 – 16 Potential interactive task: the creation of a party proposal that takes into consideration the categories below. The product should include: 1) The name of the party 2) Political Programme 3) Slogan that has market impact 4) Marketing poster 5) Video

eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Europia – Europe tomorrow 17 – 21 Potential interactive task: the creation of a social utopia which takes into consideration statements about the following institutions: 1) Government form 2) Justice 3) Labour and Employment 4) Transportation 5) Economics 6) Education and science 7) Healthcare 8) Integration and equality 9) Cross-cultural contact 10) Environment

Education: good and relaxed atmosphere  Abolish the stiff relationship between pupils and teacher, are on first name with each other  classrooms are planned and painted by the pupils each class only has 15 pupils  Optimal support for every child cooperation with different countries  Exchanges, Comenius, eTwinning pupils get healthy food for free Energy: Renewable energy  wind energy plants  production of energy by fitness equipment  Solar and photovoltaik cells on the roofs  good heat insulation  solar heat to warm the water  water and energy saving appliances Architecture:  Less inhabitants  Small individual houses with garden  no blocks of flats Infrastructure:  No cars in the residential district  Electronically underground railway system (solar and wind energy)  Bicycles at every station  Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies – police, fire truck, garbage truck Social spaces: Association, sport, cultural Centre  meetings points for all generations Places for youth  cinemas, swimming pools, youth clubs where they do not disturb anybody  Playgrounds for younger children  free green spaces which also help the environment Cultural places  theatres, libraries, museums etc.  free for pupils and students Governing and laws: Democracy with many plebiscites Project “take care for your part of town “  the city council apportions every district a certain sum of money which its inhabitants can use to organize their neighborhood by themselves  Citizens also have duties: e.g. to tend the parks and green spaces Health care: Everybody has got a health insurance Sport Centre  Gives the possibility to practice varied sport disciplines Integration and equality: Parenting classes  Immigrants learn the language teached by volunteers Handicapped accessible  disabled children have the right to go to school Sport teams Contact/relations to other cities/countries International cooperation School  Exchanges and projects like Comenius, eTwinning Other common interests: Waste and rubbish  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle A lot of bins all over the city Waste seperation waste-to-energy incineration plant every inhabitant cleans a part of the city every month Environmentally aware inhabitants: Every inhabitant grows his own vegetable help to plant trees, flowers School excursion to the agricultural district h?v=qm2CDswMLaU&featur e=youtu.be

Benefits of teaching European Citizenship Reinforcing pupils’ autonomy by developing Social Literacy eTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in EuropaeTwinning - Das Netzwerk für Schulen in Europa Personal Competence Interpersonal competence Civic competence -capacity for self- awareness -development of a set of ethical values that give some orientation in life -trust in living in a safe and sustainable social and natural environment -recognition of one‘s social role: ability to live responsibly in interdependence with one‘s fellow men and with nature -social engagement -awareness of one‘s rights and duties as a citizen -responsibility for one‘s social and natural environment -active participation as a social and political animal - volunteering

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