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Visser ‘t Hooft Lyceum
Secondary General EducationELOS SchoolCity of Leiden
The Netherlands2007-2008
Secondary General EducationELOS SchoolCity of Leiden
The Netherlands2007-2008
Europe as a Learning Opportunity for Schools
Our school:
- uses tools of the Information Age- is part of a collaborative learning environment - embeds European and Global contexts into
the Dutch curriculum- works within a network of schools in Europe
to develop European citizenship education: framework of key competencies and portfolio / Europass / Certilingua
ELOS: knowledge!CHECKLIST EUROPEAN / INTERNATIONAL COM 2nd
gradeI KNOW:
how many countries are member of EU of the EU member states the capitals,
population sizes, main geographical facts, languages spoken
the general outline of history of EU: who is Monnet, 9th May and the Schumann declaration, 25th March Treaty of Rome, Treaty of Maastricht 2001, 6 founding member states of EU, 9 new EU member states between 1957 and 2007, 10 new EU member states in 2004, 2 new EU members of 2007 and which are the candidate countries, which EU countries have euro and which haven’t
what UNESCO is articles 1-6 of Charter of Human Rights what we celebrate 21st of September what LLLP is 8 Millenium Development Goals by heart, what Fair Trade and a business plan is what sustainable development is
what Dutch Chambres of Commerce do
ELOS: skills!I CAN: Collect, organize and present information
on European and International affairs
participate in European and International projects
share knowledge on the Netherlands in relation to Europe + the rest of the world
use internet for chats, forums, searches
write and speak English at A2 level
write and speak another language than Dutch or English at A1 level (German / French / Spanish / …)
make an effort to learn basic language chunks of the partnerschool (Nepal / Turkey / Portugal / …)
take part in mooting and do a short
public speech in English
Elos: attitude!I UNDERSTAND
that persons from a different culture might act differently, because they have different norms and values
that I need to respect, verbally and non-verbally, the opinion and behaviour of people from a different cultural background
that my identity depends on others
that in order to work together well in a group I have to take responsibility for my share in the group
that to know the other well, means I will have to listen and ask questions in order to understand the other better
HOW?
Project-based teaching Cross-curricular + collaborative learning 3 teachers for 60 pupils 90 minutes a week for pupils ages 12-15 Pupils 16-18: no clear structures yet: debating Every week: different groups / tasks Flexibility and Creativity
Themes of VHL
Personal angle: ME, YOU (my choices, my culture) School <--> Local Community The Netherlands part of EU: ‘unity in diversity’ The Netherlands part of UN: One World/Global
awareness/action on Environment/Global Peace Agenda
Active/Interactive/Practical/Real:shared end product Collaborative angle: WE
Ongoing projects
Comenius MobilID: jointly building the moodle website on eCitizenship in 6 age levels (eScience, eCulture, eSports, eVocation)
ENO Project: Environment Online - Tree Planting Event 21st September Springday Europe 9th May / EU Language Day 26th September BEST Project: iEarn - Chambres of Commerce City of Leiden: pupils
creating their own virtual companies by manufacturing recycled products or rendering social services. Teams of 2 classes of 2 different continents: digital divide / fair trade / sustainable development. Participants still welcome!
Evaluation and Learning Objectives
New collaborative workforms in the classroom: eMagazine, Digidebate, blogging, podcasting, wiki’s
New evaluation methods --> portfolio: which/how and who (pupils + teachers) --> checklists: based on EIO-Framework / key competencies --> tests: experimenting
Exchanging good practices: in our own school, with other European schools, within the national bilingual and European
Elos-networks: meetings, meetings, meetings…learning, learning, learning… “Pupils learn and so do teachers, Life Long Learning Programme”
Contact Details: Mrs. Marleen Spierings
--> [email protected] www.vreemdetaal.nl/moodle www.e-citizenship.org
