Spring Day in Europe

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Spring Day in Europe

• Schools Understand Europe
• 17 March 2005

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Spring Day in Europe

• or how to successfully bring Europe to schools
  and make the voice of young Europeans heard!

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2005 A network of networks dedicated to the
debate on the future of Europe in schools

• The European Schoolnet team in cooperation with
  the European Commission and the European
  Parliament
• A network of national representatives from
  Ministries of Education
• 31 pedagogical advisors from 29 countries
• Two focus groups

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A Web site for information and communication in
20 languageshttp//futurum2005.eun.org

• Version 1 Launched on October 28, 2004
• Registration form
• News from schools, news from the EU
• Information about the project
• Activities descriptions
• Contacts with colleagues

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Web site version 2 December 2004

• Full set of pedagogical activities on European
  values
• 29 decentralised web pages for teachers
• Printed and promotional materials
• Newsletters
• Decision Making Role Play
• Pedagogical resources

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Decision Making Role Play (1)

• 3 roles European Commission, European
  Parliament, Council
• 2 pedagogical options one class or three classes
  (same or different countries)
• 1 final common decision
• Choose one theme in a list 30 themes of common
  interest for all Europeans
• Agree on an issue related to the theme
• 3 classes option  Dice Day 
• The role play startsstudents learn through
  experience in concrete situations and make their
  voice heard!

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Decision making Role Play (2)

• Guidelines for teachers
• Worksheets for class work
• Real cases and scenarios
• Templates for contributions
• Resources and learning objects
• Communities for teams
•  Ask an expert  option

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Values activities

• Act!
• Make values a reality on Spring Day
• Illustrated values
• Visualise and express
• What would you do if
• How values can solve moral issues
• I have a dream
• Visions of a better Europe

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Chats with experts

• 6 chats will help students and teachers
  communicate and get instant answers to questions
  related to European issues
• All chats are moderated and their scripts
  edited to become unique learning modules

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Spring Day teachers tasks

• Disseminate the project and its philosophy in
  their personal networks
• Select and publish relevant resources
• Animate online events and activities
• Assist teachers from their own countries
• Update and maintain their personal page in their
  own language

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Two focus groups

• Resources 10 teachers select and categorise
  learning objects for the Decision Making Role
  Play
• Decision Making Role Play 10 teachers pre-test
  the activities with their own students to
  finalise the mini site.

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Your EUN office contacts

• Project manager Brigitte Parry
• Resources and activities Petru Dumitru
• Pedagogical team Nuria de Salvador
• Sylvia Binger and Katerina Bavorova
• Values activities and logistics
• Valentina De Mari
• Communication Kerry Lydon
• Web site Chui Hsia Yong
• News Chris Coakley

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Your national contacts

• Spring Day national coordinator
• Spring Day pedagogical advisor

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