The Euro.Geo Project is supported
through the Minerva
Action under the Socrates
Programme. The project partners are EUROGEO, Liverpool Hope University
College, Amsterdam TEacher Training College, University of Bucharest and
Nelson Thornes.
Project
Aims
The aim is to promote the European Dimension through geographical education.
It is concerned with improving the electronic resource base for teaching
in and about the countries of Europe..
PROJECT
ACTIVITIES
The project members have completed the state of the art analysis of Citizenship
and Geography in different European countries. These reports are available
on the Web site.
The needs of European Geographical Associations, teachers and schools
have been surveyed and a list of needs determined.
The
project team present the results and outcomes and determine project products
as a result of this survey and the consultation with experts and Presidents
of Geography Associations. The main needs have been identified as:
- interactive
maps of Europe at a regional scale
- an
online handbook supporting Geography teachers in delivering citizenship
through Geography
- links
and information on good quality Web sites which are useful for teaching
Geography and European citizenship
- curriculum
materials and lesson plans
- case study training
and workshops to support teachers
The full reports,
links and products are available from the Project
Web site.
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PROJECT
EVENTS
Project event Funchal: September 2002
Delegates have been invited to attend the Funchal project conference in
September 2002, hosted by the APG (Portuguese Geography Teachers Association),
where the Euro.Geo Project will be presented and the activities will further
develop the products and objectives. The theme is ‘European citizenship
and valuing cultural diversity’. A CD ROM of materials will be
produced as part of the project.
Final Project Conference
The final event of this project will take place in the beautiful city
of Ljubliana in Slovenia, with the theme of GeoInformation.
Further details will follow in the next newsletter. If you would like
to participate or have some ideas or contributions for the conference,
please contact the conference organiser at: tatjana.resnik-planinc@guest.arnes.si
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