Given the overwhelming popularity of video gaming among young people, it is not surprising the rise of esports as a booming industry, with an estimated audience of 532.1 million worldwide. But esports is also a relatively new approach to teaching that utilises competitive video gaming as a tool for learning, promising to promote the development of 21st-century skills, such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategic planning.
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European Schoolnet is looking for 12 secondary school teachers to form the Teach Europe Taskforce that will create pedagogical materials to teach about the European Union (EU) across the curriculum. As part of the Taskforce, teachers will be required to work together, attend training courses and events, and contribute to the development of a series of Learning Scenarios.
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Teachers can use formative assessment to improve their teaching and empower their students to guide their own learning. However, many teachers in OECD countries are still not making regular use of formative assessment practices. Training and encouraging teachers in using formative assessment can be cost-effective according to research, but teachers need the support of other education stakeholders to invest time and effort in trying formative assessment. Furthermore, digital tools can facilitate formative assessment, but their potential remains largely untapped.
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This year, on January 24, the world celebrates the fifth International Day of Education under the theme "to invest in people, prioritize education". The initiative, undertaken by UNESCO, intends to highlight the crucial importance of education as a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
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European Schoolnet's latest report urges policymakers to take time to reflect on lessons learned during Covid-19, to re-think and re-shape school education.
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Are you a lower or upper secondary school teacher? Are you working in the EU in English, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Spanish or Romanian? Are you passionate about movies and you think that film education can be enriching for your classroom? If yes, then answer to this call!
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The 8th of September marks International Literacy Day - the day declared by UNESCO to celebrate the importance of literacy. It also serves to remind everyone that access to quality education is a matter of dignity and human right. Although the right to education is recognised for all, many people of all ages and genders still find it difficult to access knowledge and improve their literacy. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, there are still over 773 million illiterate people around the world .
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On 26-27 July, the European Film Factory Symposium was held in Romania under the framework of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) and thanks to their collaboration with its educational programme EducaTIFF.
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On the 9th of June, Ministries of Education in the Steering Committee of European Schoolnet elected a new Chair, Jan de Craemer, who replaces Giovanni Biondi in this position.
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On the 9th of June, the European Schoolnet Steering Committee, comprised of 33 member Ministries of Education, elected Jan De Craemer (Belgium) to become the new Chair of European Schoolnet for a 4-year mandate. At this position, he will replace Giovanni Biondi.
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