Keep Calm and Teach English

Writing a CV is a real-life skill our students should practice at least once before leaving High School as it is something they may have to use immediately either for a part-time job or volunteer work or later on for their further education and career. photo found in  thebalance.com As a growing number of Europeans move across the continent for work, volunteering and study every year, a CV framework that seems relevant for classroom use is   Europass .   Europass is a collection of five documents, two of which are freely accessible: the Curriculum Vitae and the Language Passport . The documents can work both online and as printed templates. Since its official launch in 2005, Europass has helped European citizens make their skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe. Recently there has been a proposal on a revision of Europass to   make the tool more accessible to all Europeans, including those with disabilities. Until the u...

In 2006, the European Parliament adopted a Recommendation on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning   defining the competences each European citizen needs for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. It invited Member States to ensure that their education and training systems are able to equip people with these competences. Since then, European societies and economies have experienced significant changes. To meet these changes there is a new proposal on Key Competences. So what is new? Well, as a start there is a change of terminology as well as of the competences themselves: the term ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is updated and replaced by  DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES    as   it is considered a most appropriate term "to refer to the full range of devices, software or infrastructure. With the increased, varied and embedded use of mobile devices and applications, references to 'comp...

On Safer Internet Day (SID) 2018 (Tuesday, 6 February), an EU-wide series of initiatives entitled #SaferInternet4EU  was launched at an event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Throughout 2018, a range of #SaferInternet4EU initiatives will reach children, young people, parents, teachers, and other EU citizens to become empowered and responsible digital users. It will cover a wide range of topics, such as critical thinking, media literacy and digital skills necessary to identify and combat fake news and the risks brought by emerging online technologies and connected devices; and provide tips on cyber hygiene. A number of initiatives will be launching as part of the campaign, including: a European contest to reward high quality resources and inspiring initiatives pursuing Better Internet for Kids objectives. The competition will cover three categories: professionals, teachers and youth. a massive open online course (MOOC) on child online safety with resou...