A collection of Educational Materials geared towards critical thinking, understanding the complexities of historical memory, and navigating disputed historical narratives. The resources presented have been produced by Contested Histories projects, cooperating institutions and partners or selected by the team because of their excellent quality and innovative approach, methodology or topic. If you have suggestions or believe some essential toolkits are missing, please contact us at contestedhistories@euroclio.eu
The toolkit is a work a progress and elements will be released as they are created, including: examples of good practice, FAQs, Narratives of staff experiences and a podcast series of discussions with colleagues and students. Topics will be centered around decolonising history and the curriculum. Read More
A collaborative project involving students and staff at the University of Westminster and beyond. We understand decolonising as an on-going process that involves unravelling our assumptions about curricula, critically examining its content and forms, and imagining new ways of learning together. The project aims to provide students and staff with resources to begin thinking about and engaging in decolonising learning and teaching. Read More
With this tool, you can explore the learning possibilities in the places that commemorate and memorize traumatic pasts, such as memorial sites and memorial centres, museums, landmarks or sometimes – empty spaces. Place-based or in-situ learning refers to forms of education where learners engage with places and spaces and when learning process takes places at the site itself. The role of emotions, sense and overall embodied experience play the central role. Read More
A website in which the focus is on developing curriculum resources for the United States. Its extensive lesson plan list offers inspiration for new methods as well as content and versatile resources for history education. Read More
The Guide includes includes detailed instructions on how to use Native Land, as well as exercises for use by teachers of different levels, from kids to adults. The Guide discusses the pros and cons of the map itself, the importance of learning more about colonialism, and provides resources for teachers to learn more. Read More
A toolkit on how to be an ally in creating a positive & sustainable impact on the lives of Indigenous Peoples living in Montreal. Includes explanation on what the term “ally” means, and why is it used in this toolkit, as well as explanations of other relevant terms. Read More
The toolkit acts as a briefing for programme and module convenors, on what ‘decolonising’ learning and teaching might entail. At its root it is about making what we teach and how we teach it more responsive to the problems of colonial and racialised privilege and discrimination within our teaching practice. Read More
The Teacher’s Toolkit aims to equip teachers with relevant resources and cultural heritage project themes to enable young people to discover and engage with Europe’s cultural heritage. Read More
A collection of resources for educators to support youth to explore, recognize, and take seriously the civic potentials of digital life. The Digital Civics Toolkit is organized into a five distinct modules that each capture a key practice associated with digital civics: Participate, Investigate, Dialogue, Voice and Action. Read More
The World Heritage Education Programme gives young people a chance to voice their concerns and to become involved in the protection of our common cultural and natural heritage. This brochure offers overview of the programme, its objectives and main activities. Read More
Provides a framework of six elements of social justice curriculum design for elementary classrooms. The elements move from students learning self-love and knowledge about who they are and where they come from to learning respect for people different from themselves. Students explore social injustice, learn about social movements, raise awareness, and engage in activism. By addressing all six elements, students develop an analysis of oppression and tools to take action. The elements help teachers visualize social justice education by providing… Read More
Lesson plans for teachers, youth workers and others that are interested in learning about Bangladeshi/Bengali culture and history of emigration to the United Kingdom. Read More