Teaching the European Union & Active European Citizenship

Course Overview:

This is a short training course (workshop) on Teaching the European Union & Active European Citizenship. The course is particularly targeted at Politics (CSPE, Global Citizenship, Politics & Society) and Geography teachers, but open to all. Participation is free and unlocks access to teaching content and toolkits, teacher study trips, and student events.

Learning Outcomes:

1. The functioning, significance, and policy impacts of the European Union for states and citizens.
2. The dynamics of local, national, and European level politics.
3. Guide to our teaching content that plugs-in to post-primary subject specifications.
4. Guide to our resources (manuals and toolkits) for active learning.

What You’ll Leave With:

• Free training on, and access to, our teaching resources.
• Certification by the Hub in Active European Citizenship, UCC.
• Eligibility for teacher study trips to European Union institutions and interest group in Brussels (April 2027 and April 2028) organised by the Hub in Active European Citizenship. Flights/accommodation covered.
• Eligibility for your students to participate in events hosted by the Hub in Active European Citizenship nationally (scavenger hunts, table quizzes, research project supports, and deliberative events).

Course Options:

The course is available in-person and online during November.

Online (2 x 1.5 hours)

• November 10^th and November 24^th (Tuesdays) from 19.00 to 20.30.

Registration:

Please click to this GForm for REGISTRATION

It asks for your name, school, subjects, and work email address.

Provider:

The Hub in Active European Citizenship is based in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork. It is a centre of teaching, training, research, resource development, and community engagement on ways to empower young citizens with the knowledge and skills required to engaged on European issues. It holds multiple Jean Monnet Teacher Training projects across education level, which focus on critical engagement and active European Citizenship. For any enquiries around the training workshops, please contact Philip Murphy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..