Introducing the Council of Europe
1. May 2012 / Publication
Teaching small children about complex and challenging issues such as human rights, democracy, and the structure of Europe today may seem like a daunting task. Help is at hand, however, in the form of the Council of Europe’s educational booklet: '47 States and one Organisation…the Council of Europe'.
myPad – mobile, cooperative Learning
25. April 2012 / Media competence / School project
imedias, a support service for the integration of ICT into learning, is developing a pilote project on the use of iPads in the class room. With the help of 6 teachers and their classes they try to find out if it is worth while to further explore the use of iPads in the class room.
Swiss Nano-Cube wins „Best of 2012“ Award
20. April 2012 / Award
The platform „Swiss Nano-Cube“, the Swiss portal on nanotechnology for vocational and grammar school, was awarded a „Best of 2012“ certificate in the category "e-learning" within the Innovation Prize IT 2012. It aims at awaking interest for technological and natural scientific topics among youth.
Swiss initiative on sexual education
17. April 2012 / Educational politics
Following controversy over the degree and content of sexual education in primary schools, a people’s initiative on the issue has been launched. They argue that sexual education is the responsibility of parents and that the topic should not be introduced in school before the age of nine.
Join the Olympic Museum at Google's
10. April 2012 / Educational website / Exposition
The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has become first partner of the Google Art Project in Switzerland. On your virtual tour around the museum you may enquire by mouse click on details like owner, artist, production date, etc. of one of the more than hundred works of art.
Universities extend global reach
27. March 2012 / Higher education / Educational politics
Swiss universities turn to foreign campuses to expand the scope of their research activities. Even though it’s in the context of international collaboration, financial incentives offered by foreign governments and prestigious research institutions play a major role in this development.
swissinfo.ch blog on Switzerland
14. March 2012 / Publication
Swissinfo.ch invites newcomers to Switzerland and foreign habitués to share experiences on life in Switzerland as it really is. On this blog swissinfo contributors write about issues such as the influence of English on the Swiss languages, the much-debated school system and typical "Swissness".
Girls in ICT
27. February 2012 / Programmes and projects / Career guidance / Educational website / Vocational training jobs
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)is offering a new portal designed to encourage girls and young women to prepare themselves for a career in ICT and inform parents, teachers and other stakeholders on why preparing for a career in ICTs is good for women and girls.
Pan-EU-Youth
24. February 2012 / Collaboration / Programmes and projects / Educational website
The Portal Pan-EU Youth addresses european Teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 and encourages them to participate in discussions, blogs, and video productions on the topic of European citizenship.
Rights and freedoms in practice – teaching resources
10. February 2012 / Didactical resources
The new education pack published by the Council of Europe is designed for secondary school teachers. It makes both a theoretical and a practical contribution to classroom discussion of human rights with pupils aged 14 to 18. Nine worksheets illustrate the fundamental human rights in a democracy.
Learn German easily
1. February 2012 / Didactical resources
This TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) course for English speaking beginners in German language learning helps foreigners efficiently and with lots of fun to overcome the first language barrier. Its follow-up, Leicht-Deutsch-Lernen.com, adds more practice examples.
EU Kids' Corner
20. January 2012 / Didactical resources
The EU Kids' Corner contains a selection of games for children and young people aged from 6 to 16. The games are available in 22 EU languages and have all been produced by EU institutions.
Future Classroom Lab
17. January 2012 / Event / Didactical resources / Educational website
The Future Classroom Lab is created by European Schoolnet, its supporting 30 ministries and industry partners to help visualise how conventional classrooms and other learning spaces can be easily reorganised to support changing styles of teaching and learning.
ForMoove
16. January 2012 / Continuing education
The ForMoove training course has been designed to empower European classroom teachers of all subjects and teaching staff, whether in the primary or secondary sector, to be a coordinator or partner of a European project. The course takes place from 9-13 July 2012.
Job hunting in Switzerland?
5. January 2012 / Job offer
Are you a teacher, job hunting in Switzerland? In that case have a look a tour freshly re-designed job portal for Swiss teachers and those wanting to work in our country. It is directed at teachers on all school levels and its data base is regularly updated by the cantonal institutions.
Continuing Professional Development Lab (CPDLab)
5. January 2012 / Continuing education
The three year CPDLab project, started in 2011, aims to improve the quality of ICT-related Continuing Professional Development available to teachers, school leaders and other school staff and help schools become effective learning environments by offering a portfolio of training courses.
CyberFair 2012
22. December 2011 / Competition
International Schools CyberFair is an award-winning authentic learning program used by schools and youth organizations around the world. Youth conduct research and publish their findings on the Web. Projects Due March 16, 2012.
Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2012
16. December 2011 / Competition
The annual Sustainable Energy Europe Awards reward best-in-class inititiatives that promote renewable energy or energy efficiency. Projects in the category "Learning" are carried out to improve knowledge related to energy efficiency and renewables. Submission by 29th February 2012.
World Math Day on 7 March 2012
15. December 2011 / Competition
Students play at home and at school against other students around the world in live games of mental arithmetic. Each game lasts for 60 seconds and students can play up to 100 games, earning points for their personal tally. Registrations close 28 February 2011.
Fiftieth anniversary of FCS
2. December 2011 / Higher education
The Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students celebrates its 50th anniversary. Over 7,000 young researchers, students and artists from five different continents – half developing, half industrialised countries - have since than been awarded an exchange scholarship in Switzerland.
