Nothing Is What It First Seems
Ever wondered how you could get from a farm to outer space in a few minutes? Here is the description of a wonderful team-building activity… with a twist!
My Journey: Student Teachers’ Self-Assessment with Cards for Democracy
The Cards for Democracy can make an activity that supports personal and professional growth even more meaningful.
Quit Teaching and Start Eating Avocados
Is it possible to actually teach? What can we learn from growing an avocado?
Cards for Democracy for All
The Cards for Democracy for All are out now!
Introducing the Core Set of the Cards for Democracy Series
Announcing the launch of the central pack of the Cards for Democracy Series. Join us live on 3 April at 19:00 CET.
Am I Really a Democratic Educator?
Josef Huber describes his experience of using Cards for Democracy at an informal brunch with 25 teachers and parents in Strasbourg, France and at a workshop for 130 teachers on the island of Crete in Greece. Lessons learned give us ideas for further developing our sets of cards for different players in different contexts.
Why History Matters
What was taught in your history lessons and how was it taught? Is history used or abused to shape who we are?
4 Ideas for Advocate Europe
L2C and the Pestalozzi Community of Practice have launched a cooperation!
Teachers and Politics
No matter what we do in the classroom, our actions are always political. This blog revisits some of the best articles we published on the topic of teachers and politics in 2017.
Best of 2017
2017 has been an exciting year for Learn to Change and this blog post wishes to celebrate some of the best articles from this past year.
Teaching and Identity
As teachers, reflecting on our identity takes on a whole new meaning and responsibility as we examine and align our beliefs and values with our actions.
The “One” Book… (1)
This is the first of a series of posts that will explore the books that have shaped who we are, what we do and how we do it...
Has Education for Democracy Failed?
Most civics education today at best educates young people to be voters, not to participate in a democracy. Considering today's enormous disruptions and challenges, educating children to be ‘good voters’ is no longer a reasonable answer.
Taking Education for Democracy a Step Further
The way we choose to do things in the classroom today has a direct impact on the world of tomorrow.
Multicultural Education to Promote Human Rights Education
Multicultural education is a team effort and for it to serve as a means of promoting human rights education, it needs a multi-pronged approach.
Teaching Gender Issues: An Oral History and Civics Project
History education contributes to peace, stability and democracy but can recreating the past help us to shape our possible futures?
Establishing a Safe Learning Space
3 activities to nurture the democratic ethos and non-violent dynamics of a group you are in charge of is a good way to start the year!
Donate now!
Please make a donation to support our efforts to change education.
7 Ideas for a More Democratic Year at School
Finding and investing time in on-going personal and professional development throughout the scholastic year can be a daunting task. The activities presented in this post aim to support such a commitment.
Building Identity Awareness – The Dynamic Nature of Culture and Identity
Building Identity Awareness – The Dynamic Nature of Culture and Identity is a 6-hour teacher training course that focuses on the notion of identity and its importance to the development of particular attitudes, skills and knowledge related to democratic competence.
Marta Viñes Jimeno
I am here because I believe that the changes we all want to see in the world will come through our own actions, through education, through each and every one of us. As an education professional and as a person who cares I cannot not do anything.
Multiperspectivity and Map Projections
It is not easy for us to accept other perspectives that question what we assume to be ultimate truths. However, there are many possible ways of viewing the world and all may be equally valid and equally partial.
Learn to Change Resource Series
The Learn to Change Resource Series is an initiative to support educators and learners, providing detailed descriptions of training sessions for educators on a topic of interest related to democracy and human rights.
Learning to Teach
The opportunity for ongoing professional development is probably within a few steps in the classroom next door...
Can a video game teach us about learning?
Video games can be a stimulus to actively engage students to learn and reflect about learning!
Recognizing Intercultural Competence
A self-assessment tool to help us recognize and reflect on where we and our students are on the road to intercultural competence.
6 Steps for 60 Million Teachers and their Students
Six steps teachers and their students can take to start making the world a better place!
Teacher Agency to Change Education
The power of teacher collaboration: challenges and steps to take.
What are tests good for?
Tests, whether standardized or not, remain increasingly popular and in spite of lip service arguing differently, in many instances, they continue to be the main form of assessment in the majority of educational settings. But what do tests really do?
Being a Teacher
What does it mean to "be a teacher"? More than anything else, being a teacher means being all that we want our children to be.
Cards for Democracy – Assessment and Evaluation Practices Revisited
Today we would like to share with you another activity based on “Cards for Democracy” that helps teachers develop their competence for democratic practices at the classroom level with a particular focus on assessment and evaluation practices.
60 Million Teachers
What can 60 million teachers and their students do? They just have the power to change the world for the better...
Sanctified or Vilified – Teachers in a Neo-Liberal Age
Teachers have been both cited as crucial to the success of any educational system but at the same time criticised, and occasionally vilified, for the failings of current educational standards. Where does the profession stand?
Ice breaking, Team building, Energising… It is All about Framing Cooperation!
Next time you think you can do without one, think again!
Cards for Democracy – Teachers’ Edition
Cards for Democracy are an opportunity for educators to reflect on, examine and improve their attitudes, skills and knowledge to better support democratic processes and improve their own practices and behaviours.
How I added wikis to my teaching quiver
Have you ever been in need of a tool which could help you organize your work in manageable and meaningful units? Would you fancy a space where all members of the group you work with could contribute to? How does the idea of a quick feedback procedure sound to you? Wiki may be a valuable "arrow" in your quiver!
The math serves the conversation, the conversation doesn’t serve the math: learning through inquiry
There is ample space for improvement on the discrimination front in teaching maths!
A Call to Action
Learn to change – Change to learn… there are many promises in these words.
What Happened on the L2C Blog in 2016?
As we look ahead to 2017 we decided to take a moment to revisit the articles featured in The Learn to Change (L2C) blog over the past months.
Carmen Becker
I am a school teacher, a yoga teacher and a teacher trainer. I’m interested in everything that creates a climate of growth for my pupils. I’m also interested in everything that helps individuals to grow. So, my keywords are cooperative learning, lifelong learning and communication.
Miloš Jeremić
I am a philosophy teacher in an upper secondary school and teacher trainer. My professional interests are critical thinking, philosophy of education, learning to learn and philosophy with children. Education for me means liberation.
Fun in Learning: L2C’s Take on Activities from TESL Database
Creativity, fun and play contribute to meaningful learning when teachers and facilitators host memorable moments that encourage horizontal learning relationships.
Building a Local Community of Education Professionals
Despite the fact that most teachers are overworked and underpaid in Hungary, they meet once a month voluntarily; the sense of belonging to a learning community gives them energy to become the change and helps prevent burnout.
Teacher Diaries… Creating Cooperative Micro-Groups
A teacher's reflection on grouping students cooperatively while promoting democratic competences.
Aftermath of Elections: Teachers Respond
Are you disheartened? It’s a time to build brave hearts.
The Backwards Brain Bicycle
Knowledge is not the same as understanding or having information: read this story about a man and a very unique bike.
Teachers’ Manifesto
The Manifesto: Education for Change - Change for Education of the Council of Europe is a message from practitioners to other practitioners and to policy makers. L2C stands to put this manifesto in practice.
Discovering our DNA – Undermining our Common Humanity
No matter who we are or where we come from, we share a common destiny as humans.
A First Milestone for Learn to Change
Teachers need a deeper understanding of how intercultural competence can be developed and assessed in today’s classrooms for better social cohesion and cooperation.
Self-assessment for the Improvement of Practice
Self-assessment – the process of assessing one’s own skills, aptitude or performance – is a key part of improving one’s practice.
Let’s Build Rapport – 5 Fun Activities for Educators
With each new learning adventure come new challenges - establishing a rapport with the class/group is of paramount importance!
Education for Refugee Students
Fostering access to education for refugee students, asylum seekers and migrant children is important if we wish to shape a positive future.
Welcome to L2C
Welcome to the official website of Learn to Change – an international organisation that provides learning opportunities for personal and professional development.
Rasa Aškinytė-Degėsienė
I am a university teacher and writer. I’m interested in philosophy of education and its impact on everyday practices, intercultural learning, human rights and democratic participation.
Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir
I am a freelance trainer and adjunct at University of Iceland, School of Education. I’m a founder and the general secretariat of L2C and the vice president of association for school development in Iceland.
Miguel Ángel García López
I am an evaluator, trainer, e-learning facilitator and author. My main working fields as trainer are Human Rights, Social inclusion, Global Education, Intercultural dialogue and International Cooperation.
Mercè Bernaus
I am emeritus professor of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. My main interests in the field of education are: human rights, diversity, multilingualim/multiculturalism and interculturality.
Carolina Gonçalves
I am professor, researcher and consultant in the area of educational sciences. I am interested in school success for students from migrant or disadvantaged backgrounds, in pedagogy and professional development.
Ildikó Lázár
I am a teacher trainer and senior lecturer passionate about intercultural competence development, inclusive education and change in teachers’ personal theories in professional development.
Anna-Maria Panagiotidou
I am an ICT junior high school educator, adult trainer in ICT and moderator of and online community of practice. I’m interested in pedagogy, inclusive education, education and migration, democratic participation, online professional communities.
Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard
I am a social psychologist, freelance consultant, trainer and community of practice leader. I’m interested in intercultural learning, education and migration, democratic participation, online professional communities
Gerrit Maris
I'm a teacher, in-service teacher trainer, educator, coach and consultant. I'm interested in lifelong learning and personal development, human and child rights education, participation, learning by doing, group dynamics, innovation.
Richard Harris
I am a teacher educator; I focus mainly on history education in secondary schools, but I am also interested in action research, and issues relating to diversity and citizenship.
Ana Žnidarec Čučković
I am an assistant professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. I am interested in children’s rights, human rights, conflict resolution, competences, critical pedagogy and professional development.
Charlot Cassar
I am a school principal...
Alessandro Soriani
I’m a PhD student....
Vivian Chiona
I’m a psychologist and the founder of Expat Nest, which provides emotional support online to expats/internationals. My main interests are: diversity, human rights, intercultural understanding and communication, global education.
Aart Franken
I am trained as researcher in developmental psychology. I am particularly interested in the prevention of externalizing behaviors (antisocial behavior, alcohol use, tobacco use), friendship, and group processes.
Trainers’ Voice
Trainers for L2C regularly contribute original content to the website. Posts authored by the respective trainer will appear here.
Social Media
We integrate social media systematically in our approach to learning.
Teamwork and Peer-Learning
We encourage interdisciplinary work, transdisciplinary work, teamwork and peer-learning.
Debriefing
We integrate debriefing, feedback, and guided reflection as a core of our action to delve deeper into the learning and the content of the courses and training sessions.
Learner Centered
All our trainings session are learner-centered, experience-based and active.
Modelling
Instead of teaching about a topic, we model it.
Assessment and Evaluation
We use a wide variety of assessment technique to show and teach participant how much formative, alternative and participatory assessment tool can contribute to the creation of democratic learning environments.
Cooperative Methods
Working in groups does not only mean to involve participants in a common action, but to establish true cooperative structures that support equal participation, interdependence and autonomy in learners.
A Commitment to Learn
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A Responsibility to Change
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An Invitation to Grow
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Building Self-Awareness: A Resource for Educators
Building Self-Awareness: A Resource for Educators In order to stay focused and motivated, we should explore our identities as a practitioner and as a learner. This course is a [...]
Official Statutes
Our complete Official Statutes sets out, amongst others, our singular democratic decision-making processes.
Charter
Our Charter sets out our values for constructive communication and cooperation.
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Language and Cultural Awareness: Towards Inclusive Education
Language and Cultural Awareness: Towards Inclusive Education The training context here is the 21st century in a global world, where time and places are marked by new definitions of identity not [...]
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New Tools
We use learning webs, collaborative knowledge construction and guided conversation to give learners the possibility to continue to grow in an online community.
Transferability
Participants design and test activities; co-workers can easily apply what they learn and further cooperate in the workplace.
Group Dynamics
We aim to establish learning experiences that embark all learners on the journey. Exclusion is a familiar covert phenomenon in groups; this is why we pay specific attention to group dynamics and inclusive practices.
Debriefing
Our debriefing approach helps to delve deeper into the learning and the content of the courses and training sessions.
Focus on learner
Each course focuses on each individual learner’s learning goals and involves participants in planning future actions in real life contexts.
Learning by Doing
We learn through discovery and experience. Conceptualisation and consolidation of learning happens through reflective cycles involving experience-challenge-reflection; debriefing and inquiry sets the stage for re-experience so that learning can be efficiently internalised and personalised.
Assessment
Formative, alternative and participatory assessment approaches contribute to the creation of democratic learning environments.
Cooperative Structures
True cooperative structures support equity, interdependence and autonomy in learners.
L2C – Official Presentation
L2c's vision is a world in which education is the foundation of a just, inclusive and thriving society.