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Practical ideas and guidelines for teachers and schools

The importance of communicating in foreign languages

The EU now has 500 million citizens, 28 Member States, three alphabets and 24 official languages, some of them with worldwide coverage. The European Commission is working with national governments to meet an ambitious goal: enabling citizens to communicate in two languages other than their mother tongue. Read more about this key competence in the following tutorial!
Language learning

Entrepreneurship: empowering young people with a sense of initiative and creativity

Entrepreneurship may be mistakenly related only to economic activities and business creation, however, it is much more than that. ‘Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’ is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning defined by the European Union. It is refers to an individual's ability to identify and seize opportunities, turn ideas into action, and to plan and manage processes to achieve objectives. In this tutorial you can find out more about this key competence and how teachers can foster it in their students.
Entrepreneurship
Policy development
Professional development

Promoting inclusion, cultural diversity and tolerance in education

This tutorial offers educators information and practical ideas on how to promote inclusion, and how to approach topics of cultural diversity and tolerance with students.
Cultural diversity
Migrant students
Policy development
Professional development
Social skills

Stay eSafe in seven steps!

The Internet is a place where curiosity and creativity can thrive. Nevertheless, in education we are also aware of certain pitfalls, and of the importance of helping young people – and their teachers and families – to be more critically reflective when using online media.
Media literacy

How to select a teacher training course abroad

Taking part in courses for professional development is the most popular staff mobility activity for teachers and other school staff under the Key Action 1. In this tutorial you will find useful tips to select interesting and relevant courses for you, or for your school staff.
Professional development
Teacher mobility