Teaching EU values across the curriculum: a practical approach

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Novizio

Descrizione del corso

This course will offer the right tools and equipment to teachers to implement EU core values meaningfully in subjects and throughout school life. Through this course we seek to provide both theoretical knowledge and practical tactics to enable teachers to promote values such as democracy, human dignity, freedom, equality, rule of law, and human rights. Designed for multicultural and diverse classroom settings, it combines foundational theory with hands-on methods that can be applied across subjects and school activities.

Participants will deepen their understanding of EU values, examine their applicability to day-to-day life, and acquire tools for promoting critical thinking and democratic participation. The course will provide ready-to-use examples, case studies, and creative exercises for direct application in the classroom.

Even though this is a self-paced course, adapted from a version that ran from Monday, 15 September 2025, to Wednesday, 22 October 2025, we encourage you to re-visit the course’s forums and Padlets, reflect on what your peers shared and use their input as food for thought for your own teaching practices, school and classroom life and interaction with your students.

The course is offered by the European School Education Platform. Visit our website for more information.

Duration and workload

Start and end date: open-ended, you can take this course (or any section) at your own pace

Duration: self-paced

Workload: 15-20 hours

Before we start, we would like to highlight the structure and key features of this course to help you plan your learning and successfully complete the course.

This course is based on a version that ran from Monday, 15 September 2025, to Wednesday, 22 October 2025. The original course provided participants with opportunities to interact during a specific active timeframe of 5.5 weeks, exchange ideas, prepare their final activity and engage in the peer assessment process. However, we recognise that not everyone was able to attend during the scheduled timeline.

To make the course accessible to a wider audience, we’ve developed this self-paced format. This version allows you to explore the content and complete the activities at your own pace, whenever it suits you best.

What the self-study format means:

Flexible schedule: You decide when and how to engage with the course materials. There are no deadlines, live sessions, or required meeting times.
Independent learning: While the original course included discussions and peer reviews taking place in certain days and weeks, this format empowers you to work independently, using the same materials provided during the initial version. Please note that discussions in the forums and contributions on Padlets will not be moderated, allowing for a fully self-directed learning experience.
Self-assessment: To replicate some of the reflective benefits of peer feedback, you will be encouraged to evaluate your own work using the provided assessment criteria.

Course competences

The recipient of this certificate has demonstrated a level of proficiency of the following competences according to the digital competence framework of the European Commission's Selfie for Teachers tool:

Area 1 Professional Engagement: Professional learning (through digital technologies) at B1 level
Area 3 Teaching and learning: Teaching at B1 level
Area 5 Empowering learners: Actively engaging learners at B1 level

For more information about the competences and the proficiency levels see the SELFIE for TEACHERs toolkit.

Pubblico di destinazione

TARGET AUDIENCE

Obiettivi formativi

Define and explain the core EU values and their relevance in education.
Identify opportunities to embed EU values into various subject areas and school activities.
Facilitate open discussions and critical thinking around controversial issues.
Promote active citizenship and student participation through classroom and school-wide initiatives.
Develop and present a personal integration plan for applying EU values in their professional context.

Offerto da

Questo contenuto è offerto dalla Commissione Europea. La Commissione Europea è il braccio esecutivo politicamente indipendente dell'Unione Europea. È l'unico responsabile dell'elaborazione delle proposte di nuova legislazione europea e attua le decisioni del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio dell'U