European Association of History Educators

he following conclusions were made as a result of the plenary session:l of of peacebuilding and a particular important on the fiIn the frame of the project Bridging Histories in Bosnia and Herzegovina sponsored by the Soros fund from the Open Society Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO-HIP BiH (Association of the history teachers and proffessors of Bosnia and Herzegovina) organized a seminar for history teachers and professors in Tuzla region. The event took place on the Lake of Modrac, 12 km from Tuzla on June 6th of the 2009 in Hotel Senad od Bosne.

63 history teachers participated in the event, from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, as members of the association, as well as the representatives of Ministry of education, culture and science of Tuzla Canton attended.  The seminar was organized with the assistance of and support from the Ministry of education, culture and science of Tuzla Canton and Pedagogic Institute of Tuzla. The seminar included welcome speeches from Melisa Forić, Bosnian project coordinator on behalf of the Ministry of education, culture and science of Tuzla Canton, a speech by Mr. Elmir Tukić. Edin Veladzic then presented to the participants information on EUROCLIO as an organization, including its mission and projects. The president of the Bosnian association Edin Radušić presented the work of EUROCLIO-HIP BiH and its activities. There were Parallel workshops on the material,given by Bahrudin Beširevič and Milija Marjanović, two of the textbook authors, during the morning and afternoon session. Both workshops were marked with the highest grades in the evaluation questionnaire. The workshops also included a a plenary session dedicated to Curriculum analysis.  There was also a discussion on actual trends in history teaching, the current situation and modernization of curriculum, led by Edin Radušić.

For more information on event please see the workshop program and report, both fully downloadable here.

In the frame of the project Bridging Histories in Bosnia and Herzegovina sponsored by the Soros, Fund, Open Society Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina , EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO-HIP BiH (Association of the history teachers and professors of Bosnia and Herzegovina) organized a seminar for professors and teachers of history. The event took place in Hotel Park, in Bihać on 30 May 2009 for the history teachers from the area of Unsko-Sanski Kanton.69 participants were present, including history teachers from Unsko-Sanski Kanton as well as the trainers and members of the EUROCLIO-HIP BiH association, and representatives of Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Unsko-Sanski Canton. It was the first teacher-training of this kind in this canton as well as the first seminar organized by EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO-HIP BiH for this area of country. The workshops began with presentations on EUROCLIO, EUROCLIO-HIP and the project itself, Bridging Histories, led by local coordinators Edin Veladžić, Edin Radušić and Melisa Forić. Mr. Asim Trgić, representative of Pedagogic Institute of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Unsko Sanski Kanton, also welcomed participants and stated the regional support for the project from local government. The Workshops were a success, led by local experts Bahrudin Beširević and Elma Hasimbegovic focusing on “We or ME” and „Mens sana in corpore sano“ respectively. Project coordinators, Dr. Edin Radušić led a full plenary session devoted to curriculum analysis involving all participants. More details of the program and the full report of the workshop can be found on our website and are fully downloadable here.

In the framework of the project Bridging Histories in Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUROCLIO-HIP BiH (Association of the history teachers and proffessors of Bosnia and Herzegovina) organized a seminar for history teachers and professors. The event took place in Goražde on March 28 2009 in Hotel Behar, Goražde.

26 history educators from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, members of the association EUROCLIO-HIP BiH, as well as the representatives of the Pedagogical Institute of Goražde Canton, a representative of Ministry of education, culture and science of Goražde Canton were present at the event. The workshop included a welcome speech of the Melisa Forić, Bosnian project coordinator. This was the first opportunity for many participants to come into contact with a seminar organized by the EUROCLIO-HIP BiH, therefore allowing them to hear something more about Association itself and about past, present and some future activities.

Parallel workshops on the material were given by Elma Hašimbegović and Marija Naletilić, two of the textbook authors, during the morning and afternoon session, so all the participants could attend them. Participants found the plenary session a good opportunity to discuss more the issues that they are dealing with in their every-day activities in the classrooms, especially pointing out the obstacles made by the conditions in the education in their region. The seminar had was noted to be inspiring and played host to a positive and cheerful atmosphere, receiving an average grade of 4.6 in the evaluation questionnaire.  Please click here for the full program and report of the workshop.

The Bridging Histories in Bosnia-Herzegovina kicked off March 20-24 2009, with the workshop in Banja Luka as the official launch of activities within the  project. The workshops were carried out by the EUROCLIO-HIP BiH – the Bosnian History Teachers Association – in cooperation with EUROCLIO-The European Association of History Educators. The project builds on the previous long-term project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia titled History in Action: Planning for the Future, which resulted in an impressive resource book for teachers Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Country (available at www.cliohip.com and also on Euroclio website www.euroclio.eu). The workshop included the first author's meeting for the drafting of curricula analyses and recommendations, as well as the widening of the current network of history educators and professionals in Bosnia-herzegovina. A complete program and full report of the workshop can be downloaded here.