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This page provides information and links for the conference of European Schools held in Brussels on March 30 - April 1 2006 with the theme Enquiry learning and the New Europe

It contains an Interactive map resource to explore the regions of Europe. some teaching materials to get the best from these maps, lots of useful links for students and teachers to explore and some think pieces linking Europe and citizenship. Conference presentation.

Interactive Maps of Europe

Launch Maps of Europe

Interactive Maps Teacher materials
Using the Interactive Maps of Europe
Lesson plan and ideas
Other map links and examples

To see an animation of how to use the interactive maps, select Teaching Geography and Citizenship - then case studies and then Maps.

Links
Click here for a large number of useful links to help teach about Europe.

Think Pieces on Europe

Teaching the Geography of Europe and aspects of european citizenship and Enabling European Activities. Two think pieces written for the Geographical Association in 2004

eTwinning toolkit
Register for eTwinning and see the Geography toolkits with ideas on how your classes can link with other schools.

ICT Enquiry
Some opportunities to ICT Enquiry in Teaching About Europe are provided here, select the Case Studies animation and examples.

Other presentations on Geography, ICT and Europe.
Cross-phase workshop - Citizenship and ICT in Geography, October 2004
Primary School workshop - Web Wizard, October 2004