Activities of the European Office
COCO media: From Scolling to Taking Action
Scrolling, liking, sharing but also critically questioning and helping to shape the future? How young people can use digital media in a self-determined way and actively participate in democratic processes was the focus of our project kick-off event “COCO media – Conscious Consumers in media” on September 30, 2026, at the Museum of Society and Economy in Vienna.About 80 participants from Vienna and Bratislava came together to discuss media literacy, AI literacy, and democratic participation. The keynote by an AI expert from the University of Cambridge provided practical insights into teaching AI and media literacy in schools. In the subsequent ...
Water Connects – An Educational Trop to Bratislava
Fresh perspectives, inspiring encounters and new ideas for the classroom: As part of our Interreg projects Clim_SED SKAT and SUST_DARA ATHU, the European Office of the Board of Education organised an educational trip to Bratislava on Ocotober 6th 2026 for a group of ten lower secondary school teachers.A key highlight was the visit to the Waterworks Museum. The interactive exhibits, fascinating insights and expert-led tour of the museum and its beautiful water garden offered plenty of inspiration for the classroom. The participants gained numerous practical ideas and valuable insights that they can bring into their teaching.The trip was about more ...
Deaf Didactics – Kick-off for networking and accessible education
On September 30, 2026, we launched the Interreg project “Signs for Education,” initiating cross-border cooperation aimed at improving educational opportunities for deaf children in the Czech Republic and Austria. Our kick-off workshop focused on the exchange of teaching materials for literacy instruction in deaf education. The goal of subsequent workshops is the collaborative development and evaluation of teaching materials for deaf and hard-of-hearing children at the primary school level.The materials are based on insights from “Deaf Didactics” and take into account the visual, linguistic, and structural learning needs of deaf children. New sign language videos, mutual classroom observations, and two ...