Uncontroversial: Making teachers comfortable with controversial issues

<< Objectives >>This project will support social science teachers in addressing controversial issues in the classroom. Fifty teachers will participate in the Uncontroversial project. Through Virtual Reality scenarios and lesson plans teachers are inspired to teach and assess their students and self-assess themselves concerning controversial issues. Results will be shared through a learning platform with teachers and educational partners to make sensitive and controversial topics in schools less controversial.<< Implementation >>We will implement research and design activities, which include focus groups that provide the data for country reports, a protocol, an inventory of assessment practices and a self-assessment for teachers. We implement the development of four virtual reality scenarios, a digital and non-digital toolbox and a professional development program to help teachers deal with controversial topics. We create a learning platform to disseminate all results and an online video training for teachers.<< Results >>We will write country reports, a protocol, an inventory of assessment practices and self-assessment for teachers. Four VR situations that simulate controversial situations will be accessible to use in schools. An PD program is developed for teachers to feel inspired and more self-efficacious. A final result is a learning platform. The long-term outcome of Uncontroversial is to make teachers more comfortable with controversial issues and to prepare students to become critical and active citizens.