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Social and Emotional Education, Technologies and Project Based Learning - the Whole School Approach
10 - 11 November 2022 г., Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This is a conference for the whole school approach to teaching and learning. It aspires to highlight good practices of schools with vision, aimed at the holistic development of the learners, educational innovations, personal fulfilment and continuous professional development of the pedagogical staff.
This is a conference for the whole school approach to teaching and learning. It aspires to highlight good practices of schools with vision, aimed at the holistic development of the learners, educational innovations, personal fulfilment and continuous professional development of the pedagogical staff.
We believe that the future of education belongs to schools
- where academic achievements are catered together with the creativity, emotional wellbeing and practical skills for life…
- where academic achievements are catered together with the creativity, emotional wellbeing and practical skills for life…
- where technologies support collaboration and learning…
- where technologies support collaboration and learning…
- where challenges of the real world are brought to the safe space of the classroom venturing young minds to solve them…
- where challenges of the real world are brought to the safe space of the classroom venturing young minds to solve them…
- where learning is fun…
- where learning is fun…
- which create sense of belonging…
- which create sense of belonging…
We invited educators who have this vision for the school education to share their experience and professional expertise.
We invited educators who have this vision for the school education to share their experience and professional expertise.
Join us in Plovdiv on 10-11 November 2022 for inspiration and networking.
Join us in Plovdiv on 10-11 November 2022 for inspiration and networking.
MAIN TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE
Social and Emotional Learning for adolescents
Skills for Innovation - project based learning for STEM and SEL
Meaningful use of technology in education - cloud platforms, "1 to 1" model, eLearning and more
SEL, creativity, fun and serious learning with LEGO® Education
Professional Development of the Pedagogical Specialists (with relevance to all of the above)
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
The whole school approach to the social and emotional learning of adolescents is in the focus of the transnational project “Social and Emotional Education – Building inclusive schools and ownership of values” (SEEVAL), which has been carried out since late 2019 by partners from Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Malta and Romania.
We will be happy to share with the participants in the conference the outcomes of the 3-year work and practical examples of seamless integration of the SEL to the everyday life and curriculum of the school. Some important results of the project work are published in the Resources section of this website.
The SEEVAL project is implemented with the support from the European Commission under Erasmus+ program, KA3 - Support for Policy Reform, action: Social inclusion through education, training and youth.
SKILLS FOR INNOVATION
Skills for Innovation (SFI) is an initiative by Intel® Corporation aimed at innovative learning experiences which actively engage students in all learning environments. The expanding set of hands-on activities provide pre-designed learning experiences to help educators redefine how technology and social-emotional skills can be instilled in education. The focus of the initiative is on transforming the way technology is used in education and on inspiring the next generation of innovators.
Among the aims of the initiative are:
Expanding technology usage in education from only accessing contents to practicing hands on activities tied to curriculum concepts across all subjects and grade levels;
Using technology projects to enhance students’ social emotional skills like teamwork, leadership and resilience to failure;
Integrating technology in all subjects, not just STEM, and allowing future farmers, lawyers, and doctors master the technology mindsets and skillsets that can help them in their future careers.
Taking inspiration from SFI initiative we would like to go beyond it and to look into the roots of the creativity, the vasts of the imagination and the role of the school for nurturing the qualities of the future explorers and innovators.
THE 1:1 MODEL
The 1 to 1 model (1:1) is an organization of the learning process, where each student and teacher have their own electronic device, a personal digital profile connected to it and a constant access to the internet. The model is a natural step ahead that builds on the cloud technologies and benefits from the availability of learning platform with various applications and digital content.
The 1:1 model supports the meaningful use of technologies. The aim of its implementation is not to keep learners longer in front of the computer screen, but to increase the beneficial use of the technologies for: access to knowledge from many sources, solving real-life problems, creation of original content by the students in the process of learning. The model supports implementation of contemporary methods of teaching and learning such as flipped classroom, project based learning, inquiry based learning.
In addition to the enhancement of the academic achievements, the model supports development of social and emotional skills such as collaboration, communication, teamwork, leadership.
LEGO® EDUCATION
More than four decades ago LEGO Corporation started collaborating with teachers and educational specialists for creating solutions for teaching and hands-on learning. Based on the LEGO® system for playful learning combined with curriculum-relevant materials and digital resources those solutions formed the physical and digital capital that powers LEGO Education.
In addition to the goal to inspire interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) LEGO Education aims to support learners' creativity and engagement through positive experiences. The core of the LEGO Education approach is to bring learning through play to the classroom using instructional methods proven to support learning outcomes in cognitive, social, emotional, creative, and physical domains.
LOCATION
LOCATION
PLOVDIV
Plenary sessions:
Arena cinema,
Mall "Markovo tepe",
52, Ruski Blvd.
Parallel workshops:
House of culture "Boris Hristov"
15, Gladstone Str.
CONFERENCE HOST
CONFERENCE HOST
Since 2008 Center for creative training actively works in the field of educational transformation, for positive change in the Bulgarian educational environment.
The Center's mission is to improve the educational context in Bulgaria through meaningful use of technologies in education, development of key competencies, innovative teacher training programs and youth initiatives and projects.
PARTNERS
PARTNERS
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