Prof. Katja Kansteiner
Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, University of Education, Weingarten, Germany
Dr Pavlina Hadjitheodoulou-Loizidou
Head, In-service Teacher Training Department, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Patrik Landström
Director of Education, Linköping Municipality, Sweden
Dr. Georgia Pashiardis
School Principal, St. Dimitrios Elementary School, Nicosia, Cyprus
Morning
08:30-09:00 Bus leaves from hotel for school visits
09:00-9:20 Welcomes
09:20-09:40 Andreas Tsiakkiros: Overview of the Cyprus Education System
9:40-10:10 Coffee break
10:10-12:00 Visits to Schools: School tour - Partner’s meeting
12:00-12:30 Bus back to hotel
13:00 Lunch for foreign guests @ EUC
Afternoon
15:40-16:00 Registration – Lobby, Cultural Center
16:00-16:20 Welcome (EUC, KOED, Pedagogical Institution) – Cultural Center
16:20-16:40 Dr. Louca T. Loucas, European University Cyprus: Overview of the HeadsUP Project, Cultural Center
16:40-17:15 Prof. Katja Kansteiner, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, University of Education: Chances to learn for improvement on teaching and leading in Professional Learning Communities in and across schools, Cultural Center
17:15-17:50 Dr Pavlina Hadjitheodoulou-Loizidou, Head, In-service Teacher Training Department, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute: Teachers’ Professional Learning in Cyprus: Lessons learnt and steps forward, Cultural Center
17:50-18:20 Coffee Break – Lobby Cultural Center
18:20-19:30 Parallel Workshops
20:30 Dinner – TBA
Morning
08:15-08:40 Registration – Lobby, Cultural Center
08:40-09:00 Welcome – Cultural Center
09:00-09:45 Patrik Landström, Director of Education, Linköping Municipality, Teacher Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): Why and How? Experiences from Linköping, Sweden on how to make it work, Cultural Center
09:45-10:30 Dr. Georgia Pashiardis, School Principal, St. Dimitrios Elementary School, Nicosia: Towards the creation of a professional learning community: A school's journey, Cultural Center
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break - Lobby, Cultural Center
11:00-12:30 Parallel Workshops
12:30-13:00 Panel Discussion (workshop leaders from Thursday & Friday), Cultural Center
13:00-14:00 Lunch @EUC cafeteria
Afternoon
14:00-15:30 Evaluation by Anne Berrit, Audiotrium B
20:30 Dinner – TBA