DRAFT AGENDA


Day 1 - Thursday 13 October 2011

14:00-14:15 Registration
14:30-15:00 Opening remarks by chairman
Mr. Jan Pakulski, Head of Unit, European Commission
Keynote speeches
Prof. Misir Mardanov, Minister of Education
Mr. Jerome Pons, Head of Political Section, EU Delegation
15:00-15:30 Europe 2020 strategy and education & training 2020 benchmark
Mr. Jan Pakulski, Head of Unit, European Commission.
Question and answer period
15:30-16:00 Eastern Partnership Platform 4 & increased opportunities for cooperation in education and training.
Mrs. Helene Skikos, Policy Officer, European Commission
Question and answer period
16:00-16:30 Coffee break and press conference
16:30-17:00 Results of study on primary and secondary school teacher education in Eastern Partnership countries: legacies of the past, present developments, and future directions
  • Main developments in teacher education: policy context
  • The value of teacher professional development
  • Current strengths and weaknesses
Dr. Aleksandra Duda, GHK Consultant
Prof. Terence Clifford-Amos, Higher Education Consultant
17:00-17:15 Question and answer period
Panel: Aleksandra Duda, GHK consultants
Prof. Anatolyi Yatchenko & Mr. Volodymyr Kuzka, study experts
Dr. Terence Clifford-Amos, Higher Education Consultant
17:15-17:45 Results of study: Cases of good practices & recommendations
Prof. Terence Clifford-Amos, Higher Education Consultant
EaP participants
17:45-18:00 Question and answer period

Day 2 - Friday 14 October 2011

09:00-09:30 "21st Century Schools"
Mrs. Helene Skikos, Policy Officer, European Commission
Question and answer period
09:30-10:00 Key competences for student teachers
Ms. Csilla Stéger, Educational Authority Department of Higher Education, Hungary
Question and answer period
10:00-10:30 The Czech Republic's transition experience: Curricular reform, assessment reform and teacher preparation
Mgr. Jaroslav Faltýn, National Institute for Education, Czech Republic
Question and answer period
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Parallel workshops on 3 themes (see attached note on workshops)
  • Workshop 1: TEACHER EDUCATION AND PREPARATION
    Co-chairs: Ms. Csilla Steger, Prof. Marika Kapanadze
  • Workshop 2: EVALUATING THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER EDUCATION
    Co-chairs: Mgr. Jaroslav Faltýn, Dr. Jala Garibova
  • Workshop 3: FUTURE OF TEACHING PROFESSION
    Co-chairs: Prof. Terence Clifford-Amos, Dr. Iouri Zagoumennov
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Repetition of parallel workshops on same 3 themes as above
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:00 Presentation of workshops' main outcomes by 3 rapporteurs
  • Workshop 1: Mr. Volodymyr Kuzka
  • Workshop 2: Mr. Roberto Escarré
  • Workshop 3: Prof. Anatolyi Yatchenko
17:00-17:30 Three Tempus projects involving teacher education and training
Prof. Marika Kapanadze, Ilia State University, Georgia
Mr. Roberto Escarré, University of Alicante, Spain
Dr. Jala Garibova, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan
17:30-18:00 Conclusions and Closing remarks.
Mr. Jan Pakulski, Head of Unit, European Commission
Mr. Gulu Novruzov, Deputy Minister of Education