Program
08:15 - 9:00 Registration
Hosts:
Lyuba Yordanova, Editor, Capital
Natalia Miteva, Program Director,Education and Libraries, America for Bulgaria
9:00 - 9:10 Official Opening
Meglena Kuneva, Minister of Education and Science
9:10 - 10:00
Reinventing the Primary School
Maurice de Hond, Founder, Steve Jobs Schools, Amsterdam
10:00 - 11:00 Ideas from the classrooms - good practice examples
Sevdalina Zafirova, Director of "St Sedmochislenici School", Targovishte: The method "project-based learning"
Dimitrina Dokimova, Geography teacher in High School of Mathematics "Dr Petar Beron", Varna: A Multidisciplinary learning in natural science
Shary Marshall, Director of Teaching & Learning, The Anglo-American School of Sofia - The Innovative Educator
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
Key Steps to Innovative Education and Why It is So Important To Make Changes to the Educational Systems
Barbara Isaacs, Chief Education Officer, Montessori St. Nicholas Charity
Innovative Education in Bulgaria - Montessori, short film by Yasen Grigorov, Krasimir Antonov, Desy Stoeva, founder of Montessori Day Nursery (Casa dei bambini), parents and teachers
12:00 - 13:00 School environment changes and how to face them
Lena Parova, Director "St.St. Cyril and Methodius" Primary School, Vetren: How to create a professional learning community
Todorka Rusinova, Director "Svetlina" Primary School - Topolitsa, Aytos: How can every child present themsels and share their talents
Stanimira Paskova, Teacher "Teach for all" in "Vasil Levski" Primary school, Karadzhovo: Empowering the students to be included in the community
13:00 - 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
The role of the technology director at the school
Bryan L. Miller, Director Educational Technology, Pine Crest School
14:50 - 15:50 Discussion: How to manage an innovative school
Mitko Kunchev, Director of High School of Mathematics "Baba Tonka", Ruse
Velichka Stoycheva, Director of High School 18 Uilyam Gladston, Sofia
Pavlin Petkov, Director of High School of Mathematics "Dr Petar Beron", Varna
15:50 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15 Steps to new educational ecosystem
prof. Tsokov Galin, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski", The new bulgarian education
Bogdana Hristova, Senior expert in science and ecology, RIE-Vratsa: The innovations in teaching mathematics and natural science that we can offer to Bulgarian
Daphne van Deursen, Project leader, Jet-Net, Netherlands: Innovations in school by creating a consortium between business, state and educational institutions.
17:15 - 17:30 Closing
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Video presentations of successful schools and educational practices during coffee breaks and lunch
Supporting Program
Workshop 1
9:30 - 10:30
Teach for All
Developing 21st Century Skills in Classrooms - A Teacher's Guide
Workshop 2
10:40 - 11:20
Tools for attractive education
Blagovest Papagalski, technology expert, Center for Creative Learning
Workshop 3
11:30 - 13:00
Cutting-edge tech tools for the classroom
Bryan L. Miller, Director Educational Technology, Pine Crest School
Workshop 4
14:00 - 15:30
How to Apply the Montessori Practice in Our Daily Work in the Kindergarten or School
Barbara Isaacs, Chief Education Officer, Montessori St. Nicholas Charity
Workshop 5
16:00 - 17:30
How Technology Can Be Used Better in Schools
Maurice de Hond, Founder, Steve Jobs Schools, Amsterdam
Hosts:
Lyuba Yordanova, Editor, Capital
Natalia Miteva, Program Director,Education and Libraries, America for Bulgaria
9:00 - 9:10 Official Opening
Meglena Kuneva, Minister of Education and Science
9:10 - 10:00
Reinventing the Primary School
Maurice de Hond, Founder, Steve Jobs Schools, Amsterdam
10:00 - 11:00 Ideas from the classrooms - good practice examples
Sevdalina Zafirova, Director of "St Sedmochislenici School", Targovishte: The method "project-based learning"
Dimitrina Dokimova, Geography teacher in High School of Mathematics "Dr Petar Beron", Varna: A Multidisciplinary learning in natural science
Shary Marshall, Director of Teaching & Learning, The Anglo-American School of Sofia - The Innovative Educator
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
Key Steps to Innovative Education and Why It is So Important To Make Changes to the Educational Systems
Barbara Isaacs, Chief Education Officer, Montessori St. Nicholas Charity
Innovative Education in Bulgaria - Montessori, short film by Yasen Grigorov, Krasimir Antonov, Desy Stoeva, founder of Montessori Day Nursery (Casa dei bambini), parents and teachers
12:00 - 13:00 School environment changes and how to face them
Lena Parova, Director "St.St. Cyril and Methodius" Primary School, Vetren: How to create a professional learning community
Todorka Rusinova, Director "Svetlina" Primary School - Topolitsa, Aytos: How can every child present themsels and share their talents
Stanimira Paskova, Teacher "Teach for all" in "Vasil Levski" Primary school, Karadzhovo: Empowering the students to be included in the community
13:00 - 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
The role of the technology director at the school
Bryan L. Miller, Director Educational Technology, Pine Crest School
14:50 - 15:50 Discussion: How to manage an innovative school
Mitko Kunchev, Director of High School of Mathematics "Baba Tonka", Ruse
Velichka Stoycheva, Director of High School 18 Uilyam Gladston, Sofia
Pavlin Petkov, Director of High School of Mathematics "Dr Petar Beron", Varna
15:50 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15 Steps to new educational ecosystem
prof. Tsokov Galin, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski", The new bulgarian education
Bogdana Hristova, Senior expert in science and ecology, RIE-Vratsa: The innovations in teaching mathematics and natural science that we can offer to Bulgarian
Daphne van Deursen, Project leader, Jet-Net, Netherlands: Innovations in school by creating a consortium between business, state and educational institutions.
17:15 - 17:30 Closing
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Video presentations of successful schools and educational practices during coffee breaks and lunch
Supporting Program
Workshop 1
9:30 - 10:30
Teach for All
Developing 21st Century Skills in Classrooms - A Teacher's Guide
Workshop 2
10:40 - 11:20
Tools for attractive education
Blagovest Papagalski, technology expert, Center for Creative Learning
Workshop 3
11:30 - 13:00
Cutting-edge tech tools for the classroom
Bryan L. Miller, Director Educational Technology, Pine Crest School
Workshop 4
14:00 - 15:30
How to Apply the Montessori Practice in Our Daily Work in the Kindergarten or School
Barbara Isaacs, Chief Education Officer, Montessori St. Nicholas Charity
Workshop 5
16:00 - 17:30
How Technology Can Be Used Better in Schools
Maurice de Hond, Founder, Steve Jobs Schools, Amsterdam