ATEE Spring University 2011 Educational innovation for Creative society

This years Spring conference is connected to the European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009)to promote creativity and capacity for innovation as key competences for all. The aim of the conference is to analyse and discuss existing educational policies as well as current practice from the point of view of stimulating openness to change, creativity and problem-solving as competences conducive to innovation. The issues under consideration are defined but not limited as follows:

• Education policy: concepts, strategies, quality criteria
• Educational innovation (content, methods, management, systemic)
• Education for sustainable development in practice
• Competences of educators - now and into the future

Open space discussions will be organized as well.

Venue

Career Centre of Vilnius Pedagogical University
Studentų st. 39
LT-08106 Vilnius

Contact

Alona Rauckienė : alona.rauckiene[at]vpu.lt
Violeta Leonovič : violeta.leonovic[at]vpu.lt

Tel. +370 5 275 14 10
Fax. +370 5 279 05 48

What is ATEE ?

The Association for Teacher Education in Europe is a multicultural association with over 600 members from more than 40 countries. Focus of ATEE organization is professional development of teachers and teacher education at all levels. One of activities of the ATEE association is the organization of conferences. Conferences provide its members and other professionals in the field of teacher education with important opportunities for discussion and exchange of new ideas and experience.