Appendix 1 Intergovernmental conference on The language dimension in all subjects: equity and quality in education Strasbourg, 14 15 October 2015 – Council of Europe, Strasbourg Agora building - Room G02 Wednesday 14 October 2015 08.30 09.00 Registration – official opening - Council of Europe 09.00 10.00 – ·Snežana Samardžić-Marković - Director General of Democracy Chair: Villano Qiriazi · Jindřic Fryč Chair of Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice – Introduction to the conference: objectives, main themes and working methods – Chair: Johanna Panthier Eike Thürmann, General Rapporteur Mary Schleppegrell Teaching the languages of schooling for equity and quality in – 10.00 11.00 – education Chair: Eike Thürmann 11.00 11.30 Coffee break – 11.30 12.30 Handbook on The language dimension in all subjects – Chair: Mike Fleming Helmut Vollmer : Schools and the language challenge Eike Thürmann: Classroom implementation and teacher education • 12.30 14.30 (provided) – 14.30 16.00 Group work - The language dimension in all subjects: approaches to – implementation The following questions will be addressed: · How is the language dimension in teaching and learning subjects taken into account in your context and how far does it affect curriculum development, textbooks and teacher education? · What are the main challenges for implementation in your system considering: curriculum, classroom practice, teacher education, textbook development? 16.00 16.30 Coffee – 16.30 17.30 Reports of work on the language dimension in all subjects - with comments from Mary – Chair: Eike Thürmann Schleppegrell
Appendix 1 Intergovernmental conference on The language dimension in all subjects: equity and quality in education Strasbourg, 14 – 15 October 2015 Council of Europe, Strasbourg Agora building - Room G02 Wednesday 14 October 2015 08.30 – 09.00 Registration 09.00 – 10.00 Chair: Villano Qiriazi official opening - Council of Europe ·Snežana Samardžić-Marković - Director General of Democracy · Jindřic Fryč – Chair of Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice Chair: Johanna Panthier Introduction to the conference: objectives, main themes and working methods – Eike Thürmann, General Rapporteur 10.00 – 11.00 Chair: Eike Thürmann Mary Schleppegrell – Teaching the languages of schooling for equity and quality in education 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 – 12.30 Chair: Mike Fleming Handbook on The language dimension in all subjects Helmut Vollmer : Schools and the language challenge • Eike Thürmann: Classroom implementation and teacher education 12.30 – 14.30 (provided) 14.30 – 16.00 Group work - The language dimension in all subjects: approaches to implementation The following questions will be addressed: · How is the language dimension in teaching and learning subjects taken into account in your context and how far does it affect curriculum development, textbooks and teacher education? · What are the main challenges for implementation in your system considering: curriculum, classroom practice, teacher education, textbook development? 16.00 – 16.30 Coffee 16.30 – 17.30 Chair: Eike Thürmann Reports of work on the language dimension in all subjects - with comments from Mary Schleppegrell
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