Etopia - Mapping the World WE Want
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Prague
Workshop
Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th February 2007 CTU, Prague
Towards personalised learning: implementing the philosophy
A CPD event examining the role of ICT in building partnership projects
Read a summary of the ICT and Strategic Concerns debate.
World Ecitizens are launching a project, called Etopia, which invites teachers and children all over the world to publish their ideas about the world they would like to see. World Ecitizens suggests that this is a good time to ask children about the future they want.
The project develops the educational philosophy called personalised learning that tailors curriculum and teaching methods to meet the needs of children and young people. It combines assessment for learning (AfL), appropriate pedagogies, innovative curriculum materials and school organisation to extend learning beyond the confines of classrooms and schools. Schools and teachers are encouraged to establish their own approaches to personalised learning, responding to the learning needs and talents of all young people.
This three-day workshop brings together educationalists from the UK, the Czech Republic and other countries to develop innovative solutions to respond to learning needs for 21st century learning. The collaborative projects will provide an effective vehicle for the implementation of personalised learning initiatives in schools, and support work through an ongoing community of practice.
School
visits will be included as part of the workshop where teachers will be sharing
their practice and setting up projects mapping the world they want. On the
Etopia map which is represented above, each station represents a subject
where young learners can post their designs. The map can keep growing as
children add stations and extension lines when they think of something else
that the new world will need. This gives all kinds of learners a chance
to be inventive in areas where they are most interested or where they have
most expertise.
Young learners are encouraged to offer multimodal entries and collaborative work: plans, designs, photos, videos, posters, manifestos, blogs, wikis, podcasts, sculpture, painting and drawing. Hand drawn and written work which is also welcome can be scanned for publication.
The children's work will be published in the World Ecitizens Gallery and so will be seen by an international audience. All the participants will be given a World Ecitizens certificate. Teachers are invited to publish their case studies about the work in the World Ecitizens E Journal to help other teachers to replicate some of the processes.
Itinerary
Day 1 Thursday 15th February
a.m. Teachers Sharing ICT Practice
Lunch
p.m. Teachers Sharing ICT Practice
Evening Gala Dinner
Day 2 Friday 16th February
a.m. Visits to schools in Prague
Lunch
p.m. Teacher Exchange Project Planning
Evening Concert
Day 3 Saturday 17th
a.m. Teachers presenting their exchange project plans
Lunch
Cost: conference fee, school visits on Friday and social programme, inclusive of all lunches and the conference dinner £120
Hotel: you will need to book your own accommodation.
We have negotiated reduced MirandaNet group rates at the Hotel Antik
City (www.antikcity.cz).
Contact the Hotel directly and mention MirandaNet when making your reservation.
You will need to give your credit card details to secure this rate. There
are still a few places left, so book soon.
Travel: you will need to make your own travel arrangements.
We have found the following flights which can be booked through EFR Travel
at a cost of approx £145 inc Taxes at EFR):
Depart Heathrow to Prague BA Airlines Wednesday 14th Feb at 18.50am
Return Prague to Heathrow BA Airlines Saturday 17th Feb at 18.20pm
Download further Information and an Application Form (Word)
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