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IFO 2009

 

IFO's inaugural congress:
Theme            What works; next practices in education
Dates             Wednesday March 11th - Friday March 13th 2009

The following topics were addressed in IFO's inaugural congress and coming years IFO activities:

  • Focus on quality; especially on better learning results, data informed instruction, enhancing teacher competencies and instructional leadership
  • Lateral capacity building
  • Strengthening positive learning cultures in schools
  • Shared leadership on change
  • Work with professional learning communities
  • Benefit more from data; quality systems, evaluation and monitoring
  • Share promising researches, instruments and projects

The congress was intended primarily for teachers, specialist teachers, teaching assistants, special needs coordinators, school leaders, superintendants, school board members.
We also welcomed a broad representation of researchers, lecturers, school mentors, advisors and policy workers with substantial educational or youth portfolio's. An inspiring meeting of all knowledge and skill!   

Keynotes
Congress keynotes challenged moral purpose

  • What works; Lessons learned (Thursday keynote: Michael Fullan)
  • New challenges; What do we need to work on now (Friday keynote: Michael Barber)

 Masterly moments

                      What's in it for children ....                                                     

In classrooms
(Spencer Kagan/Gijsbert Erkens)

The outcomes of research on cooperative learning and the benefits for teachers and students 

In schools
(Debra Pickering/Jeroen Imants)

What's the added value of quality policy and quality-care systems for children and schools?

In educational systems
(Michael Barber/Marc Vermeulen)

How to deal with system challenges like individualism, pluralism, complexity and system interrelationships?

In collaboration around schools
(David Hopkins/Dolf van Veen)

What's the main challenge for education and youthcare to enhance their impact on childrens' well-being?  

 
Congress activities

Workspace: Literacy & numeracy

Free wrestling with continued curricula and

flexible learning arrangements


Workspace: Pedagogical dimension

24 hours peda-googling for
an optimum development path


Workspace: Leadership

From school leadership to shared leadership and
school partnerships


Examples: Canada & UK

Work glocal 
 global learning in a local context


Playgrounds

When was the last time that you PLAYed?


Open spaces

Focus on your questions out of
day-to-day practice


Research

Top class knowledge shared!

 

Master classes

Expert meetings

 

 

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