Programme

DAY 1: September 21 – Palazzo Vecchio, Salone dei Cinquecento

14:00 – 15:30               Registration

15:30 – 16:30               Welcome addresses: City of Florence; Ministry of Education, Italy;
Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit “Schools and educators; multilingualism”, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

16:30 – 17:00               Introduction to eTwinning, eTwinning CSS, European Schoolnet

17:00 – 17:45                Preventing Violent Extremism: Global Citizenship Education Plus
                                              Lynn Davies, Emeritus Professor of International Education, University of Birmingham

17:45 – 19:30                Networking activity – guided walk in the city centre

19:30                                 Buffet dinner

DAY 2: September 22 – Congress Centre (Palazzo degli Affari)

9:00                                Orientation for workshops at registration desk

9:30 – 11:00                Thematic Focus Session – 6 parallel plenaries

• The Challenge of Cultural Diversity and Approaches to Integration, Anna Triandafyllidou (EUI)
• Three strategies for improving school inclusion, Dario Ianes, Free University of Bozen
• Citizenship Education in Europe, Bruno Losito, Università Roma Tre, IEA
• Living well in diversity, conflict resolution, Eolene Boyd-MacMillan, University of Cambridge
• Fostering civic cultures in digital societies through critical media literacy, Maria Ranieri, University of Florence
• Addressing discrimination and racism in Schools, Udo Enwereuzor, COSPE

11:00 – 11:30                  Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00                  Workshop Session I – 10 parallel workshops

13:00 – 14:30                  Lunch buffet

14:30 – 16:00                 Workshop Session II – 10 parallel workshops

20:00                                   Dinner

DAY 3: September 23 – Congress Centre (Palazzo degli Affari)

9:00                                    Orientation for workshops at registration desk

9:30 – 11:00                   Workshop Session III – 10 parallel workshops

11:00 – 11:30                 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:45                 Panel Session – eTwinning and Citizenship

12:45 – 13:00                Closing session – Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit Schools and educators; multilingualism”, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

13:00                                 Lunch / departure

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