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From 26 to 28 February 2010 the Charles University will host the second ATEE Winter conference.

The conference focusses on the theme of Primary and Early Years and ICT. 

First class learning, first class teaching, first class teacher education:
the primacy of Early Years, Primary Education and ICT for the future of Europe

This Winter conference is a joined effort of the RDC Primary and Early Years Teacher Education and the RDC ICT in Teacher Education.

After the success of the first Winter Conference in Desenzano, Italy on life-long learning of teachers through the different stages of their careers, ATEE is pleased to announce the second which is to take place in Prague, Czech Republic. This conference is supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, Charles University in Prague and the Department for Primary Education and the Department of IT and Technical Education at the Faculty of Education.

Through the Winter Conferences, RDCs further widen their research. The RDCs Pre-school and Primary Education and Teacher Education and IT are the organisers for this 2010 international event.

The conference is open to members and non-members and all participants will be expected to engage in workshops, roundtables and interactive sessions some of which will involve use of ICT.

Target group
Teacher educators, school leaders, teachers, inspectors, educational consultants and researchers working in the field of early years and primary education, and information and communication technology in initial teacher education, professional development and ICT applications in pre-school and primary education together with other experts involved in this field, from all levels of education.

RDCs on Pre-school and Primary Education and on ICTATEE's Research and Devleopment Centers on Pre-School and Primary Education and on ICT in Teacher Education are long-standing RDCs. This group of experts considers it a necessity and a privilege to organize the second winter university conference allowing experts and participants in the world of early years and primary education and information technology in TE to explore and develop strategies to promote these themes among teachers taking into account their various contributions in relation to the centrality of the development of the child as a future member of society

Conference Co-ordinators
Radka Wildova, dean of Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague
Miroslava Cernochova, vice-dean of Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague

Organizing secretariat
Mrs Eva Vachudová, Mrs Naďa Kvasničková
Tel: +420 221 900 236 Fax: +420 224 947 782
Email: atee2010praha@gmail.com

Conference Committees:
Honorary Committee
Giovanni Polliani, ATEE President
Justina Erculj, PhD., ATEE Vice-President
Representative of Charles University in Prague
Representative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic

Scientific Committee
Doc. PaedDr. Radka Wildová,CSc., ATEE RDC Pre-school and Primary Education chair
Dr. Liv Susanne Bugge, ATEE RDC Pre-school and Primary Education chair
Prof. PhDr. Vladimíra Spilková, CSc., head of the Primary Education Dpt.
Glynn Kirkham, Cert. Ed.,.BEd (Hons), Med,, MSc,. ATEE AC member
Doc.RNDr.Miroslava Černochová,CSc., ATEE RDC Teacher Education and IT chair
Hans Pronk, INHolland University of applied sciences, Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Frederik Questier; VUB Brussels, Interdisciplinary Teacher Training Dpt.
Prof.Dr. Arno Libotton, PhD., VUB Brussels, Dpt. of Educational Sciences
Sirkku Männikkö Barbutiu, MA, PhD., Stockholm Institute of Education

Organising Committee
Eva Vachudová, Naďa Kvasničková, Eva Battistová, Irena Fialová, Marie Bártová, Glynn Kirkham, Arno Libotton, Miroslava Černochová

Technical Support
Filip Svoboda, Jakub Lapeš, Viktor Fuglík

“Teachers and educators have passed from an era when the profession was one of tradition and transmission to one where we have become agents of change.“ (Clouder et al, 2008, p. 32)

Pre-school, Primary Education and ICT for the future of Europe The purpose of the conference is to draw together teacher educators and others from Europe and beyond with an interest in pre-school and primary teacher education and professional development.
The outcome of the conference will be an electronic publication of the proceedings which will consist of comparative approaches and ideas about pre-school and primary education teacher education and professional development in Europe.
Early Years has been declared a priority for the European Commission for Education and Culture for the budget period 2011 – 2016.

The future of Europe
The title emphasises the now-recognised central importance of education in the early years and subsequent primary education. Without a firm foundation, young people have little chance of achieving their potential. The importance of the home as the place where formative learning first occurs and the recognition that where mothers are educated then children are more likely to succeed in the school system and to be successful members of society together with the growth in the use of technology as a tool for learning lead us inevitably to the conclusion that the RDCs involved in developing this conference have the most important role in Europe and in the future of education, and the future of the education of teachers both initially and in their professional and academic development.
If Europe is to achieve its ambition to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world hen investment in the early stages of a child’s learning when they learn more than at any other time in their lives would seem to be a sine qua non.
Information and Communication Technology is one of the means by which Europe is expanding into a series of knowledge-based societies. In bringing together experts in the field of ICT and its application in teacher education, the conference attendees/participants will gain insights into how such technologies can enhance their teaching and research.
Thus the emphasis for this conference.

KeynotesKeynotes will be presented by

Diane YENDOL-HOPPEY (USA)
Arne TRAGETON (Norway)
Frederik QUESTIER (Belgium)
Liz BUTTERFIELD (New Zealand)

Main topics

• Enhancing the quality of Teacher Education for Pre-School and Primary Education
• Trends in and perspectives on professional development of teachers
• Inclusion in education as a major factor in Teacher Education
• ICT in Pre-School/Primary School teaching and learning
• Role of computers for child development
• ICT/Educational technology in initial Teacher Education
• ICT Teacher educators’ development
• Learning through social networks

The aim of the Winter Conference is the opportunity to share ideas based on research and inquiry in the fields of Early Years and Primary Education and Information Technology.
It is not the place for a paper being read to the audience but more an opportunity to involve participants actively in learning about new (or re-packaged old) ideas and developments.
All participants who want to present their work at the ATEE Winter conference are invited to submit an abstract. Contributors can submit proposals for individual papers, workshops, brainstorming sessions, symposia or posters. A brief description of each type of submission is provided below.

Deadlines

• Submission deadline for abstracts 25th November 2009
• Notification of acceptance 15th December 2009
• Deadline for submission of full papers 30th January 2010
• Deadline for submission of final papers 30th June 2010

General guidelines for authors of full papers 

All accepted submissions must be full papers.

Guidelines for authors can de downloaded here.

After double blind review selected papers may be published in a theme issue of the European Journal of Teacher Education; other selected papers will be published in conference proceedings.

Conference formats
Individual papers Parallel sessions will be organised in which people can present their work. If possible, individual papers will be grouped in thematic sessions. Each speaker will have about 12 minutes of presentation time, followed by 18 minutes of discussion or active involvement in an activity.

Workshops The aim of a workshop is to create an interactive and active learning forum in which scholars and practitioners can be inspired by colleagues. Workshops may, for instance, provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge about how to deal with needs in certain career stages of teachers in practice, about professional development in specific learning contexts, or about specific competences of in-service learning facilitators. A workshop will take one hour and a half.

Poster The aim of the poster session is to give a forum to researchers who are not yet able to present results, but want to discuss their research design, methods, etc. or to give a forum to practitioners who want discuss a design for in service learning practice. The posters will be linked to opportunities for round table discussion.

Symposia
A symposium is a group of 2 to 4 presentations (preferable 2 or 3 speakers plus a discussant) devoted to a specific topic and is one hour and a half to two hours in length. A symposium aims to be an active discussion forum on a relevant issue within the domain of in service learning. Proposals should address topics of broad concern to the participants. Symposia should be submitted as single submissions by the symposium organiser/convenor.

Brainstorming session
A brainstorming session is a group creativity session at least of six people with the aim to generate a large number of proposals and ideas about a solution of a given problem.

Panel Session, Forum Discussion
This is an opportunity to hear a brief (2 – 3 minutes) input on a fixed theme from a panel of experts. This would be followed by questions from other participants to the panel members.

Conference language

English

Publication of papers

The Organising Committee of the Winter Conference in February 2010 to be held at Charles University in Prague is very conscious of the importance of publication to academic researchers and academic practitioners. We are, therefore, establishing an ISBN numbered digital publication for full and refereed papers accepted by the Academic Committee of the conference. Please be asssured, therefore, that there will be a lasting presence on the ATEE website under the section on conferences in order that such papers will be available for future reference. The process is simple and those of you who would like to know more and who are working within universities should ask your university librarians (or Learning Centre managers) about the ISBN system.

Registration fees include:
• Organisation of Conference;
• Welcome Cocktail Party and Sightseeing of Karolinum to Charles University in Prague
• 3x coffee breaks, social dinner, 2x lunch
• Conference documentation

Payment for the Conference fee:

BANK TRANSFER
Bank account: Univerzita Karlova - Pedagogická fakulta, M.D. Rettigové 4, 116 39 Praha 1
Bank connection: Komerční banka Praha 1, 110 01 Spálená 51
Account number:
IBAN : CZ43 0100 0000 0000 8523 6011
Variable symbol: 8-922-09 + participant full name
SWIFT / BIC Code : KOMBCZPPXXX
DIČ: CZ00216208

We regret that we are not able to accept credit card payment

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellation before 20th January 2010 will be refunded 40% of the registration fee. Cancellation after this date will not be refunded.

Schedule

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Pre-Conference Activity: Visit of Basic School
In the Czech Republic, basic schools provide nine years of compulsory education. Compulsory education is divided into two levels: First level (year 1-5) corresponds to the primary level. Second level (year 6-9) corresponds to the lower secondary level.
On Friday February 26, 2010 from 9:00 to 11:00 the organising committee have arranged a visit to the Basic School, “ZŠ Červený Vrch” in Praha 6 (address: Alžírská 26, Praha 6, www.zscvrch.cz ).
The visit is only for persons interested. Everyone who plans to join us for the school visit must be registered for the conference on the registration form. 
Contact person: Miroslava Černochová
For more information, you can contact the organizing committee on atee2010praha@gmail.com.  
Further details and the meeting place for the school visit are now avaiable!

Conference progammeThe Winter Conference will start on Friday February 26, 2010 at 16:00 and it will end on Sunday February 28, 2010 at 16:00.

THE DETAILED PROGRAMME IS NOW AVAILABLE AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE.

FRIDAY February 26, 2010

SATURDAY February 27, 2010

The conference will take place at the Faculty of Education of the Charles University, M.D.Rettigové 4, 116 39 Praha 1, Prague, Czech Republic.

For more information, please contact:

Mrs Eva Vachudová, Mrs Naďa Kvasničková
Tel: +42... Fax: +420 224 947 782
Email: atee2010praha@gmail.com

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is the responsibility of participants but the following hotels are within easy walking distance of the Faculty of Education. It will take only five minutes from both hotels to reach the Faculty of Education at Charles University. These hotels have been temporarily booked for ATEE participants by the organising committee. Hotel booking will be complete by December 30, 2009. Until December 30 2009, participants can contact the hotels below to arrange room reservation and should say that it is for the ATEE Winter Conference.
Payment for the rooms will be made separately by each participant him/herself in the hotel. Accommodation rate includes breakfast and room.

Novoměstský hotel
address: Řeznická Street 1890/4, Praha 1, e-mail: info@novomestskyhotel.cz  
tel. +42...
single room (price: 1120,- CZK/night) from 26.2. - 1.3.2010
double room (price: 1900,- CZK/night) from 26.2.-1.3.2010

Hotel Žitná Praha 1
address: Žitná Street 5, Praha 1, e-mail: reservations@yourpraguehotels.com  
tel.: +42..., fax: +420 222 231 985
single room (€65/night) from 26.2. - 1.3.2010
double room (€65/night) from 26.2.-1.3.2010
Guests can book accommodation by e-mail. Cancellation 48 hours before arrival will be free of charge. Cancellation after this date will be paid €65.
The accommodation will be paid separately by each participant directly in the hotel by cash in CZ Korun or in EURO, or by credit card.

If you need any help with accommodation in the hotels above, you can contact Mrs Naďa Kvasničková (atee2010praha@gmail.com )
After 1st January 2010, participants will have to arrange their own accommodation (through, for example, www.booking.com ).

Travel and public transport in Prague

TARIFF AND INFORMATION: 

• Transfer ticket for Metro, bus, or tram costs 26 CZK (it is valid 75 min / 90 min at the weekend)
• For the tickets you have to pay only in Czech korun, Euro is not accepted.
• You can buy tickets at the bus stop or Metro station in the ticket vendor or in the shop with press (named TABÁK).

HOW TO TRAVEL FROM THE AIRPORT RUZYNĚ?
From the airport to the Faculty of Education (M. D. Rettigové Street 4, Prague 1)

• By taxi AAA or taxi CEDAZ (about 400 - 500 CZK)

or

• BUY a BUS/METRO (TRANSFER TICKET) at the AIRPORT, then
  By bus 119 to Metro station DEJVICKÁ (line A), then by Metro to the station „MŮSTEK“ (line A). Exit Václavské náměstí. Continue by tram 3, 9, 14, 24 to the stop „Lazarská“and then walking about 100 m along the small and short street M. D. Rettigové to the Faculty of Education
  or
  By bus 100 to Metro station ZLIČÍN (line B), then by Metro to the station „NÁRODNÍ TŘÍDA“ (line B), then one stop by tram 9
  or turn left onto Spálená, then left onto Lazarská and after 50 m turn left to the street M. D. Rettigové where you will find the Faculty of Education

WHERE IS THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
See the red arrow on the map  and use its interaction buttons. The Faculty of Education is close to the famous Vaclavske namesti (Wenceslaw Square)

WHERE ARE THE HOTELS

From the airport to the hotel Novoměstský hotel (Řeznická Street 4, Prague 1) or Hotel Residence (Žitná Street 5, Prague 1)
Both hotels Novoměstský and Residence are very close together. From the airport Ruzyně you can travel

• by taxi AAA

or

• by bus 100 to Metro station ZLIČÍN (line B), then by Metro to station KARLOVO NÁMĚSTÍ and then walking to the hotel.

Where is the Novoměstský hotel?

Where is the hotel Residence?

From the airport to the Hotel of Charles University (Celetná Street 14, Prague 1)

• By taxi CEDAZ 

or

• By bus 100 to Metro station ZLIČÍN (line B), then by Metro to station NÁMĚSTÍ REPUBLIKY and then walking to the hotel.

Where is the Hotel of Charles University?

HOW TO GET FROM THE HOTELS TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION?

From Novoměstský hotel (Řeznická Street 4) and Hotel Residence (Žitná Street 5)
Walking to Karlovo náměstí, turn right along Vodičkova and than turn left to Lazarská Street. By the tram stop there you can see a short lane, Street M. D. Rettigové – the whole distance is 350 m – IT IS ABOUT 5 MINUTES’ WALK.
From the Charles University Hotel (Celetná Street)
This hotel is located in the University Campus CELETNÁ Street. To the Old Town Square, take the first turn to the left along ZELEZNÁ Street. At the end turn right and along RYTÍŘSKÁ Street. The first pedestrian str. MŮSTEK goes to the bottom of the VÁCLAVSKÉ NÁMĚSTÍ (WENCESLAW SQUARE), turn right along another pedestrian zone 28.ŘÍJNA, it´ll take you to the NÁRODNÍ TŘÍDA. By the large department store “MY” turn left along the tram line. Then turn left to the LAZARSKÁ str. and by the tram stop you can see a short lane, street M. D. Rettigové with Faculty of Education. IT IS ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES’WALK, ONLY.