Calendar 2013
October 2013
Seminar
2-4 October 2013
“Teacher training seminar on foreign languages learning”
Seminar for foreign languages teachers/teacher trainers from Tbilisi and Sukhumi
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Experts: Mercè Bernaus, Spain; David Newby, Austria
Organisation: the ECML in cooperation with the Directorate of Political Advice and Co-operation of the Council of Europe
Participants: foreign languages teachers/teacher trainers from Tbilisi and Sukhumi
Draft agenda
Hosted events at the ECML premises
2 October – 29 November 2013
German Language Course
Organiser: Deutsch in Graz
ECML training and consultancy for member States
7 October 2013
Training event “Developing on-line teaching skills” (DOTS): national training workshop in the framework of the programme Österreichisches Bundesseminar „Mind the App“
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Experts: Martina Emke, Germany; Ursula Stickler, United Kingdom
Local organiser: Pädagogische Hochschule, Austria
Working language: German
Participants: teachers
Workshop programme (in German)
Expert meeting
7-8 October 2013
“Collaborative Community Approach to Migrant Education” (Community)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Andrea Young, France
Participants: project team
Expert meeting
10-11 October 2013
“Language descriptors for migrant and minority learners’ success in compulsory education” (Language descriptors)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Eli Moe, Norway
Participants: project team
Network meeting
10-11 October 2013
"Plurilingual whole school curricula" (PlurCur)
Venue: Darmstadt, Germany
Coordinator: Britta Hufeisen, Germany
Co-animators: Elisabeth Allgäuer-Hackl, Austria; Kristin Brogan; Ireland; Joachim Schlabach, Finland
Participants: researchers/experts in the field; teachers from pilot schools and Frank Heyworth, ECML programme consultant
Hosted event at the ECML premises
10-12 October 2013
European Workshop – Pestalozzi: "Sign language in the European classroom"
Organisers: Council of Europe, Austrian Ministry of Education, Austrian Association of the ECML, Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark (PH)
HOSTED EVENT AT THE ECML PREMISES
14 October 2013
Meeting of the Language Network Graz
Organiser: Austrian Association of the ECML
Expert meeting
14-15 October 2013
“ECML publications for plurilingual and intercultural education in use” (PIU)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Ulrike Haslinger, Austria
Participants: project team
Hosted event at the ECML premises
17 October 2013
Press Conference: Crowdinvesting Plattform
Organiser: Green Rocket GmbH
Participation in an external event
18-20 October 2013
National teacher training seminar on working techniques for bilingual sections for teachers of English, French and German in Poland
Venue: Warsaw, Poland
Organisation: Wydział Rozwoju Kompetencji Językowych, Ośrodek Rozwoju Edukacji, Warsaw
Contact: Elżbieta Witkowska
Participants: teachers of German, English and French in Poland
ECML contribution : documentation
Website
LESICO – the International Conference of Sign Language Teachers
18-20 October 2013
Venue: The Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societies, Novotneho lavka 5, 116 68 Praha 1, Czech Republic
ECML expert: Christian Rathmann, team member of the ECML project on "Signed languages for professional purposes" (PRO-Sign), Germany
Organisers: Pevnost – Czech Centre of Sign Language, 3Dimenze – Moravian Centre of Sign Language, Trojrozmer – Brno centre of Czech Sign Language, Bezhran – Hradec Centre of Czech Sign Language, Evoluce – South Czech Centre of Czech Sign Language
Participants: sign language teachers
Link to the conference site: http://www.lesico-conference.com/home.html
Link to the ECML project site: PRO-Sign
ECML contribution: documentation
Hosted event at the ECML premises
23 October 2013
Expert meeting "PUMA - Produktiver Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit im Kindergarten"
Organiser: Österreichisches Sprachen-Kompetenz-Zentrum (ÖSZ)
Participants: 25 participants - representatives of BMUKK (ministry), PH, BAKIP, the government of Länder (provinces) and NGOs, as well as practicioners
Statutory meeting of the Bureau of the Governing Board of the ECML
24-25 October 2013
Innovative methodologies and assessment in language learning – ECML - EC cooperation agreement 2013-2014 - national training workshop
25-26 October 2013
“Use of ICT in support of language teaching and learning (ICT-REV)”
Venue: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Experts: Martina Emke, Germany; Regine Hampel, United Kingdom; Ursula Stickler, United Kingdom
Local organiser: Sarah Heiser, Open University's regional centre in Milton Keynes, Cambridge; LC
Participants: teachers / teacher trainers in secondary and higher education
Related web site: http://dots.ecml.at
Preparatory meeting of the network meeting
29 October 2013
“Involving parents in plurilingual and intercultural education” (CARAP for parents)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Participants: project team
network meeting
30-31 October 2013
“Involving parents in plurilingual and intercultural education” (CARAP for parents)
Venue: ECML, Graz, Austria
Coordinator: Stéphanie Clerc, France
Co-animators: Anna Maria Curci, Italy; Brigitte Gerber, Switzerland; Xavier Pascual Calvo, Spain; Marisa Cavalli, ECML programme consultant
Participants: Persons in charge of associations of parents of students, which are interested in languages; Persons in charge of teaching professionals aiming at/interest in the diffusion of the plurilingual and pluricultural approaches; Teachers / Teacher trainers / Researcher-teachers with experience in the information/ involvement of parents in education processes