Highlighted Themes
Smart
This chapter includes content related to the application of new technologies for learning, management and participation of students, teachers and parents in school life, as well as those that allow the internal operations of the school with public administrations.
- Implementation of digital content applications for students, to promote access (virtual campuses, digital textbooks…)
- Use of electronic devices in the classroom
- Virtual communication channels
Social
Deals with the initiatives of the school, beyond the development of school programmes, to improve the living conditions of their local society, the social promotion of students, the transmission of values and their experience of the school.
- Transdisciplinary programmes to promote values
- The school and its neighborhood
- Service learning and students leadership
- Teacher training
Sustainable
The 21st century school is committed to transmit ecological sustainability values and it must be sustainable itself, in the use of energy, waste management, etc. The initiatives to make this school committed to the environment and the programmes that allow these values to be transmitted to students and society will be the objectives of this chapter.
- Ecology and education
- Paper reduction programmes
- Waste management
- Energy saving programmes
- Sustainability training programmes
School
One of “sustainability”‘s meanings is that of the economic management of the school: the resources management that makes it possible to comply with its mission.
This understanding is key to this section along with other topics such as academic management, educational plans and programmes, school texts, principalship, the relationship with the educational authorities or the implementation of programmes (as already mentioned in previous chapters).
- Teaching models and official programmes
- Sustainability and social commitment values as part of the learning process
- Efficient management that allows sustainability
Scientific Directors
José Morillo-Velarde – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Degree in Philosophy and Letters, Hispanic Philology section by the Universidad de Córdoba and Master in Humanistic and Social Studies by the Universitat Abat Oliba CEU. He was Academic Assistant Director of the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU and is currently Professor of Documentation at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid and academic head of the REDIB project. Previously he worked as a librarian at the Universidad de Córdoba and has directed for more than eighteen years those of the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU. As a professor, before his current dedication to the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, he has taught numerous undergraduate and postgraduate courses at CEU Universities and specialization and lectures at a number of Spanish and European universities. Author of numerous articles on the new profile of the librarian and his participation in the learning process, he directed the development of the MOOCs and the blended courses in the universities CEU. He is vice-president of the ADLUG (Automation and Digital Libraries Users Group) the longest one of the associations of librarians specialized in automation and Member of the Editorial Committee of Universia: the greater university cooperation network that groups to more than 1500 universities in 23 countries of Europe and Latin America.
Cecilia Villavicencio – Director of Studies at St Ignatius’ College (Argentina)
Graduated from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in Buenos Aires – Argentina. From 2006 to 2013 she was a staff member of the IBDP in Latin America (until 2008) and the Americas (from 2009) as deputy head of the Diploma Programme, in charge of assessing the operation of the programme in schools from Canada to Chile. From August 2013 to July 2018 she worked as coordinator of the Diploma Programme at SEK-International School – Ciudalcampo (Madrid, Spain), where she also taught Theory of Knowledge and coordinated the Humanities department. She is currently Director of Studies (K-12) at St Ignatius’ College, in Río Cuarto, Argentina. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary and Higher Education in Humanities, from the University of Buenos Aires. She also has a postgraduate degree with a specialization in Education Management (Flacso – Latin American Foundation for the Social Sciences). She is currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree in Management of Educational Institutions, at Blas Pascal University.
Highlighted Sessions
Keynote Speakers
Carmen Sánchez, PhD – Universidad Complutense de Madrid and UNED (Spain)
Doctor of Philosophy and Scientific Methodology, recipient of the Award for Outstanding PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), and Bachelor of Philosophy from UCM. Associate lecturer at UCM, tutor at the National Distance Education University (UNED, Spain) and staff teacher and Monograph Coordinator for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) at SEK International School Ciudalcampo. Won First Prize in the Methodology Transformation category at the first edition (2018) of the Innovation in Education Awards. Won first prize in Best Teaching Practice in Secondary Education in the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Felipe Segovia Competition.
Key Dates
| CALL FOR PAPERS | DEADLINE |
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| 1st CFP | until February 10, 2020 |
| FINAL CFP | until May 10, 2020 |
| REGISTRATION | DEADLINE |
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| Early Rate | until February 24, 2020 |
| Final Rate | until May 24, 2020 |
| CALL FOR PAPERS | DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| 1st CFP | until February 10, 2020 |
| FINAL CFP | until May 10, 2020 |
| REGISTRATION | DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| Early Rate | until February 24, 2020 |
| Final Rate | until May 24, 2020 |
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Conference Venue
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private, Roman Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. DePaul’s two campuses are located in Lincoln Park and the Loop. The Lincoln Park Campus is home to the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Health, and Education. It also houses the School of Music, the Theatre School, and the John T. Richardson Library. The university enrolls around 16,000 undergraduate and about 7,600 graduate/law students, making DePaul the 13th largest private university by enrollment in the United States, and the largest private university in Illinois. The student body represents a wide array of religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds, including over 60 foreign countries.
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DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, Student Center
2250 North Sheffield Avenue, 60614 Chicago USA
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