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This conference has a twofold purpose a learning opportunity and an invitation to join a network. It presents an opportunity for top level school leaders from all over the world to meet in Stockholm, Sweden and learn more about global trends and changes in school policy and education worldwide as well as focusing on local experiences and conclusions for school improvement. The conference offers the unique possibility for school leaders to reflect on their role as leaders between political demands and pedagogical practice. Together, we will raise important and urgent questions about changes in education, how to prepare our young for global and local challenges. In keynote speeches and in seminars we will take part of the latest and most important knowledge about the difficult role of leading a process of change in education. This is an opportunity to share experience and learn from colleagues around the world and to create a network for future sharing.
The conference 2008 is the first event out of three. The next occasion will be 2010 and the last in 2012. In between there will be networking activities.
The conference in 2008 will bring together top level school leaders, scholars, educators to exchange experiences on:
national school systems in a global context
leadership in a world of change
chart for the challenges of globalisation
quality assessment as a tool for change
cultural encounters
We are pleased to invite you to this summit which will be the starting point of a global network of top level school leaders school superintendents, school district leaders.
The conference is organised by the City of Stockholm, the Swedish National Agency for School Improvement, The Swedish Association of School Superintendents and the International School Connection.
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