PROGRAM International 21st Century Education System Conference Innovative Approach for Quality Education 02.06.2016 (Thursday) 9.30 – 11.00 Registration Hotel Imperial, Hall 11.00 – 11.30 Opening Ballroom North (9th floor) simultaneous translation 11.30 – 12.30 Panel 1: „21st century education system – challenges and necessary changes” Ballroom North (9th floor) simultaneous translation Diyan Stamatov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science Dr. Lydia van Rietschote, Director of World Education Forum Maria Gaydarova, President of World Education Forum Bulgaria Stefan Stoyanov, Deputy Mayor Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Hotel Imperial 13.30 – 15.00 Panel 2: „Innovative approach for quality education” Ballroom North (9th floor) simultaneous translation Presentations of Key-note speakers Dr Christopher Howard, President of World Education Forum, UK Prof. PhD Rositsa Penkova, Qualification Department at Sofia University „St. Kl. Ohridski” Vaska Atanasova, Regional Educational Inspectorate Plovdiv Dr Evgenia Peeva, Executive Director „Together in Class” Foundation 15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break Hotel Imperial, Lobby Bar 15.30 – 16.30 Panel 3: Good Practices shared by participants in the conference Ballroom North (9th floor) simultaneous translation Headteachers from Bulgaria 16.30 – 18.30 Free time (Sightseeing of interesting places in Plovdiv) 20.00 Official dinner Hotel Imperial 03.06.2016 (Friday) 9.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: „Professional Cooperation and Partnership” Ballroom North (9th floor) simultaneous translation Prof. PhD Galin Tsokov, Executive Dean of the Pedagogical department at Plovdiv University „Paisiy Hilendarski” Howard Smith, PhD, Bank Street College, NY, USA – by distance Julian Petrov, Chairman of the Teachers Union „Podkrepa” Margarita Bozova, Headteacher, Plovdiv Brian Clarke, Worcester, UK 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break Hotel Imperial, Lobby Bar 11.30 – 12.30 Panel 5: Exchange workshops: Block А: „How to develop 21st century skills in the classroom“ Dr Neli Koleva, Institutional Ballroom South (9th floor) Partnership Director of „Together in Class” Foundation Block B: „The latest developments on innovation in the education in The Netherlands“, Ballroom North (9th floor) Dr. Lydia van Rietschote, Director of World Education Forum simultaneous translation 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Hotel Imperial 13.30 – 14.30 Panel 6: Exchange workshops: Block А: „The latest developments on innovation in the education in The Netherlands“, Ballroom North (9th floor) Dr Lydia van Rietschote, Director of World Education Forum simultaneous translation Block B: „How to develop 21st century skills in the classroom“, Dr Neli Koleva, Institutional Ballroom South (9th floor) Partnership Director of „Together in Class” Foundation 14.30 – 16.00 Visits in schools in Plovdiv – good practices 16.00 – 16.30 Closure of the conference receiving certificates ◊ LIST OF SPEEKERS ◊ Panel 1 of Education, The Bulgarian Teachers’ Union, The She is a leader of qualification programs for Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, The Danube teachers, as well as courses for preparing Diyan Stamatov, Municipalities Association, ICT Media, Balkan teachers in Bulgarian and literature for acquiring Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science Society for Pedagogy and Education and other of professional qualification degrees (from fifth Diyan Stamatov has graduated Sofia NGOs. She has been an executive chairman of to first). At the moment she is the director of University „Saint Kliment Ohridski“ with MA in the Employers Union for the Bulgarian Education the Information and improvement department. Biology, Education Management and Education System, Plovdiv – from 2010 to 2013. A member Her scientific interests are in the field of didactic Advisor. He is fluent in English and Russian. He of ESHA (European School Heads Association). linguistics, stylistics, text linguistics, social has worked as a teacher in biology, including A member of task groups with the Bulgarian linguistics. She is experienced in the theory and as a basic teacher. He has been at managing Ministry of Education and Plovdiv Municipality practice of evaluation in education, as well as in positions in several schools in Sofia. Since 2005 concerning education issues in Bulgaria, drafting the teaching of bilingui students. he has been a headteacher in 119th primary official legislatorial bills and development She has taught according a method in the school „Academic Mihail Arnaudov“ in Sofia. At strategies. Bulgarian language in the University of Budapest the moment he is deputy minister in the Ministry She has been awarded an Honorary Symbol (Hungary) and in the Pedagogical University in of education and science. of the City of Plovdiv in 2007 for a significant Berdyansk (Ukraine). She is an author of more than contribution to the development of education. 120 publications – treatise, studio, articles and An ambassador of the World Education Forum scientific announcements regarding language Drs. Lydia van Rietschote, since 2012. Headmaster of the year for 2014 education; has published books with tests for Director of World Education Forum awarded at a national contest in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian language and teaching handbooks in Bulgarian Teachers Union. She has received an Lydia van Rietschote graduated from the Bulgaria and abroad. She works in national and Honorary Award „Neofit Rilski“ in 2008 for a long- Free University of Amsterdam with MA in international projects in the educational sphere. lasting highly professional career presented by Linguistics, English Language & Literature and Participates with scientific reports in national the Bulgarian Minister of Education and in 2014 MA in Spanish Language & Latin American and international conferences (in Hungary, for outstanding professional achievement. Since Culture and Literature. Lydia van Rietschote Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Great Britain, Norway, December 2014 she has been President of World is presently Director of the World Education Denmark, Germany, etc.). Education Forum Bulgaria. Forum (WEF). This Dutch based foundation was Rositsa Penkova is a member of the Board launched in Toronto, Canada in August 2011 and of the international organization BASOPED (Balkan society for pedagogy and education), consists of two separate parts: WEF Global and Stefan Stoyanov, as well as the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, WEF /Nederland. WEF aims to set standards for Deputy Mayor Plovdiv, Bulgaria educational investments and school admittance section Pedagogy and psychology, and its for all children in all countries. Stefan Stoyanov has graduated Sofia management. She is President of BASOPED – BG She is a partner of PIT, Partners in Innovatief University „Saint Kliment Ohridski“ with MA since its foundation (2010). She is a member of Toezicht, (Innovative Governors on Boards) and in Bulgarian philology, and before this 91th the editor team of „Strategy“ magazine (MOE), as Member of the Programme Committee of De German Language School in Sofia. He has well as of „Continuing education“ magazine. Nieuw Commissaris. Until 2006, she was Director worked as a journalist and later as an editor in of Innovation of the Ministry of Education, TV Europe. From 2005 to 2011 he is an owner and managing director of a private company, Vaska Atanasova, Culture and Science of the Netherlands. Before Regional Educational Inspectorate Plovdiv that she was a personal adviser to Loek Hermans, responsible for international customers in the Education Minister in 1999-2002. Prior to joining sphere of media monitoring and analysis, open Vaska Atanasova graduated Primary school the Ministry, Lydia van Rietschote had enjoyed business processes, on-line marketing, etc. Since teaching and specialized Education and Project an extensive career in education, particularly 2011 he has been a deputy mayor of Plovdiv Management. She has a 2nd degree professional foreign language teaching and linguistics. From municipality. He is the leader of the team, qualification. She has held various positions 1992 to1996, she was Head of the Department preparing the candidacy of Plovdiv for European in Bulgarian schools – educator, teacher, of Foreign Languages at Hogeschool Holland. capital of culture in 2019 and has become teacher trainer for Plovdiv University „Paisiy After several appointments at the embassies President of Plovdiv foundation 2019 board of Hilendarski“, deputy headmaster, headmaster. and consulates of Ecuador and Argentina in the directors, and since 2016 he has been a deputy She has published several supplementary Netherlands, she joined the teaching profession president of its managing council. teaching books and student book sets. She in 1977, moving into teacher training. participates in teams with the Bulgarian Ministry She holds MA in linguistics, Spanish language Panel 2 of Education for drafting documents regulating & literature and English language & literature. Dr Christopher Howard, various aspects of the school education Graduated from Free University, Amsterdam. President World Education Forum, UK system, as well as related documents for the She has served on the committees of several curricula content in compulsory and selective- professional organisations and has been a Dr. Chris Howard, OBE, BA (Cantab), Ph.D. compulsory courses in primary school subjects. school Governor. She is presently President spent 25 years in secondary school leadership, She performs trainings for headmasters and of the Board of Governors of Montessori beginning as a curriculum