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PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES FOR TEACHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
May 23-25, 2019, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education in Jagodina, Serbiа
Contact:
konferencijafpn@gmail.com
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, is organising an international conference entitled Professional Competences for Teaching in the 21st Century in a friendly environment for the researchers and academics to share their research, discuss results, and network for further collaboration.
Life in the 21st century is constantly being challenged by advances and changes in living and working that mainly result from fast technological growth and demands of information-rich work environments. To respond successfully to the transformed nature of work and social relationships, education systems worldwide have highlighted the key role of teachers for developing the crucial learner competences at all levels of education, from kindergarten to higher education, in the following areas: ways of thinking (creativity and innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, learning to learn, metacognition), ways of working (communication, collaboration, teamwork), tools for working (information literacy, ICT literacy), and living in the world (citizenship, life and career, personal and social responsibility and cultural awareness) (Binkley et al., 2012). Since the greatest responsibility for providing conditions for deeper learning and competence development in the classroom lies with the teachers, teacher education and professional development programmes need to help student teachers and practicing teachers develop pedagogical strategies that promote learner competence development.
The main aim of the conference is to study from the national and international perspectives how teacher education can best respond to the new demand for developing student teacher pedagogical strategies that promote learner competence development. Teacher educators and experts in the field of preschool teacher education, primary and secondary school teacher education, teacher professional development, and curriculum development, are invited to share their views on and experience in developing professional competences for teaching in the 21st century. The conference themes include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- quality and development of preschool teacher 21st century professional competences
- quality and development of class teacher 21st century professional competences
- quality and development of primary school teacher 21st century professional competences
- quality and development of secondary school teacher 21st century professional competences
- teacher education study programmes and 21st century professional competences
- teacher professional development programmes and 21st century professional competences.
We expect most speakers to be from the academic fields of educational sciences, but welcome research papers from the other academic fields that relate to teacher education.
Language:
The official language of the conference is English. We expect the conference papers to be written in English and submitted before the conference. After peer-review, the papers will be published in the monograph titled Professional Competences for Teaching in the 21st Century.
Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2019
Acceptance notification: February 28, 2019
Full paper submission deadline: April 20, 2019
Dates of the conference: May 23-25, 2019
Registration and payment:
The conference fee of 50 EUR includes conference programme, refreshments, lunch, edited book and a certificate of participation. The fee can be paid upon notification of acceptance via the Faculty of Education bank account. Doctoral students presenting at the conference will be offered a reduced fee of 20 EUR.
For more information, please contact us at konferencijafpn@gmail.com
Conference Organising Committee
Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Mihajlović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Miloš Đorđević, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Jelena Mladenović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Maja Dimitrijević, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Marko Đorđević, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Irena Golubović-Ilić, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Sandra Milanović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Jelena Grkić Ginić, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Ivana Milić, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Milan Milikić, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Andrijana Miletić, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Jovana Đorđević, MA, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Conference Programme Committee
Prof. Violeta Jovanović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Dan E. Davidson, PhD, President Emeritus, American Councils Research Center (ARC), American Councils for International Education, Washington, U.S.A.
Prof. Emina Kopas-Vukašinović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Jurka Lepičnik Vodopivec, PhD, University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Koper, Slovenia
Assist. Prof. Sandra Kadum, PhD, Faculty of Teacher Education, Jurja Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
Prof. Olivera Gajić, PhD, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Prof. Joana Oliveira, PhD, School of Education at Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Prof. dr Velјko Banđur, Teacher Education Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Gordana Budimir-Ninković, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
prof. Maria Kanizsai, PhD, Eötvös József College of Baja, Hungary
Prof. Živorad Marković, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Svetlana Španović, PhD, Faculty of Education in Sombor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Prof. Ružica Petrović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Slobodan Štetić, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Prof. Sunčica Macura, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Verica Milutinović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Vera Savić, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Assist. Prof. Olivera Cekić-Jovanović, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Serbia