Apollon - International Interactive Educational Network

ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ
στην ΑΘΗΝΑ, 1-4 Ιουλίου 2009, στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (Πανεπιστημίου 30)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in Athens, Greece, 1 – 4 July 2009

«Excellence: Education & Human Development»

Under the auspices of:
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – www.uoa.gr
The Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – www.ypepth.gr

Organized by:
APOLLON International Interactive Educational Network – www.apollon.edu.gr
Research Department of the EEXOT – www.eexot.gr/tmimata.html

The conference solicits original contributions in the following areas:
General issues for the development of world citizens for the future
Pedagogy for Gifted Talented Students
Talent Development & Human Harmonic/Balanced Development
Scientific excellence.

Conferences Website: www.excellence-con.eu
Conference e-mail: info@excellence-con.eu

“The Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness: A Theory and Identification Plan For Promoting Creative Productivity”.
Joseph S. Renzulli, Director
of “The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented“
University of Connecticut, USA, Board of Trustees, Distinguished Professor, Raymond and Lynn Neag Professor of Gifted Education and Talent Development.


- Joseph S. Renzulli is professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut, where he also serves as director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. His research has focused on the identification and development of creativity and giftedness in young people and on organizational models and curricular strategies for total school improvement. A focus of his work has been on applying the strategies of gifted education to the improvement of learning for all students. He is a fellow in the American Psychological Association and was a consultant to the White House Task Force on Education of the Gifted and Talented. He was recently designated a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Con­necticut. Although he has obtained more than $20 million in research grants, he lists as his proudest professional accomplishments the UConn Mentor Connection program for gifted young students and the summer Confratute program at UConn, which began in 1978 and has served thousands of teachers and administrators from around the world.
Affiliations: University of Connecticut, Storrs

EXCELLENCE: EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

ATHENS, GREECE, 1 – 4 JULY 2009

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We would like to draw your attention to the International Conference “Excellence: Education & Human Development” that will be held between July 1-4, 2009, in Athens, one of the world’s oldest cities with a huge recorded history and cultural heritage.

In the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
http://www.uoa.gr/uoauk/uoaindex.htm

Under the auspices of:

• The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – www.uoa.gr
• The Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – www.ypepth.gr

Organized by:

• APOLLON International Interactive Educational Network – www.apollon.edu.gr
• Research Department of the EEXOT – www.eexot.gr

Conference Website: www.excellence-con.eu
Conference e-mail: info@excellence-con.eu

Aim of the conference is to develop communication and cooperation between researchers, educators, health sciences scientist, ICT developers etc, in state to focus in human harmonic/balanced development. Gifted talented children and youths is the target group in witch we focus in the conference.

The conference solicits original contributions in the following areas:

General issues for the development of world citizens for the future:

• National and International Policy in Education
  (Patterns & planning models, holistic approaches & specific components)

• Implementation and Evaluation
  (Researches, good practices, standards, values, quality indicators)

• Educational methods
  (Research, evaluation, teaching, learning Teachers, supporting & mentoring, etc)

• Multidisciplinary & Multicultural Programs Development
  (Sciences, Philosophy, Visual Art, Music, Literature, etc)

• Application of new technologies in performance and educational contexts

• ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
  (Networks, databases, e-Learning, on-line training programs, etc)

Pedagogy for Gifted Talented Students:

• Behaviour and Pedagogy

• Recognition
  (Needs, individual differences, intervention and development, current practices, policies & legislations, initiatives & plans)

• Integrated Services
  (Guidance and counseling, pear to pear networking, supporting & mentoring, etc)

• Performance Sciences
  Performance enhancement research for talented students (musicians, dancers, athletes etc)

• Traditional heritages and new horizons in giftedness and creativity
  (Research and programs for talented students in Art, Sciences, Athletics, etc)

Talented Development & Human Harmonic/Balanced Development:

• Child Development
  (Genetics, Pedophychiatrics, Paediatrics, Child Mentoring, identification of “unique” needs, etc)

• Performing Arts Medicine
  (Medical Problems and health-promoting behavior for performing Artists, Dance Medicine and Sciences, Music Medicine and Sciences, Musicians’ health and well-being, etc)

• Prevenitive Medicine
  (evaluation, prevent, support, diagosis, therapy etc)

• Orthopedics
  (Myoskeletic system development for Athlet, Dance, Music talented, etc)

• Health Sciences and Education confluences in “euphuism”
  Enhances the health, well-being, training, and performance of talented by cultivating educational and medical excellence (Embiomechanics, Kinaesthetic, Kinesiology, etc).

• Neurosciences in Education. (Brain research, etc)

Scientific excellence:

• Philosophy of Sciences

• Philosophy of Mind

• Philosophy of Cognitive Science

• Mathematical Brain and Music

International Network for Gifted Students with high talents in Mathematics

Students (age 12 – 18 years old) interested to participate in an international communication and cooperation creative network are pleased to contact us at maths[at]apollon.edu.gr.

Language used in the network: English