Keynote speakers

Andrew Gallacher, Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, Scottland, UK

Andrew is Head of Teacher Education and Careers Guidance at Edinburgh Napier University, where he designed and introduced a brand-new master’s level program for Teacher Education as a first phase of Creating a school of education. He is presently working on developments in the Scottish Mathematics curriculum, ethical STEM literacy with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and developing research and large-scale bids for establishing a national Centre for Excellence in Teaching. With nearly twenty years in higher education and has contributed to many STEM, pedagogy, professional development of teachers, and education policy projects and research.

What happened to the student's voice? Lessons learned from developing a new curricular framework - The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) 2010 .

Tamara Vandeweijer, directeur van het GO! X plus School, België -

Principal of the GO! X plus School, Belgium

Tamara is directeur van X plus in Lommel, een secundaireschool van het gemeenschapsonderwijs en heeft sinds haar aantreden alsschoolleider in 2018 een stevige reputatie opgebouwd als innovatieve enbetrokken leidinggevende. Ze behaalde in 2002 een master Germaanse filologieaan de KU Leuven en startte haar carrière in het onderwijs. Ze gaf gedurende 17jaar les, voornamelijk in de vakken Nederlands en gedragswetenschappen.Gedurende die jaren ontwikkelde ze een scherp inzicht in de behoeften vanleerlingen en het belang van onderwijsinnovatie.

HET CREËREN VAN DE COLLABORATIEVE SCHOOLCULTUUR: UITDAGINGEN EN SUCCES VAN HILE (HUMANISTISCHE EN ONDERZOEKENDE LEEROMGEVING)

CREATING THE COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL CULTURE: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS OF HILE (HUMANISTIC AND INVESTIGATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT)

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Sten Kapten, Education Innovation Advisor, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia

Sten Kapten’s work requires him to be informed of the prevalent trends in education within the broader context of the interplay between society and technology. He advises on current challenges and future trends in Estonia and abroad through his work with international partners. In terms of hands-on involvement, he currently heads and participates in work groups that deal with many of the challenging problems of our times in the domain. Beyond work in the Minister’s AI Council, which aims to identify and hasten the utilisation of opportunities for advancement in education that stem from developments in AI technology, he advises on topics ranging from the development of the local education technology ecosystem, personalising learning, and digitisation in education, to teacher shortages, the direction of the Estonian education model, and the development of the Estonian Curricula of the Future among others. He has an academic background that encompasses philosophy, economics, educational sciences, and policy studies.

Implementing a personalised education paradigm in Estonian schools: what does it mean for teachers and school administrators - AI and Education in Estonia

Linda Mannila, Associate professor at Faculty of Science,

Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki,Finland

Linda Mannila is an Associate Professor specializing in the societal aspects of AI at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, Finland. She also holds the position of Visiting Associate Professor in Computer Science Education at Linköping University, Sweden. She has led several cross-curricular research projects related to digital competence, programming and artificial intelligence (AI) at K-12 level. Currently her research explores public perceptions of AI as well as AI in education, with particular focus on AI literacy from a student, teacher, and organizational perspective. She also leads NordicEdAI, a cross-Nordic interdisciplinary network dedicated to addressing questions related to AI in education.

Learning with and about AI

Ingvar Stål, Educational Director at LET & Schooling Group VZW, Belgium and Finland

Ingvar has led research in Humanistic Teaching of Science with an Interdisciplinary approach, sharing results at international conferences. His focus areas include humanistic science teaching, curriculum design, collaborative and cooperative learning, interdisciplinary education, and technology integration. He developed the HILE model, well-regarded globally. Viewed students as unique individuals, he emphasized student-centered teaching, prior knowledge utilization, and interdisciplinary learning. At Åbo Akademi University, he coordinated projects for science teachers and assisted at the EPD's Department. Formerly an International Associate Academic Member at ILETS, University of Glasgow, Ingvar aworded the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries Award 2010 for his innovative model and work in Science education. He currently leads a project with GO! Schoelengroep Xpert in Belgium.

Ingvar holds a PhD Degree in the field of Education, Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design.

Where has the students' curiosity gone?

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