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University of Pretoria, University of Jyvaskyla, University of

Member of the Faculties of Education of East China Normal University and the Universities of Jyväskylä, Kentucky and Pretoria

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University of Pretoria, University of Jyvaskyla, University of

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  1. Member of the Faculties of Education of East China Normal University and the Universities of Jyväskylä, Kentucky and Pretoria With the national Department of Education of South Africa; the provincial education departments of the provinces of Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape in South Africa (to be confirmed) and members of the Faculty of Education of the University of Stellenbosch (all to be confirmed) Invite you to the 6th Annual International Symposium on Educational Reform on Educational Reform (ISER) in South Africa 2010 STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. INFORMATION AS ON 7 JUNE 2009 • University of Pretoria, University of Jyvaskyla, University of

  2. ISER 6 THEME: Effective Schools in Effective Education Systems: No Child or School Left Behind Sub-themes: • What is an effective school? • What is an effective education system? • Effective schools IN effective systems • Effective schools in Ineffective systems • Effective leadership: The leader in a diverse environment • Effective schools in effective communities? • Effective schools and effective countries

  3. Sub-themes cont. • Schools, social cohesion and diversity • Challenges and opportunities 9. Left behind learners • “Rescued” schools and “rescued” learners • School language choice in a multilingual society: Sacrificing the individual for the common good? • A rainbow or a melting pot – doing justice to diverse religions, races, languages, cultures, customs and ethnicities • Research, evidence-based decision making and collaborative international research

  4. Sub-themes (Cont.) • If it takes a whole community to educate a child, what does a leader do? • Effective leadership in the face of belligerent teacher unionism • Effective leadership and benign teacher unionism

  5. KEY S TO BE ANNOUNCED ...

  6. A three-legged pot symposium; A symposium on three legs / in three parts

  7. 3-legged pot “Potjiekos” Leg 1: 18 – 22 July 2010 Kempton Park: School of Achievement “Academic” symposium - Tinus du Preez tinus@soa.org.z, Leg 2: 23-25 July 2010 Field visits to Schools and Interaction with Districts in Mpumalanga Ingwenyama Lodge – Keshni Bipath keshni.bipath@up.ac.za Leg 3: 26 – 30 July 2010, Wallenberg Research Centre Stellenbosch Research Forum- Jan Heystek heystek@sun.ac.za

  8. School of Achievement Recommended accommodation: Birchwood Hotel PO Box1106, O R Tambo International Airport, 1627 Viewpoint Street, Bartlett, Boksburg, 1459Tel:  (011) 897 0000 Fax: (011) 897 0001E-mail: reservations@birchwoodhotel.co.zaWebsite: www.birchwoodhotel.co.za

  9. Ingwenyama Lodgehttp://www.ingwenyama.co.za/Ing%20Contact.htm

  10. Accommodation near Wallenberg • SUMMERWOOD – 021 887 4112, www.summerwood.co.za • MOLENVLIET – 021 887 9890 / 084 687 9890, aneenk@webmail.co.za • RUSTENBOSCH – 021 887 8549, gretha@rustenbosch.com • BEAUCLAIR – 27 21 886 8982, res@beauclair.co.za , www.beauclair.co.za • LIFE AND LEISURE - +27 21 8866 955, info@lifeandleisure.co.za • MILLSTREAM - +27 21886 4535, rsa@global.co.za • RYNEVELD COUNTRY LODGE - +27 21 887 4469, ryneveld@iafrica.com • LABRI MANOR - +27 21 886 5652, reservations@labrimanor.co.ca, www.labrimanor.co.za • STELLENBOSCH HOTEL - +27 21 883 3353, stb-hotel@mweb.co.za , www.stellenboschhotel.co.za • D’OUWE WERF HOTEL - +27 21 887 4608, ouwewerf@iafrica.com , www.ouwewerf.com • BELLEVUE MANOR - +27 21 880 1066, Bellevue@yebo.co.za • THE WILD MUSHROOM GUEST HOUSE - +27 21 886 9880, info@wildmushroom.co.za

  11. Wallenberg Research Centre, University of Stellenbosch

  12. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: THE BEST OF SA • Sun City • The magnificent and majestic Mpumalanga; • The Kruger National Park; • The wine routes/farms in Stellenbosch; • Table Mountain; • The famous Robben Island; • Other sightseeing and shopping experiences or extravagances in South Africa; • Game farms, hunting, trout fishing; • Cultural villages; • The cradle of humankind; • Gold Reef City – an original gold mine • Opera and theatre • These will be facilitated by University of Pretoria. • Keshni.bipath@up.ac.za

  13. Welcome to South Africa • ISER 2010 • “SANBONANI” Keshni.bipath@up.ac.za heystek@sun.ac.za Johan.beckmann@up.ac.za Soon: http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=6762&subid=6762&ipklookid=6

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