A G E N D A

 Apr-20th, Friday:

Afternoon          ( individual arrival and check-in )

06:00 PM          Hotel’s lobby bar:  Welcome drink & Get-together

07:30 PM          Hotel’s restaurant:  CASIO  DINNER    ‘social evening’

Apr-21st, Saturday:  (conference room’)

08:30 AM          Begin / Welcome

Introductions and agreement on agenda

Mr. Klaner abre la sesión 

(a) Presentación de las nuevas calculadoras científicas y el software de los emuladores de la serie ES    (Previsto para abril 2007)

(b) Presentación de la Calculadora Gráfica   fx 9860G Slim (Previsto para julio 2007)

(b) ClassPad 300   y ClassPad 330

Escritura natural fraccionaria

Escritura natural decimal

Mejora de la Geometría dinámica

CAS más potente

Experimentos de probabilidad

Matemáticas financieras

Transformaciones de Fourier y Laplace

Gráficas de ecuaciones diferenciales

Se conecta directamente al proyector de Casio o a través de cualquier otro proyector con un kit especial

10:00 AM          Presentations by country/region (10-15 minutes, each):

                        ‘Use of Technology - Planned Steps Towards Maths Education In 21^st Century’

- Situación de la calculadora en Alemania.

- Situación de la calculadora en Portugal.

- Situación de la calculadora en España.

- Países Escandinavos.

11:45 AM          Short summary
12:00                LUNCH  in the hotel’s restaurant

01:30 PM          Casio success story from Australia (Mr. Yoshioka)

02:00 PM          ‘Permanent Communication And Collaboration Throughout The Year’

                        (instead of a single annual conference, only)
                        Presentation of ideas of possible ‘tools’ (by Casio staff)     
02:30 PM          Group Work  (> form 3 groups according to countries’ common interests / similar sit.):

                        ‘Establish Continuous Annual Work’ from concrete steps over set-up down to expected expenditure (any kind of).

1. Communication
    a) in the country / in the region(s)
    b) within the European Casio Edu Network
    c) orientated to non-EU networks / to the ‘public’
    Adequate best possible way(s) of continuing realization of a, b, c

2. Exchange
    a) of existing books / oher literature / classroom materials
    b) of concepts (e.g. for teacher trainings / ‘PR’ / etc.)
    c) of ideas (e.g. about new ways of teaching & learning with technology, modern tools,
        multimedia)
    Adequate best possible way(s) of continuing realization of a, b, c

3. Cooperations
    a) in terms of classroom projects, project schools, …
    b) in terms of teacher trainings
    c) in terms of academic research (*)

    d) in terms of writing instructional literature (books, press articles, web page contents, etc.)
    e) in terms of creating model lessons, model exams, etc.
   

     f) in terms of influencing decision makers (e.g. at ministries)
     g) in terms of contacts (with teacher associations, universities / chairs for methodology &
        didactics of maths)

02:45 PM          COFFEE  BREAK
03:00 PM          Start with actual group work

04:00 PM          Teams start with preparations for group reports (planned f. Sunday)

05:00 PM          END  of the Saturday work session
05:30 PM          Sightseeing Vienna with local guide, by bus, incl. ride on Ferris Wheel
08:00 PM          Downtown DINNER in a cosy historic restaurant; finally walk back to the hotel

Apr-22nd, Sunday:   (conference room ‘ ’)

08:30 AM          Group Reports (3 groups):  results and organization of follow-up;

                        ideas/plans for next steps, activities and projects…

Ideas para disertaciones / Temas para grupos de trabajo/ Invitar conferenciantes / Hipótesis de trabajo en línea con el grupo /

Internet forum / Skype Internet phone / Videoconferencias

09:45 AM          COFFEE  BREAK

10:00 AM          Open discussion  (Plenum)

11:30 AM          END  OF  THE  CONFERENCE

(individual check-out and departure)

How to settle / intensify permanent communication and collaboration throughout the year.