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2007 International Trip Links

Trip Background and Reports

International Outreach

Helsinki, Finland

Sunday, November 11

3:00 PM-6:00 PM


Orientation meeting
The Scandic Grand Marina Hotel 
7:00 PM Dinner hosted by Pearson Foundation/Nokia


Monday, November 12

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Visit to Nokia and meetings with executives
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Meetings at the Ministry of Education
Share information on key U.S. policies/issues/challenges relating to ICT in education
Senior Adviser Jouni Kangasniemi

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM City Of Helsinki, Media Center
Director Liisa Huovinen
The Media Center provides personnel training, facilities and tools for teachers to improve their knowledge and skills in using ICT in education.

7:00 PM Dinner at Koivusaari Villa
Hosted by Nokia and Pearson Foundation


Tuesday, November 13

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Aurinkolahden peruskoulu/Aurinkolahti School
Principal Leena Sipponen
http://www.auripk.edu.hel.fi/

School is specifically designed for the use of educational technology to create a community of learners who build knowledge together.

PPT View Aurinkolahtis School PowerPoint Presentation

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11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Debriefing Discussion
National Board of Education
Counselor of Education Ella Kiesi

4:00 PM Depart Helsinki for arrival in Stockholm, Sweden


Stockholm, Sweden

Wednesday, November 14

9:00 AM- 10:30 AM


Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SALAR)
Mats Östling, Information Technology Strategist

SALAR is the national organization representing the municipalities in charge of K-12 education. http://www.skl.se/artikel.asp?C=756&A=180

Overview of ICT-related factors concentrating on open technologies, open source and the critical factors in the effective use.

PPTView PowerPoint Presentation from Mats OstlingPDF PDF Version of this Powerpoint

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM IUP-Banken/Unikum (at Myndigheten för skolutveckling)
Karlbergsvägen 77-81 presentation by Jonas Ryberg who is CEO of Unikum, an open web resource to support the implementation of Individualised Development Plans in Swedish schools

PPTView Project Unik Assessment PowerPoint Presentation
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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Skolverket (Swedish Agency for Education) presentation on policies and investments in ICT

PPTView ICT Sweden PowerPoint Presentation
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PPTView Presentation of a Swedish National Website (PowerPoint)
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PowerPointView Swedish School System PowerPoint Presentation
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PowerpointView Boarg and Nilsson Swedish National Agency Presentation
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Vasa Museum


Thursday, November 15

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Myndigheten för skolutveckling
Swedish National Agency for School Improvement (Rektorsakademin)
Karlbergsvägen 77-81

Meeting with Peter Karlberg, responsible for open source research and development and Christina Szekely who is responsible for digital learning material and Angela Andersson, presentation on eTwinning, the European programme for connecting schools through ICT

PowerpointView Swedish National Agency For School Improvement PowerPoint Presentation

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2:10 PM Depart Stockholm at 2:10 PM for arrival in Copenhagen

5:00 PM Introduction to the Danish Educational System
Nicolai Arvedsen Head of Section, Ministry of Education
Department of Primary, Lower Secondary and General Adult Education


Copenhagen, Denmark

Friday, November 16

9:15 AM
Visit at the "Katrinedalsskolen" - a public School integrating the use of IT in learning

Address: Katrinedalsskolen, Vanløse Allé 44, DK-2720 Vanløse

11:00 AM Return trip to the Danish Ministry of Education

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Integration of IT in Education -presentations and questions
Presentation of the "IT i Folkeskolen" - Information and Communication Technology in public primary and lower secondary school - policy programme

PowerpointView UNI•C PowerPoint Presentation by Claus Berg
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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Debriefing session

7:00 PM Closing Dinner Sponsored by Atomic Learning
The Perlen Tivoli Restaurant


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