Partnerships / Commissions

SchoolVision International cooperates with international networks as:

• GEW – Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft. The largest

   Teacher and Principal Trade Union in Germany  www.gew-nrw.de

* EU-MAIL. European Union Project about Individualized Learning

   in cooperation between Great Britain, Finland, Norway, Sweden and

   Germany. www.eu-mail.info

A selection of commissions SchoolVision International has

been involved in since 2003;

* Evaluation practice and forms of inspection by education authorities in

   different European Countries, Workshop for School Authorities in the

   Governmental District of Duesseldorf , Kevelaer, Nov 13-15, 2003.

* Accountability in the Educational System, International panel discussion,

   October 28-29, 2004 , Bertelsmann Foundation, Gutersloh.

* Support for children with special needs - a school without segregation.

   The GEW Bochumer Congress: Zukunft Bildung, Feb 18-19, 2005.

* Following-up the Evaluation Report within Friggesund School,

   Community of Hudiksvall, Sweden. May 2005.

* Successful work of school leaders built on Systems Thinking. Seminar

   within International School Connection, Madrid, Spain. Oct 16-20.06

* Educational agreement as an Instrument for School Development.

   International research- and practice conference about individual

   developing plans. Pedagogical Institute at the University of Potsdam,

   Germany. Jan 22-24, 2006.   

* Individualized Learning in Theory and Practice from a Swedish

   Perspective. Lecture at the annual conference of the German Parents

   Organization in Porta Westfalica, May 20. 

* Final Evaluation of the activities within the High Coast Academy.

   Community of Kramfors, Sweden. June-Aug 2006.

* Individualized Learning from a Swedish Perspective. Lecture at the Final

   Conference of the EU-MAIL Project. Dortmund. Sept 22-23, 2006.

* Facilitating the meeting between the Leadership teams of the Dusseldorf

   Bezirksregierung and the School Administration of Stockholm.

   Oct 23-24, 2006.

* Individualized Learning Based on Systems Thinking. Seminar within the

   Summit of International School Connection, Beijing, China. Oct 22, 2007.

* Closing lecture at the autumn days for the German Evangelical

   Schoolleadership Association North. Hamburg. Nov 2, 2007.

* Congress ” A School for All”.  Cologne . Nov 16-18, 2007.

* International GEW-Congress, Essen. The working place in change -

   the European perspective. Feb 20-21, 2008.

* Individualized Learning in heterogenous groups. GEW-seminar for

   Teacher Students. Mönchengladbach. June 13-14, 2008.

* Mission (60%) for the Department of Education, Community of Solna,

   Sweden. Nov-07 -- June-08.

* International Conference, Learning-Teaching-Leading-School

   Development. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. July 9-12. 2008. 

* Learning together longer time - the swedish way. Evening lecture for GEW

   in connection with the foundation of a 6th comprehensive school in

   Mönchengladbach. Aug 29, 2008.

* Seminar about Individualized Learning at Kaiser-Karls-

   Gymnasium, Aachen. Sept 18-19, 2008.

* Lecture and seminar, A school for all - sustainability in school

   development". Seminar for  teachers and schoolleaders.

   Mainz-Rheinland-Pfalz. Sept 20, 2008.

* International Schoolleadership Course in cooperation

   with the Technical University of Munchen and the

   National Institute of Pedagogy in Singapore.Sept 28-Oct 3.

* Seminar, Individualized Learning. 16 schools in

   cooperation within school-district Kreuztal. Nov 27, 2008. 

* Sustainable school development within the context of

   Individualized Learning. GEW-seminar for Teachers and

   Schoolleaders. Essen.Jan 16-17, 2009.

* Individualized Learning in heterogenous groups.

   Seminar for Teachers and Schoolleaders. Borken. Feb 10.

* Seminar about Individualized Learning at Heisenberg

   Gymnasium, Dortmund. Feb 11, 2009.

* Seminar about Individualized Learning with

   Young GEW, Dortmund. Feb 11, 2009.

* Working conditions of School-leaders in Sweden contra

   Germany. Seminar for German politicians and School-leaders,

    in cooperation with School Inspector Eva Eriksson, Department

    of Education in Stockholm. Wuppertal. Aug 11, 2009.

* Principal at the School of Veinge, grade 7-9, Laholm,

   Sweden. Aug-Dec, 2009.

* Individualized Learning in the context of a culture of

   learning. Seminar for teachers and schoolleaders in cooperation

   with schoolinspector H. Schäfers. Essen. Jan 29-30, 2010.

* Leader of the unity of common education at the 

   The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Sandö. Feb-March, 2010

* Workshops. Inservice Training Congress for GEW-

   representatives of Germany. In cooperation with Manfred

   Diekenbrock, Heidemarie Schäfers and Christina Norlin.

   Bad Bevensen. Germany. May 13-16, 2010.

* Stockholm Summit. Speed networking session together with

   Heidemarie Schäfers, Bezirksregierung, Dusseldorf.

   May 17-20, 2010.

* "Inspiring Education - Shaping the Future of Our Schools"

   Lecture and paneldiscussion for the Bosch Foundation at the

   European Foundation Week. Brussels. June 1-4, 2010.

* Individual learning - cooperatively created: Teaching and

   Learning together. Key-note speaker at a conference

   organized by the Centre of  Teacher Training, Westfälische

   Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany. Sept 23, 2010.

* Successful leadership in schools – aspects of an

  international discussion. Forum in cooperation

   with Heidemarie and Gerd Schäfers.

   GEW-congress. Dortmund.Feb 17, 2011.

* Key-note speaker at the GEW- congress for compulsory

    schools in NRW. March 30, 2011.

* Follow-up seminar for former participants of Norlins

   Principal Training Courses. Mülheim. March 31, 2011.

*Glance over the borders - Individual Development plan in a

   School for All. Lecture at the Summit for School Leaders of the

   Federation of German Evangelical Schools of handicapped

   children. Templin. April 6, 2011.

* Principal at the School of Sammilsdal, grade 7-9,

   Leksand, Sweden. Schoolyear 10/11.

* Principal Training Course. Sem 1. Pedagogical Leadership.

   Bochum, Germany.May 27-28, 2011.

* The future of education in Switzerland. Lecture and panel-

   discussion at the symposium of the Swiss Academies of Arts

   and Sciences. Bern. June 16-17, 2011.

* Principal Training Course. Sem 2. Sustainability in school

   development and management of the staff. Bochum. Sept 29-30.

* Principal Training Course. Sem 3. The Swedish example:

    creation of an individualized learning culture; teamwork;

    schoolleadership. In cooperation with dr. Conny Björkman,

    Mid Sweden University and consultance Christina Norlin, SVI.

    Sailingship Af Chapman, Stockholm, Sweden. Oct 23-26

* Superintendent, Community of Orsa, Sweden. Aug-Nov

* Principal Training Course. Sem 4. Leadership styles;

   communication and conflict management: theory and case

   studies; presentation of visions. Hamm. Germany. Dec 2-3