ISATT2017

18thBIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING

3-7 JULY 2017

UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA, SALAMANCA, SPAIN

"Teaching search and research"

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPENS ON3 OCTOBER 2016! JOIN US!

Dear researchers,

You are invited to join the18thBiennial Conference on Teachers and Teaching – ISATT 2017, an international open forum for researchers, teacher educators, and teachers to present their work and discuss their experiences.

CONFERENCE THEME

We invite candidates to contribute to the conference theme:“Teaching search and research”.The essence of this conference aims to capture the mutual interrelations between the academia and schools in order to combine discourses and align positions. The particular interest is to bring practice into theory and theory to practice. Education needs a genuine understanding between these two worlds in order to offer adapted responses to multiple problems and increasingly diverse contexts.

Therefore, the ISATT 2017 will encourage submissions that examine the diverse teaching contexts and the many changes occurring across education research and practice: from design to implementation. All areas where learning and pedagogy have decisive presence are susceptible to be included. ISATT 2017 is conceived as an open forum to share research works and teaching experiences in early childhood, elementary and secondary school education as well as tertiary education.

SUB-THEMES

The scope of the conference includes thefollowing sub-themes:

  • The development of knowledge and understanding of teaching practices.
  • Social competencies and problem-solving competencies.
  • Engaging learning environments.
  • Sustainability of learning and teaching practices.
  • Innovative practices and ICT (i.e., virtual platforms, mobile & augmented learning, flipped learning, etc.)

PRESENTATION FORMATS

You are invited to submit yourcontributions in Englishin any of the following formats:

  • Oral Presentations
  • Posters
  • Symposia
  • Workshops

You can find further informationhere.

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for abstracts:3 October 2016

Registration opens:31 October 2016

Abstract submission due:28 December 2016

Authors notified:28 February 2017

TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND ISATT 2017

  • Present your contribution in a widely acknowledged international conference on Teacher Education.

​ Contribute to bring practice into theory and theory to practice and contribute to bring together both “search” and “research” with the purpose ofoffering solutions to real problems in the educational field.

  • Participate in this open forum toshare research works and teaching experiences in early childhood, elementary and secondary school education as well as tertiary education.
  • Learn about educationalinnovationsto improve your educational practices.
  • Interact withinternational teachers, lecturers and educatorsfrom all over the world.

ABOUT SALAMANCA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

The city ofSalamancais a beautiful city in northwestern Spain, situated approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of the Spanish capital Madrid. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Also, it is a city to enjoy and visit, with a lot of monuments to sightsee, for instance the Plaza Mayor, the Huerto de Calisto y Melibea and the Cathedrals. Furthermore, there is a high speed train from Madrid to Salamanca (duration: one and a half hours).

In terms of conferences, Salamanca is a usual scenario for international conferences in many disciplines. In fact, theUniversity of Salamanca(USAL) is the oldest University in Spain (and fourth oldest in Europe). It is a medium size university with an average of more than 30,000 registered students each year and made up of nine teaching campuses, a Science Park and 12 research institutes.

Come and join us! We are looking forward to seeing you in the Conference!

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