Apollon - International Interactive Educational Network

EXCELLENCE: EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

BRAGA, PORTUGAL, 9 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2010, www.excellence-con.eu

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We would like to draw your attention to the 2nd International Conference: Excellence: Education & Human Development, that will be held between 9-12 September 2010, in the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Chair: Manuel Filipe Pereira Cunha Martins Costa, Professor, The University of Minho, Portugal; Director, Hands-on Science Network.

Co-Chair: Eugenia T. Meletea, Mathematician & System Analyst, Researcher & Educator, Scientific Associate, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Director of the APOLLON – International Interactive Educational Network.

The conference solicits original contributions in the following areas:

1. General issues for the development of world citizens for the future:

• National and International Policy in Education (Patterns & planning models, holistic approaches & specific components)

• Implementation and Evaluation (Researches, good practices, standards, values, quality indicators)

• Educational methods (Research, evaluation, teaching, learning Teachers, supporting & mentoring, etc.)

• Multidisciplinary & Multicultural Programs Development (Sciences, Philosophy, Visual Art, Music, Literature, etc.)

• Application of new technologies in performance and educational contexts

• ICT (Information and Communication Technology) (Networks, databases, e-Learning, on-line training programs, etc.)

• Language, Entrepreneurship, etc.

2. Pedagogy for Gifted Talented Students:

• Behaviour and Pedagogy

• Recognition (Needs, individual differences, intervention and development, current practices, policy & legislations, initiatives & plans)

• Integrated Services (Guidance and counseling, pear to pear networking, supporting & mentoring, etc.)

• Performance Sciences

• Performance enhancement research for talented students (musicians, dancers, athletes etc.)

• Twice Exceptional Children,

• School & Higher Education, Informal & Non-Formal Education, Individual Differences and Gender issues

• Traditional heritages and new horizons in giftedness and creativity (Research and programs for talented students in Art, Sciences, Athletics)

3. Talent Development & Human Harmonic/Balanced Development:

• Social Sciences & Humanities

• Child Development (Genetics, Pedophychiatrics, Paediatrics, Child mentoring, identification, unique needs, etc.)

• Sports Talents & Sports Medicine

• Performing Arts Medicine (Medical Problems and health-promoting behavior for performing Artists)

• Dance Medicine and Sciences

• Music Medicine and Sciences

• Musicians’ health and well-being, etc.

• Preventive Medicine (prevent, evaluation, support, diagnosis, therapy etc.)

• Orthopedics (Myoskeletic system development for Athlet, Dance, Music Talented, etc.)

• Health Sciences and Education confluences in “euphuism”

• (Enhances the health, well-being, training, and performance of talented by cultivating educational and medical excellence) (Embiomechanics, Kinaesthetic, Kinesiology, etc.)

• Neurosciences in Education (Brain research, etc.)

4. Scientific excellence:

• Philosophy of Sciences

• Philosophy of Mind

• Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences

• Mathematical Brain and Music

• Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence

• Nano and new Technologies

• Science Literacy

• Science Education & Scientific Excellence, etc.

website: www.excellence-con.eu

e-mail: portugal2010 [at] excellence-con.eu