Apollon - International Interactive Educational Network

EXCELLENCE: EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

ATHENS, GREECE, 1 – 4 JULY 2009

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We would like to draw your attention to the International Conference “Excellence: Education & Human Development” that will be held between July 1-4, 2009, in Athens, one of the world’s oldest cities with a huge recorded history and cultural heritage.

In the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
http://www.uoa.gr/uoauk/uoaindex.htm

Under the auspices of:

• The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – www.uoa.gr
• The Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – www.ypepth.gr

Organised by APOLLON International Interactive Educational Network – www.apollon.edu.gr

Conference Website: www.excellence-con.eu

Aim of the conference is to develop communication and cooperation between researchers, educators, health sciences scientist, ICT developers etc, in state to focus in human harmonic/balanced development. Gifted talented children and youths is the target group in witch we focus in the conference.

The conference solicits original contributions in the following areas:

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)

Pedagogy for Gifted Talented Students:

• Behaviour and Pedagogy

• Recognition
  (Needs, individual differences, intervention and development, current practices, policies & 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)

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

Talented Development & Human Harmonic/Balanced Development:

• Child Development
  (Genetics, Pedophychiatrics, Paediatrics, Child Mentoring, identification of “unique” needs, etc)

• 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)

• Prevenitive Medicine
  (evaluation, prevent, support, diagosis, 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)

Scientific excellence:

• Philosophy of Sciences

• Philosophy of Mind

• Philosophy of Cognitive Science

• Mathematical Brain and Music