An International Conference Organized By

The International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE)

The International Association for the Study of
Cooperation in Education (IASCE)

The University of Turin, Italy

The Center for Instructional Services of the Province of Turin (CESEDI)

January 19-22, 2008

Turin, Italy 

This international conference offers educators an opportunity to explore formal and informal educational models, strategies, and practices for successful cooperation in intercultural education. For four full days, participants will share resources and expertise and will interact with educators who are working with ethnically, culturally, academically and linguistically diverse classrooms in today’s schools. The language of the conference is English, with several workshops during the pre-conference in Italian.

The conference invites presentations that address theory and practice, as well as traditional and action research in the following areas:

• Building Cooperation and Resolving Conflict in Schools and Communities with Diverse Populations
• Cooperative Learning in In-Service and Pre-Service Teacher Education
• Using Cooperative Learning for Intercultural Education, Social Justice and Equity.
• High Quality Implementation of Cooperative Learning
• Cooperative Learning in Higher Education
• Promoting Intercultural Dialogue Through Technology

Conference Schedule

Saturday and Sunday, January 19^th and 20^th, 2008

Two pre-conference days of dynamic experiential workshops on the conference themes by leaders in the field. Learn new skills and consider novel points of view. Learn how to apply workshop contents to your respective content areas and grade levels.

Monday and Tuesday, January 21^st and 22^nd, 2008

Two days of stimulating keynote presentations, plenary sessions, symposia, and informal interactions.

FOR DETAILS OF THE PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS PLEASE GO TO: