ECML colloquium, 13-14 December 2017
Teacher education for linguistic diversity: the contribution of the ECML

Videos

Welcome and opening remarks

• Sarah Breslin - Executive Director of the ECML

Teacher education for linguistic diversity
Why does it matter and where are we now?
The contribution of a Framework of References for Pluralistic Approaches (FREPA) (FR)

• Introduction by Michel Candelier
• Jean-François de Pietro
• Ildikó Lörincz
• Michel Candelier and Anna Schröder-Sura

The impact of curricular reform on teacher education: different European perspectives

• Austria: Plurilingualism and language sensitive teaching: recent curricula developments in teacher education (EN) Dagmar Gilly
• Finland: Plurilingualism in the new curriculum: what does this mean for teacher education? (EN) Sanna Karppanen
• Switzerland: Building on the Council of Europe’s “Guide for the development and implementation of curricula for plurilingual and intercultural education” – plurilingual curricular scenarios at different educational stages (FR) Mirjam Egli Cuenat 

Multilingual Classrooms

• The perspective of the European Union (EN) Kristina Cunningham

ECML/EU Initiative

• Supporting Multilingual Classrooms (EN) Terry Lamb/Brigitte Gerber

Tools for effective educational change

• What teaching tools can support education which is open to diversity? (FR) Jean-François De Pietro
• Perspectives: towards a reference framework for supporting teachers to develop pluralistic approaches (FR) Ana-Isabel Andrade

Changing mindsets through formal and informal professional learning opportunities

• Meng Sprooch(en), deng Sprooch(en), eis Sprooch(en): Language education for children aged 3 to 6 in the context of multilingual Luxembourg (FR) Flore Schank 
• One Irish primary school’s response to linguistic diversity (EN) Déirdre Kirwan

Conclusions

• 3 voices from participants

Closing remarks

• Michel Candelier & Anna Schröder-Sura, Sarah Breslin