Webinar: Opening Doors: Innovative Strategies for Immigrant...

Webinar: Opening Doors: Innovative Strategies for Immigrant Student Success

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM (ET)


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Cities of Migration Learning Exchange series

Opening Doors: Innovative Strategies for Immigrant Student Success

When (based on timezone)
June 22, 2011

10:00 EDT in Toronto, New York
15:00 BST in London
16:00 CEST in Berlin, Barcelona, Malmo
02:00 NZST in Auckland (June 23)

Join Cities of Migration online for a 60-minute webinar to learn about winning educational strategies and practical lessons for immigrant student success. Learn how educators in Malmo and Frankfurt  are testing new ideas in and outside the classroom and unlocking opportunity for academic achievement.

Participants will learn about Good Ideas:

  • In Malmo, municipal authorities have customized a national education strategy for city classrooms that meets local needs by investing in teachers to deliver academic success. Nominated for the 2008 Carl Bertelsmann Prize for Integration in Education.
  • In Frankfurt, the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft  has developed a scholarship program for immigrant children and their families. The Diesterweg-Scholarship aims for academic success in the classroom while building bridges to full participation in German life for all members of the family.

Webinar Presenters:

  • Anna-Karin Hedenskog, City of Malmo
  • Gisela von Auer, Project Manager, Diesterweg-Stipendium
  • With:  Dr. Roland Kaehlbrandt, Chairman, Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main

Technical Requirements: No cost to participate. You will need a computer with internet access and a landline telephone

When

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM (ET)

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Cities of Migration showcases good practice in the integration of urban migrants and promotes innovative ideas that create equity, social cohesion and urban prosperity.

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