To Whom It May Concern:

41st National Conference of the Bulgarian Teachers in Chemistry
Lovech (Bulgaria)
March 31st – April 2nd , 2005

"MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN CHEMISTRY LEARNING"

Pupils today live, learn and play in a media-saturated society. For
many of them the curriculum is not relevant, and they become
disengaged from learning.
Rapid developments in technology have brought many exciting changes
to life, presenting new challenges for schools. Multiple new
literacies are required to navigate the forest of signs and symbols
of our globalized media culture.
Globalization, immigration, poverty, terrorism, violence have created
a society of increased diversity. All these change the school.
Technologies, Internet and Multimedia – utilize these 21st
century
tools in your teacher practice. Discover how your class can enter the
21st century.



Conference Topics: Modern Educational Technologies; Modern
Information Technologies.

Organizing Committee: Professor B.V. Toshev (Chair); Ms. I. Burovska,
Lovech (Vice-Chair); Mr. N. Naydenov, Sofia (secretary); Dr. St.
Tsakovski, Sofia (secretary); Dr. R. Petkova, Ministry of Education
and Science; Mr. R. Raykov, Lovech; Mr. N. Hadzhijski, Lovech; Ms. E.
Avramova (Khimiya. Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education); Ms. G.
Bezhanska, Sofia; Ms. M. Iotova (teacher), Sofia; Ms. T. Apostolova
(teacher), Sofia; Mr. N. Tzankov (teacher), Blagoevgrad.

Scientific Committee: Dr. S. Beneva, University of Sofia; Dr. L.
Boyanova, University of Sofia; Dr. K. Vachkov, University of Shumen;
Dr. G. Ganchev, University of Stara Zagora; Dr. E. Gergova,
University of Plovdiv; Dr. St. Manev, University of Blagoevgrad.

Round-Table: Chemistry Curricula and School Legislation (Mediator:
Dr. St. Manev);
Forum: Free discussion on teachers problems (Mediator: Ms. M. Iotova
(teacher);
Prospective Chemists Club: Presentation of chemistry programs of the
Bulgarian higher schools (Mediator: Dr. St. Tsakovski);
MEd and PhD Club: Discussion on the problems of both MEd and PhD
students in the area of chemistry/science education (Mediator: H.
Kalpachka, PhD student).

The present announcement is a Call for Participation in the
Conference that is open for teachers, educators, students, parents,
etc in Bulgaria and abroad. Everyone who is interested in that field
is welcome. For additional information do not hesitate to contact:

Professor B.V. Toshev, Head of the Department of Chemistry Education,
University of Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, BULGARIA
Tel.: +359 2 8629049 (office); +359 2 9625438 (fax);
toshev@... (e-mail)

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