Migration macht Schule 
Grundlagen,
Materialien,
Unterrichts-
entwürfe
Schools in Immigrant Societies:
International Perspectives from Research and Practice
International Conference of the Georg Eckert
Institute for International Textbook Research
in Cooperation with the Department of Intercultural Education Science, Freie
Universität Berlin, and the Network Migration in Europe.
Henry Ford Building, Freie Universität Berlin, 13th to 15th February, 2008
Funded by:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Berlin)
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Bonn)
Niedersächsische Lottostiftung
Programme
Wednesday, 13th February, 2008
Arrival
11.00
Press conference
12.00-15.00
Arrival and check-in
from 13.00
Information stands presented by foundations and publishing houses
14.45-15.15
Welcome: Prof. Dr. Keitel-Kreidt (FU Berlin), Prof. Dr.
Simone Lässig (Georg Eckert Institute) and Thomas Krüger (Federal
Agency for Civic Education)
15.15-16.00
Panel Discussion: Schools in Immigrant Societies: Challenges
and Perspectives
Prof. Dr. Maria Böhmer (Federal Commissioner for Migration, Refugees
and Integration) and Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz (Minister of Education,
State of Sachsen-Anhalt)
Chair: Jörg Lau (Die Zeit)
16.00-16.30
Coffee break
16.30-17.45
Input-Statements: Prof. Dr. Viola Georgi (Free University
Berlin), Rainer Ohliger (Network Migration in Europe), Dr. Susanne Schwalgin
(Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research): Towards
Empowerment: The Role of Schools and Education in Societies of Immigration
18.00-19.30
Panel: Schools in Immigration Societies between State,
Markets and Civil Society
Chair: Rainer Ohliger (Network Migration in Europe)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Frank Olaf Radtke (University of Frankfurt), Prof. Dr.
Sally Tomlinson (University of Oxford)
Plenary discussion
From 19.30
Reception
Thursday, 14th February, 2008
9.00-10.30
Panel: Revisiting: Multiculturalism, Diversity and
Citizenship in Education
Chair: Prof. Dr. Viola Georgi (Freie Universität Berlin)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Leiprecht (University of Oldenburg),
Dr. Nasar Meer (Bristol University)
Plenary discussion
10.30-11.00
Coffee break
11.00-13.00
Panel: Training (and In-Service-Training) of Teachers
in Immigration Societies
Chair: Dr. Susanne Schwalgin (Georg Eckert Institute)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Audrey Osler (University of Leeds),
Prof. Dr. David Montemurro (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
Toronto), Regine Hartung, State Institute for Teacher Training and School
Development, Hamburg
Plenary discussion
13.00-14.30
Lunch break
14.30-16.30
Parallel Workshops on Intercultural Concepts, Learning Media and
Teaching Methods
Workshop 1: Diversity Education (in English)
Barry van Driel, International Association for Intercultural Education,
Brussels
Workshop 2: A World of Diversity
Susanne Ulrich (Centre for Applied Political Research, Munich)
Workshop 3: Service Learning
Prof. Dr. Anne Sliwka (University of Trier), Anne Seifert and Sandra Reinmuth
(both Freudenberg Foundation)
Workshop 4: Learning History Interculturally
(in English)
Adam Strom (Facing History and Ourselves)
Workshop 5: Intercultural Communication via
Biographical Narratives (in English)
Prof. Dr. Hanna Schissler (Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook
Research) and Prof. Elisabeth Quintero (California State University Channel
Island)
Workshop 6: The School as a Place for Integration
– Examples of Good Practice
Jens Großpietsch and Karin Jäger, Heinrich von Stephan School,
Berlin-Moabit; Hiltrud Kneuer, Slomanstieg School, Hamburg-Veddel
Workshop 7: Web-Based Teaching Material: “1001
Ideas on Muslim Cultures and Histories“
Dr. Gerdien Jonker (Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research)
16.30-17.00
Coffee break
17.00-18.30
Panel Discussion with Representatives of Parents’ Associations
Chair: Dr. Sara Fürstenau (University of Hamburg)
Panel Members: Safter Çinar, Federation of Turkish
Parents’ Associations in Germany; Antonio Díaz, Spanish Parents’
Associations in the Federal Republic of Germany; Isidora Randjelovic, Romany
Parents’ Association ‘Bashe Rroma’ (Berlin); Mahmoud El-Hussein,
Arabic Parents’ Union (Berlin)
20.00 Uhr
Dinner, Restaurant TBD
Friday, 15th February, 2008
9.00–11.00
Panel: Diversity and Normative Approaches in Textbooks:
We – Them and Beyond
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Hanna Schissler (Georg Eckert Institute)
Speaker: Heidi Weinhäupl (University of Vienna): Diversity
and Normative Approaches in Textbooks
Textbook Authors and Publishing Houses: Wolfgang Pankratz
(Author of the history and politics textbook Durchblick, Westermann
publishing house): Immigration History in German Textbooks: A Case Studyo
Benoît Falaize (Institut national de la recherche pédagogique):
Immigration History in French Textbooks
11.00-11.30
Coffee break
11.30-12.30
Speakers: Ingrid Keller-Russell, Teacher at Integrierte
Gesamtschule Hannover-Linden: Practical Experiences with the Textbook Durchblick
Pascal Mériaux (history teacher, Lyon): Practical Experience with
French Textbooks
12.30-13.00
Commentary on the textbooks and practice reports presented: Dr. Barbara
Christophe (Georg Eckert Institute) and Rainer Ohliger (Network Migration
in Europe)
13.00-14.30
Lunch break
14.30-15.30
Panel Discussion: Schools, Languages and Integration
Policy in Societies of Immigration
Chair: Dr. Frauke Miera (Europa-University Viadrina, Frankfurt/O.)
Panel Members: Prof. Dr. Christoph Schroeder (University
of Potsdam); Susanne Mehlin, Werkstatt für Integration durch Bildung
(Berlin)
15.30-16.00
Coffee break
16.00-18.00
Panel: Schooling for Community: Opening up and Networking
Schools within their Social Environment
Chair: Dr. Mechtild Gomolla (University of Münster)
Panel Members: Prof. Dr. Dennis Shirley (Lynch School of
Education, Boston College); Dr. Susanne Schwalgin (Georg Eckert Institute);
Siegfried Arnz (Secondary-School Representative of the ‘Hauptschule’,
Berlin Senate Administration for Education and Research