Session 4: School collaboration

4.2 Round table: schools of the future
Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece
Sergey Lovyagin, School Centre for Sceince and Technologies Moscow, Russia
Stephen Harris, Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning, Australia
Manfred Lohr, BG/BRG Schwechat, Austria

Abstract
This round table focused on how innovative schools are addressing science education and plans for the future. It discussed the integration of advanced technological tools in schools as well as possible connections between schools and research institutions, informal centers and everyday life. The speakers presented cases from Greece, Russia, Australia and Austria where research units have been developed inside schools. In particular, they explained what approaches can be used to integrate educational research in the school environment and their impact on the organisation itself:  Schools would be transformed in learning centers where teachers, students and parents could work and contribute collaboratively.