International conference “Development of Critical Thinking and Teacher Training in the XXI-st century – Opportunities for Change”

The conference was devoted for pre-service teacher training issues not only in the Soros network countries, but also in the whole world. The quests from 10 countries had opportunity not only to share their experience, but also visited Lithuanian schools – methodical centres of critical thinking development – and observed lessons. Lithuania teachers prepared practical recommendations for pre-service teacher training institutions: what necessary changes we are facing in XXI century. The 60 participants from USA, Check Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania were involved into very active planning for the future cooperation and left with concrete engagements.