The Future of Education
Guðrún Pétursdóttir
Institution: InterCultural Iceland
Address: Skeljagranda 8
Postal Code: 107
Country: Iceland
Guðrún Pétursdóttir is a sociologist, specialized in the field of working against prejudices and racism, as well as specialization in intercultural education and cooperative learning. She is the main trainer on all ICI training courses and has offered teachers training both in Iceland and Europe since 1999. For the last 15 years Guðrún has worked in different fields connected with migration issues and teachers training and has since 2003 ran the intercultural centre InterCultural Iceland (www.ici.is).
She taught courses at the Teachers University during the years 2003-2005 and at the pedagogical department of the University of Iceland from 2006-2009. She has run Grundtvig/Comenius/Erasmus+ In-service training courses for teachers and educators since 2004, developed cooperative teaching methods and materials and she is the author of two books: Intercultural education (1999) and Everyone can do something nobody can do everything; a practical handbook for teachers (2003). She is the founder and manager of ICI.
She taught courses at the Teachers University during the years 2003-2005 and at the pedagogical department of the University of Iceland from 2006-2009. She has run Grundtvig/Comenius/Erasmus+ In-service training courses for teachers and educators since 2004, developed cooperative teaching methods and materials and she is the author of two books: Intercultural education (1999) and Everyone can do something nobody can do everything; a practical handbook for teachers (2003). She is the founder and manager of ICI.
