Filed under: Your say...
The Economist has been hosting a series of extremely interesting debates.
The first focused on technology and education, the second on university recruiting, and the third and final debate is on social networking.The third debate in the series started January 15th:
“Social Networking: does it bring positive change to education?”
Have your say!
Filed under: ESD learning materials
The International Centre for Innovation in Education, (ICIE-Paris) calls for papers for the “Excellence in Education 2008 conference. Future Minds and Creativity” in Paris, France on 2-4 July 2008. Check out the website for more info:
www.icieconference.net
Topics
* New Millennium Learner and Gifted Education: models of excellence in education;
* Learning Environment: standards and curricula, tasks and materials, and communication;
* Technology and e-Learning; Instructors and Teacher: competencies, teaching methods, and staff development;
* Learner: competencies, individual differences, intervention and development;
* Programme Development: examples, planning models and components, implementation and evaluation; Integrated Services: guidance and counseling, community services, and mentorship;
* Future Trends: globalization and networking.
They encourage anyone with an interest in excellence in education and gifted education to attend this conference. The participants will include: university academics, educational psychologists, education policy advisers and managers, business and industry leaders, gifted and talented program coordinators, school heads, graduate students, parents and caretakers.
Important Dates
Abstract submission closes 31 March 2008,
Notification of acceptance of abstract 15 April 2008,
End of the early registration incentive 20 April 2008,
All speakers must be registered 30 April 2008,
Final programme published 25 May 2008.
Filed under: ICT4ESD
Did you already check out the Youth Action for Change Sustainable Development Online Course wiki?
Youth Action for Change is a small association that works to empower youth around the world. You can visit their homepage here: YAC Homepage
This course was done in May and June 2007 and facilitated by Mabel from Peru and Kjell from Germany. The 30 participants came from very diverse backgrounds. You can have a look at who they are on the list of participants.
This wiki is the main learning space, because it points you to all the resources. They also have a Nicenet course room for forum type discussions and a group blog “Green Changemakers” to keep in touch after the course.
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Thanks for this interesting wiki Do Van Nguyet.
Check it out,
Bart Cornille
Filed under: ICT4ESD
As ESD-NET member I wish you all a happy (solar-lunar) New Year.
We have probably all made our New Years’ resolutions, including Google.
Google.org aspires to use the power of information and technology to address the global challenges of our age: climate change, poverty and emerging disease. In collaboration with experienced partners working in each of these fields, they will invest their resources and tap the strengths of Google’s employees and global operations to advance new major initiatives.
You cannot believe it? Chech out this movie!
Filed under: ICT4ESD
Realizing that it takes more than just having a computer in the classroom to enable teachers to pass on the skills students need to do well in today’s world, the United Nations has developed new guidelines to help instructors better
use information and communication technology (ICT) in education.
The new guidelines – ICT Competency Standards for Teachers – was developed by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in cooperation with technology giants Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, as well as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura said the guidelines – which will be presented to education ministers from more than 100 countries at the Moving Young Minds Conference in London on 8th January – provide a tool that will help
policymakers and teacher-training developers plan their use of ICT.
“These standards consist of modules that will help trainers prioritize their
needs and design training curricula adapted to specific requirements and
resources, reflecting UNESCO’s conviction that countries must occupy the
driver’s seat of educational planning,” he stated.
The agency noted that the standards go beyond just addressing ICT skills,
and takes into account the specific needs of teachers, curriculum and school
organization. They should “contribute to the education of a better-informed
citizenry able to advance economic and social development.”
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UNESCO’s Director-General and Assistant Director-General for Education have announced that the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development – Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade” will be held in Bonn, Germany, from 31 March to 2 April 2009.
Some 700 stakeholders from all over the world will attend the conference, which is being organized by UNESCO and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, in cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO.
Registration will begin in November 2008
Contact: esddecade@unesco.org
More information on:
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=55176&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Filed under: ESD learning materials
Carolyn Rodriguez is a member of the ESDNET. She informs us that SEAMEO INNOTECH will dedicate an issue of its Journal to ESD.
The INNOTECH Journal was first published in 1977. It was launched with the
hope of reaching a wider audience and providing a professional medium for
the exchange of ideas to benefit educational practices in the Southeast
Asian region. Today, the Journal is published semi-annually and contains
papers drawn from various forums and international conferences, as well as
articles contributed by SEAMEO INNOTECH’s various stakeholders not only
within Southeast Asia but other countries as well.
The first issue of the Journal for this year will share case studies,
experiences and achievements on ESD teaching and learning, research and
policy, including efforts toward ESD integration in teacher education and
the curriculum.
We would like to invite members of this network to submit articles for
consideration and inclusion in this said issue. Attach are some general
guidelines for reference of interested contributors. Of course, the earlier
we receive your articles, the better; but we can receive articles until the
15th of May 2008.
I look forward to hearing from you all. Thank you and warm regards to
everyone.
Carolyn Rodriguez
Head of ICT Services
SEAMEO INNOTECH
www.seameo-innotech.org
