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(25-30 October 2006, Shanghai, China)
The 2nd International Forum on Teacher Education will take place in Shanghai, China, from 25 to 27 October 2006. This event is co-sponsored by the IBE and organized by East China Normal University (ECNU), the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education, among others.
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In the worldwide campaign for EFA, there has been a shift of emphasis to improve quality of education while continuing efforts to ensure equal access. Accordingly, the central theme of this International Forum is defined as “Teacher Professional Development for Quality Education for All: Policies, Research, Innovative Practices and Capacity Building”, catering for the broad interest of educational policy makers, teachers, teacher educators, research scholars and all other educational personnel interested in EFA.
The objectives of the forum will be fourfold:
- to facilitate policy dialogue on emerging issues in teacher professional development;
- to promote research studies on dimensions of quality education;
- to share innovative practices and models of teachers professional development in diversified national contexts and cultural settings; and
- to promote capacity building at institutional, national and international levels for teacher development for quality EFA
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The IBE is invited to perform a keynote speech on “Teacher capacity building through and for curriculum change”.
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IBE Community of Practice
On 30 October, a one-day IBE Community of Practice (COP) annual meeting will be held with selected Chinese experts. The meeting will be focused on three main objectives:
- revise the activities carried out through the COP in 2006;
- discuss possible lines of activities for 2007; and
- outline inter-regional cooperation activities (elaborate a thematic agenda) regarding the relationships between curriculum change and teacher professional development.
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