2nd International Forum on Teacher Education

Shanghai, China - 25 to 30 October 2006 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.  
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 “Teacher Professional Development for Quality Education for All: Policies, Research, Innovative Practices and Capacity Building”, catering to 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:

1. to facilitate policy dialogue on emerging issues in teacher professional development;
2. to promote research studies on dimensions of quality education;
   to share innovative practices and models of teachers professional
3. development in diversified national contexts and cultural settings; and
4. to promote capacity building at institutional, national and international levels for teacher development for quality EFA
    

The IBE is invited to perform a keynote speech on “Teacher capacity building through and for curriculum change”.