Professor Emeritus Brian Caldwel to represent ACARA in Geneva 22 October 2014: acara.edu.au/news_media/acara_news/acara_news_2014_10.html#20141030 This week, ACARA’s Deputy Chair, Professor Emeritus Brian Caldwell, represents ACARA at an international conference of the Centre for Curriculum Redesign (CCR). Professor Caldwell said, “I am pleased and honoured with the opportunity to represent the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) at this conference. ACARA is one of many organisations supporting this event, and it is important for ACARA to be at the forefront of efforts to improve the quality of education for all students, regardless of their country or jurisdiction. This conference is an opportunity to learn first-hand more about leading educational developments in practice and to bring back to Australia information that is leading edge development in curriculum”. The conference, titled ‘Character Education for a Challenging Century’, is held in Geneva from 22 to 24 October 2014 and is driven by the question, ‘What should students learn for the 21st century?’ The conference is supported by a range of public and private institutions and organisations, including the OECD, UNESCO and World Bank; jurisdictions in Australia, Canada and Finland; leading universities such as MIT and Stanford; foundations and not-for-profit organisations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; and corporations including Google, IBM, intel and Microsoft. Keynote speakers include Andreas Schleicher, Director, Education and Skills Directorate at OECD; Professor Linda Darling-Hammond from Stanford University and Charles Fadel, Founder and Chair, CCR, and author of 21st Century Skills book. Dr Michele Bruniges, Director-General of the NSW Department of Education and Communities, will contribute during a panel presentation. Among other features, the conference will showcase successful government, education and corporate partnerships that address character education in formal and informal settings. It is intended to achieve a global consensus through agreement on a Geneva Declaration.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:43:26 +0000
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