The skills that students need to contribute effectively to society are changing constantly, but our education systems are
not keeping up.
Most schools look much the same today as they did a generation ago, and teachers themselves are often not developing the practices and skills required to meet the diverse needs of today’s learners.
What are the skills that young people need to participate fully in this rapidly changing world, and how can education systems best support the kind of teaching that develops those skills?
What is the role of teachers in leading innovation, both inside and outside the classroom?
What are the different roles and responsibilities of 21st-century school leaders, and how can countries best develop leadership throughout their education systems?
To help governments address these issues, while placing teachers and school leaders at the centre of improvement efforts, the Canadian ministers of education, the OECD and Education International brought education ministers, union leaders and other teacher leaders together for the fifth International Summit on the Teaching Profession in Banff, Canada, in March 2015.
One of the secrets of the success of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession is that it explores difficult and controversial issues on the basis of sound evidence, provided by the OECD as the global leader for internationally comparative data and analysis.
http://istp2015.org/Documents/ISTP2015_OECD-background-report.pdf
Most schools look much the same today as they did a generation ago, and teachers themselves are often not developing the practices and skills required to meet the diverse needs of today’s learners.
What are the skills that young people need to participate fully in this rapidly changing world, and how can education systems best support the kind of teaching that develops those skills?
What is the role of teachers in leading innovation, both inside and outside the classroom?
What are the different roles and responsibilities of 21st-century school leaders, and how can countries best develop leadership throughout their education systems?
To help governments address these issues, while placing teachers and school leaders at the centre of improvement efforts, the Canadian ministers of education, the OECD and Education International brought education ministers, union leaders and other teacher leaders together for the fifth International Summit on the Teaching Profession in Banff, Canada, in March 2015.
One of the secrets of the success of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession is that it explores difficult and controversial issues on the basis of sound evidence, provided by the OECD as the global leader for internationally comparative data and analysis.
http://istp2015.org/Documents/ISTP2015_OECD-background-report.pdf
