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OECD brain study suggests new avenues for teaching

02-Jul-2007

The brain never loses its capacity to learn, according to a new publication from the OECD.  Contrary to the myth that “everything important about the brain is decided by the age of three,” Understanding the Brain: The Birth of a Learning Science suggests not only that learning never stops - especially if actively pursued - but that it physically transforms the brain.

Open Educational Resources bring new opportunities, challenges: OECD

01-Jun-2007

The burgeoning Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is bringing higher education resources within reach of growing numbers of potential users around the world, but education authorities will soon have to grapple with new challenges such as copyright issues and the sustainability of business models, according to a new OECD study.

Open Educational Resources bring new opportunities, challenges

24-May-2007

The burgeoning Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is bringing higher education resources within reach of growing numbers of potential users around the world, but education authorities will soon have to grapple with new challenges such as copyright issues and the sustainability of business models, according to a new OECD study.

The new CERI brochure is out!

23-Apr-2007

The brochure on OECD work on research and innovation in education has just been published


Events

Teacher Education for Diversity Survey

from 17-Nov-2008 to 17-Dec-2008

The survey provides a voice to teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators in 30 countries and is an opportunity to influence education policy and programmes. It asks about your preparation for diversity in the classroom, your biggest challenges, and what you think are the most effective strategies.

OECD-France Seminar - The labour market orientation of tertiary education in France and in OECD countries: Assessment and prospects

from 14-Feb-2007 to 15-Feb-2007

This seminar proposes to take stock of the labour market orientation of tertiary education in France and in OECD countries.

International Japan/OECD Seminar on “Futures Thinking for Education: Policy, Leadership and the Teaching Profession”

from 06-Nov-2006 to 08-Oct-2006

This Seminar is in the core CERI work on futures thinking and the Schooling for Tomorrow project. The Seminar will explore and develop as the over-arching seminar theme the connections between futures thinking, on the one hand, and governance, policy formulation and decision-making in education, on the other.

Orthographes transparentes vs non-transparentes et apprentissage de la lecture : un atelier OCDE

from 29-Sep-2005 to 30-Sep-2005

Cet atelier été réservé aux experts invités à St John’s College, Cambridge, les 29 et 30 septembre 2005. Il été co-organisé par le Centre des Neurosciences en Éducation de l’Université de Cambridge.

OECD Workshop on Learning to Read: Shallow vs Non-Shallow Orthographies

from 29-Sep-2005 to 30-Sep-2005

This OECD workshop was held at St John's College, Cambridge, on 29-30 September 2005 and was co-hosted by the Centre for Neuroscience in Education at Cambridge University.

Linking Evidence to Practice - International Conference

from 14-Sep-2005 to 15-Sep-2005

On 14 and 15 September 2005, the third OECD-conference on Evidence Based Policy Research took place in The Hague, Netherlands. The conference explored how bridges can be built between researchers, policy makers and educational practitioners by using evidence based research to improve policy making.  Focus was on the role of brokerage agencies (i.e., institutions, programmes, or other mechanisms) designed to improve linkages between research and policy concerns and act as bridges in a national or international context (for example, the EPPI-Centre in the UK).



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