Creativity in Education Summit 2024

08:30-09:30

Travel to different schools

09:30-11:15

Parallel School Visits in Central Paris

Schools

11:15-12:00

Return to IIEP-UNESCO

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-13:10

Welcome Remarks

• Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
• Muriel Poisson, Team Leader a.i., Knowledge Management and Mobilisation, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
• Frankie Lowe, Director, GIoCT
  

Moderated by: Zhan Tao, Director, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education

Auditorium

Ministerial Address 1

• H.E. Mr. Justin Valentin, Minister of Education, Republic of Seychelles

Moderated by: Zhan Tao, Director, UNESCO Institute
for Information Technologies in Education

Keynote Speech 1: Global Insights on Creative Thinking: Lessons from OECD work for Embedding Creativity in Education

• Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD

Moderated by: Zhan Tao, Director, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education

13:50-14:00

Move to the different rooms for Parallel sessions

14:00-15:00

Parallel sessions 1-4

SESSION 1 (Debate): Can AI truly enhance creativity in the classroom, or does it stifle original thought?

• Todd Lubart, Professor of Psychology, Université de Paris
• Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Executive President of the Moroccan International Center for Artificial Intelligence

Moderated by: Pamela Burnard, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

Auditorium

SESSION 2 (Panel Discussion): Hands-On Learning: Practical Resources for Experiential and Arts Education

• Priscila Torres, Head of School, Escola Concept, Brazil,
• Anne Bamford, Strategic Director of the Education, Culture, and Skills for the City of London, UK;

Moderated by: Kaleb Rashad, Interim CEO, High-Tech-High, Creative Director & Co-Founder, Centre for Love & Justice

Room II

SESSION 3 (Presentation): Case Studies Demonstrating Practical Resources for Empowering Learners

• Paula de Solminihac, NUBE LAB, Chile
• Anaëlle Camarda, Researcher at Maria Montessori Higher Institute / LaPEA -Paris-Cité University

Moderated by: Cassie Hague, Analyst, OECD

Room III

• Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning, University of Winchester
• Laura McBain, Co-Interim Managing Director, Hasso Platter Institute of Design, Stanford, United States

Room IV

15:00-15:15

Coffee break

15:15-16:15

Parallel sessions 5-8

SESSION 5 (Panel Discussion): Resources to Support System-Wide Creative Thinking: Lessons from Countries with Strong Performance in the PISA Creative Thinking Assessment

• Sherwin Cheng, Director of Curriculum Policy Office and 21st Century Competencies Office, Ministry of Education, Singapore
• Hwansun Yoon, Programme Specialist, Higher Education and Academic Division, Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), Korea
• Ilze Mazpane, Senior Expert, Skola2030, Latvia
  

Moderated by: Mario Piacentini, Senior Analyst Leading the PISA Innovative Domain, OECD

Auditorium

SESSION 6 (Presentation): The Role of Technology in Fostering Innovation in Education

• Tatiana Murovana, Program Specialist, Institute for Information Technologies in Education, UNESCO
• Abdoulaye Ibrahim, Head of the Contextual Analysis and Foresight Unit for UNESCO Priority Africa and External Relations Sector (PAX)
• Dinara Sagadatova, Head of Quantum Tech School from Kazakhstan

Moderated by: Laura McBain, Co-Interim Managing Director, Hasso Platter Institute of Design, Stanford, United States

Room II

SESSION 7 (Panel discussion) : Global to Local Implementation of a Creativity Framework

• Robyn Ewing, Professor Emerita of Teacher, Education, and the Arts & Co-Director of the CREATE Centre, University of Sydney
• Angela M. Bravo Chacón, Director General,Enseña Peru
• Anabela Serrão, Member of the Board of Directors of the Educational Assessment Institute

Moderated by: Cassie Hague, Analyst, OECD

Room III

SESSION 8 (Presentation and workshop): Useful Creativity Software for Educators Across the Globe

• Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD
• Todd Lubart, Professor of Psychology, Université de Paris

Moderated by: Zhan Tao, Director, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education

Room IV

16:15-16:25

Return to Auditorium

Auditorium

16:25-16:45

Keynote Speech 2: Supporting Creative Processes and Measuring Creativity in the Classroom: Implications for Resource Development

• Mark A. Runco, Director of Creative Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University, USA

Moderated by: Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD

Auditorium

16:45-18:30

Award Ceremony

• Welcome Speeches: Speakers TBC

Moderated by: Bill Lucas and Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin

Acceptance Speeches & Release of the Theme of 2025 Awards

Auditorium

18:30-20:00

Cocktail Reception and Networking (Hosted by GIoCT)

09:20-09:30

Welcome Remarks

Room CC9

09:30-09:50

• Dr. Maryam Mariya, Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, Republic of Maldives
  

Moderated by: Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, OECD

Room CC9

Keynote Speech 1: Crisis Creates Creativity: does the paradigm shift?

• Asha Singh Kanwar, Chair of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) Governing Board

Moderated by: Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, OECD

10:10-10:30

Keynote Speech 2: The Future Teacher and Future MOOC

• Zhan Tao, Director, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education.
  

Moderated by: Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, OECD

Room CC9

Keynote Speech 3: Supporting Creativity in Education Through Digital Resources: Insights from the OECD Creativity and Critical Thinking Project

• Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD

Moderated by: Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, OECD

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-12:30

Keynote Discussion 1: Teaching Professional Learning for Creativity and Critical Thinking and Updates on the OECD Professional Learning Framework

• Cassie Hague, Analyst, OECD
• Mark A. Runco, Director of Creative Research and Programming, Southern Oregon University, USA 
• Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning, University of Winchester, UK

Moderated by: Kelly Freebody, Head of School, Education, and Social Work & Associate Professor of  Drama Education, University of Sydney, Australia

Room CC9

12:30-13:00

Keynote Speech 4: AI Movement in Africa

• Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Executive President of the Moroccan International Center for Artificial Intelligence
  

Moderated by: Kelly Freebody, Head of School, Education, and Social Work & Associate Professor of  Drama Education, University of Sydney, Australia

Room CC9

13:00-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-15:00

Keynote Discussion 2: Embedding Creativity in Higher Education: Resources and Approaches

• Ana Teresa Oliveira, Pro President, Pedagogical innovation and curricular flexibility, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
• Cristiana Rossignolo, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Kenneth Nally, Creative Youth, Dept. of Education, Ireland

Moderated by: Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Deputy Head, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD

Room CC9

15:00-15:30

Room CC9

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break and Networking

Room CC9