How can public schools educate whole students? Lessons from the Harvard Global Education Innovation Initiative

10th June 2019 : 13:00 - 14:00

Category: Lecture

Speaker: Fernando Reimers (The Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education, Harvard University)

Location: Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education

Convener: Maia Chankseliani

In this presentation, Professor Fernando Reimers will draw on the research findings of the Global Education Innovation Initiative focusing on how teacher professional development prepares teachers to cultivate cognitive and socio-emotional skills on their students.

These findings are the subject of the recently published book Preparing Teachers to Educate Whole Students, a cross-national comparative study examining teacher professional development programs in Chile, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, Singapore and the United States.  The Global Education Innovation Initiative (GEII) is a research and practice collaborative Professor Reimers leads with the aim of strengthening public education, so schools can better prepare students with the competencies necessary to participate, civically and economically, in societies which are rapidly changing as a result of technological advancements and of globalization.

Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative and of the International Education Policy Masters Program at Harvard University. An expert in the field of Global Education, his research and teaching focus on understanding how to educate children and youth so they can thrive in the 21st century.

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