Dear MLE interest group,
In the past I have forwarded things from the below mentioned Solution Exchange discussion portal. But since then many more people joined the MLE interest list. Hence I forward an update again.
The website says : "Solution Exchange is a UN initiative for development practitioners in India
Shalom,
Karsten
Karsten van Riezen
Education Consultant, SIL Int.
Education Consultant, SIL Int.
Director
SIL, South Asia Group.
SIL, South Asia Group.
From: Amit Kaushik [mailto:a.kaushik@unesco.org]
Sent: 15 December 2006 16:52
To: Education Community
Subject: [se-ed] FOR INFO: Educaton Community Update 2
Sent: 15 December 2006 16:52
To: Education Community
Subject: [se-ed] FOR INFO: Educaton Community Update 2
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Community Update
No. 2: 15th December 2006
In this Issue
Dear colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we send you this second Update of the Education Community . In the last one month or so, member contributions and suggestions have increased significantly, as have our activities on the network. In a first for us, a member sent in the draft policy on Inclusive Education of the Government of Karnataka, seeking the views of members on its structure and content. Several members with extensive experience in the sector responded with rich insights, and we are happy to tell you that the State government has indicated that these views will inform the final version of the policy that they adopted. As professionals working in the education sector, this is indeed a matter of great satisfaction to each one of us.
This year's EFA Global Monitoring Report focuses on the provision of facilities for early childhood care and education across the world. While looking at progress towards primary education, the Report notes that there has been a considerable reduction in the number of out of school children in South Asia, in large measure due to the significant reduction of out of school children in India
In the meanwhile, we hope that you will find this Update useful and interesting. As always, we look forward to your feedback and comments.
With warm regards,
Resource Person & Moderator, and,
Research Associate,
1. Workshops & Conferences Upcoming 12th International Conference on Education, May 21-24, 2007, The 12th International Conference on Education will address all areas of research, innovation and practice. The organisers invite presenters to stretch their thinking about teaching and learning in order to explore innovative ways and the types of environments that bring forth such innovations. Papers are welcome in all areas of teaching and learning innovation which includes Educational Leadership, Technology in Education, Early Childhood Education. Special Education, Language Education, Science, Mathematics and Technical Education and Social Science Education. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: January 19, 2007. For more details click here. Building Learning Communities Through Leadership & Technology, February 2, 2007, Kolkata (from Sanjeev Bolia, AFAIRS, Kolkata) Presented by the Seminar on the Inclusion of Economically Weaker Sections in Private Schools, January 24-25, 2007 (from Nalini Juneja, NUEPA, The National University of Educational Planning & Administration (NUEPA) is organising a seminar on the inclusion of the economically weaker sections in private schools; discussion will be based on selected papers. Members wishing to submit papers on the theme may contact nalinijuneja@gmail.com. Recently Held NIEPA becomes the National University of Educational Planning and Administration, on November 22, 2006 (from Arun C. Mehta, NUEPA, On November 22, 2006, Shri Arjun Singh, Human Resource Development Minister, formally announced the grant of deemed University status to the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA). The National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) as it will henceforth be known, will begin with the introduction of a PhD programme. The Minister also released the million plus primary and upper primary school report cards developed under the District Information System for Education (DISE) of the Regional Workshop on Inclusive Education, November 21-23, 2006, The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and UNESCO organised a workshop for the nine countries of the UNESCO-The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Workshop on The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), in collaboration with UNESCO and the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW), organized a workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Library and Information Science Professionals and Special Educators at MSSW, 2. Miscellaneous Formation of a Focus Group of NGOs Working With Municipal Schools in Mumbai (From E Mohammed Rafique, AIDS Community, Solution Exchange) In October 2006, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai announced plans to set up a Public Participation Cell (PPC) for Municipal Schools headed by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner as a one-window mechanism, so that interested civil society organisations could engage with the BMC Education Department and be provided easier access to civic schools. It was also agreed that interested NGOs and individuals would organise themselves into a representative body in the PPC to make this dialogue more effective and sustainable. The first meeting of this Focus Group will be held in the third week of December. For further details, please contact Ms Sushila Shastri or Ms Wreicha Sharma, Save the Children Fund, Online Consultation for the Education For All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2008, December 4-22, 2006. The next EFA Global Monitoring Report (2008) will focus on the theme of "Reaching the Unreached". Preparation for the report will be kick-started with an online consultation, for which contributions on national policies that work, the reasons why, lessons learned and examples of failed programmes would be welcome. More details of the EFA Global Monitoring Report are available here. UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 35 This Policy Brief analyses the history, achievements and challenges of 3. Recommended From L K Atheeq, SSA Karnataka A report in a Mangalore-based website on the special efforts made by Karnataka to make inclusive education under SSA meaningful. From Vyjayanthi Sankar, Educational Initiatives, Ahmedabad. An exclusive survey of This paper was presented at the IDPAD (Indo Dutch Programme for Alternative Development) and GAPS (Governance and Policy Spaces) seminar on "Education and Inequality in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal" (21 and 22 September 2006) at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, From Dr M V Ananthakrishnan, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. A report on how technologies based on relevance, availability, portability, repeatability and flexibility were used to impart education to children of three tribes in 4. Job Openings and Internships From Margaret Xavier, Educomp Solutions Ltd., Senior Science Subject Matter Expert/Academician, Educomp Solutions Ltd., Educomp Solution is seeking a senior science expert to help design and develop digital modules of science curriculum content. The work involves researching and reviewing the relevant subject matter resources such as textbooks, syllabi, sample tests to identify key concepts and then work with instructional designers and graphic artists to build curriculum materials that address them. For details, click here. Consultant For Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) project, UNDP, The Consultant would be required to assist with the following tasks such as preparation of detailed Terms of Reference for Bio-energy technology package standardization, capacity and institution building, information package generation and dissemination and creation of Investment Risk Fund for replication of BERI project, managing the process for identification of institutions and individuals who can implement the national components, by inviting expressions of interest and proposals, prepare criteria for evaluation of proposals, evaluation of the responses and finalisation of consultant(s) and establishing time-lines and indicators for completion of each activity. For more details click here. From Sridhar Iyer, Ernst & Young Foundation Associate for Ernst & Young Foundation The Associate would be responsible for overseeing the projects initiated in the city/State and is expected to be in the field all the time either working on Ernst & Young-related projects or assisting Project Partners in the city on their own projects. Basic knowledge of computers, especially MS Word & Excel is essential. Please contact sridhar.iyer@in.ey.com for further details. From Aakash Sethi, International Youth Foundation, The Program Coordinator would be required to understand partner projects and experiments, document promising practices and success stories from projects, facilitate communication between partners, organize workshops and research on interesting experiments which have used technology as a tool in From Balasubrahmanian S, EZ Vidya Pvt Ltd., Chennai Project Leads/Senior Executives for Projects on Education for EZ Vidya The work profile would involve working with schools, setting benchmarks and striving towards improving the teaching-learning process in institutions. Candidates need to have adequate experience of working in the field of education. Interested candidates may please contact bala@ezvidya.com. From Sridevi, MARCH Consultancy, Managers in Education Research for MARCH Consultancy The candidates need to be familiar with the education domain in UNICEF UNICEF India is partnering with research and academic institutions to encourage young students and scholars from around the world to engage in development issues pertaining to Network Activity Completed Queries between November 1 and December 8, 2006 Issued 21 November 2006 Sought members' views and suggestions in designing an appropriate, logo, theme and slogan for the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the context of ongoing consultations with the National Institute of Design. Issued 14 November 2006 The Karnataka Government's draft policy on inclusive education was shared by a member of the drafting committee with a request for comments, suggestions and inputs for improvement. Previous Updates 1 November 2006 | Open Queries and Comments Cross Posted with the ICT for Development Community Computer Literacy Programmes in Click here to send in your response. *** Recently Held Events Launch of the ICT for Development Community on November 23, 2006 The new ICT for Development Community was launched at the NASSCOM Foundation's National Consultation on Building ICT Capacities @ the Grassroots, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, Gender Community – Visioning Workshop Solution Exchange– Regional Workshop Dehradun, November 3, 2006. Click here for the agenda. Decentralisation Community's Action Project on Capacity Assessment for Decentralised Planning, For details click here. *** From our partners UNICEF Children's Day Live Programme-A Fusion of Entertainment and Education at Orissa On the occasion of Children's Day, November 14, 2006, three special children were felicitated for their extraordinary achievements against adverse socio-economic conditions at a special programme designed by the Doordarshan Kendra, Orissa. The programme was aimed at inspiring girl children in all corners of the State to enrol in school, especially those living in inaccessible and remote parts. For more details click here. Rahul Bose launches scholarship scheme for Andaman and The Andaman and Nicobar Scholarship Initiative will provide scholarships to six boys and girls from the islands, based on their scholastic proficiency and extra-curricular talent. The students, chosen for the next academic year, will go to the prestigious UNESCO Sixth Meeting of the High-Level Group on EFA World leaders and top officials of international organisations met to renew their pledge for Education For All at the Sixth Meeting of the High Level Group on EFA in The EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007- Early Childhood Care and Education The EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007, "Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education", was released in *** Memberspeak "I would like to thank members of Solution Exchange for their very useful comments and feedback on the draft policy document for Inclusive Education in Karnataka. We shall incorporate these in the document before the State-level workshop to be held during this month and before the policy is submitted to the Government." – |
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