Conference on Teachers in Latin America
By EDU (10/99, En, Es) See also Education, Training and Science & Technology
Co-organized by the Inter-American Development Bank, The World Bank and PREAL, the conference 'Teachers in Latin America' was an important gathering of international education experts, with the agenda of taking forward the debate on key issues and strategies for improving the performance of teachers in Latin America today. It came just over a year after the Second Summit of the Americas, held in Santiago de Chile in April 1998, at which the heads of government of the region made a commitment to devote more attention and resources to teacher development than have been available in recent years. As such a milestone, the conference aroused considerable interest and was very well attended by representatives of the academic and policy making community from throughout the region, as well as invited experts from North America and Europe and staff of the sponsoring institutions.
The conference consisted of four main sessions, the second and third of which had a plenary and then two parallel panels. (See accompanying program.) The themes of those sessions were as follows:
- Session One: 'What makes an effective teacher?'
- Session Two: 'Initial and in-service teacher training: innovations and effective practices.'
- Session Three: 'The quality of teachers: incentives and recent innovations.'
- Session Four: 'Teachers' organizations and the professional development of teachers in Latin America.'
Agenda (in Spanish)
Teachers in Latin America: New Perspectives on their Development and Performance by Pamela Lowden
Last updated: 02/22/02
