N°257 AFRICA Boulkièmdé - Sport à l`école primaire Sidwaya, 16

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N°257
28 FEBRUARY 2012
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CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM CONTD.
AFRICA
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
BURKINA FASO
Boulkièmdé - Sport à l'école primaire
Sidwaya, 16 février
CANADA
Sur quels objets évaluer des compétences ?
Jonnaert, P., Education & Formation, December 2011
SENEGAL
Les langues nationales introduites au cycle primaire à
partir d'octobre 2012
APS, 21 février
UKRAINE
Tabachnyk expects changes in school curricula in
2013
Kyiv Post, 21 February
UGANDA
Maths, ICT Compulsory for Senior Five Students
New Vision, 22 February
EDUCATION REFORM
ARAB STATES
MOROCCO
La continuité éducative entre réalité et officialité
Libération, 15 février
LEBANON
Mikati: History curriculum no place for narrow
interests
Daily Star, 28 February
SOMALIA
Scholars Says Fifth Grade Curriculum Contains
Fundamental Islamic Error
Garowe Online, 20 February
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UAE students fall short of global standards: Study
Khaleej Times, 23 February
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
AFGHANISTAN
A new approach to teaching history
gulfnews.com, 17 February
AUSTRALIA
Chaos in schools, warn teachers as Australian
curriculum rolled out
courriermail.com, 18 February
History, but with a bang
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 February
“Big History...— insights from astronomy, physics, chemistry,
biology, anthropology, history, economics, ..."
SINGAPORE
Extended PE: Some schools set early pace: Change to
curriculum aimed at shaping more well-rounded
students
The Straits Times, 15 February (ProQuest)
ARAB STATES
"...la pédagogie de l’intégration sera consolidée afin de favoriser
la pratique réelle de l’approche par compétences au niveau de la
classe et de l’école pour améliorer les apprentissages."
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Pilot education system to expand after pupils
progress in tests
The National, 13 February
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
USA
Improving Large-Scale School Reform
Education Week, 28 February
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
Lessons from Asia show way forward for schools
The Australian, 17 February
(Related report below)
MYANMAR
Government commits to education review
Myanmar Times, 20-26 February
TURKEY
Proposed Education Reform Bill Gets Failing Grade
EurasiaNet.org, 27 February
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
INDIA
Punjab education challenge: 50K kids out of school
The Tribune, 17 February
MALAYSIA
Govt to up intake of non-severely disabled students in
day schools
New Straits Times, 17 February
MISCELLANEOUS
Why Language Matters for the Millennium
Development Goals
UNESCO Bangkok, 2012
Intercultural competence
Martyn Barrett, European Wergeland Centre, Dec 2011
Summary in French
NEPAL
Education in mother tongue still a challenge
Himalayan Times, 23 February
TEACHER EDUCATION
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
PHILIPPINES
Training Teachers On Sign Language
Manila Bulletin, 15 February
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
FINLAND
Finnish school of thought on reform
The Australian, 24 February
REPORTS
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Catching up: learning from the best school systems in
East Asia
Ben Jensen, Grattan Institute, February 2012
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
FRANCE
Le sport à l'école et le sport scolaire
Ministère de l'éducation nationale, de la jeunesse et de
la vie associative, février 2012
Entre tabou et obsession: L’évaluation des
enseignants
Jean-François Condette, Spirale – Revue de
Recherches en Éducation, N° 49 (3-24), 2012
USA
The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects
of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and
Conditional Waivers. A Pioneer Institute White Paper
Robert S. Eitel and Kent D. Talbert. The Pioneer
Institute, February 2012
INTERNATIONAL
Equity and Quality in Education - Supporting
Disadvantaged Students and Schools
OECD, February 2012
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