Come share ideas about new challenges in education and the implications for teacher education
Friday-Sunday, October 24-26, 2008
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois USA
Join Hokkaido University of Education, Japan, Simon Fraser University, Canada, and Illinois State University, United States of America at the Second Pacific Rim Conference on Education. Read a greeting from the dean of the College of Education.
Held on the Illinois State University campus, the conference will focus on teaching and learning in a global society with four conference sub-themes:
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Efforts to reform STEM education in the schools by addressing current issues, trends, new methods, and questions in teacher education
Special Education and Diversity
Educational practices that address disability and other diverse populations, with particular emphasis on innovative approaches that reflect sensitivity to student differences and success in the curriculum
Assistive and Instructional Technology
Classroom practices and issues related to the use of both instructional and assistive technologies in various countries, with particular emphasis on student outcomes-based approaches
Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability
Education accountability, outcomes assessment methodologies, and assessment and evaluation of teacher training and educational administration programs