Published: January 12, 2012
Finnish and American Experts to Share Best Practices in Education Reform
STANFORD, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - In almost every conversation on education reform these days, Finland's
education system inevitably comes up. "Finlandophilia," as one reporter
called it, is growing because of the country's top-ranking status on
international tests, among other measures, and because this success
comes through very different policies and practices than those that are
the norm in the United States.
An upcoming conference at Stanford brings together academic and policy
experts from the United States and Finland to identify effective policy
and practice approaches to create high quality education for all
learners. Leading researchers, practitioners, administrators and
policymakers from the two countries will address education reform
through technology and social media, teacher preparation, curriculum and
instruction, funding policy, and social supports. Participants will also
discuss how to set common objectives for future cooperation and
knowledge sharing between Finnish and American stakeholders.
Preceding the conference will be a lecture and book signing by Pasi
Sahlberg, author of the recent book, Finnish Lessons: What Can the
World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? The lecture will be
moderated by Stanford University professor and Stanford Center for
Opportunity Policy in Education co-director Linda Darling-Hammond, who
has written extensively on the subject as well.
The lecture takes place Tuesday, January 17, from noon-2 p.m. at
Stanford University, CERAS 100B. The conference follows in the same
location, beginning at 4 p.m. on January 17 and throughout the day on
Wednesday, January 18. The conference is free for students and open to
the general public with a sliding-scale fee (see details below).
Below is a list of speakers; the conference schedule is posted at http://www.cicero.fi/sivut2/events_ELGW2012_programme.html.
Participants will be available to talk with reporters throughout the
conference and by arrangement.
The lecture is sponsored by Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in
Education (SCOPE) and SCANCOR. The conference is sponsored by H-STAR
Institute (Stanford University), CICERO Learning Network (University of
Helsinki), the Finnish Consulate General in Los Angeles, and SCOPE.
CONFERENCE DETAILS
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When:
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January 17 (4:00pm-7:30pm) & January 18 (8:30am-6:30pm), 2012
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Where:
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Stanford University; CERAS Building, room 100B, 520 Galvez Mall
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Cost:
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$40 (basic); $100 (full, includes a tour and dinner at the Computer
History Museum)
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More info:
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Conference
details
Registration
Questions: Adelaide Dawes, 650-924-0144
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PARTICIPANTS
Kathryn Baron, Co-Writer, Thoughts on Public Education, Silicon Valley
Education Foundation
Jo Boaler, Professor of Education, Stanford University
Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommon Professor of Education at
Stanford University and Co-Director of SCOPE
Keith Devlin, Executive Director, H-STAR Institute, Stanford University
Cynthia Dion-Schwarz, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for
Computer & Information Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation
Pam Grossman, Nomellini Olivier Professor of Education, Stanford
University
Esko Hamilo, Under-Secretary of State, External Economic Relations,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Karim Kai Ani, Founder, Mathalicious
Harri Ketamo, CTO, eedu ltd
Krista Kiuru, Minister of Housing and Communications, Finland
Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar, SCOPE and Professor Emeritus, Teachers
College, Columbia University
Rachel Lotan, Professor of Education, Stanford University
Theresa Maldonado, Director, Division of Engineering Education and
Centers, National Science Foundation
Markku Mattila, President, Academy of Finland
Dan Meyer, Stanford University doctoral student, former high school math
teacher
Jari Multisilta, Professor, Director of CICERO Learning, University of
Helsinki
Hannele Niemi, Professor, University of Helsinki
Renee Patton, Manager, U.S. Public Sector Director of Education, Cisco
Systems
Eleanor Rieffel, Senior Research Scientist, FX Palo Alto Laboratory
Pasi Sahlberg, Director, CIMO (Center for International Mobility,
Finland)
Andreas Schleicher, Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary
General of the OECD
Lee Shulman, Professor Emeritus of Education, Stanford University
Eero Silvennoinen, Director, Software and Telecommunications
Technologies, Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Claude Steele, Dean, Stanford School of Education
Henry Tirri, Executive Vice President and CTO, Nokia
Kirsi Tirri, Professor of Education, University of Helsinki
Kirsti Westphalen, Consul General of Finland
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