PROGRAMME

The 2nd International Conference on GCED

13-14 September 2017, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Day 1

TIME SESSION
08:30 ~ 09:30 Registration
09:30 ~ 10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00 ~ 11:00 Plenary Session 1: How can we pursue GCED in a challenging environment?
  • Panel talk on challenges and achievements in the implementation of GCED
11:00 ~ 11:30 Break
11:30 ~ 12:30 Plenary Session 2: What challenges are we facing in practising GCED?
  • (* Further development of Plenary Session 1)
  • In-depth exploration of different levels and types of challenges in practising GCED in daily life and success stories of overcoming them
12:30 ~ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ~ 15:00 Education for International Understanding Best Practices Award 2017
  • Case presentation by three awardees
15:00 ~ 15:30 Break
15:30 ~ 17:00 Concurrent Session 1: Exploring practices on GCED and their impact
  • 1A : Primary & secondary education (Challenges and achievements)
  • 1B :Higher education (Challenges and achievements)
  • 1C :Civil society organizations (Challenges and achievements)

Day 2

TIME SESSION
08:30 ~ 09:30 Registration
09:30 ~ 09:50 Reflections on Day 1 and introduction to Day 2
09:50 ~ 10:30 Plenary Session 3: GCED in Action
  • Performance by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) followed by discussion and reflection
10:30 ~ 11:00 Break
11:30 ~ 12:30 Concurrent Session 2: Experiencing teaching strategies & pedagogical approaches to GCED
  • 2A : Democratic dialogism in homes, schools and communities (Challenges and achievements)
  • 2B : Transformative pedagogies (Challenges and achievements)
  • 2C : Teaching controversial issues (Challenges and achievements)
12:30 ~ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ~ 15:30 Concurrent Session 3: Ensuring supportive conditions to scale-up GCED
  • 3A : Education policies (Challenges and achievements)
  • 3B : Curricula (Challenges and achievements)
  • 3C : Teacher education (Challenges and achievements)
  • Special session : (Youth debate chamber)
15:30 ~ 16:00 Break
16:00 ~ 16:20 Special Lecture by the Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
16:20 ~ 17:20 Plenary Session 4: A way forward
  • Synthesis of the Conference and wrap-up discussion
17:20 ~ 17:30 Closing Ceremony

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