Session Three
Overview: World Class Education Colloquium Session 3
What have we learned from the past three sessions and where do we as WCEC, educators and education supporters go next?
Introduction
What is the World Class Education Colloquium Series?
Session 2: What works around the world
Keynote speakers
Yong Zhao Keynote Speech Part 1: Improving Education for What? - Defining High Quality
Yong Zhao Keynote Speech Part 2: Improving Education for What? - What Matters?
Pasi Sahlberg Keynote Speech Part 1: Finnish Lessons
Pasi Sahlberg Keynote Speech Part 2: What can we learn from Finland?
Marc Tucker Keynote Speech Part 1: Redesigning State Education Systems
Marc Tucker Keynote Speech Part 2: 7 Strategies for Success
Charles Pascal Keynote Speech Part 1: Ontario’s Quest for a True System of Lifelong Learning
Charles Pascal Keynote Speech Part 2: A Few Lessons About Positive Change
Digging deeper
Sneak Peek: What is the World Class Education Colloquium?
Are Common Core and standardized testing part of the solution for reforming our country?
What have we learned from examining other countries’ educational systems during the series?
What can we learn and adopt from Finland’s top-ranked educational system?
Is there more we can learn from examining other countries’ educational systems?
What are the most cost-effective changes Illinois can make to improve its system?
Should we raise the level of professionalism required for our teachers and school leaders?
How does the U.S. educational system compare with other countries’ systems?
What elements can Illinois and the U.S. adopt from other countries’ educational systems?
How can the World Class Colloquium Series affect change in the state and national education system?
Sneak Peek: What Can We Learn and Adopt From Finland’s Top-Ranked Educational System?
Sneak Peek: Wrapping up what WCEC has learned
Panels
Session 3 Panel Inquiry and Discussion - Part 1
Session 3 Panel Inquiry and Discussion - Part 2
Session 2: Panel Inquiry and Discussion Part 1
Session 2: Panel Inquiry and Discussion Part 2
Session 1: Keynote Speakers and Audience Respond to Panelists
Session 1: Panelists Respond to Keynote Speakers