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THIRD REGULAR MEETING OF THE OEA/Ser.W/XIII.6.3

INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONCIDI/CIE/doc.3/06 rev. 2

October 26 – 27, 200627October 2006

Washington, D. C. Original: English

WORK SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 26, 2006

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Welcoming remarks

  • Marva Ribeiro, Chair of the CIE, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Alfonso Quiñonez, Executive Secretary of SEDI/OAS

9:15 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.Review and approval of the Work Schedule

REVIEW OF THE 2005 – 2007 WORK PLAN: ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PLANS

9:25 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Report of activities of the CIE Authorities and Executive Committee

  • Marva Ribeiro

9:45a.m.–10:00a.m.Report of activities of the Technical Secretariat in support of the CIE

  • Lenore Yaffee Garcia, Director, Department of Education and Culture DEC/OAS

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.General Dialogue

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.COFFEE BREAK

SUMMIT AND MINISTERIAL PRIORITIES IN EDUCATION

Equity with Quality

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Roundtable: “Progress towards the Summit Goals in Education”

Facilitator: Marva Ribeiro

Regional Education Indicators Project (PRIE): Progress Report and Next Steps

  • Delegation of Mexico

Evaluation Forum: Progress Report and Next Steps

  • Delegation of Brazil

Thursday, October 26, 2006(continued)

Progressing toward the Summit Goals: Equity, Quality, and their Measurement

  • Delegation of Dominican Republic

Hemispheric Project “Preventing School Failure”

  • Delegation of Brazil

11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.Dialogue: Progress and further opportunities for collaboration

12:30p.m.–1:30p.m.LUNCH

Strengthening the Teaching Force

1:30p.m. – 2:00p.m.Inter American Teacher Educator Network

  • Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago
  • OAS Technical Secretariat

2:00 p.m. –2:15p.m.Hemispheric Project on Teachers

  • Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago

2:15 p.m. – 2:45p.m.Dialogue: Progress and further opportunities for collaboration

2:45p.m. – 3:00p.m.COFFEE BREAK

Education for Democracy

3:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices: Progress Report 2006 Activities and Plan of Action 2007

  • Lenore Yaffee Garcia
  • Delegation of Mexico
  • Rosario Jaramillo Franco,Coordinator, Advisory Board, Inter American Program and National Advisor, Citizenship Competencies Program, Colombia

3:30p.m. – 3:50p.m.Initial Results of Survey of Citizenship Education Policies in the Americas

  • Adriana Cepeda, Consultant Department of Education and Culture, DEC/OAS

3:50p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Dialogue: Progressand further opportunities for collaboration

Secondary Education and Workforce Preparation

4:30p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Presentation of Progress of Hemispheric Project on Secondary Education and the Development and Certification of Key and Labor Competencies

  • Delegations of BrazilCosta Rica

5:00 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.Dialogue: Progress and further opportunities for collaboration

Friday, October 27, 2006

Early Childhood Development and Education

9:00 a.m. – 9:30a.m.Policies and Strategies for Young Children’s Successful Transition toward Socialization and School

  • Delegation of Venezuela
  • Delegation of Barbados
  • OAS Technical Secretariat

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Dialogue: Progress and further opportunities for collaboration

Literacy

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Roundtable on Literacy initiatives in the Americas

  • Delegation of Brazil
  • Delegation of Paraguay
  • Delegation of Venezuela

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Dialogue: Opportunities for collaboration

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.COFFEE BREAK

CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES RELATED TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

11:30 a.m.– 11:45 a.m.OAS Project Evaluation Committee Process

  • Ricardo Graziano, Director Planning, Control and Evaluation

11:45 a.m. – 12:00p.m.Procedures for reviewing new or continuing projects

  • CIE Authorities

12:00 p.m. – 12:15p.m. Update on Reserve Sub-fund expenditures

  • Lenore Yaffee García

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Dialogue

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.LUNCH

TOWARDS THE FIFTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION 2006

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Preparations for the V Meeting Of Ministers of Education

  • Marva Ribeiro

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Open Dialogue on Priority Themes for the V Meeting

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.COFFEE BREAK

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Miscellaneous Items and Open Discussion

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.Agreements and Next Steps