{"id":61626,"date":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/finnish-school-reformer-to-visit-uri-dec-9-through-11\/"},"modified":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","slug":"finnish-school-reformer-to-visit-uri-dec-9-through-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/12\/finnish-school-reformer-to-visit-uri-dec-9-through-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish school reformer to visit 溏心vlog免费B站 Dec. 9 through 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tPasi Sahlberg\u2019s talks part of Honors Colloquium,

\nDistinguished Visiting Scholars Program<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 2, 2013\u2013 \u201cTo prepare young people for a competitive economy, our schools must have less competition.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThis quotation, which seems contrary to the policies affecting public education in the United States, can be fournd on the website of Pasi Sahlberg, a leader of education reform in Finland and the next guest of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program. <\/p>\n


\nSahlberg, a world-renowned education scholar who helped turn Finland\u2019s public school system into one of the best in the world, will visit the Kingston campus from Monday, Dec. 9 through Wednesday, Dec. 11. Three free, public events are planned, including his lecture to be held Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Edwards Hall as part of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, \u201cGreat Public Schools: Everyone\u2019s Right? Everyone\u2019s Responsibility?\u201d <\/p>\n


\nSahlberg\u2019s colloquium lecture, Finnish Lessons: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland?, is based on his best-selling book, Finnish Lessons, a firsthand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past three decades. Sahlberg traces the evolution of education policies in Finland and highlights how they differ from the United States and other industrialized countries.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cDr. Sahlberg\u2019s comparison of U.S. and Finland\u2019s public education policies reveals stark contrasts in philosophy: competition versus collaboration; standardization versus personalization; test-based accountability versus trust-based responsibility; school choice versus equity; and education as industry versus education as human right,\u201d said Diane Kern, 溏心vlog免费B站 associate professor of education and colloquium co-coordinator. \u201cI believe we need to better understand the educational successes of countries like Finland to make much-needed changes in the way we teach our public school children and prepare their teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nKern and colloquium co-coordinator David Byrd, professor and director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s School of Education, hope to engage the entire community in an in-depth discussion of public education policy and practice during Sahlberg\u2019s visit to Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nSahlberg will meet with school superintendents, leaders of the Rhode Island Department of Education, the Board of Education, teacher union leaders, students and teacher leaders as well as teacher educators.<\/p>\n


\n In addition to the honors colloquium keynote address on Dec. 10, the public can attend a panel discussion with Sahlberg and other international scholars Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Lippitt Hall, Room 402, 5 Lippitt Road, and a School of Education open house that afternoon from 2 to 4 in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Carothers Library, third-floor Galanti Lounge, 15 Lippitt Road. The events are part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Distinguished Visiting International Scholars Program designed to support the scholarly mission and global perspective of 溏心vlog免费B站, especially in areas of strategic focus that bridge disciplinary areas.<\/p>\n


\nNote to media, the speaker will be available for interviews: <\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tMonday, Dec. 9, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. at the Alumni Center conference room, 73 Upper College Road, Kingston.

\n\u2022\tTuesday, Dec. 10, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Chafee Social Science Center, room 305, 142 Flagg Road, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\nTo make arrangements, please contact Dave Lavallee, 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications, 401-874-5862.<\/p>\n


\nThose unable to attend the lecture can watch it live online 溏心vlog免费B站 Live!<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n


\nSahlberg is the director general of Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. His expertise includes international education policies, educational change, the future of schooling, and classroom teaching and learning. He has a doctorate degree in educational sciences, master\u2019s degree in mathematics, and a teacher\u2019s diploma in mathematics and science. <\/p>\n


\nThe Distinguished Visiting International Scholars Program provides funds to host two international scholars or scholar-practitioners to 溏心vlog免费B站 each semester for three- to five- day visits. Its goals are to demonstrate commitment to research and scholarship, strengthen the emphasis on global learning and discovery, and enhance the visibility of 溏心vlog免费B站 around the country and world. The visiting scholars program is sponsored by the Provost\u2019s Office, with support from the Honors Program and the School of Education. <\/p>\n


\nThe colloquium is generously supported by:<\/p>\n


\nMajor Sponsor: 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program<\/p>\n


\nSponsors: 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the President; 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost; The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment; The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment, as well as the following 溏心vlog免费B站 colleges, departments and offices, College of Human Science and Services, Talent Development, Multicultural Center, University College, WRIU\u2019s The Beauty Salon, College of Arts and Sciences, The Harrington School of Communications and Media, John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service, Department of Gender and Women Studies, College of Pharmacy, College of Engineering, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Nursing, Division of Student Affairs, Department of Marketing and Communications, Department of Publications and Creative Services, and Instructional Technology and Media Services. Rhode Island Public Radio is also a sponsor.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information on colloquium events contact Deborah Gardiner at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n


\nFor information about ways to support the Honors Colloquium, contact 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Lynne Derbyshire, Honors Program director, at 401.874. 4732. If you have a disability and need an accommodation, please call 401.874.2303 at least three business days in advance. For TTY assistance, please call the R.I. Relay Service at 800.745.5555.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information contact the School of Education: (401) 874-4068<\/p>\n


\nThis press release was written by Caitlin Musselman, a 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications intern and a public relations and political science major.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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