In English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBxXE_XabY

In French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0Lh3W-aZQ

Access the presentation: https://box.iiep.unesco.org/index.php/s/C2fd6znifEi3ssd

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Join us on 13 February 2019 for the next IIEP Strategic Debate on how education systems can respond to the changing nature of childhood in the 21st century.

The modern-day world has reshaped childhood. From advances in health care to the capabilities of new technology, children today are in many ways far better placed than previous generations. However, the fast pace of today’s world has also brought on new challenges. Reports indicate higher levels of stress and less sleep among today’s youth. New technologies – while being a source of opportunity – have also opened the door to new risks, such as cyber-bullying and screen addiction. How can education systems address these realities? How should education systems respond to the changing nature of childhood?

For IIEP’s first Strategic Debate of the year, please join us in welcoming Tracey Burns, a Senior Analyst in OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. She will discuss how schools can work with parents and communities to protect and guide children, while also creating open and supportive school environments. She will also present new research on how these issues impact school planning, teaching, and learning at each stage of the education system.

Riel Miller, Head of Futures Literacy at UNESCO who has recently published the book Transforming the future: Anticipation in the 21st century, will also join the event as discussant, and Michaela Martin, a Programme Specialist at IIEP, will moderate.

When: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
4pm – 6pm (CEST)
Where: IIEP-UNESCO auditorium
7-9 rue Eugene Delacroix, 75116 Paris

This event will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation into French

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About the 2019 Strategic Debates on ‘Breaking barriers in education’

One in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 is out of school, according to estimates from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. In the world’s poorest countries, the figure rises to one in three. Furthermore, many of those who are in school are failing to learn the basics, with as many as 6 in 10 children of primary and lower secondary age not achieving minimum proficiency levels in mathematics and reading. What will it take to remove all barriers and finally get all children and youth learning? What kinds of collaboration, innovation, and evidenced-based planning and policy-making can finally open the door to equal opportunity in education for all?