From Cartagena to Quito:Progress on the 2007-2009 Work Plan

of the Inter-American Committee on Education

Gloria Vidal, Vice Minister of Education, EcuadorChair of the Inter-American Committee on Education

Lenore Yaffee García, DirectorOAS Department of Education and Culture

VI Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education Quito, Ecuador

Thursday, August 13, 2009

FRAMEWORK• Summits of the Americas• Meetings of Ministers of Education• Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE)• CIE Work Plan• “Reserve Subfund,” Resource Mobilization,

Partnerships

PRIORITY AREAS• Education Indicators • Early Childhood Care and Education• Strengthening the Teaching Force• Education for Democratic Citizenship• Literacy and Adult Education

Education Indicators• Regional Education Indicators Project

(PRIE)• Educational Panorama 2007, 2009• Technical missions• “Findings of the Diagnostic Missions”• Central American Workshop (2008)• Caribbean Wkshp: using international

indicators in national reports• Inter-American Regional Workshop• www.prie.oas.org

Early Childhood Care and Education“Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood

Education” (Cartagena 2007)Projects:• “Policies and Strategies for the Child’s Successful Transition to Socialization

and School” (research, two major symposia)• “Transition policy trends in indigenous, rural and border communities”

(policies, statistics, case studies, Bernard Van Leer Foundation)• “Expanding the Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood Education

through Technology and Communication Networks” (CIDA)• “Consolidating early childhood ed. in Caribbean

through technical cooperation with Chile”• “Evaluation of Educational Quality: Follow-up Hemispheric Cmtmt”• “Intro to early childhood care strategies” online courseAlliances: UNICEF, Van Leer, OEI, UNESCO, CAF,CECC-SICA, AMEI, JUNJI, national partners, universities….

Strengthening the Teaching Force• “Teacher Education for the 21st Century: An Emphasis on Technology

and Collaboration to Improve the Quality of Education in the Americas” (OAS, MOE Trinidad & Tobago)– Seminar: (Trinidad & Tobago, October 2008)– Web Portal on initial teacher education in the region

• RELPE: observatory on the use of ICTs in teacher training• IESALC: map of teacher training institutions in the Americas

– Online teacher educator courses 2009• English (TT, SU, JA, GU, SVG, iEARN)• Spanish (AR, DR, CH, Fundación Evolución)• Course evaluation (August 2009) • Second round: September 2009

• Inter-American Teacher Educator Network (ITEN) – Horizontal cooperation, technical assistance, communities of policy

makers, educators in initial teacher education (CIDA-SEDI)

Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices• Research:

– Inter-American Journal on Education for Democracy– Report: National Policies on Education for

Democratic Citizenship in the Americas• Professional Development:

Online courses for educators– “Education for Democratic Citizenship in the

Caribbean” – “Evaluation of Policies and Programs on Education

for Citizenship”– IADC, the democratic classroom

• Information Exchange:– Internet Portal– Online bulletins

Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices

• Horizontal cooperation fund– 9 grants, 12 member states, 22 institutions– Funding, US Mission to OAS

• Evaluation of the Inter-American Program• Online course center• Project: the right to education of migrant children and

youth– Findings of survey on member-state policies– Funding, Canadian International Development Agency

• Project: educational materials (with OEI)• Young scholars program

Education and Culture• Collaboration with CIC:– Ignite the Americas: Youth Arts Policy Forum– Video: “Toward a Culture of Non-Violence”– 2011: Inter-American Year of Culture– Gabriela Mistral Poetry Contest– “Fostering Cultural Diversity and Expression

through Education” (joint CIE/CIC project)

Literacy and Adult Education• Focus: supporting efforts of other organizations• September 2008: preparatory meeting for CONFINTEA VI in

Mexico• Study on public policies & programs in literacy & adult

education in Caribbean nations• December 2009: CONFINTEA VI in Brazil

Topic Estimated Resources Mobilization (2005-09)[1]/

Education for Democracy $1,461,100.00 $ 390,100.00 CPR 831(OAS-CIE)

$1,071,000.00 Counterpart

Early Childhood Education $1,593.127.85 $ 521,141.00 CPR 831(OAS-CIE)

$1,071,986.85 Counterpart

Education Indicators $1,494,587.00 $ 430,575.00 CPR 831(OAS-CIE)

$1,064,012.00 Counterpart

Teacher Education $ 570,900.00 $ 238,200.00 CPR 831(OAS-CIE)

$ 332,700.00 Counterpart

Adult Ed & Literacy $ 44,000.00 $ 29,000.00$ 15,000.00

CPR 831(OAS-CIE)Counterpart

Support Technical Secretariat

CIE$ 126,064.00 $ 126,064.00 CPR 831(OAS-CIE)

Total Resources Mobilized

CP Res 831 SubfundCIE/OAS

$1,735,080.00 32.8%

Counterpart Resources (includes some in-kind)

$3,554,698.85 67.2%

Total Resources $5,289,778.85 100%

Policy Dialogue and Civil Society Consultation• Policy dialogue: ongoing process

– Ministerial Meetings and Regular meetings of the CIE• Cartagena 2007• Quito 2008• Quito 2009

– Meeting of the Authorities and Executive Committee• March & May 2008• February 2009

– Fifth Summit of the Americas– 38th General Assembly: Youth and Democratic Values– 39th General Assembly: Towards a Culture of Non-Violence

• Interagency Cooperation and Civil Society Consultation