On February 14-15, Ministry of Education and Research will host an international conference in Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn to be opened by Prime Minister Jüri Ratas. The list of participants includes Ministers of Education from three countries and educational changes experts across the globe.
Andreas Schleicher, the Director for Education and Skills at the OECD will talk about the impact of PISA tests on policy making. Opinions on PISA tests will be provided by Ministers responsible for education: Anna Ekström from Sweden, Jurgita Petrauskiene from Lithuania, and Mailis Reps from Estonia. Professor Dennis Shirley from Boston College (USA) will present an overview of the latest developments in the change approach to learning.
The second block of the conference features a discussion between education experts from countries around the Baltic Sea concerning the impact of PISA test results on the development of national education systems, and further alternatives for interpreting the test results.
The third block on February 15 includes visits to schools and educational institutions to learn about basic education that is top of the notch in Europe. Field trips will be made to the Tallinn School No. 21, the Tallinn Secondary School of Science, the Old Town Educational College, and the Estonian Museum of Natural History.
Journalists are welcome to provide media coverage for the event. Please advise of your intent to attend the conference by 16:00 on February 13 by e-mailing to [email protected] or calling +372 53400736. Please indicate the block you would like to attend. The ministers and Professor Shirley will be available for interview at 12:50, and OECD representative Andreas Schleicher at 11:40 in the first floor lobby of the hotel.
There will be a video coverage of the first block of the conference available for viewing at the conference web site accompanied by the detailed programme and introduction of participants: https://www.hm.ee/en/pisaconference
The conference is organised by the Ministry of Education and Research and the Innove Foundation.