ICET Newsletter

International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET)

November 2006 Vol. 4

WHAT IS ICET?
51st ICET World Assembly in Fortaleza is Great Success
ICET is an international as-
sociation of policy and de- Darrell Bloom, Executive Director
cision-makers in education,
government, and busi-
ness dedicated to global Even though the attendees faced great challenges from airline cancellations in getting to
development through the World Assembly, the conference was a stimulating opportunity to interact with teacher
education. ICET provides
programs and services that education stakeholders from around the world. Like all ICET World Assemblies, people
give its members access to developed wonderful friendships with our hosts and other participants. The plenary and
a worldwide resource base
of organizations, programs, concurrent sessions provided great opportunities for discourse on many interesting issues
specialized consultative in teacher education. The insights of our presenters are available in the International Year-
services and research and book on Teacher Education published by ICET on CD Rom. If you are a member of ICET
training opportunities at
the university level. It is a and have not received your CD Rom contact the secretariat at icet@nl.edu or join ICET
Non-Governmental Organi- and we will send you a copy and apply your membership to 2007.
zation (NGO) and partici-
pates in NGO meetings and
other UNESCO-sponsored I would be remiss to not mention the wonderful social experiences we had with our hosts
conferences around the during the conference and for the wonderful post-conference trip to the Amazon. The Bra-
world. ICET is a NGO in
consultative status (Roster) zilians really lived up to their reputation as warm and fun loving people. They could not
with the Economic and have been more hospitable. I want to particularly thank the University of Fortaleza for all
Social Council.
their support in conducting the conference.
For membership informa-
tion, visit our website. So if you missed the 51st World Assembly, don’t miss the next opportunity to interact
Website: with wonderful colleagues from around the world. Our 52nd World Assembly will be in
http://www.nl.edu/icet/ San Diego, California and will build on our connections in Mexico and throughout North
HIGHLIGHTS: America.
ICET 51st World Assembly
1
ICET 52nd World Assembly
2

Research Reports
3

Journal of In-Service Educa-

tion
4

PREAL Working Group

5

IEA
5
Editor’s Corner
5

2006-07 Conferences
6

Board of Directors
7
 ICET 52nd WORLD ASSEMBLY
Paula Cordeiro, Dean, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego
The 52nd ICET World Assembly will be held in San Diego, California, USA from July 16th - 19th, 2007. This year’s theme
is: Borders, Boundaries, Barriers and Frontiers: Promoting Quality in Teacher Education.
The conference will be held this year at the University of San Diego. Located on 180 acres overlooking the city of San Di-
ego, Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean, the university campus is a community treasure, with Spanish Renaissance-inspired
buildings and breathtakingly beautiful landscapers. The city of San Diego is located along the US-Mexican border in the
southern part of the state of California.
In addition to providing a forum for teacher educators and policy makers from around the wold, the San Diego-Tijuana region
offers a rich cross-cultural experience for conference participants. This will be the first time that ICET is hosting it’s World
Assembly in North America and the San Diego region has a rich ethnic history, beautiful beaches, and a vibrant arts com-
munity. Participants will be invited to attend a variety of cultural trips including Old Town, the magnificent Balboa Park
museums and a visit to Tijuana, Mexico.
Please continue to check the ICET website www.nl.edu/icet for the CALL FOR PAPERS and other conference related infor-
mation and material.
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego,
Dr. Paula Cordeiro
Dean, School of Leadership and Education Sciences and Coordinator of the 52nd World Assembly
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
USA

A Special Goodbye to Dr. Nancy Quisenberry

We regret that we must share with you the loss of a great leader in international education, Dr. Nancy Quisen-
berry. Nancy died this September after a battle with cancer. She served as president of ICET for two consecu-
tive terms and also was a leader in AACTE, ICET, NCATE, ATE, Rotary, and many other organizations. She
and her husband, Jim, worked in many projects around the world. We will all remember Nancy as a caring and
friendly individual who could never have enough time to interact with students and professors from any coun-
try. Her friendship and commitment to global education will be missed by all of us. Nancy will be honored at
our 2007 World Assembly in San Diego.
Research Reports
Dr. James O’Meara, School of Education, University of Ballarat, Australia

Central to the mission of ICET is the conducting of research in the area of teacher education. Currently we seek to achieve this mission by conducting
feasibility studies and program evaluations.

As a member of the Board of Directors, I have accepted the responsibility of developing a strategic direction for ICET’s research efforts over the
next three years. My first act in this role is to ask the question: Does our current research program reflect the strengths and weaknesses within our
membership?

I am seeking to compile a database of the research capacity of ICET’s membership. Below, and attached to this newsletter, you will find a sample
template that I invite all financial members to modify and complete. Other interested individuals can become financial members by accessing the
ICET website at: www.nl.edu/icet.

The Board will use the profiles to identify clusters of expertise /capacity for our research and academic writing efforts. In order to meet the next
newsletter deadline I would ask that you complete this task by January 1, 2007 and submit your file to the following address:
j.omeara@ballarat.edu.au

The February newsletter will include a report on the outcome of this exercise. The subsequent newsletters will contain reports from academics or
organizations about the threats and opportunities that exist for research into teacher education within their region. This information will be used to
inform the research goals of our organization.

I look forward to receiving your profiles.

Enthusiastically,
Dr. James O’Meara
School of Education
University of Ballarat, Australia

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Journal of In-Serivce Education
The Official Journal of the Interantional Professional Development Association

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE OF Journal of In-Service Education

The official journal of the International Professional Development Association
Published By: Routledge
Volume Number: 32
Frequency: 4 times a year
Print ISSN: 1367-4587
Online ISSN: 1747-5082
The Journal of In-Service Education is issuing a call for papers for a special issue focusing on ICT and teacher
professional development/learning. The special issue will be edited by two members of the editorial board:
Jim O’Brien The University of Edinburgh Jim.OBrien@ed.ac.uk
Gaby Weiner The University of Edinburgh gaby.weiner@ed.ac.uk
and Umeå University, Sweden gaby.weiner@educ.umu.se
The Journal of In-Service Education is a fully-refereed international journal that publishes original contributions
on the subject of teacher education in its widest sense: initial preparation as it affects induction, in-service educa-
tion, professional development, and the work of teachers’ centres, advisory services and INSET units. Contribu-
tions comprise scholarly discussion of new or developing issues, reports of research in particular areas, reports of
developments and contributions to debate on teacher education generally or on specific issues. A wide range of
methodological and theoretical approaches are welcome, as is authorship from different practitioner and academic
contexts and geographic locations. A special issue on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and
teacher professional development/learning is timely due to the increasing impact of ICT on a wide variety of
educational settings, and the growth of interest in different forms of professional development needed to support
computer- and web-based teaching and learning.
The special issue will appear in 2007 [Vol 33.4] and will include 8-10 papers. The editors welcome research
articles on aspects associated with the above theme.
Papers for consideration should be no more than 7000 words in length and should include an abstract of 100-150
words, and author contact details.
Manuscripts submitted should be original, not under review by any other publication and not published else-
where.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts is February 1, 2007.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Authors should be aware they are writing for an international audience.
Guidelines are available at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rjieauth.asp
SUBMISSION
E-mail the file of your manuscript (MS Word file format) as an attachment to:
Dr. Jim O’Brien Jim.OBrien@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Educational Leadership
Moray House School of Education
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ

Questions about the special issue are welcome and can be submitted to the
address above.
PREAL Working Group on the Professional Development of
Teachers in Latin America
Dr. Denise Valliant, ICET Board Member

The PREAL Working Group on the Professional Development of Teachers in Latin America is a network of member
and associate centers, coordinated by Dr. Denise Vaillant (ICET board member). The group produces studies, regional
reports, executive summaries on best practices in the professionalization of teachers and a monthly newsletter. The
group organizes each year four regional workshops on teacher related issues, and will hold its next International Semi-
nar on April 18th and 19th in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to provide inputs for teacher policies in the region.

More information in available in : http://www.preal.org/Grupo2.asp?Id_Grupo=5

IEA International Study on Teacher Education

Beatrice Avalos, Education Consultant, Santiago, Chile

The IEA International Study on Teacher Education with a focus on mathematics held a recent meeting of National Research
Coordinators in the countries that will be participating in the study, at the Coordinating Centre, in Michigan State University.
The study will address the preparation of teachers at elementary and lower secondary education levels and will examine all
the contributing factors (national policies, costs, teacher education curriculum -pedagogy and mathematics-, teacher educa-
tors) examining the opportunity to learn that these offer to future teachers, as well as how much future teachers know and are
able to do professionally.

There are around 12 countries committed to the study in Asia (Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines), in Africa (Botswana) in Eu-
rope (England, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Italy,) and in the Americas (USA, Mexico and Chile).

There is still room for more participating countries. If anyone , in other countries, is interested you may contact Professor
Maria Teresa Tatto, Michigan State University, Faculty of Education, for further information. Her e-mail is: mttatto@msu.edu

EDITORS’ CORNER: Make Your Voice Heard!

Dear ICET Members and Colleagues,

Welcome to the fourth issue of the ICET newsletter. This newsletter is a vehicle for world-wide communication of issues related
to education for teaching. To make our ideas and information most accessible to our members, this international communica-
tion space will be in English; however, articles submitted in other languages will be published with a translation.

Make your voice heard: We encourage you to submit program reports, conference updates, testimonials, and other material con-
nected to teacher education around the world. To the right, you will find the deadlines for the upcoming issues of the newsletter.
This newsletter is published every four months (February, June, and October). Contributions may be submitted electronically via
email to solesglobal@sandiego.edu.

Sincerely,

ICET Editorial Team

FUTURE ICET NEWLETTERS

ICET Newsletter Issue: Submission Deadlines:

February, 2007 January 15th
June, 2007 May 15th
October, 2007 August 15th
February, 2008 January 15th
Upcoming 2006 - 2007 Conferences
2006
October 26th - 28th
6th Annual Bi-National Border Pedagogy Conference Border Pedagogy Conference
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
http://www.tij.uia.mx/pedagogy

November 1st - 3rd

NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region XII Conference:
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.region12.nafsa.org/r12conferences.htm

November 4th - 7th

East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) Administrators’ Conference
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.earcos.org/

November 8th -11th

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE):
Seville, Spain
http://www.ciee.org/annual_conference.aspx

November 10th-11th
University Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
http://www.ucet.ac.uk

November 12th -16th

Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)
Quebec, Quebec City, Canada
http://www.cbie.ca/

November 16th -17th

Symposium on Educator Dispositions, 4th Annual
Kentucky, USA
http://www.educatordispositions.org

2007
January 6th - 9th
Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
www.hiceducation.org

February 18th - 22nd

Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
www.aieaworld.org

February 21st - 24th

Association for Advancement of International Education (AAIE)
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
www.aaie.org

February 24th-27th
AACTE 59th Annual Meeting
Location: New York, NY, USA
http://www.aacte.org/Events/07amfactsht.aspx

March 26nd-30th
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
www.aace.org/conf/site/

April 5th-7th
Global Leadership Conference (L3)
Location: Shanghai, China
www.L3Conference.com

May 27th - June 1st

NAFSA (Association of International Educators) 57th Annual
Location: Montreal, Canada
www.nafsa.org

July 5th-7th
First International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education
International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education, Clemson University
Location: Brussels, Belgium
http://www.clemson.edu/ICSLTE/conference/index.html

July 16th-19th
International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) 52nd World Assembly
International Council on Education for Teaching
Location: San Diego, CA. USA
www.nl.edu/icet
ICET Board of Directors/Trustees
Executive Committee Board of Directors Kenneth Carr
Zayed University
President: AFRICA:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Beatrice Avalos Odusola Olutoyim Dibu-Ojerinde
Education Consultant Obafemi Awolowo University
Kamal Dawani
CHILE NIGERIA
Amman Arab University
JORDAN
President-Elect: Maureen Robinson
Kai-ming Cheng Cape Peninsula University of Technology
NORTH AMERICA:
University of Hong Kong SOUTH AFRICA
Paula Cordeiro
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
School of Leadership and Education Sciences,
ASIA/PACIFIC:
University of San Diego
Immediate Past-President: James O’Meara
UNITED STATES
Tony Townsend University of Ballarat
Florida Atlantic University AUSTRALIA
Mahmoud Fahmy
UNITED STATES (representing AUSTRALIA)
Education & Training Center
Yumiko Ono
of Northeast Pennsylvania
Executive Director/Treasurer: Naruto University of Education
UNITED STATES
Darrell Bloom JAPAN
National-Louis University
David Imig
UNITED STATES Nittaya Passornsiri
AACTE
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
UNITED STATES
Regional Vice President South America/Cen- THAILAND
tral America / Caribbean:
SOUTH AMERICA:
Nelly Aleotti Maia EUROPE:
Heitor Gurgulino de Souza
Professor Maria Assunção Flores
International Association of University Presi-
BRASIL University of Minho
dents (IAUP)
PORTUGAL
BRASIL
Regional Vice President Europe:
Ivan Reid MIDDLE EAST:
Sonia Martins de Almeida Nogueira
School of Lifelong Education & Development Majed Abu-Jaber
Universidad Estadual de Norte Flumineuse
UNITED KINGDOM Al-Balqa’ Applied University
(UNEF)
JORDAN
BRASIL
Regional Vice President Middle East:
Mohammed El-Shibiny Thuwayba Ahmed Issa Al-Barwani
Denise Vaillant
Dean Emeritus Ministry of Social Affairs
GTP-PREAL
EGYPT SULTANTATE OF OMAN
URUGUAY

Editorial Team:
Dr. Paula Cordeiro
Martha Chavez, M.S.
Whitney McIntyre Miller, M.I.D, M.S.W.
University of San Diego, SOLES Global! The Global Education Resource Center
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