Zayed University International Conference


Conference Schedule

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Details of all Breakout Sessions available here.

Sunday, March 31
8:30 - 9:30 Registration, Refreshments, Exhibits
10:30 - 12:30 Conference Opening
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Followed by Plenary Address:
What We Have Learned from 20 Years of School Effectiveness and School Improvement Research, and What This Means for Schools and Teachers
Tony Townsend, Monash University, Australia
Presiding: Donald Sharpes (Zayed University)
12:30 - 1:00 Coffee Break
1:00 - 2:00 Breakout Session 1
2:00 - 3:00 Lunch
3:15 - 4:15 Plenary Address:
How the Drive for Academic Standards Has Driven Education Reform in the US
Christopher Cross, U.S. Council for Basic Education
Presiding: Fatma Al Meri (Principal, Al Raya Secondary School)
Followed by Recognition of the Hamdan Award Winners
4:30 - 5:30 Breakout Session 2

Monday, April 1
8:30 - 9:00 Refreshments/Pastries
9:00 - 10:00 Plenary Address:
A Question of Standards
John MacBeath, Cambridge University
Presiding: Carmen Garcia (Zayed University)
10:15 - 11:30 Breakout Session 3
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 - 1:15 Breakout Session 4
1:30 - 2:30 Lunch
2:30 - 3:45 Breakout Session 5
4:00 - 5:30 Launch of the Middle East Center of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) - Amal Grand Ballroom
 
Hamdan Award for Academic Excellence
Zayed University

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