THREE representatives from Brunei attended the five day second World Conference on Science & Technology Education, Conference of the International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE) 2007 in Perth, Australia, which ended yesterday.
One of the representatives, Dk Hjh Siti Fatimah Pg Hj Petra said, in a statement, the conference addressed global issues, which can be used by teachers and educators to implement within their own countries and communities focusing on issues such as as policy, curriculum, classroom practice, research and external agency support.
The conference hosted by the Science Teachers Association of Western Australia on behalf of the International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE) and the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) is a platform that brings together science and technology educators, experts in the field globally to interact, share learning experiences in the establishment of global professional networks, said Dk Hjh Siti Fatimah.
She added that other goals were to engage and give direction to science educators around the world through the Perth Declaration.
From this conference, ideas and discussions will be brought forward to the International Science Education Policy Forum organised by Unesco, which will decide the implementation, direction, communication and strategies for science education within different countries over the next few years.
Themes covered during the conference included, education for sustainable development, as part of the Unesco World Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 _ 2015), world health, AIDS, malaria and other diseases as well as health challenges such as clean water, science for life and citizenship. The international conference was attended by more than 1,000 science and technology teachers and educators.
The Brunei Times
One of the representatives, Dk Hjh Siti Fatimah Pg Hj Petra said, in a statement, the conference addressed global issues, which can be used by teachers and educators to implement within their own countries and communities focusing on issues such as as policy, curriculum, classroom practice, research and external agency support.
The conference hosted by the Science Teachers Association of Western Australia on behalf of the International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE) and the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) is a platform that brings together science and technology educators, experts in the field globally to interact, share learning experiences in the establishment of global professional networks, said Dk Hjh Siti Fatimah.
She added that other goals were to engage and give direction to science educators around the world through the Perth Declaration.
From this conference, ideas and discussions will be brought forward to the International Science Education Policy Forum organised by Unesco, which will decide the implementation, direction, communication and strategies for science education within different countries over the next few years.
Themes covered during the conference included, education for sustainable development, as part of the Unesco World Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 _ 2015), world health, AIDS, malaria and other diseases as well as health challenges such as clean water, science for life and citizenship. The international conference was attended by more than 1,000 science and technology teachers and educators.
The Brunei Times
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