NLIS 4
September 26, 2002
(Education)
(Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education)
Ministers welcome Mexican delegation to province
Judy Foote, Minister of Education, and Sandra C. Kelly, Minister of Youth
Services and Post-Secondary Education, today welcomed a delegation of
Mexican authorities who are visiting the province as part of an Education
Task Force to explore best education practices in select provinces in
Canada.
"We have a high quality education system in this province,"
said Minister Foote. "This visit by the Mexican delegation provides an
excellent opportunity for us to share our successful programs with another
jurisdiction and to learn from them as well. They deliver a system to some
30 million children in K-12, yet there are some similarities in the
challenges we face."
"We are extremely proud of our post-secondary education system in
Newfoundland and Labrador and we are pleased to share our best
practices," said Minister Kelly. "Our provincial student loans
program is designed to provide benefits to students attending post-secondary
institutions while ensuring appropriate accountability measures to assist
students in completing their post-secondary training in an affordable
manner."
While in the province, the delegation will attend a number of information
sessions from the departments of Education and Youth Services and
Post-Secondary Education including an overview of the K-12 and
post-secondary education systems, curriculum development/literacy, distance
education, system assessment and accountability and special needs. The
delegation will also attend information sessions and tour facilities at
Memorial University of Newfoundland�s St. John�s campus, the Marine
Institute, and College of the North Atlantic.
The Secretar�a de Educaci�n P�blica (SEP) delegation began their visit
in Toronto on September 19 and will tour Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick before returning to Mexico on September 28.
Members of the delegation include: Elisa Bonilla, General Director for
Material and Educational Methods; Ramon de la Pena, Director of CONAVIT
(National Council of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning); Eugenio Cetina,
Director General for Higher Education; Ignacio Villagordo, Director General
for Planning, Accredition and Revalidation of Studies; Antonio Gago, Head
Advisor to the Secretary of Education; Daniel Gonzalez Spencer, Director
General for International Affairs; and Juan Jose Serrato, Director for
Bilateral Affairs.
Media contact:
Carmel Turpin, Department of Education, (709) 729-0048
Tansy Mundon, Department of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education,
(709) 729-6573.
Backgrounder
Mexican Delegation Itinerary, St. John�s, September 26 - 27
| Delegates: |
Lic. Ren� Gonz�lez Cant�, Director de Planeci�n y
Evaluaci�n del INEA |
|
Lic. Jes�s �lvarez Guti�rrez, Coordinador Nacional
del Programa de Escuelas de Calidad |
|
Dr. Juan Jos� Serrato Velasco, Director de Relaciones
Bilaterals |
| |
| September 26, 2002 |
| 7:10 a.m |
Delegation picked up at hotel |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Welcoming breakfast hosted by Judy Foote,
Minister of Education (Location: Executive Dining Room, West Block,
Confederation Building) |
| |
| Morning meetings at Executive
Boardroom, Ground Floor (Basement), West Block, Confederation
Building |
| |
| Chairperson: Harold Press, Deputy
Minister, Department of Education |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Overview of k-12 Education System |
|
Speaker: Gerald Galway, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Planning and Educational Programs, Department of Education. |
| |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Discussion/Questions |
| |
|
| 9:30 a.m. |
Overview of Post-Secondary Education System |
|
Speaker: Rachelle Cochrane, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Post-Secondary Education, Department of Youth Services and
Post-Secondary Education. |
| |
|
| 9:50 a.m. |
Discussion/Questions |
| |
|
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| |
|
| 10:20 a.m. |
Curriculum Development / Literacy |
|
Speakers: Eric Burry, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Primary, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Department of
Education |
|
Dr. Glenn Loveless, Director, Program Development,
Department of Education. |
| |
|
| 10:40 a.m. |
Discussion/Questions |
| |
|
| 10:50 a.m. |
Distance Education |
|
Speaker: Wade Sheppard, Director, Centre for Distance
Learning and Innovation, Department of Education. |
| |
|
| 11:10 a.m. |
Discussion/Questions |
| |
|
| 11:20 a.m. |
System Assessment and Accountability (CRTs
Public Examinations, GEDs, ABE, etc.) |
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Speaker: Marian Fushell, Director, Evaluation, Testing
and Certification, Department of Education. |
| |
|
| 11:40 a.m. |
Discussion/Questions |
| |
|
| 11:50 a.m. |
Supporting Children with Special Needs (Inter
Agency Coordination of Services) |
|
Speaker: Brenda Smith, Director, Student Support
Services, Department of Education. |
| |
|
| 12:10 p.m. |
Discussion/Questions - Travel to Marine Institute |
| |
|
| 12:15 - 2:15 pm |
Working Luncheon - hosted by Marine Institute -
Presentation on Distance Education and Curriculum as relates to
Marine Studies. |
|
Location: Marine Institute, Industry Seminar Room |
| |
|
| 12:15 p.m. |
Welcome on behalf of Marine Institute |
|
Speaker: Dave Bonnell, Head, School of Fisheries,
Marine Institute |
| |
|
| 12:20 p.m. |
Brief Introduction to Marine Institute |
|
Overview of Institutional Structure, Units and
International Activities |
|
Speaker: Bill Chislett, Director Marine Institute
International |
| |
|
| 12:30 p.m. |
Overview of Programs within School of Fisheries
(i.e., Marine Studies: Fisheries Resource Management, Aquaculture,
Coastal Zone Management, Marine Environment Technology) |
| |
|
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Presentation on Community Outreach/Extension |
|
Speaker: Dave Bonnell, Head, School of Fisheries,
Marine Institute |
| |
|
| 1:00 p.m. |
Overview of Distributive Learning Capabilities and
Initiatives |
|
Speaker: Robert Wells, Manager, Learning Technologies
Centre |
| |
|
| 1:20 p.m. |
Overview of Master in International Coastal
Resource Management |
|
Speaker: Brian Kerr, Lead Program Developer |
| |
|
| 1:40 p.m. |
Tour of the Marine Institute: |
|
Flume Tank: Glenn Blackwood, Director, Centre for
Sustainable Aquatic Resources |
|
Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development, Nigel
Allen, Director |
| |
|
| 2:15 p.m |
Travel from Marine Institute to St. John�s campus of
Memorial University |
| |
|
| 2:30 p.m. |
Arrive at Business Building Board Room (B 4000) |
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|
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Meet Memorial: Providing university education and
research in Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
Speaker: Mike Collins, Associate Vice President,
Academic |
| |
|
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College: Doing our Part |
|
Speaker: Dr. Wade Bowers, Associate Vice-Principal
(Research) |
| |
|
| 3:30- 3:45 p.m. |
Nutrition/Networking Break |
| |
|
| 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. |
Distance Education Development |
|
Speaker: Ms. Ann Marie Vaughan, Interim Director,
Distance Education and Learning Technologies, School of Continuing
Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
| |
|
| 4:15 - 4:35 p.m. |
Educating the Educators |
|
Speaker: Dr. Alice Collins, Interim Dean, Faculty of
Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
| |
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| 4:35 - 5:00 p.m. |
Literacy: The Importance and Applications of
Computer Technologies |
|
Speaker: Dr. Roberta Hammett, Associate Dean, Graduate
Programs, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
| |
|
| 6:45 for 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner Hosted by Dr. Meisen, President, Memorial
University (Senior Common Room, R. Gushue Hall) |
| |
|
| September 27, 2002 |
| Morning meetings at Conference Room A,
West Block, Confederation Building |
| |
|
| Chairperson: Rachelle Cochrane, Assistant
Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Education, Department of Youth
Services and Post-Secondary Education |
| |
|
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Gathering Voices: Delivering Education in Labrador |
|
Speaker: Dr. Tim Borlase, Labrador Institute, and
students Ms. Lena Onalik and Ms. Elizabeth Rice |
| |
|
| 10:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| |
|
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Tour of Bishop�s High School, Hosts: Mr. Ed Harnett,
Principal and Mr. Brian Shortall, Chairman, Avalon East School Board
(to be confirmed) |
|
Topics for discussion |
|
Innovative uses of Technology |
|
Teaching Spanish at Bishops |
|
Culture |
| |
|
| 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. |
Working lunch - hosted by College of the North
Atlantic |
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Location: The Bistro, Prince Philip Drive Campus. |
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|
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Introductions and Brief Overview of Prince Philip
Drive Campus, |
|
Steve Quinton, District Administrator, College of the
North Atlantic. |
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Best Practices - Newfoundland and Labrador�s
Public Post-Secondary Educational System |
|
Speaker: Pamela Walsh, President, College of the North
Atlantic. |
| |
|
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
The Mexican Connection |
|
Speaker: Cyril Organ, Associate District
Administrator, Bay St. George Campus, College of the North Atlantic. |
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Distributed Learning Services |
|
Speaker: John King, Manager, DLS, Clarenville Campus,
College of the North Atlantic. |
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Location: PPD Executive Boardroom |
|
Tour of Prince Philip Drive campus |
| |
|
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Transfer to Engineering Technology Centre, Ridge Road
Campus |
| |
|
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Technology Programs at College of the North
Atlantic |
|
Speaker: Everett Fancey, Associate District
Administrator, College of the North Atlantic. |
|
Location: ETC Boardroom |
|
Tour of Engineering Technology Campus |
Delegation Departure
Delegates depart at 6:35 p.m.
2002 09
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3:25 p.m.
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