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Teachers for Global Classrooms Program

A Program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
of the U.S. Department of State and Implemented by IREX

Call for Papers

March 9th, 2016-Rabat.

The Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences- Mohammed V University of

Rabat, Morocco

In collaboration with
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), Washington,
D.C., USA
And

The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program

Organize an international Seminar on:

Curriculum, Pedagogy, and ICT

Integration in Global Education:
Research & Practice.

The Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat,

Morocco, in cooperation with the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) and
the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program are pleased to announce the Call For
Papers for the International Seminar, which will be held on 9 March 2016, in Rabat,
Morocco.

Theme:
Over the last decades, many countries have embarked on major curriculum and
pedagogical reforms to meet the needs and goals of 21st century, often with a keen focus
on ways of integrating ICT into classroom practices. Within this global context, the
pedagogy used by teachers is consistently seen as the crucial variable for improving
learning outcomes and is critical in any reform to improve quality (UNESCO, 2005:
152). The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), on the
other hand, has created a huge challenge for countries and raised questions about the
effectiveness and impact of curricula, classroom pedagogy and technological applications
on classroom practices. Global implementations, however, have not always been as
successful as hoped, and evidence suggests that a wide gap exists between the expected
goals of curriculum reforms and actual progress achieved in classrooms, schools and
teachers practices (Dembele and Lefoka, 2007, Chisholm and Leyendecker, 2008, World
Bank, 2008).
The seminar aims to encourage dialogue between Moroccan and American researchers
and practitioners from different disciplinary approaches in order to promote further
enquiry into issues related to curriculum development, pedagogy and ICT integration.
The seminar also aims to broaden international field experiences and curriculum
development, technology integration, and cross cultural communication for better global
competency.

Themes and Sub-themes:

Curriculum Development and Pedagogy

Education Curriculum Research and Development
Curriculum design and development
Teaching and Learning Methodologies
Organizational learning and change
Educational vision, policy, leadership, management and administration
Educational leadership
Education Policy and Leadership
Language education
Educational technology
ICT Education
Pedagogy enhancement with ICT
Technology enhanced learning
Computer-aided assessment
Software Assessment tools
Secondary Education
Professional qualifications, training and development

Quality assurance/ standards and accreditation

Higher education
Learning and teaching methodologies

Speakers will include:

Researchers from the Faculty of Letters

& Human Sciences
Mohammed V University in Rabat.
ELT Practitioners
Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC)
Types of Presentations:
Full papers (20 minutes presentation)
Digital presentations (6 min, digital poster, Prezi, video etc.)
Presenters are expected to be available on a specified time to engage with conference
guests.
Submission Procedure: Follow the link to access the abstract submission page.
Abstracts of 500 words (excluding references) should be submitted electronically.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission Deadline: 15 February 2016. (No late submissions will be accepted.)
Notification of Acceptance: 20 February, 2016
Electronic Submission of Presentation Deadline: 25 February, 2016
Abstracts and electronic versions of presentations should be sent to:

Yamina EL KIRAT EL ALLAME (yelkirat39@gmail.com)

Meriem LAHRIZI (meriemlahrizi@gmail.com).

Further details and assistance regarding digital presentations will be communicated.

Organizing Committee:
Yamina EL KIRAT EL ALLAME, Vice Dean for Research and Cooperation,
Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences- Mohammed V University in Rabat.
Meriem LAHRIZI, Ph.D. Researcher, Faculty of Letters & Human SciencesMohammed V University in Rabat / TGC Consultant & Coordinator.