Venue: Sabancı Center, Istanbul
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Opening Speeches
Cenk Çimen, TÜSİAD Board Member and President of Social Affairs Committee
Ümit Boyner, President of TÜSİAD
10:00 – 10:10 Enver Yücel, TÜSİAD Education Working Group Chair
“What to learn and how to learn for the 21st Century Skills”
10:10 – 11:10 Panel
Chair: Prof. Üstün Ergüder, Director of Education Reform Initiative (ERI)
Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University
“Developing Passion and Creativity in 21st Century Education”
Prof. Fernando M. Reimers, Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy at Harvard University
“Educational Innovation and Realigning the Curriculum for the 21st Century Skills”
Prof. Emin Karip, President of Board of Education and Discipline
“Curriculum Reform in Turkish Education System”
11:10 – 11:30 Questions & Answers
11:30 – 11:50 Coffee Break
11:50 – 13:10 Panel (Continues)
Associate Prof. Joshua Aronson, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University
“Nurturing the Intelligences for the 21st Century”
Prof. Robert Pianta, Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia
“Effective Teaching and Learning for 21st Century Skills”
Ph.D. Joseph Allen, Director of University of Virginia, Adolescent Research Group
“Socializing and Educating our Youth in a Changing Adolescence”
Ph.D. Francesco Avvisati, Analyst at the Centre for Educational Research and Development, OECD
“Science and Mathematics Education for Innovation-Driven Societies”
13:10 – 13:30 Questions & Answers
13:30 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:30 Discussion Panel:
“What should be the Reform Steps in Turkish Education System for the 21st Century Skills?”
Chair: Prof. Hasan Şimşek, Bahçeşehir University Vice President
Associate Prof. Ömer Açıkgöz, Ministry of Education, Vocational and Technical Education Director General
Associate Prof. Selçuk Şirin, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University
Prof. Yaşar Özden, Dean of the School of Education at the Middle East Technical University
Prof. İrfan Erdoğan, Head of Educational Sciences Department at İstanbul University
15:30– 15:50 Questions & Answers