31st Annual Pacific Circle Consortium Conference Honolulu, Hawaii : June 25–29, 2007 : Hawaii Imin International Conference Center Education in a Pacific Context: Education Outcomes for the Twenty-first Century

Conference Theme

We have identified three broad and interrelated question/issue areas related to the conference theme. They are:

I. What would a comprehensive, articulated education in a Pacific/global context look like?

• What do we expect as outcomes of our schools, including those from preschool through graduate school?
• What do we want all students in Pacific Circle schools to know, be able to do, and care about?
• What are the common elements of education outcomes that we share?
• What are the local/national outcomes that must be balanced with the common global aspirations?
• How do we attend to the cultural and educational perspectives of indigenous peoples?
• What would a comprehensive, articulated education in a Pacific/global context look like?

II. How do we organize schooling, while recognizing local diversity, to better accomplish local/national and global outcomes? What are the implications for some of the following?

• Curriculum selection and development
• Instruction, including the use of technology
• Evaluation, assessment, testing, and grading
• Aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Organizing and administering schools
• Teacher preparation and professional development
• Addressing achievement gaps, alternative educational pathways, and students with special needs

III. What works and what are promising practices?

• What knowledge and experience can be shared in developing, experimenting with, and implementing promising strategies and programs to achieve education outcomes for the twenty-first century?
• What are the implications for working on common projects in a Pacific setting?

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