Crossing the Quality Education Starts On Friday
The quality of education in the country is transformed from its different regions to collectively build the great national commitment to improve student learning in elementary school (transition to fifth). On Friday March 9 starts the journey through the different territories with the development of the Journey for Quality Education, which will consolidate a joint effort with the different actors in society to build a better education.
This day, Leticia (Amazonas) will host the start of this journey that present the big bet National Government’s education: “All learning” means the program for the Transformation of Educational Quality, which hits stores, students, teachers and the general community in an unprecedented national purpose that reflects the commitment of society to provide better education to more than 2’300 000 students.
The Leticia is the first visit of the journey that leads the National Education Minister, Maria Fernando Campo, and will reach 10 municipalities between 9 and 24 March in a series of meetings with the community education and the different actor’s civil society in the targeted establishments with higher educational needs of each territory. In these scenarios, the portfolio holder will meet with officials, civil society representatives, representatives of the educational community and students from the region to see firsthand the educational needs of their institutions.
The capital of Amazonas, Puerto Sais (Putumayo), Puerto Carrion (Vichada), San Geronimo (Antioquia), El Cerrito (Valle del Cauca), Maria La Baja (Bolivar), Touching (Córdoba), Manure (La Guajira) and Arauca (Arauca) will visit municipalities that cruise this month. 23 and 24 March the tour ending in Pretoria (Chocó) with the completion of the Agreement for Prosperity, whose central theme is just “All learning”: the Transformation Program of Educational Quality.
In regions will hear the voices of the different educational and social actors.
For the program manager for the Transformation of Educational Quality, July Allandale, “the journey is a journey through places very emblematic of the national territory. We are covering from Amazonas to La Guajira and from Arauca to the Chocó. Are 10 territorial entities that visit and the purpose are to know the field very closely the characteristics of the state of education in each region and strategies for transformation? “
Leticia’s meeting is also the occasion for the delivery of more than 70,000 educational materials and teaching guides for schools in the department of Amazonas. These books will be part of 8’836 000 high-quality textbooks in the areas of language arts and mathematics for elementary school children that will be delivered free during March as part of the actions of this program of national impact.
All you learn” program for the Transformation of Educational Quality.
The Transformation Program of Educational Quality “All learning” big goal is to reach at the end of 2014, 2’300 .000 transitional students, preschool, elementary and primary schools, with 70,000 educators (including classroom teachers and managers), 3,000 tutors and 100 trainers in the 3,000 educational institutions that show a poor performance and that are located in 52 local authorities certified.
“The program also aims that by 2014, over 25% of primary school children from public schools improve in the testing results Knowledge of 3rd and 5th in the area of language arts and mathematics,” said the manager Program, July Allandale, while all said that this ambitious strategy is expected that children improve their learning, which should translate into better test scores Saber (which from this 2012 shall apply annually to students in grades 3, 5th, 9 and 11). “This program will give us a very interesting feedback on the issues of quality,” said Allandale.
Thus, “All learning” means the program for the Transformation of Educational Quality shall, with this journey, a regional construction firm that will involve the participation of educators, managers of schools, students, parents of family, local public authorities, the Ministry of Education, the Ministries of Education, the media, the productive sector and all Colombians. This is a national commitment that reflects the dedicated work of its various stakeholders to improve the quality of education of children in the country.
Components of “Learn All” Programmed for the Transformation of Educational Quality.
The program involves five components, four and one central transverse comprehensive essential accompaniment to hit educational institutions:
- Component pedagogy, which refers to establishing interactive communication between teacher and students in specific contexts and requires the organization and curriculum regarding educational use of clear, appropriate to implement the concept of educational evaluation and the selection and use of high quality educational materials for teachers and students.
- Training Component located, based on the assistance and the specific issues around classroom learning processes of students, which is structured in a training, exchange and strengthen knowledge, attitudes and practices.
- Educational management component, which focuses on strengthening the processes of planning, implementation, evaluation, feedback and decision making in educational settings.
- Component of basic conditions, which refers to the stages necessary to allow the student to receive their learning in the classroom, as is the power to get to school (school bus), the functional space for students to develop the activities school (infrastructure and connectivity) and the guarantee of staying in school on a daily basis with complementary strategies such as those associated with food and nutrition.
- Support component, communication, social mobilization and commitment, which are transverse to the whole process of educational change and refer to the need to promote a national attitude committed to quality education system for all children in the country receive high quality learning.
The Leticianos To the Minister of Education
Leticia (Amazonas) was, on Friday March 9, synonymous with quality education to set sail in different regions of the country will determine a joint work with the actors of society and that will lay the groundwork for the joint construction of “All to learn “: the Programmed for the Transformation of Educational Quality, which will impact the formation of 2’300 .000 children in the country by 2014.
Of this day was a day when students, teachers, administrators, parents and other representatives of the educational community and various civil society actors expressed their hopes, concerns and experiences that ensure the improvement of learning of students from two public schools and contribute, in turn, to build a new society.
The President of the Republic, Juan Manuel Santos and the Minister of Education, Maria Fernando Campo, led this event which took place on the premises of INEM Joseph Eustace Rivera and the Educational Institution Francisco del Rosario Vela, where students of 1st to 5th degree received educational texts. Similarly, teachers were teaching guides, which are among the 8’836 000 texts in the areas of language arts and mathematics for elementary school children that will be delivered free during March as part of the actions of this program.
“We want our children educated with the best quality and the educational materials they need,” said President Juan Manuel Santos during the ceremony textbooks in Joseph Eustace INEM Rivera. “With this trip we will be doing a marathon in support of quality with which we will also deliver books to have all their texts,” the president said, making clear that this passage reflects the role of education as the vehicle more effective in closing gaps in society.
The President also highlighted the role of teachers in this process he described as new in the history. “This program has something very special: we want to improve the quality, but also educate and train better teachers in the country,” he said.
A journey that brings together civil society.
The Journey for Quality Education, which will cover 10 municipalities in the country between 9 and 24 March, was presented by the Minister of Education during the activities in the afternoon of Friday in the educational establishment Francisco del Rosario Vela, in a meeting which was attended logician community and students of this educational establishment, who minutes later met with the head of the education portfolio in a dialogue to understand the interests, perspectives and concerns about how to transform education in the region.
“With this trip we will travel all over Colombia, to talk with students, teachers, principals, parents and all representatives of society, for how education is working,” said the head of the ministry during the meeting. “It is a journey through all of Colombia and the” All to learn “we create the conditions so that children can learn with the best quality,” said Campo.
The Minister, Deputy Minister of Preschool, Primary and Secondary, Mauricio Perfecta and Program Manager for Quality Education, July Allandale, knew firsthand the educational needs of these children and their interests to enhance their learning. “It is you who know what happens in the school and are also those who should help us to light the situation of education in these territories, and for this we must respond with the best education for our children,” stressed the Minister.
In turn, Deputy Mauricio Perfecta said the country needs all need to learn much more than they do today, and in a happy, which requires the commitment of all students, educators, parents and authorities. Also reiterated the call of the Minister of Education to engage in the transformation of society, from the classroom, the learning of children.
After the capital of Amazonas, Puerto Sais (Putumayo), Puerto Carrion (Vichada), San Geronimo (Antioquia), El Cerrito (Valle del Cauca), Maria La Baja (Bolivar), Touching (Córdoba), Manure (La Guajira) and Arauca (Arauca) will visit the municipalities that the Minister Field during the voyage this month.
Department of Education Report With Extended Until March 5
The Ministry of Education reports that extended until 5 March, the end of the call to form the National Television Board, the body should be composed of five members, one representative of civil society, to be selected by a university, appointed by the Ministry for this purpose.
This body will provide the tools for implementing plans and programs for the provision of public service television will ensure access to TV and ensure service delivery plural and impartial manner.
To be the representative of civil society at this meeting, interested parties should send their resume with the respective certificates at the Citizen Service Center of the Ministry of Education on Called 43 No. 57-14 of the National Administrative Center-CAN – in Bogota, by Monday, March 5 at 5 pm.
Only By Working Together We Can Change the Quality of Education
The Minister of Education said he wants to work together with stakeholders in the educational community to transform the quality of education, in order to meet their needs.
- Education Minister, Maria Fernando Campo, announced it will pass by the quality of education during the month of March in order to share ideas on this important issue with communities around the country.
- With the Transformation Program Quality is emerging to 3,000 educational institutions, will be delivered 000 books to 8’800 elementary and 7,000 teachers will be trained.
Bogota, March 4, 2011. MEN. The Minister of Education, Maria Fernando Campo, said he wants to work together with stakeholders in the educational community to transform the quality of education, to learn firsthand their needs and expectations.
“I want to pass by the quality of educación.Iremos in the coming weeks from La Guajira to Leticia and from Chocó to Vichadahablando with all community stakeholders, parents, students, principals and teachers to tell us your needs because we want the whole country understands that only by working together we can transform the quality of education, “he said in 64 Agreement for Prosperity, held at the Naval Enlisted Barranquilla.
The Minister added that the trip will start on Friday March 9 in Leticia, – with the participation of President of the Republic, Juan Manuel Santos, and will end on March 24 Chocó.
Finally, he stressed that this commitment to transform the quality of education at all levels being reached at 3,000 educational institutions in the country, which is formando7.000 teachers will reach 2,300,000 children. Additionally, in March said that 8.8 million books will be delivered to schools, on language and mathematics, among others.
Nearly Nine Million Students Start School Year Thursday, 2012 Department of Education
Nearly nine million children and adolescents throughout the country will begin on Thursday 1 March 2012 school year, reported the Minister of Education, Patricia Chambers, noting everything is ready to ensure the smooth opening of classes.
He said a good start dictating class is the first major objective of their management, so there have been several actions related to teacher recruitment, delivery of educational materials and maintenance of classrooms and school infrastructure.
In the first aspect explained that already reached the goal of ensuring the presence of teachers in their classrooms, and even regional governments are about to complete the publication of the relevant resolutions in order to complete the hiring process.
“I give money to teachers hired to collect the first month of work, avoiding the delays recorded in previous years,” said the official, who today visited a warehouse of the Ministry of Education.
As for the distribution of textbooks and educational materials, said advancing steadily nationwide and that the Ministry of Education seeks students of all schools in the country have these resources as soon as possible.
After monitoring the delivery of educational materials from the hangar 2 of the Ministry of Education to various regions of the country, Salas O’Brien stressed that all elements of study aimed at students in public schools are free.
On preventive maintenance of classrooms, the Education Minister said that 60 percent of principals and used the funds allocated for that purpose, i.e., repaired folders, boards, painted walls, fixed windows, purchased cleaning products, etc. .
The budget for the maintenance of infrastructure and educational furniture 811.000 amounts to 114 million new soles, which will make arrangements 41.947 and repair centers nationwide studies.
The Minister said that appropriate arrangements were made with funds previously deposited in the accounts of school principals. “We call on all directors to fulfill this task, there is still time,” he said.
At another point, Salas noted the mobilization announced for March 21 by the Trade Union of Education Workers of Peru (SUTEP), to demand better remuneration.
“Society will judge the acts of teaching. In the ministry will act accordingly with what happens that day,” he said, when asked about a possible penalty for teachers who are absent from the classroom to participate in that union mobilization.
He added that they are “building bridges” with teachers and hoped that they all join in the action taken by the Government to ensure the smooth start of school and improve student learning.
Forum Education Educational Privatization Silent Warning
The Educational Forum president, Teresa Tovar, warned of a ‘silent privatization’ of Peruvian education and low quality in recent years.
In an interview with RPP News reported that 50% of schools in the country are private, and in Lima this figure is reduced by 30% and were limited in right of children to education in schools.
“There has been a silent privatization and not necessarily quality, and if we add studies report that families account for 25% of the cost of public education that we are restricting the right to education,” he said.
He highlighted the commitment and effort of Lolita Humana government to reverse the problems of education, accumulated over 30 years.
He highlighted the proposal for an inclusive education and improving school infrastructure.
Intersectoral Commission for Early Childhood Made by the Ministry of Education
The First Lady’s Office, Maria Clemencies Rodriguez de Santos, Minister of Education, Maria Fernando Campo and other representatives of the entities that are part of the Intersect oral Committee on Early Childhood, in the framework of the “Zero to always” will meet on Thursday February 2, with the mayors and the governor of Cundinamarca Bogota for the first workshop of technical assistance to local authorities.
The purpose of this meeting is to ensure that local leaders have the guidance and information to include the item in the context of an initial focus on their development plans 2012-2015, based on Law 1098 (Code of Childhood and Adolescence ), which provides for mayors and governors required to include in those plans the strategies in the short, medium and long term lead to find solutions to priority issues identified in the assessment of childhood and adolescence to be performed during the first four months in office.
This workshop is the first of 32 scheduled from the presidency, with the support of entities belonging to the Intersect oral Committee on Early Childhood, commitment to continue advancing in the definition of public policy which promotes the development Early Childhood, through a strategy of Comprehensive Care for Early Childhood has been called “Zero to forever.”
The Intersect oral Commission for Early Childhood is made by the Ministries of Education, Welfare and Culture, the National Planning Department, the Colombian Family Welfare Institute, and the High Councils of Social Prosperity and Special Programs. With these allies will work addressing political, technical and strategic this unique approach to comprehensive care, and their awareness and dissemination throughout the country.
As part of ‘From zero to always’ the Government will invest resources for 5.6 billion pesos to serve 1.2 million children during the cuatrenio, an investment and said President Juan Manuel Santos, will be priority during his mandate, which requires the participation of different sectors, with their roles and commitments.
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Efforts to Change the Quality of Education
During his presentation, Deputy Perfecta drew attention to the most recent consumer survey of Dane, according to which 57% of the nation’s children read a book voluntarily, while 43% said they had been motivated by an obligation academic. With this background and taking into account the PISA test results in which Colombia has performed below the world average in reading skills, the representative of the education portfolio presented the National Reading and Writing, a bid to transform the quality of education in the country.
“Children do not learn to read and write at the appropriate age, may not, during their school development to overcome these conditions of inequality and condemn them to live in poverty,” said Perfecta emphasizing the importance of Colombia that children improve their reading and writing levels.
Additionally, the Deputy Minister stressed the importance of reading and writing as a social development potentiated, and invited attendees to the workshops for Prosperity Agreement, representatives from the academic, social and business to be included in Bolivar their agendas country’s social commitment to improve the quality of education.
Finally, the representative of the education portfolio, outlined the National Reading Plan that forms part of the policy “Quality education, the path to prosperity” that is already in progress and has set a goal of four years to help improve the performance levels of students in preschool, primary and secondary by 25% to 6,900 educational institutions provide a seed collection for use by students, to train teachers to 35,000 in reading and writing, accompanied to 6,900 educational institutions with relevant strategies to encourage reading and writing and commit to 100% of secretaries of education to make specific commitments to the National Reading and Writing.
Best Time to Come From Andrés Bello: Minister of Education
Analyze the actions of a new redirect the Andres Bello Agreement (CAB) was the main objective of the “XXV Ordinary Meeting of Ministers of Education of the Andrés Bello (REMECAB)” which brought together leaders and delegates from the education portfolio of the 12 member countries of the agreement.
The meeting, which took place on Friday January 27 in the city of Cartagena de Indies, had three key objectives: First, there were advances in the process of legal and financial reorganization of the CAB which was ordered by the Ministers of Education member countries in 2009 and defined the actions to continue with this process, and second, was appointed as the new President of the Convention to the Minister of Education of Ecuador, a position he had held the Ministry of Education of Chile and finally, was chosen as the new Executive Secretary of the CAB to Mrs. Monica Lopez, who has held the post of Director of Quality Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of Colombia.
When to start the meeting of Ministers of Education, the Colombian portfolio holder, Maria Fernando Campo congratulated the Ministers and delegates from different work their countries have made over the years to fulfill the mission of this Convention, while ensuring that this meeting marks a new stage for the Andres Bello.
“I want to highlight the serious and dedicated work of all countries to move forward with the Convention. In recent months we have developed important tasks such as achieving financial and administrative consolidation and I think progress is important to make a redirection of the CAB. The best Andrés Bello Convention is coming and this can be achieved if we all come together to develop the mission object, which is focused on education, research, science and technology. This new vision is held by us and what have to do is reach some basic agreements of what we take to achieve this integration space meets this goal, “said Education Minister, Maria Fernando Campo.
During the meeting, Maria Mercedes Perry, Deputy Secretary of the CAB presented the progress of the process of legal and financial reorganization of the Convention, which highlights the increase in assets of $ 1.6 million in 2009 to $ 6.3 million in 2011 the actual decrease in the cost of the Convention and the settlement of the various framework agreements and contracts.
Faced with this process, Victor Rios, Paraguay minister, congratulated the Executive Secretariat of the CAB (SECAB) for their efforts. “This remediation work was daunting. Clearly, the expertise and knowledge to make this possible, but from these results, we must adjust the controls and oversight.” In the same way, Leon Desalt, delegate of the Ministry of Education of Peru also welcomed this management: “We are very proud to be in the Convention and to continue developing it, but we do have to have a greater commitment to the control measures “.
Similarly, Monica Franco, delegate of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador, reached by the leaders greeting, saying that “the work done by the SECAB conviction shows the administration more transparent, which encourages us to continue with the mission of the Convention. Countries should continue to contribute to the Convention and must have the commitment to be vigilant all the activities of it to make more efficient and transparent management, “said the official said, while among the major challenges for the future are CAB support the growing mobility of citizens of member countries and promote the search for new signatories to enrich the management of the CAB.”
Committed to a mission.
the meeting of Ministers of Education, was also the space to hear and discuss the policy proposals of member countries with which we seek to give new impetus to the missionary work of the Convention. In this regard, the minister Campo, he suggested that the leaders of a public building project. “The formation of citizenship is very important for the improvement of educational quality. We want to develop CAB from a project that we can move from the education sector, training projects of citizenship and democratic principles.”
The delegate of Peru referred to the proposal as very important for countries and said that “policies must be articulated at the regional level for everyone to live the same values for coexistence.” On the other hand, the Minister of Paraguay said that “this project in Colombia could become the reference framework to promote integration processes from the convergence of democratic practices in our countries”, while Mexico’s ambassador in Colombia, Salazar Florencio said that this “is an initiative that we should not resign.”
Another proposal discussed at the meeting was presented by the International Institute for Educational Research for Integration (IIICAB), American Institute of Natural and Cultural Heritage (IPANC) and the Institute of Appropriate Technology Transfer for Marginal Areas (ITACAB) , entitled “The Andrés Bello in the XXI century”, which includes among its objectives to incorporate some of the guidelines of the CAB issues such as migration processes, climate change, ICT, technical education and productive as well as restructuring the agency to become a flexible structure, highly functional and operational.
Finally, the minister congratulated Felipe Campo Cousin, representative of the Ministry of Chile who had been exercising the Presidency of the CAB, for his work in the body since 2009 and its commitment in fulfilling the mission of it.
On the Andres Bello.
the countries that are part of the Andres Bello are: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Andrés Bello Convention is an international intergovernmental integration organization, which aims to help expand and strengthen the dynamic process of integration of the states in the educational, scientific, technological and cultural.