3rd Baltic Sea – 17th Nordic Literacy Conference

 3. Itämeren konferenssi − 17. pohjoismainen lukemisen konferenssi

III конференция стран Балтийского моря –

XVII конференция по чтению скандинавских стран

Den 3:e Östersjökonferensen om läsning − den 17:e Nordiska lässtämman

14−16 August 2016 − Turku/Åbo, Finland

Making meaning - literacy in action

Programme Book

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Finns aren't what they used to be

Is the PISA story false?

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Is this School Heaven? No, it’s Finland

 I have been to the mountaintop. I have trodden sacred ground. I have seen the light. I have been to Finland. It’s the place where teachers go after they die if they’ve been good and taught the Whole Blessed Child; if they’ve rejected the hell of Obsessive Standardized Testing.

Read Lily's blog here and the lively discussion it has caused>>>>>>

9 reasons Finland's schools are so much better than America's

Finland's teachers have high status, professional support, and good pay.

Read about eight other reasons>>>>

Seven big myths about top-performing school systems

The man in charge of the Pisa tests, Andreas Schleicher, says the evidence from around the world reveals some big myths about what makes for a successful education system.

Here is the list>>>>

The International Reading Association

will be the

International Literacy Association (ILA)

I am thrilled to announce that on January 26, the International Reading Association (IRA) will officially become the International Literacy Association (ILA). Welcome to ILA! Says Marcie Craig Post, Executive director of ILA.

The name change is a crucial step in our efforts to emphasize our role as the global professional membership association for literacy leaders and to position ourselves as champions in making literacy accessible to all.

The change from "Reading" to "Literacy" came about as a result of ongoing discussions around who we are, what we do, and where we are going.

check here>>>>