Dr. Don Klinger will be a spotlight speaker at the Academy of Principals (Singapore) Asia-Pacific Education Assessment Conference 2013, which will be held on September 12-13. The Conference is organised for school leaders, teachers, academics and researchers from all levels in Singapore and the region. Focusing on the theme “Assessment Competencies in the 21st Century”, APEAC 2013 aims to raise the assessment competencies in our educators and school leaders so that quality teaching and learning can be achieved at every level.

Dr. Klinger’s presentation is entitled “Our Evolving Conceptions of Classroom Assessment and its Role in Teaching and Learning."

• see the presentation abstract
• learn more about the Asia-Pacific Education Assessment Conference 2013

The Ministry of Education released the statement Modernizing Teacher Education in Ontario on June 5, 2013.

• See the statement: http://news.ontario.ca/edu/en/2013/06/modernizing-teacher-education-in-ontario.html

The new program will take effect in September 2015. The biggest change to our existing program is that it will be expanded to four semesters of course work, which will include a minimum of 80 days of classroom teaching experience.

We have been planning for this change since 2011 since former premier Dalton McGuinty made the promise just before the 2011 election campaign, and we will continue to plan to ensure a smooth transition and the best outcomes for our students.

We will continue to post updates on the new program as they become available.