Florida State Univesrity, World Bank and ICESCO to co-host education conference in Morocco

Morocco will host a global education conference next summer, co-organized by the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University, the World Bank, and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO).

Titled «Educators Shaping Futures: A Global Conference on Teacher Preparation and Development», the event will take place on June 23-24 in Rabat, Florida State University announced on Tuesday.

Spanning two days, the conference will be attended by a diverse group of participants involved in designing, delivering, and maintaining the quality of teacher preparation and development, including government officials, academic leaders, teacher representative organizations, school- and district-level administrators, researchers, NGOs, private sector representatives, initial teacher education providers, and teachers, the university stated.

The goal is to share the latest research findings and global experiences on developing sustainable cadres of teachers with the «talent, commitment, and support to contribute to ensuring quality education for all». During the conference, attendees will also share insights on building solutions and networking across sectors to enhance teacher preparation and development worldwide.

«This conference is exciting because it is a rare opportunity to focus specifically on teacher preparation and development, which are critical to the success of education systems but often receive limited policy and research attention globally», said Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski, associate director for research at LSI and a professor of International and Multicultural Education at the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

During the conference, the World Bank will present its report, «From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education».