International Literacy Day – Program of Events September 7, 2012

 

 

International Literacy Day – Program of Events

September 7, 2012

Ronald Reagan Building (RRB),

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

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8:30 – 9:15 AM Registration, Breakfast, and Pre-show (RRB Amphitheater)
A light breakfast hosted by The Brookings Institution. Come network, register and enjoy some pre-show activities, videos and messages.

9:15 AM Celebrating Literacy Day, including All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition Results (RRB Amphitheater)

Join for the morning kick-off, a celebration of International Literacy Day as well as the unveiling of the All Children Reading Grand Challenge Innovations! Opened by Rajiv Shah, with messages from Laura Bush, Andrew Mitchell, Hugh Jackman, Elmo, and others with the announcement of the 2012 All Children Reading Grand Challenge Innovation Results by Kent Hill and Chris Tinning, including a reminder of the power of the individual by Linda Madden and the power of partnership by Esther Brimmer.

10:15 AM The Post 2015 Agenda: Why Education Matters (RRB Amphitheater)
A Brookings Institution-led conversation on the importance of including education, particularly learning and literacy, as central components to the new international development goals for the post-2015 agenda. After the program, participants will take audience questions.
Moderator: Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings
Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Ritu Sharma, President and Co-Founder, Women Thrive Worldwide
Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Tamar Manuelyan Atinc, Vice President, Human Development Network, The World Bank

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM All Children Reading Grand Challenge Results: Innovation Exhibits, Lunch, &Networking (RRB Atrium Ballroom)
Come see, touch, and experience the 32 awarded innovators of the all Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development. You will get to meet the innovators from all around the world, and share insights and a celebration of the newest innovations in our fight against Illiteracy.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Plenary: Literacy & Learning: Ground realities, achievements, globally and taking programs to scale(RRB Amphitheater)
Hear from education ministry officials at the country level from Rwanda and Egypt, where they will describe what is happening in their country on early grade reading and how they are taking their programs to scale. We will also hear from a well-known international development economist who will speak about the global learning crisis and why children are not learning in school.
Moderator: Robert Prouty, Head, Global Partnership for Education
Introductory Presentation: Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Country Presentation: Sharon Haba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
Country Presentation: Shahinaz Eldesouki Abdelhady Turk – Egypt Under Secretary for Basic Education, Ministry of Education

2:00 – 3:00 PM Technical Breakouts: Deep Dives 1-3
Deep Dive Breakout #1: Supporting Children’s Reading beyond School Walls: How community interventions have been shown to support improved reading in projects in Africa and Asia.

Community-based interventions can support and strengthen the reading skills children are learning in the classroom. Using recent research and data analyses from reading interventions such as Pratham’s Read India and Save the Children’s Literacy Boost, this session will examine the impact of getting children to enjoy reading outside of school time through parent and community support focused on children’s learning.
Moderators: Cecilia Ochoa, Save the Children) & Alisa Phillips World Vision
Speakers: Amy Jo Dowd, Senior Education Research Advisor, Save the Children, Michael Walton, Professor, Harvard University, Lead Researcher Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, ECO Development and Africa Educational Trust, Susan Durston, Education Programmes Director, UNICEF

Deep Dive Breakout #2: Reading Programs that Work: Results from the Field
Come experience three timely presentations on the literacy programs that were effective in 2011-2012
Moderator: Robert Prouty, Head, Global Partnership for Education

a. What randomized control trials can (and can’t) tell us: evidence from reading trials in Egypt and Liberia- Amber Gove, Team Leader, Teaching and Learning, Research Triangle Institute
b. Leveraging NGO support to promote sustainable literacy systems- Cory Heyman (Chief Program Officer, Room to Read)
c. Laying a Solid Foundation: Teaching Kom Children in their Own Language, Paul S. Frank, PhD, Executive Director, SIL LEAD
d. Retrofit and Rapid Scale Up of Reading Programs, Diane Prouty, Senior Associate and Reading Practitioner, Creative Associates International

Deep Dive Breakout #3: Mobiles for Reading (RRB Amphitheater)Facilitator: Anthony Bloome, USAID
Mobiles for Reading is one of the signature activities of the All Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development and mEducation Alliance designed to explore, highlight and evaluate initiatives exploring the use of mobile technologies, broadly defined to support early grade reading efforts, particularly in developing countries.

This break-out session will be highly interactive and participatory allowing participants to have first-hand exposure to initiatives, technologies, and practitioners exploring the use of technologies to advance early grade reading outcomes in developing countries. Participants will also have the opportunity to sign-up for and provide inputs for future activities of this working group.

3:00 – 4:30 PM Reception Hosted by GPE (RRB Amphitheater Lobby)
Finish the day with a reception hosted by GPE allowing technical experts, Grand challenge innovators, VIP’s, and attendees to network and celebrate International Literacy Day.

 

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