Trinity’s School of Education and the Marino Institute of Education will host the 37th International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) from 9-12 January. Over 500 delegates from 42 countries will reflect on strategies to support and enhance the functioning of schools. Leading experts in educational policy, school effectiveness, and leadership will exchange ideas on how schools can be optimised to serve the needs of students, school communities and society. Recent disruptive events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and wars, illustrate the importance of school to young people. Delegates to ICSEI 2024 will consider how education systems may need to incorporate more robust structures and processes that can help address unexpected challenges.
Keynote speakers
- Prof Emer Smyth, Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
School effects on broader adolescent development: evidence from Ireland. - Mohammed Elmeski, Senior education policy advisor in comparative international development.
Leading for learning effectiveness and improvement: Examples of promising synergies from Africa. - Prof Carol Campbell, Professor of Leadership and Educational Change, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
The quest for humanity in educational improvement: Professional learning for student learning. - Claire Shrewbridge, Head of the Strategic Education Governance project in the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
What if…. We create the space to think collectively about the future of teaching?
Prof. Damian Murchan, conference Co-chair notes that:
ICSEI 2024 is the largest international conference on school effectiveness and improvement ever held in Ireland. It comes at a time of ongoing developments nationally in relation to curriculum, pedagogy, initial teacher education and professional development for teachers and school leaders across education sectors. The conference will provide a rich opportunity for the interchange of ideas between Irish-based researchers, policymakers and practitioners and their colleagues in other jurisdictions. I hope that this congress will provide enduring opportunities for stronger international collaboration in these important areas.
