1. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (CIE) Gloria Vidal, Minister of Education, Ecuador and Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Education Lenore Yaffee García, Director OAS Department of Education and Culture Seventh Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education Paramaribo, Suriname, March 1 and 2, 2012

2. Topics covered Framework Priority topics – Teacher Education and Professionalization – Early Childhood Care and Education – Education Indicators – Education for Democratic Citizenship Other Initiatives on Education within the OAS Resources Mobilized

3. Framework Summits of the Americas Ministerial Meetings on Education Inter-American Committee on Education(CIE) Millennium Development Goals Education for All

4. Teacher Education and Professionalization Inter-American Teacher Educator Network (ITEN) Objective: Facilitate exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices, promoting spaces for horizontal cooperation Online Courses Virtual Community Virtual Seminars: WEBINARS Technical Assistance Missions among countries of the region www.oas.org/en/iten

5. Early Childhood Care and Education “Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood Education” (Cartagena 2007) Objective: Promote Inter-American cooperation to strengthen institutional capacity and raise awareness of the importance of Early Childhood. Policies and Strategies for the Child’s Successful Transition to Socialization and School Early childhood care and education in indigenous, rural and border communities/Amazon Educational evaluation in early childhood initiatives Technology and Communication Networks: Early Childhood Online Course: Early Childhood Care Strategies Early Childhood in the Caribbean--cooperation with Chile

6. Education Indicators Regional Education Indicators Project (PRIE) (10 years) – Monitor progress towards the goals of the Summits of the Americas Educational Panorama 2004, 2007 and 2010 – Strengthen national capacity to gather, analyze and use data www.prie.oas.org

7. Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices Professional Development: building democratic classrooms in the Americas – Hemispheric Course for Teachers: The Inter-American Democratic Charter and the teaching of Democratic Values and Practices. – Virtual Library – Virtual Seminars: WEBINARS – National Seminar on Education for Democratic Values and Practices, Panamá (Sept. 2011) To be launched in 2012 – Hemispheric Course: Evaluation of Policies and Programs in Education for Democratic Citizenship. Second Edition: 1st Semester 2012 – Education for Democratic Citizenship in the Caribbean. An On-Line Course for Educators. Second Edition: Second Semester 2012

8. Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices Research and Analysis: informing policy dialogue and decision-making in OAS member states – Policy Brief: “Violence Prevention through Early Childhood Interventions” (2011) – Education of Migrant Children and Youth in the Americas: situation and challenges (2011) -Electronic Bulletins -The Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy Horizontal Cooperation: promoting dialogue and exchange of best practices – Technical Assistance Missions in Citizenship Education – 19 missions 2009-2012

9. Education and Culture Portfolio of Successful Practices: The roles of the arts and communication media in education for democratic citizenship. Armando Paz Project: www.armandopaz.com www.armandopaz.com Horizontal Technical Cooperation Video and fieldkit:“Towards a culture of non-violence: the role of the arts and culture” OASIS: Orchestra Program for Youth (Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia)

10. Other Education Programs within the OAS Special Multilateral Fund of the Inter- American Council for Integral Development (FEMCIDI) Academic Scholarship Program Professional Development Scholarship Program (PDSP) Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC) Leo. S. Rowe Pan American Fund Educational Portal of the Americas (EPA) Virtual Educa

11. TopicEstimated Resources Mobilization 2005- Nov 2011 Education for Democracy$2,393,935.08 $ 390,150.00 CP/RES.831 (1342/02) $2,003,785.08Counterpart Early Childhood Education$3,119,001.00 $ 541,290.00 CP/RES.831 (1342/02) $2,577,711.00Counterpart Education Indicators$1,636,307.00 $ 572,295.00CP/RES.831 (1342/02) $1,064,012.00Counterpart Teacher Education$ 856,250.00 $ 417,800.00CP/RES.831 (1342/02) $ 438,450.00Counterpart Literacy$ 44,000.00 $ 29,000.00 $ 15,000.00 CP/RES.831 (1342/02) Counterpart Support Technical Secretariat CIE $ 318,577.00 CP/RES.831 (1342/02)

12. Total Resources Mobilized CP/RES. 831 (1342/02 ) $2,269,112.0028.5% Counterpart Resources (includes some in-kind) $5,686,823.0071.5% Total Resources$7,955,935.00100%

13. Upcoming Opportunities Sixth Summit of the Americas. Cartagena, Colombia, April 2012 OAS General Assembly. Cochabamba, Bolivia, June 2012 Ministerial Meetings on: Social Development,Labor, Sustainable Development, Tourism, Science and Technology, Culture, Competitiveness