Opening Ceremonies

Introduction: Improving Education for a More Equitable World

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 9:30-10:15 AM (EST) – Online Meeting Hub

This online event commences CIES 2023 with welcome remarks by Western University Faculty of Education Dean and CIES leadership, congratulations from global leaders in the field, an introduction of the CIES 2023 Theme on Improving Education for a More Equitable World, an overview of the Program by CIES 2023 Planners, and members’ sharing of CIES experiences.

Music Festival: Bringing Equity to Education through Brazilian Carnival Dance and Percussion

Saturday, February 18, 4:30 to 5:30 PM (EST)  – Constitution Ballroom, Floor: Constitution Level (3B), Grand Hyatt Washington

Livestream to all registered CIES 2023 attendees (online and onsite) through Online Meeting Hub

Performers: EducArte

Join us for a Brazilian drumming and dance workshop! In celebration of Carnival Saturday (February 18), EducArte artists will demonstrate samba percussion and dance and lead an interactive workshop. Instruments will be provided and all are welcome to dance. This fun exchange will demonstrate the Afro-Brazilian tradition of audience participation in cultural practice. EducArte was founded with a mission to bring equity to the arts in the Greater Washington Region. The Maryland-based arts education non-profit offers music, dance, and arts programming that centers around cross-cultural encounters, especially in Brazil and Latin America. Their work focuses on community building and cross-cultural communication to foster a vibrant and diverse cultural arts community.

Responding to CIES 2023 Theme: Voices from Emerging Scholars

Saturday, February 18, 5:30 to 7:00 PM (EST) – Constitution Ballroom, Floor: Constitution Level (3B), Grand Hyatt Washington

Livestream to all registered CIES 2023 attendees (online and onsite) through Online Meeting Hub

Inspirers: InJung Cho (George Washington University), Setrag Hovsepian (Arizona State University), Garima Jha (Western University), Nozomi Sakata (Hiroshima University), Tarang Tripathi (University of California, San Diego), Rachel van Aswegen (University of Virginia), Ashley Watson (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
Moderators: Sobhi Tawil (UNESCO) and Shoko Yamada (Nagoya University)
Chair: Shinji Katsumoto (University of Iowa)

Working with the New Scholars Committee, this unconventional panel promotes emerging scholars in the global CIES community whose voices have not been highlighted much in our past opening ceremonies. Co-hosted by CIES and UNESCO Future of Learning and Innovation and moderated by Sobhi Tawil and Shoko Yamada, the seven CIES 2023 Inspirers are to respond to CIES 2023 Theme on Improving Education for a More Equitable World in dynamic ways by re-examining the growing social and economic inequalities within different systems and rethinking the role of education and educational research. Both the consequence and the drivers of multiple intersecting crises are putting the future of humanity and the planet at risk. We are now faced with a critical existential choice between continuing an unsustainable path, or radically changing course. This unique panel brings in diverse experiences and inspiring perspectives from emerging scholars on how we might re-examine and rethink approaches to education and educational research for a more equitable world.

CIES Reception

Saturday, February 18, 7:30-10:00 PM (EST) – Independence Ballroom A, Floor: Independence Level (5B), Grand Hyatt Washington

Chair: Supriya Baily (CIES President)

This event is a CIES tradition at our annual gathering. You may be surprised by some exciting announcements then. Food and beverages will be served, too. We are looking forward to seeing you there!