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Report of the Expert Workshop
Yukihiko Oikawa (Omose Elementary School)

2004@UNESCO/JAPAN @Asia Pacific Environmental Education Research Seminar
Feb. 11, 2004 (Wed.) At: Kesennuma Chuo-Kominkan
Chairperson: Masaharu Yasue & Takashi Muramatsu (EEC, Miyagi Univ. of Education)
1000 Opening Ceremony @ @
Addresses: Kaoru Yokosuka iPreseident, Miyagi Univ. of Educationj@
Hiroshi NaganoiMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sci. & Tech., Japanj
Hans van Ginkel (Rector, United Nations University)
Noboru Suzuki iMayor, City of Kessennumaj
1030 Overseas Report: Part I @
1030-1040 Introduction: Kazuyuki Mikami (EEC, Miyagi University of Education)
1040-1100 Afghanistan Mohammad Shafi Sharifi (Faculty of Engineering, EE Department Kabul University)
1100-1120 Bangladesh Masudul Hoq Chowdhury (United Nations University)
1120-1140 Cambodia Roath Sith (Environmental Education and Training@Office; Department of Environmental Education and Communication, Ministry of@Environment)
1140-1200 China Su Gen Cheng (Inner Mongolia Nomal University)
1200-1220 India Amba Jamir (The Missing Link, Society for Environment and Communication)
1220-1330 Lunch
1330 Keynote Lectures @ @
1330-1415 Challenges Towards promotion of the Decade of@Education for Sustainable Development.  Hans van Ginkel (Rector, United Nations University)
1415-1445 The present condition and the national policy of Environmental Education in Japan. Tatsuya Ootsuki iMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sci. & Tech., Japanj
1445-1505 Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation through the Development of Teaching/Learning Materials for Environmental Education. Tomoko Shibao iAsia/Pasific Cultural Center for Unescoj
1505-1515 Break
1515 Overseas Report: Part II
1515-1535 Laos Mithong Souvanvixay (Acting Director National Research Institute For Educational Sciences ( NRIES )@Ministry of Education, Lao P.D.R.)
1535-1555 Malaysia Tengku Adnan Bin Tengku Awang (Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education, Malaysia)
1555-1615 Nepal Balaram Timalsina (Nepal National Commission for UNESCO Ministry of Education and Sports)
1615-1635 New Zealand Barry Law (Experimental and Environmental Education, Christchurch College of Education)
1635-1645 Break
1645-1705 Philippines Merle C. Tan (National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development, University of the Philippines)
1705-1725 Thai Athapol Anunthavorasakul (Department of Secondary Education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University)
1725-1745 U.S.A. Jennie Lane (Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point)
1745-1805 Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Tri (Center for Environmental Research and Education(CERE), Hanoi University of Education)
1805 Closing remarks @ @
Feb. 12, 2004 (Thu.) At: Omose Elementary School
9:00-15:30 Joint project with Kessennuma municipal Omose elementary school
9:00 "Children's Environment Forum"
 TV Forum with Lincoln elementary school
10:00-12:00 Observe a class Sectional meetings in the joint project with
Omose Elementary school
Lunch School Lunch
13:00-14:00 Open Keynote lecture
14:00-15:30 International Environment Forum
15:30-18:30 Free time (Kesennuma UNESCO)
Feb. 13, 2004 (Fri.)  Morning Session  At: Kesennuma Hotel Kanyo
9:00 Plenary Session 
9:00-9:20 An Orientation to APEID and ESD.  Lucille C. Gregorio (UNESCO BKK)
9:20-9:30 <Discussion>
9:30-9:50 Challenges for Future Environmental Education & Its Teacher Training. Kimiko Kozawa (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) 
9:50-10:00 <Discussion>
10:00-10:20 Environmental Education at the Tertiary Level in the Asia-Pacific Region, with a focus on Teacher Training. Masahisa Sato (IGES) 
10:20-10:30 <Discussion>
10:30-10:50 Revisiting 'Teacher education which promotes environmental education - What should it be like'. Presentation by Eiichiro Harako (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) 
10:50-11:00 <Discussion>
11:10 In-Service Teacher Education : Case Studies 
11:10-11:30 Teacher Training in EE: Case Study of Omose Elementary School (tentative).  Takaaki Koganezawa (Miyagi Univ. of Education) 
11:30-11:50 Environmental Education in Wisconsin: A Teacher Education Approach. Jennie Lane (The Univ. of Wisconsin) 
11:50-12:10 Teacher training for EE and ESD in Thailand: Pre-service and In-service.  Athapol Anunthavorasakul (Chulalongkorn University) 
12:10-12:30 Presentation by Amba Jamir (The Missing Link, Society for Environment and Communication) 
Feb. 13, 2004 (Fri.)  Afternoon Session  At: Kesennuma Hotel Kanyo
13:30 Workshops 
13:30-13:45 Introduction 
13:45-14:45 Group Workshop I: Problems / Constraints for In-service Teacher Training in EE
14:45-14:55 <Break> 
14:55-15:55 Group Workshop II: Possible Solutions to Problems / Constraints for In-service Teacher Training in EE
15:55-16:10 <Break> 
16:10-17:20 Group Workshop III: Best Practices for the Implementation of In-service Teacher Training in EE
17:20-18:00 Group Presentation
Feb. 14, 2004 (Sat.)  Morning Session  At: Kesennuma Hotel Kanyo
9:00-9:10 <Introduction>
9:10 Plenary Workshop
9:10-10:40 Workshop III:Networking in the Asia-Pacific region for the effective implementation of the UNDESD(FY2005-2014) 
10:40-11:00 <Presentation> 
11:00-11:20 <Break>
11:20-11:30 Summary Session
11:30 <Closing remarks: Kazuyuki Mikami (Miyagi Univ. of Education)> 
11:30-12:30 <Seminar Evaluation> 
13:30 Bus Excursion to Izunuma Wetland