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The March 2008 newsletter is now available.  For the first time, we are providing the newsletter in PDF format, and we would appreciate your opinion on the change.

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We are happy to announce the upcoming conference Cooperative Learning in Japan and the World. This co-sponsored international conference offers educators an opportunity to explore formal and informal educational models, strategies, and practices for successful cooperation in education. Conference participants will have an opportunity to visit Japanese schools which have extensively implemented cooperative learning, an opportunity to explore formal and informal educational models, strategies, and practices for successful cooperation in intercultural education. This conference is a celebration of the efforts of IASCE and its past 30 years of achievements. It will set the stage for generative conversations on future developments in education. The languages of the conference will be Japanese and English. Some sessions will be solely in either English or Japanese, while others will be bilingual with translators.

For the Call for Proposals and for conference details, please visit the conference web site at http://jasce.jp/conf0501indexe.html

IASCE Announces an Award Program for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Cooperative Learning
(updated February 11, 2008)

The IASCE Achievement Awards are intended to recognize individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to the field of cooperative learning. Consideration will be given to a variety of contributions, including research, the production of original materials, and service to organizations and structures that enhance cooperation in education and extend high-quality practices in cooperative learning.

To submit a nomination, please complete the IASCE Awards 2008 Nomination Form and send to Professor Robyn Gillies PhD at  r.gillies@uq.edu.au.

January 19-22, 2008 - Turin, Italy
(updated April 2, 2008)

We are happy to report that the conference Cooperative Learning in Multicultural Societies: Critical Reflections drew over 300 participants from 35 countries around the world. For four full days, participants shared resources and expertise and enjoyed the beauty and graciousness of Turin. Please read the March 2008 edition of the IASCE newsletter for a series of brief reports from the conference. Papers presented at the Turin conference will soon be available through this website. We will post an announcement. Special thanks to all the preconference and conference attendees and the co-sponsors: The International Association for Intercultural Education, the School of Education at the University of Torino, and Ce.Se.Di. (Centro Servizi Didattici; Teaching Services Centre, Province of Torino).

The October 2007 Newsletter is now available on-line
(updated November 6, 2007)

• Letter from the Co-president
• Updates on IASCE’s Turin Conference 19 – 22 January 2008
• Intercultural Education and Cooperative Learning: An Interview with Francesca Gobbo
• IASCE 30th Anniversary Conference – Nagoya, Japan, June 6-8, 2008
• From the Journals
• How to Subscribe to the CL Newsletter
• Writing for this Newsletter
• From The Bookshelf
• IASCE Executive Board
• Our Mission Statement and How to Join IASCE

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IASCE, established in 1979, is the only international, non-profit organization for educators who research and practice cooperative learning in order to promote student academic improvement and democratic, social processes.

IASCE supports those who are interested in the study of cooperation in education by providing a forum in which to share research and lessons about the practice of cooperative learning.

IASCE supports the development and dissemination of research, particularly educator research and inquiry that foster the understanding of cooperative learning.