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Head of OERP: School Textbooks Are Media

Deputy Minister and Head of Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP) stressed that a school textbook is not solely a means for education and merely containing a set of data, but is also a medium featuring pedagogical aspects.

A discussion session was held to prepare the virtual training packages of the Organization for Educational Research and Planning in yellow and red conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Hassan Maleki, the head of Organization for Educational Research and Planning, said: “Various deputies of this organization are preparing for the new academic year.

Stressing that the education and curriculum planning should be kept safe from two serious enemies, -obscenity and petrification-, Dr. Hassan Maleki stated that obscenity means not adhering to any principle and discipline, and petrification means ignoring the facts and scientific growth.

He added: We should not be neither fascinated nor hostile with different scientific views and schools; rather, we should be critical and selective.

As if everything started with a magic, just like the movies! Was it b lack magic or the curse of mother nature, which we have forgotten for years. the earth that today, seems to be breathing again.

At first, it was unbelievable that in a few weeks, life around the world would suddenly change. The parents were constantly and anxiously advising their children to wash their hands. The server health protocols disrupted children’s daily routine.

The Inner Face of Evolution

Evolution is essentially both internal and external; if we emphasize on one and forget about the other, we will have trouble, though minor, managing the evolution of education.

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on June 4, 2015 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the occasion of the 26th demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini (r.a.). The speech was delivered at Imam Khomeini's shrine.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Developed by UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning, Section of Education for Migration, Displacement and Emergencies & Section of Education Policy

We should learn from previous crises to tackle the current crisis of Coronavirus outbreak. 

The widespread outbreak of the coronavirus has created a new situation in the human world. From political troubles and disputes to the humankind’s potential vulnerability to confront nature, and the increasing importance of science in human life, are part of changes and hints caused by the introduction of the virus into modern human life.

 A major study published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine reported the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 can survive on some surfaces for several days, and is even detectable in aerosols for several hours. This important research offers valuable insights into the lifespan of this new virus outside of a human body, however, some experts are suggesting the study does not mean the virus actually remains infectious on surfaces for days or can be transmitted easily through the air.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Water Day, 22 March 2020, announced that by 2050, between 3.5 and 4.4 billion people will live with limited access to water, with more than 1 billion of them living in cities.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2020, said that forests absorb about 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, calling on all governments, businesses and civil society to take urgent action to halt deforestation and restore degraded forests, so future generations can enjoy a greener and healthier future.

It appears increasingly likely that the global coronavirus outbreak will cut greenhouse-gas emissions this year, as deepening public health concerns ground planes and squeeze international trade.