Festival of Education: The Heart of New, Chengu, China, Sept.2014

Preparing our Youth for the 21st Century

MIHI

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e rau rangatira mā Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa To all authorities, all voices, to the many leaders gathered here Greetings, greetings, greetings to everyone

OUR CHANGING WORLD

•  Our world is changing and changing rapidly.   •  What must we do to prepare students for living and

working in the 21st century? •  How must our schools and teachers change to meet

these opportunities and challenges?

EDUCATION IS THE POWERHOUSE

•  Education is the powerhouse of modern societies •  We need highly-skilled people •  With increasingly sophisticated skills and digital

competencies

THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE

•  Proud history of education in NZ •  Quality teaching and innovation •  Digital technologies pose challenges and opportunities

NEED FOR DIGITAL LITERACY

We must equip our students with the knowledge, capabilities and values essential to participate fully and safely in an increasingly digital world.

NEW SKILLSETS REQUIRED

New skillsets for the knowledge economy… •  Complex problem solving •  Innovation and creativity •  Communication and collaboration •  Designers and creators – not passive consumers

NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM

THINKING

•  Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this competency. •  Creative, critical and metacognitive processes •  Making sense of information, experiences and ideas

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS, TEXTS

•  Can interpret and use words, number, images and movement •  Confidently use ICT to access and provide information and to

communicate with others

MANAGING SELF

•  Are enterprising, resourceful and reliable •  Establish personal goals, make plans, manage projects •  Know when to lead, when to follow, and when and how to act

independently.

RELATING TO OTHERS

•  Includes the ability to listen actively •  Recognise different points of view •  Negotiate, and share ideas.

PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

•  Contributing appropriately as a group member •  Making connections with others •  Creating opportunities for others in the group. •  Cross-cultural awareness and global collaborations are essential.

1.  High expectations 2.  Treaty of Waitangi 3.  Cultural diversity 4.  Inclusion 5.  Learning to learn 6.  Community

engagement 7.  Coherence 8.  Future focus

FUTURE FOCUS

•  How can education prepare students for living in the 21st century?

•  How can schooling change to meet the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century?

•  How can we prepare students to address "future-focused" issues?

FUTURE FOCUS THEMES

•  Sustainability •  Enterprise •  Globalization •  Citizenship

•  Personalising learning •  Inclusive environments •  Develop learning capacity •  Learner and teacher roles •  Culture of continuous learning •  New kinds of partnerships •  Role of technology in all of this

OUR CHALLENGE

•  Passing on of knowledge

•  Passing exams •  Passive

Confident, connected, actively involved, life-long learners

TEACHER’S PD JUST IN TIME

OUR TREASURE

Derek Wenmoth Email: derek@core-ed.org

Blog: http://blog.core-ed.org/derek Skype: <dwenmoth>