NEED FOR CHANGE OF

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

MACIEJ WINIAREK

NOW OR LATER?

CREATING A CHANGE CLIMATE

For a change programme to be successful and sustainable, there must be:

A compelling reason for change (R) A clear vision of the future (V) And a coherent plan for getting there (P)

R + V + P = C

In the next several slides I will show REASONS

DO YOU KNOW HOW AND WHY EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM WAS CREATED?

Film

DEVELOPED COMPTENCES in XIX c

Loyalty

Discipline

Obedience

Respect for hierarchy

„Don’t think, just do it!

„copy-paste”

Is it still valid?

Effect of mass education system is

„transmission education”

Can you see if classes changed since 1806…?

…1876…

1975…

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We live in XXI c.

THREE WAVES OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION

Beggining of mass

educational system

INDUSTRIAL

Economy based on

knowledge

INFORMATIONAGRARIAN

All produce the food

AGE OF INFORMATION

Factories XXI w.

EXPECTED COMPTENCES BY

EMPLOYERS

Critical

Thinking

ResponsibilityOpeness for

chalenges

Team work

Solving problems

Being flexible and follow

the workplaceWork as with

projects

Creativity

Initiative

Which of these competences

are developed systematically

at your school?

I am loyal as long as

it brings benefits

for me

Always asking:

„Why?”, „What for”?

Ignoring school becuase gap between

live and school is gigantic – like never

before

Reject

authority

and dogmas

Tasks should be FUN

Getting

information

quicker than

teacher can

explain

Expecting

partnership

A claim

Do not accept

hypocrisy

Raised in

comfort

„Overstimulated”

Generation Y is demanding

HEAR ME

IT HAS TO BE REAL

BE ORIGINAL OR DISSAPEAR

MY WAY…NOW!

FUN ☺

CREATING A CHANGE CLIMATE

For a change programme to be successful and sustainable, there must be:

A compelling reason for change (R) A clear vision of the future (V) And a coherent plan for getting there (P)

R + V + P = C

In ten next few slides I will show VISION

Defining Critical Thinking

Asking pertinent questions

Evaluates statements & arguments

Admits a lack of knowledge & understanding

Curiosity

Seeks new solutions

Actively shares new knowledge Willing to examine beliefs,

assumptions & opinions

Distinguishes between facts and opinion

Sees critical thinking as a life-long process of self-assessment

Seeks evidence to support assumptions and beliefs

Open to changing ones mind

ReflectiveSeeks proof

Seeks clarity and exactness

Accepts others beliefs and opinions

Waits till all facts before making judgments

Actively enjoys learning

Problem solver

Careful and active observer Humility

TONY WAGNER’S SEVEN

SURVIVAL SKILLS

CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

COLLABORATION ACROSS NETWORKS AND LEADING BY INFLUENCE

AGILITY AND ADAPTABILITY

INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

EFFECTIVE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

ACCESSING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION

CURIOSITY AND IMAGINATION

He who learns but does not think is lost

(Chinese Proverb)

CREATING A CHANGE CLIMATE

For a change programme to be successful and sustainable, there must be:

A compelling reason for change (R) A clear vision of the future (V) And a coherent plan for getting there (P)

R + V + P = C

In ten next few slides I will show PLAN (how)

How to make the change?

Responsibility for learning only on student’s shoulders

CHANGE OF TEACHER’S ROLE

Teacher is responsible for creating a special environment

student centered

Teacher as a trainer

Give them the tools

TOC – THEORY OF CONSTRAINS

Eliyahu Goldratt 1947-2011

Created in early 80s

Used in business all over the world

Nominee for Noble prize (economy) in

2010

Foundation „TOC for Education”

created in 1995

Active in almmost 30 countries

Milions of children used all over the

world

Valid for children, teachers, parents

LOGIC

BRANCH

CLOUD

TOC Thinking Tools

AMBITIOUS

TARGET TREE

E. Goldratt convienced to

be like a scientist in

everday life

Other trends in an

innovative education

From mass education…

To individual

From education closed into levels…

To lifelong learning proces

From model where school provides information…

To school which is the place of creation a new knowledge

From educating teachers of academic subjects…

To prepare experts of „learning”

From „class-subject” model…

To „hybrid education” – connecting all available models

From traditional didactic…

To EDUTAINMENT

From teaching subjects…

To develope skills

From hierarchi management

To team work (flat organization)

Trends in Education

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Just in case

Just in time

Just for me

Standard Curriculum

National test

Personalised Learning

Personal Learning Environment

To develope internal motivation of the

student:

Three necesary conditions

I understand, I know

I have autonomy

I see relevance

What is the difference?

It’s STUDENTS find solutions

It’s STUDENTS create own language

It’s STUDENTS use OWN logic

It’s STUDENTS create new knowledge

It’s STUDENTS create relevance between

information, test and live

Maciej Winiarek - bio

•Background – Master degree in Management. Worked for

a big corporate, from 10 years running his business -

education

•Entrepreneur, educator, trainer. From last 10 years focus

on innovative way of learning, especially for critical

thinking

•Since 8 years Director of TOCFE Poland, TOC trainer - 4

level. Publisher of training materials in Poland

•Trained more than 600 Principals and almost 1000

teachers in Poland. Thousands of children using TOC in

Poland

•Speaker and trainer in Poland, Peru (Lima), Japan, USA,

Germany, virtual conferences

•Writes his blog: www.1000extrarzeczywszkole.pl

THANK YOU ☺

www.toc.edu.pl

www.thinkingzone.pl

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