18-19.11.05 18-19.11.05 Dakmara GEORGESCU, IBE Dakmara GEORGESCU, IBE 1 CURRENT CHALLENGES CURRENT CHALLENGES IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: CASE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDIES AND NETWORKING FOR STUDIES AND NETWORKING FOR CHANGE CHANGE Curriculum philosophies Curriculum philosophies for the twenty-first for the twenty-first century: what is old an century: what is old an what is new? what is new?
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Isaac Asimov: the three Isaac Asimov: the three laws of futurologylaws of futurology
What’s taking place now will What’s taking place now will continue in the future (i.e. ‘What continue in the future (i.e. ‘What happened in the past will also happened in the past will also occur in the future’)occur in the future’)
Try to identify Try to identify the obviousthe obvious for only for only few people will be able to see itfew people will be able to see it
Questioning the foundations of Questioning the foundations of our decisions and actionsour decisions and actions
Asking the right questionsAsking the right questions Evaluating alternativesEvaluating alternatives Coping with dilemmasCoping with dilemmas Issuing guidelines for effective Issuing guidelines for effective
changechange Engaging in productive dialogueEngaging in productive dialogue
Future sellers: ‘The second oldest Future sellers: ‘The second oldest profession’ (William A. Sherden)profession’ (William A. Sherden)
Asimov: ‘If I were asked to guess what Asimov: ‘If I were asked to guess what people are generally most insecure people are generally most insecure about, I would say it is the content of about, I would say it is the content of the future. We worry about it the future. We worry about it constantly.’constantly.’
Sherden: ‘…just because we cannot Sherden: ‘…just because we cannot predict it does not mean we can ignore predict it does not mean we can ignore the future.’the future.’
MalaysiaMalaysia School-level maths and sciences taught in English (p. School-level maths and sciences taught in English (p.
50)50)
FranceFrance Recommendation of a Commission of the ‘Académie Recommendation of a Commission of the ‘Académie
Française’: basic English be treated like basic Française’: basic English be treated like basic maths, as part of maths, as part of the mandatory core curriculum (p. 50) the mandatory core curriculum (p. 50)
GermanyGermanyGerman language schools no longer target English German language schools no longer target English
beginners, beginners, but those pursuing more expert-niches: business but those pursuing more expert-niches: business English, phone English, phone manners or English for presentations (p. manners or English for presentations (p. 59)59)
Language, computers and mass Language, computers and mass migrations as the turbine migrations as the turbine engines of globalizationengines of globalization
Knowledge society: complex knowledge Knowledge society: complex knowledge is preconditioning our success in daily is preconditioning our success in daily
Brain researchBrain researchTime (7 March 2005)Time (7 March 2005)
Women:Women: ‘…have more connections ‘…have more connections between the left and right hemispheres. between the left and right hemispheres. They tend to use more parts of their brains They tend to use more parts of their brains than do men for the same task’ (p.48-49)than do men for the same task’ (p.48-49)
Men:Men: ‘Do their thinking in more focused ‘Do their thinking in more focused regions of the brain, whether they are regions of the brain, whether they are solving a math problem, reading a book or solving a math problem, reading a book or feeling a wave of anger or sadness’ (idem)feeling a wave of anger or sadness’ (idem)
Brain researchBrain research The size of the brain does not predict The size of the brain does not predict
intellectual performanceintellectual performance
Men and women perform similarly on Men and women perform similarly on IQ testsIQ tests
Men and women seem Men and women seem to handle to handle emotions quite differentlyemotions quite differently
HAIER: ‘Men and women have different HAIER: ‘Men and women have different brain architecturesbrain architectures, and we don’t know , and we don’t know what they mean’ (p. 50)what they mean’ (p. 50)
GenderGender IcelandIceland: a land where girls rule in Math : a land where girls rule in Math
(Time, 7 March 2005)(Time, 7 March 2005)
Expectations matterExpectations matter
GermanyGermany: ‘Educationalist are worried : ‘Educationalist are worried about the men’s faith in tomorrow’s world: about the men’s faith in tomorrow’s world: more and more boys and young men leave more and more boys and young men leave school and achieve only low results. Boys school and achieve only low results. Boys and young men feel unsecured, and reliable and young men feel unsecured, and reliable models for them are missing…’ (Der models for them are missing…’ (Der Spiegel, No. 21/17.05.05, p. 82)Spiegel, No. 21/17.05.05, p. 82)
Old habits die hard – but before killing Old habits die hard – but before killing them for good, we should revisit our them for good, we should revisit our assumptions…assumptions…
STERN, 25.11.04STERN, 25.11.04‘‘For corrections we would need like five For corrections we would need like five years, while for a new learning culture years, while for a new learning culture we would need at least 15…’we would need at least 15…’
A new curriculum & learning culture: we A new curriculum & learning culture: we need to be sure of what this means…need to be sure of what this means…
Lessons of the PISA study:Lessons of the PISA study:
Poland:Poland: ‘We don’t need to learn only rough facts, ‘We don’t need to learn only rough facts, what we really need is to understand the world’ what we really need is to understand the world’ (p. 48)(p. 48)
Core curriculum and freedom to chooseCore curriculum and freedom to choose Comprehensive basic/compulsory education for Comprehensive basic/compulsory education for
all while avoiding early streamingall while avoiding early streaming Students’ participation in the development of Students’ participation in the development of