Kosovo Basic Education Program: ICT to Support Teaching & Learning U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program: Education in the Digital Age 5 November 2014 Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D. Director, Technology, Innovation & Education | FHI 360
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Kosovo Basic Education Program:ICT to Support Teaching & LearningU.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program: Education in the Digital Age5 November 2014
Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D. Director, Technology, Innovation & Education | FHI 360
Bronte (3.5 mos): Steve’s Digital Native
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Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions
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Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions
Kosovo Context
• Declared independence from Serbia 2008• Recognized by:
– 108/193 UN member states– 23/28 EU member states
• 1.8 Million residents• Population below 29 Yrs: 75%• Youth Unemployment: 55% • Income per capita(PPP): $7.400
38 Municipalities
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Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions
Education Strategy
• Revised curriculum framework that recognizes increased globalization, knowledge society
• Relevant competencies aligned with emerging needs of 21st century interdependent global society
• Competencies: – Communication & expression– Thinking & learning competencies– Life-, work-, and environment-related competencies– Personal competencies– Civic competencies
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write…
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…but those who cannotlearn, unlearn, and relearn.”
- Alvin Toffler, Rethinking the Future
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Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions
Kosovo Basic Education Components
1. School Management2. Assessment for Learning3. Teacher Professional Development4. (Literacy)
Cross-cutting Themes:– Gender & Equity– ICT
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Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions
Teacher Professional Development Centers
Model 21st Century Classrooms
Computers, Internet, Projectors, Printers, etc
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher Professional Development:Integration of ICT
Teacher Professional Development:Integration of ICT
Student-centered Learning
Student-centered Learning
Student Technician Clubs
Design Challenges
Design Challenge 2014
1. Use the computer control box to design an automatic conveyor system for a chicken farmer.
2. Use a Lego robot to remove radioactive material from a power station.
3. Use the Alice (Oracle: “baby JAVA”) computer program produce an animated movie.
• Study tours in partnership with private enterprises, (e.g., Microsoft, Intel) & cooperation with other donor programs (e.g., – BETT Technology Expo, London, UK– Program on Pedagogical Development & ICT,
Sweden– Intel Education Workshop, Oxford, UK– Intel Conference on Mobile Learning, Stockholm,
Sweden– Intel Education Summit, Warsaw, Poland
Public-Private Partnerships
• Microsoft– Teacher PD: Partners in Learning; Expert Educators – Equip school library with thin-client computers– Cost-share for programming for internet safety