2014.01.10. 1 Bebras, iTEC, CCL projects in Lithuania Alvida Lozdienė Education development center 2013-12-02 Preface Allan Collins, Richard Halverson, Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology, 2009 Schools are always resistant to change… From a principal’s publication in 1815: “Students today depend on paper too much. They don’t know how to write on a slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They can’t clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper?” From the journal of the national Association of Teachers, 1907: “Students today depend too much upon ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil”. From Rural American Teacher, 1928: “Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.” From PTA Gazette, 1941: “Students today depend on these expensive fountain pens. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib. We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business world which is not so extravagant.”
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2014.01.10.
1
Bebras, iTEC, CCL
projects in Lithuania
Alvida Lozdienė
Education development center
2013-12-02
Preface
Allan Collins, Richard Halverson,
Rethinking Education in the Age of
Technology, 2009
Schools are always resistant
to change…
From a principal’s publication in 1815:
“Students today depend
on paper too much. They
don’t know how to write
on a slate without getting
chalk dust all over
themselves. They can’t
clean a slate properly.
What will they do when
they run out of paper?”
From the journal of the national
Association of Teachers, 1907:
“Students today
depend too much
upon ink. They don’t
know how to use a
pen knife to sharpen a
pencil. Pen and ink will
never replace the
pencil”.
From Rural American Teacher, 1928:
“Students today depend
upon store bought ink. They
don’t know how to make
their own. When they run
out of ink they will be unable
to write words or ciphers
until their next trip to the
settlement. This is a sad
commentary on modern
education.”
From PTA Gazette, 1941:
“Students today depend on
these expensive fountain
pens. They can no longer
write with a straight pen and
nib. We parents must not
allow them to wallow in such
luxury to the detriment of
learning how to cope in the
real business world which is
not so extravagant.”
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From Federal Teachers, 1950:
„Ballpoint pens will be
the ruin of education in
our country. Students use
these devices and then
throw them away. The
American values of thrift
and frugality are being
discarded. Businesses and
banks will never allow
such expensive luxuries.”
From a fourth-grade teacher in Apple
Classroom of Tomorrow chronicles, 1987:
“If students turn in papers they did
on computer, I require them to
write them over in long hand
because I don’t believe they do the
computer work on their own.”
From a science fair judge in Apple
Classroom of Tomorrow chronicles, 1988:
“Computers give students
an unfair advantage.
Therefore, students who
used computers to
analyze date or create
displays will be
eliminated from the
science fair.”
Bebras is an international initiative whose goal is to
promote Informatics (or Computer Science, or
Computing) and Computational Thinking especially
among teachers and pupils of all ages. The big
challenge of Bebras is to organise easily accessible
and highly motivating online contests in many
countries.
http://youtu.be/yEjm6g8RkQ8
The first Bebras contest
The idea of Bebras was born in
Lithuania, by Prof. Valentina Dagiene
from University of Vilnius. Bebras is the
Lithuanian word for “beaver”.
The history of Bebras contest began on
September 25, 2004, in Lithuania, when
experimental trial was held.
After a month, on October 21, the first
Lithuanian Bebras contest took place.
3470 pupils from 146 schools.
Bebras logo
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Number of participantsCountry 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012