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Leading High School teachers and students into the 21st Century May 2007

Leading High School teachers and students into the 21st Century May 2007. Dr Cheryl Morgan, Chairman, iEARN UK. Part 1 - Skills. If you don’t know where you are going - anywhere will do. Education Goals 1937. Good Attendance Remember facts Read Write Maths. Raglan Village School 1931.

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Leading High School teachers and students into the 21st Century May 2007

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  1. Leading High School teachers and students into the 21st CenturyMay 2007 Dr Cheryl Morgan, Chairman, iEARN UK

  2. Part 1 - Skills If you don’t know where you are going - anywhere will do

  3. Education Goals 1937 • Good Attendance • Remember facts • Read • Write • Maths Raglan Village School 1931 Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  4. Education Goals 2007 • Good Attendance • Remember facts • Read • Write • Maths • WHAT ELSE? Raglan Village School 2006 Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  5. A skills wish list List five skills you wish your students had which you think would most improve their learning Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  6. SkillsEmployers Value Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  7. The problem - The solution • Concern with current education • Too narrow • Focused solely on exams (content) • Too much teacher talking - not enough student doing! • Not inclusive • Lacks parity of esteem for vocational and academic qualifications • Teachers miss opportunities for developing independent learners with good key skills • Goals for 21st Century education • Learn ‘in’ the world not just ‘about’ the world • Use new learning tools and techniques • Develop Independent flexible learners • Make a learning pathway for every student Teachers must change the way they teach! Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  8. 21st Century Key Skills • Communication • Working with others • Problem Solving • Improving own Learning and Performance • Application of Number • Information Communications Technology Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  9. A Key Skills Journey • A student does not necessarily know a skill exists unless it is explicitly named • A student does not necessarily learn a skill unless it is taught • A student does not necessarily acquire a skill unless they can practise it • A student does not necessarily transfer a skill unless they are given other opportunities where the skill is explicitly named Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  10. Get Key……. Skilled! • Name the 6 key skills • Define each skill - what do you need to teach? • How do children use these skills for learning? Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  11. Key Skills Overview • All Key Skills at all levels have a common framework • Plan (prepare at levels 1 and 2) • Do –clearly evidencing the process of doing • Review - present and evaluate results • Self evaluation is central to the philosophy of Key Skills. The sophistication of this evaluation will depend on the level of the unit • Key Skills are progressive - students learn to become independent learners and to apply their skills to more complex situations Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  12. Key Skills Levels • Level 1 • Helps people to develop basic skills and apply them in routine situations. • Level 2 • Requires people to extend their basic skills and to take some responsibility for applying them to straightforward tasks. • Level 3 • People need to demonstrate explicit reasoning ability and personal responsibility in making decisions about how to tackle complex tasks. Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  13. Key Skills have goals • What you need to learn • What you need to ‘do’ • Key Skills Attainment and Achievement • Portfolio based accreditation • Access to higher learning • University entrance • Employment • Lifelong learning Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  14. Part 2 - Qualifications Skills are the tools - they need context and content to be meaningful

  15. Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification • Broad and balanced curriculum • Provide a range of teaching, learning and assessment styles • Ensure breadth of study • Promote learning by doing • Combine work related learning with • Ensure students develop independent learning skills • Develop and apply a range of transferable key skills • Empower students to take charge of their own learning and development • Improve investigative and critical thinking skills • Develop awareness of living in contemporary Wales, Europe & World • Global perspectives – challenge inward-looking attitudes and promote citizenship • Positive attitudes toward work and team enterprise • Social responsibility through community participation Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  16. Structure Tutor Support • Core of learning • Key Skills • Wales, Europe and the World • Work-related Education • Personal and Social Education • Options - subject based knowledge • Academic Subjects: History, Economics, Art, • Vocational Subjects: Business, Leisure and Tourism, Catering Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  17. Wales, Europe and the World • Discussion of political, social, economic and cultural factors (8 key issues) • Sets Wales in the broader context • a sound knowledge and understanding of what it means to live in contemporary Wales • an awareness of theirs, and others, heritage and culture • an appreciation of the inter-relationship between Wales, the UK, Europe and the World • Builds on existing language skills in either a modern foreign language or Welsh Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  18. Part 3 - Engaging learners iEARN - Connecting youth to make a difference in the World

  19. Key Skills in the WBQ The key skills are embedded in each student’s programme: • by design and signposting in the Learning Core • by signposting in the subjects of study • supported by a centre specific key skills programme • taking into account the students’ interests and experiences By progressing to higher levels of key skills students develop greater degrees of independent learning habits in increasingly more complex situations Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  20. Wales and Taiwan Teddy Bears • Children developed literacy skills • What other key skills could they have used? Raglan Primary Visited by Agnes Shaopeng Lin Teddy bears: Amei & Butterfly Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  21. iEARN Key Skills links Wales & Japan Aims: • Develop students' transferable and inter-personal skills. • Communication,Working with Others and Problem solving • Students discover first-hand information about other cultures. • Foster mutual understanding and engage in collaborative learning between Tre-Gib School in Wales and Fukiai High School, Kobe Japan http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/default.aspx?page=3192 Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  22. iEARN UK One World - One Environment • Children around the world have participated in this Welsh sponsored programme • 1500 Welsh children have taken part in this programme since 2005 • Resources translated into French for use in West Africa • Can use online resources, radiowaves and Video conferencing • http://www.iearnuk.org/oneworld/english.htm Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  23. Water, Water, Everywhere? • Target = Able and talented age 12-14 children • Implications of Global warming on the world’s water • Uses learning circle for discussions • Uses iEARN forums for first hand stories • Generates Key Skills evidence Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  24. Sport - Is it Fair? • Key Skills Learning Circle • Uses iEARN International Forums to collect views from other countries • Generates evidence of Key Skills Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  25. Hay to Timbuktu and iEARN • Feb 2007, a small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye was officially twinned with the legendary Malian city of Timbuktu. This twinning is a beginning ...... • http://www.hay2timbuktu.org/ • http://www.hay2timbuktu.org/http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/ Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  26. Sample WEW investigations • How has Wales contributed to the international petrochemical industry? • Has Wales become the alternative energy centre of Europe? • To what extent has urban regeneration been successful in economically developed countries? • Investigate the effect of Japanese inward investment on industrial manufacturing in Wales? • Wales, one of the most unhealthiest nations in Europe. Discuss. • To what extent has the development of the Third World textile industry had on Welsh industry? Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  27. What do students gain from the WBQ? • Enhanced appreciation of the world of work and business • Improved employment prospects through the acquisition of all the Key Skills • Better preparation and opportunities to access Higher Education • Higher transferable skill levels via Key Skills • Enhanced global perspectives • Greater learning autonomy. Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  28. iEARN UK Support for 21st Century Teachers • Develop and manage collaborative projects • Work with partners via the internet • Provide software training (e.g. Audacity for on-line radio, Moodle for course materials and management, Hot Potatoes for fun interactivity) • Promote • Sustainable Development and Environmental issues • Citizenship and Global Citizenship • Provide Project Management • Provide CPD through distance, flexible and blended learning Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  29. Lessons from WBQ pilots • Small tutorial groups work best • Sufficient contact time built into programme from outset – do not compromise. A worthwhile investment! • Meaningful tutorial sessions • Key Skills must be taught well • High quality staff inputs to Core • Ongoing staff training • Tailored curriculum planning Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  30. Future Development of WBQ • Pilot started in 18 schools and colleges in September 2003. In Sept 2006 31 centres are involved at all three levels. Over 7500 students taking WBQ • Reports from the external evaluators (University of Nottingham) published August 2006 • In March 2007, Minister of Education announced the roll out of the Bac on a larger scale. Target is for 25% of all Wales students to be taking WBQ by 2010 • In September 2007, over 25,000 students in Wales will be following a WBQ route Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  31. Summary • Skills • Flexible transferable skills are the tools for success • Don’t miss opportunities for developing skills • Qualifications • Your bucket is only so big! • You get what you measure • Engaging Learners • Competition from internet, toys, life today • Remember we are social animals! We like to work collaboratively (and we have to!) Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  32. Further information • Welsh Bac - www.wbq.org.uk • International Baccalureate - http://www.ibo.org/diploma/ • Key Skills Support Programme Cymru - www.dysg.org.uk • Welsh Bac Resources project: http://www.dysg.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/Itemid,43/gid,1745/lang,en/ • iEARN UK - www.iearnuk.org/ • Email: Mary@iearnuk.com • Key Skills trainer (Comms, AoN, ICT)- http://www.keyskills4u.com/ • BBC Wales: Raise Your game! http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgame/ • BBC Skillswise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise • BBC Wider Key Skills - http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/widerks/ Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

  33. Thanks to ….. • Jeff Moses, WBQ coordinator, Ysgol Tre-Gib School • Steve Bell, Dysg Key Skills Professional Development project manager • Mary Gowers, Executive Officer, iEARN UK • For more information: Dr. Cheryl Morgan, cmorgan@iearnuk.com Taiwan, May 4-8 2007

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