kosovo basic education program: technology/ict to support teaching & learning

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

Outline

Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions

Outline

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

Outline

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…

“

…but those who cannotlearn, unlearn, and relearn.”

- Alvin Toffler, Rethinking the Future

Outline

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.

Design Challenges

Design ChallengesDesign Challenges: DokuFest 2014

RobotiKS Camps & Competition

RobotiKS Camps & Competition

Annual RobotiKS Camp & Competition

Technology Exhibitions

Junior Oscars

Junior Oscars

Junior Oscars

Access & Equity

Access & Equity

Literacy

Literacy

Literacy

Literacy

Literacy

Analytics

• libroteka.org–Visitors 9,625–Pageviews 47,370

• bletapunetore.org–Visitors 12,284–Pageviews 568,106

Access & EquityLiteracy: A-EGRA

Access & EquityCommunications & Outreach

Public-Private Partnerships

• 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

• Intel– Classmate PCs

• Critical Links– Education appliance (school-based all-in-one server)

• Oracle– Alice training

Honors & Recognitions

• Microsoft Partners in Learning/Expert Educators– Pristina Green School: Pathfinder School

(1 of 65 schools recognized globally)– 4th Runner Up:

European Innovative Educator Forum– Qualify for Global Education Forum in

consecutive years

Outline

Kosovo context Education Strategic Plan BEP Program Components ICT Integration Future Directions

Evidence: Data-driven Decision Making

Mobile Data Collection & Visualization

MOOCs: Next Generation of eLearning

MOOC: Human Rights Story Telling

Computer Center: Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Stephen D. Luke. Ed.D.• sluke@fhi360.org• www.linkedin.com/in/stephenluke/• https://twitter.com/StephenLukeEdD