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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
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
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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