Break The Rules In Education

Redefine the rules in education 11 inputs

Rule # 1 Education is focused on supply / curriculum

Education is focused on demand Redefinition of rule # 1

High accountability Low accountability High creativity Low creativity Source : David Wees. http://www.joebower.org/2010/06/relationship-between-accountability-and.html Standardized test Initiatives organized and led by students Sports day

Das Interesse ist entscheidend für den Lernerfolg. Source “ Das Interesse am Thema ist entscheidend für den Lernerfolg”. Interview mit Prof. Dr. Heinz Mandl, Münchner Pädagogikexperte. http://www.phbern.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/EDUCATION/www_EDUCATION_2_09_low_1_.pdf

Source https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Strategic_Thinking/Reshaping_business_education_in_a_new_era_2500 “ You’ve got to let the students run the school!” Blair Sheppard, Dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Rule # 2 Education is standardized

They are timed so students get nervous.
They are scheduled for a certain time, whether students are ready / healthy / awake / happy or not.
They are high-stakes, so the point is to make no mistakes, not learn from mistakes.
The results are not used by students, nor by teachers.
Source Chris Fritz. http://www.joebower.org/2010/04/sir-ken-robinson-takes-on-standardized.html#comments Problem with standardized testing: It does everything to harm learning

Education is individualized Redefinition of rule # 2

Source : http:// www.mrkeenan.com/?p =329 One-on-one conversations create the greatest opportunity to really personalize learning.

Study by Benjamin Bloom shows that students given one-on-one attention reliably perform two standard deviations better than their peers who stay in a regular classroom. Source : http://m.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/ff_khan/all/1

Source : Kolind, Lars: The Second Cycle, p. 155-156. Model # 1 The teaching factory Model # 2 The learning environment
The organizational unit is the individual student.
Education is individualized regarding
content.
learning method,
l earning pace.
Organization is based on
classes,
subjects,
45-minute time slots.
Individualized education Standardized education

Rule # 3 Education happens at a fixed time

Education happens anytime Redefinition of rule # 3

Rule # 4 Education happens at a fixed place Source : http:// www.pixelio.de/details.php?image_id =391138&mode=search

Education happens in any place Redefinition of rule # 4

Example # 1 Education in a supermarket? Source http:// www.pixelio.de/details.php?image_id =187405&mode=search

Source http://www.phbern.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/EDUCATION/EDUCATION_2010/education_1_2010_low.pdf Example # 2 Education in a forrest

Source : Kolind, Lars: The Second Cycle, p. 155-156. Model # 1 The teaching factory Model # 2 The learning environment Learning takes place in a variety of environments inside and outside the school building. Classrooms are the primary physical environments for teaching. Variable place of education Fixed place of education

Source : http://www.slideshare.net/moravec/toward-society-30-a-new-paradigm-for-21st-century-education-presentation

Rule # 5 Class attendance of students is controlled

Sources Education reform policies in Finland. http://www.pasisahlberg.com/downloads/SERA%202009%20presentation%202009.pdf , slide # 36. http://www.joebower.org/2010/03/finlands-paradoxes.html Redefinition of rule # 5

Rule # 6 Walls in workshops rooms are not used

Walls in workshop rooms are used, for example for questions and creations by participants and/or coaches. Redefinition of rule # 6

Rule # 7 Tables and chairs in seminar rooms are organized in long rows

There may be no need for tables or chairs. Redefinition of rule # 7

Source : http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = CIAtlwwtQac The number of ideas are increased by standing up

Source : http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = CIAtlwwtQac Better conclusions are reached by standing up

Rule # 8 Students reproduce knowledge at exams

Working intensity Time Method A Reproduce knowledge at exams at the end of the year

Education participants continuously create new knowledge . Redefinition of rule # 8

Working intensity Time Method B Create knowledge continuously, for example by using Web 2.0 tools / social media Method A Reproduce knowledge at exams at the end of the year

Values in education Source http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/putting-the-learner-on-ice-learning-values-for-education-innovation.html

Conformity Tradition Safety Harmony Security Control Power Dominance Competition Individualism Creation Exploration Creativity Experimentation Openness Community Helping Collaboration Social Kindness

Source : Interview with Eric Liu. http://vimeo.com/9554926 In education, we have to have a lot more emphasis on “ what if ” and not just on “what is”

Rule # 9 Teachers know the answers to the work of students Source : http:// kreativproces.dk/?p =2891

Have kids upload their writing so that the entire class can read and comment on it. Source : Salman Khan. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/ff_khan/all/1 Redefinition of rule # 9

Rule # 10 Students are rewarded with grades

Alfie Kohn: The more you reward students for doing something, the more they tend to lose interest Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQt-ZI58wpw

Rule # 11 Students are given a diploma

Imagine a world where higher education doesn't end with a diploma, but starts at 18 and continues through life, as the world changes around us. Source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-lemmey/rethinking-higher-educati_b_387851.html Redefinition of rule # 11

Drop all rules and regulations that prevent you from creating tomorrow’s learning environment. Source : Kolind, Lars: The Second Cycle, p. 159.

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