Presentation given to the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program: Education in the Digital Age

1. Kosovo Basic Education Program:
ICT to Support Teaching & Learning
U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program: Education in the Digital Age
5 November 2014
Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D.
Director, Technology, Innovation & Education | FHI 360

2. Bronte (3.5 mos): Steve’s Digital Native

3. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

4. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

6. 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

7. 38 Municipalities

8. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

9. 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

10. The illiterate of the
21st century will not be those
who cannot read and write…
“

11. …but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” - Alvin Toffler, Rethinking the Future

12. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

13. Kosovo Basic Education Components
1. School Management
2. Assessment for Learning
3. Teacher Professional Development
4. (Literacy)
Cross-cutting Themes:
– Gender & Equity
– ICT

14. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

16. Teacher Professional Development Centers

17. Model 21st Century Classrooms

18. Computers, Internet, Projectors, Printers, etc

19. Teacher Professional Development

20. Teacher Professional Development

21. Teacher Professional Development:
Integration of ICT

22. Teacher Professional Development:
Integration of ICT

23. Student-centered Learning

24. Student-centered Learning

25. Student Technician Clubs

26. Design Challenges

27. 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.

28. Design Challenges

29. DDeesisgignn C Chhaalllelennggeess: DokuFest 2014

30. RobotiKS Camps & Competition

31. RobotiKS Camps & Competition

32. Annual RobotiKS Camp & Competition

33. Technology Exhibitions

34. Junior Oscars

35. Junior Oscars

36. Junior Oscars

37. Access & Equity

38. Access & Equity

39. Literacy

40. Literacy

41. Literacy

42. Literacy

43. Literacy

44. Analytics
• libroteka.org
–Visitors 9,625
–Pageviews 47,370
• bletapunetore.org
–Visitors 12,284
–Pageviews 568,106

45. ALictecerassc y&: AE-qEuGitRyA

46. CAoccmemssu &n iEcqatuiiotnys & Outreach

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. Outline
 Kosovo context
 Education Strategic Plan
 BEP Program Components
 ICT Integration
 Future Directions

51. Evidence: Data-driven Decision Making

52. Mobile Data Collection & Visualization

53. MOOCs: Next Generation of eLearning

54. MOOC: Human Rights Story Telling

55. Computer Center:
Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda

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