This document discusses the need to redesign education systems to focus on developing positive student attitudes and 21st century skills. It proposes organizing learning around three key questions: what are we trying to achieve, what is the best way to organize learning, and how will we know what we do is working. Some new approaches discussed include performance, design, and problem-based learning where students engage in real-world projects. Assessment should evaluate skills like teamwork, creativity, problem solving using authentic performances and portfolios. While standards have always faced challenges, a redesign is needed to develop skills like resilience and adaptability needed for students' future success.

1. Youth on the Move Challenge and change: Developing modern education and training systems in Europe A matter of design Gareth Mills www.garethmillsonline.com

3. I’m not smart

4. Despondency

5. Helplessness

6. Opting out

7. Alienation

8. Affirmation

9. I’m smart

10. Optimism and hope

11. Propensity to act

12. Aspirations

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15. Delivery and consumers Designers and creators to

16. A matter of design: Three key questions What are we trying to achieve? What is the best way to organise learning? How will we know what we do is working? Curriculum Pedagogy Assessment

18. Self-motivated

19. Adaptable and enterprising

20. Resilient and resourceful

22. Enquiry skills

23. Analytical skills

24. Creative and imaginative

25. Collaborative skills

27. About the ‘best’ (and worst) of the past... accrued ‘wisdom’.

28. Informed about contemporary issuesFit for the Future?

29. The Solar system Properties of materials Parts of a plant The Egyptians Magnetism Life cycle of a River Rhythm The branches of knowledge Reflecting major areas of human endeavour and ways of thinking = Sciences, Humanities, Arts Enquiry skills Thinking skills Literacy and numeracy skills L2L skills Social skills Personal skills Creative Enterprising Compassionate Resilient “Can-do” attitude Confident

30. Teach less Learn More C21st skills rich pedagogies Performance based learning Students engage in the scoping, development and realisation of a performance or an event e.g. An exhibition, a community event, a meal, a school production. It involves devising, developing, organising, rehearsing, arranging, collaborating and delivery. Design based learning Students create, evaluate, re-design products through stages of revision. This work involves, research, creativity, prototyping, testing, review, redevelopment etc. E.g. A community makeover, a classroom of the future, a web-site. Problem based learning Pupils learning through the process of solving a problem and exploring a big question. Identifying key questions or real problems. Eg. Why causes child labour? Can you believe what you see and read? Issue/campaign based learning Students explore real world local or global issues and challenges. E.g global poverty,

31. Assessment – a few possibilities What How Teamwork Creativity Problem solving Authentic performance Use of Technology Simulations Portfolios Mixed media Authentic witnesses and peer review – using social network type solutions

32. Change and challenge? “Standards in writing and mathematics are declining because young people are spending too much time…. … listening to the gramophone. The Times 1912

33. Youth on the Move Challenge and change: Developing modern education and training systems in Europe Thank you Gareth Mills www.garethmillsonline.com