Didactics vs Learning to Learn: Principles and Practices

Points to Ponder Pair Share Think How many percent of learning will retain when the teacher teach by speech? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

Teachers should transfer knowledge to student with the best approach possible. How much you agree with thus statement? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

Pair Share Think How much you agree that Homework Boosts Achievement? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

How many percent of ADHD disorder symptoms caused by schools environment and teachers? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

Teachers are the most Important Influence on a child’s education How much you agree with above statement? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

Pair Share Think Quiz, test, and exams enhance learning How much you agree with above statement? A: Near to 25% B: Near to 50% C: Near to 75% D: Near to 100% Pair Share Think

Some Facts 94% of today’s students use technology for their home works while 49% of teachers use technology for their works. In the past 5 years the digital universe has grown by 1000%. Many of the top jobs in 2012 did not exist in 2002, Such as: - Social Media strategist - User Experience Specialist - Telework Manager - Elder Care Coordinator

4. Many of the jobs that current students will have do not exist yet. 5. Current students will use technologies that have not been invented yet. 6- There student of grade 4 who are using Twitter and facebook instead of email, publish creative works, and earn money in their spare time. 7. Many skills learned in schools today will be obsolete by graduation.

THEREFORE ??? (tell your next person an impression and hear one!) We are in the position of finding solutions for the problems do not exist yet!! What the education should be look like to be able to cope this accelerating world?

It depends on how to answer some questions like: How much the learner possess his own learning? How much the education has been customized to her needs, desires, approach to learning, goals, and personal differences? How much the goals are connected with real life? How much her hands and soul contribute in learning? …..AND many other

What should change? Attitudes to: Teacher Learning Content Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

What did you learn so far? Write it in first half of one A4 paper and keep it (5 min)

ATTITUDE TO TEACHER Teachers used to be a king, Boss Teachers are facilitator in best current education systems In next move, teachers should be: - Mentors - Innovators - Catalyst - Motivator

ATTITUDE TO LEARNING Learning used to be a bunch of facts and information transferred from teachers mind to student’s mind. Learning is engaging learner in the learning process Learning should be a process of constructing the meaning by learner and should be: - Intrinsic - About the real problems - Integrated - Personalized

ATTITUDE TO CONTENT Curriculum used to be information and text book based Curriculum is goal based Curriculum should be: - Phenomena Based - Trans – disciplinary - Competency based

ATTITUDE TO EDUCATION Education used to be a tool to human resource provider in the industrial revolution age Education is a mean for transferring values and culture to next generation and to keep the dominant power of rulers Education should be considered as a right for every individual to deliver quality education towards trans-disciplinary competencies

What is the most important you have learnt? Write it in Second half of the A4 paper and stick it on the board (5 min).

TIME TO REFLECT Pair Share Think A: It was in top 25% workshops I ever had B: I can rate it between the 50% of good workshop I have attended. C: I can put this work shop in the shelf of 50%> quality > 25% D: I wish I could spend my time with more informative workshop Pair Share Think

Living in the century that nobody could predict how would the world look like next month, enforce the necessity of establishing an education system that could tolerated uncertainty. The world is accelerating. Preparing learners for an unpredictable future needs the key skill: learning to learn.