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VeronicaBoix Mansilla
ProjectZeroHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation
EducatingforGlobalCompetence
Reflectingonthepurposesofcontemporaryeducationwiththewholechildandtheworldinmind
OECDNAECSeminarFebruary2017ArtworksbyLouiseBourgeois
Whatmattersmostforyouthtolearnatagivenhistoricaltimeandonwhatbasisdowejustifyourchoices?
Aperennialquestionineducation:
Theplanforthistalk
I. LearningischangingII. OurimagesofthechildandsocietymatterIII. GlobalCompetence:movingintherightdirectionIV. SomeImplications
Thechangingnatureoflearning
EmergingformsoflearningNeo-millennial learningstylesConnectedlearningNewdigitalcivicandpoliticalparticipationChallengesofdigitalcosmopolitanism
PerennialQualitiesofLearningPriorunderstanding– richknowledgeandtransfer– metacognitionEnculturationmatters
II.
Ourimagesofthechildandsocietymatter
The“FutureWorker”Child
• Skills,futuregainfulemployment
• Matchingskillslabordemand
• Certification&accountability
The“FutureWorker”Child
• Oursearchforeconomicgrowth:increasingpopulationincomeandconsumption
• Pursuitoftechnologicalprogressandcontrolofnature
DrivingNarratives
The“FutureWorker”ChildSomeblindspots
• Incentivesandextrinsictolearning
• Growing“relevancegap”
• Missedopportunitytoeducateforthewholechildandforlife
Multidimensionalviewofwhatmakesushuman
• Labortomeetbasicneeds
• Socialrelationsofmutualobligation
• Meaningfulwork
TheChildinherFullestHumanPotential
DrivingNarratives
• Thestoryofoureffortstobuildandsustainsuccessfuldemocracies
• Thestoryofourspecieslivingonafragileplanet
TheChildinherFullestHumanPotential
III.
EducatingforGlobalCompetence…movingintherightdirection
Akual - Learningtotakeperspective
GlobalCompetence
… isthecapacitytoexamineglobalandinterculturalissues,totakemultipleperspectivesunderasharedrespectforhumanrights,toengageinopen,appropriateandeffectiveinteractionswithpeoplefromdifferentculturesandtoactforcollectivewell-beingandsustainabledevelopment.
DraftFrameworkPISAGlobalCompetenceAssessmentOECD,2017
Takemultipleperspectives
Examineglobalandinterculturalissues
Actforsustainabilityandwell-being
Engageinopen,appropriateandeffectiveinteractions
GlobalCompetence- dimensionsandknowledgedomains
i.Culturalandinterculturalrelations
ii.Socio-economicdevelopmentandinterdependence
iv.EnvironmentalSustainability
iii.Institutions,conflictsandhumanrights.
Implications
• Meaningful learning,agencyandengagementnow
• Rethinkingcurriculum aslensesintotheworld
• Bringing theworldintotheclassroomforinformedexamination
• Newapproachestomeasuringsuccess
Purposeofeducation:Nurturinghumanpotentialandsocietalwellbeing
Ourpathtoday
I. LearningischangingII. OurimagesofthechildandsocietymatterIII. GlobalCompetence:MovingintherightdirectionIV. Educatingforlife:Implications
VeronicaBoix Mansilla
ProjectZeroHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation
EducatingforGlobalCompetence
Reflectingonthepurposesofcontemporaryeducationwiththewholechildandtheworldinmind
OECDNAECSeminarFebruary2017