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Curriculum of the FutureChanging our Mindset
Suneeta KulkarniDirector: The Granny Cloud
Research Director: The School in the Cloud
Interactive session2nd July 2016
Kaveri Group of Institutes
Pune
Has anything changed?Year: early 1900’s Year: 2013
Are we caught in a time warp?
What has changed around us?
And…
• Technology
What has it impacted?• Communication• Relevance of skill sets• Access to the world beyond… What else?
Remember these?
And what about these?
Unlikely …
But this…?
Do you have one of these?
What do you use it for?
What do you use it for?• Staying in touch with people• Listening to music• Taking photos / recording events• Watching movies• Searching for information• Telling the time /alarm clock• Shopping • Making notes• And… much more… Multi tasking
Imagine a day without your mobile phone….
Look ahead…• 5 years from now• 10 years from now• 20 years from• 50 years from now• 100 years from now• And beyond…
What do you think the world will look like?
What are we preparing children for?For NOW? OR
for the FUTURE?
What do we really want for our children?
Are you sure we aren’t stuck in yesterday?
Key changes to take into account• Digital delivery of
content/information• Interest driven [child driven]• Skills 2.0 [21st century skills]
Access by - All, - Anytime, - Anywhere
Motivation & Engagement with learning
Consider…3 R’s
• Reading
• Writing
• Arithmetic
3 C’s• Comprehension
• Communication
• Computation
What do they look like?3 R’s
The 3 C’s: What do they look like?
So, what should we include in the curriculum?
Some aspects to consider
Examine your curriculum for• Critical content• Irrelevant content
Purpose of including specific content
Internet as a subject
Role of Concrete experiences
Digital natives
Child driven
Networks
Just in time participatory learning
Decentralized Changing skill sets /portfolio careers
Learning to learn
Curriculum of the Future?
3 C’s: Comprehension / Communication / Computation
A different kind of literacy
Learning to learn
Learning to search / navigate the internet ‘Read’ with
discernment
Skills over Facts
Do you see the connection to good Early Childhood Education practices?
What learning design strategies will be relevant?
• Consider:
Collaboration Critical thinking
Cultural globalization
Socially shaped by vision of the future of society
What are our restraints?How can we get around them?
What are our restraints?How can we get around them?Constraints
• No. of children• Space• Syllabus • Different abilities
• Inability of curriculum to keep pace with technological changes
Strategy• Redesigning the
learning environment
Encouraging learning:The Granny Cloud
What should our learning environments look like?
What do you think is happening here?
What kind of learning can happen here?
What kind of learning can
happen here?
The SOLE Approach
- Groups of children- Free access to computers & the internet- BIG Questions- Encouragement [Granny Cloud / Facilitators] but NO interference- Freedom of movement- Collaboration- Arriving at rational conclusions- Sharing of findings
INCLUSION
The Concept of BIG QuestionsExamples:• Can trees think?• How do we remember and how do we
forget?• Why do we have five fingers on one hand?
Pose a ChallengeWide Scope
InterestingMeaningful & relevant
Cut across narrow subject areas
Impact of SOLEs• Self confidence
• Language skills [Reading comprehension & communicating thoughts]
• Internet Search skills
• Aspirations
• Involvement in learning
Think about:How will this learning be assessed meaningfully?
And alongside that…
What will we assess?
Contact:[email protected]@theschoolinthecloud.org
www.theschoolinthecloud.org
Facebook: The Granny CloudTwitter: @suneeta / @thegrannycloud
