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