me and mycity as a teaching method

Me and MyCity as a teaching method

PhD. Auli Ojala

Me and MyCity as a learning modul

Economic Information Office Finland Helsinki, founded 1947

• 10 hours teaching pupils in schools

• Teaching material based on Finnish Curriculum

• Visit learning enviroment (Me and MyCity)

• About 52 000 of sixthgraders and over 1000 teacher in Finland have visited Me and MyCity-learning environment

• Investors, sponsors

Auli Ojala PhD. Lic of Ed.2

What is Me and MyCity?


Me and My City as a learning method

Viewpoint

Theme interview:, principals, teachers, pupils (over 200 pupils, 13,5 % of 1526 sixthgraders in Tampere)

37 schools and five municipalities, Tampere region

Curriculum regional (Tampere)

Connection to Finnish curriculum 2016 (Draft)

- for instance: corporate culture at school, school as a learning organization, manysided teaching methods, working connections, pupils wide ”know how”


Pupil ’s needs – entrepreneurship education

Pupil’s spontaneus entrepreneurship education

Pupil’s experiences: she/he can influence on his own life and ability

Possibilities: creative and entrepreneurial action in creative learning enviroment

Learning and involvement together ( Finnish Curricululm 2016)

Reference: (Himanen 2005, 2010 and Lehkonen &Lehtonen 2006)


Curriculum 2016 (Draf)

Pupils grow in the world, where they are working more and more with knowledge.

Working based on working together and networks.

Using more and more new technology.

In the future all-round know-how.


Pupil ’s work experienceMe and MyCity experience learns working life

The best in the work was responsibility

Finance matters and social network were the best

It was a fine day

I get very well along with my employees

It was nice to work in these professions

My employees did not just follow my directions

It was nice to be a boss..


Pupil´s work experience

I liked to deal with others

You must be nice to people and you have to know what you are selling

The best of the day was the teaching method

I got just the profession I wanted

I liked my work

Employees did what I hoped for…

Too much debt.. I did not realized.. I bought a house..


Curriculum 2016

Knowledge- and communication technology

Working in the network environment has changed thinking and learning (methods)

New technology gives pupils a more active role in learning … more interactive way


Pupils’s learningThe mentor adviced us to use new technology

Internet crashed down

Computers (laptops) did not always work

I had to write invoice on the paper (old-fashioned)

Bluffs with virtual money and useless invoices

I-Pad crashed down

Computers doesn’t work (mentor repaired)

Virtual money was not good to use - we didn’t know how much money there really was?


Summary Me and MyCity as teaching method

The National Board of Education (Kesy-modul)

1. Pupil’s learning

2. Personal’s kow-how

3. Sustainable wellbeing

4. Management

Pupils’ learning:

Nearly 100 % of pupils would like to visit again Me and Mycity and they would choose the same profession or some of them change. They learned to do their work!


REFERENCES


Bernelius, V. (2013) Eriytyvät kaupunkikoulut: Helsingin peruskoulujen oppilaspohjan erot, perheiden kouluvalinnat ja oppimistuloksiin liittyvät aluevaikutukset osana kaupungin eriytymiskehitystä. Väitöskirja./Helsingin yliopisto.

Davinson,P. & Honig. B. (2003) The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs.

Journal of Business Venturing 18 ( 301 - 332)

Norrena, J. (2013) Tulevaisuuden taitojen opettaminen vaatii muutosta koululta ja opettajilta. Väitöskirja/Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Opetussuunnitelmaluonnos 2016. OPH (Finnish curriculum 2016)

Polayi. M. (1967) The tacit dimenssion Lontoo: Routledge and Kegan.

Schultz, T.W (1961) Investment in human capital . The American Economic Review, 51 (1), 1 -17.


Summit for EducationJulkaistu: 15.9.2014 • NewsMe & MyCity is proud to announce that it has today been named as a 2014 WISE Awards Winner. Me & MyCity is one of six projects chosen by World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) for providing a compelling, innovative solution to one of today’s most pressing challenges in education.For further information:Executive Director Tomi Alakoski, Me & MyCityEconomic Information Officewww.memycity.org

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