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2014.01.10.
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Bebras, iTEC, CCL
projects in Lithuania
Alvida Lozdienė
Education development center
2013-12-02
Preface
Allan Collins, Richard Halverson,
Rethinking Education in the Age of
Technology, 2009
Schools are always resistant
to change…
From a principal’s publication in 1815:
“Students today depend
on paper too much. They
don’t know how to write
on a slate without getting
chalk dust all over
themselves. They can’t
clean a slate properly.
What will they do when
they run out of paper?”
From the journal of the national
Association of Teachers, 1907:
“Students today
depend too much
upon ink. They don’t
know how to use a
pen knife to sharpen a
pencil. Pen and ink will
never replace the
pencil”.
From Rural American Teacher, 1928:
“Students today depend
upon store bought ink. They
don’t know how to make
their own. When they run
out of ink they will be unable
to write words or ciphers
until their next trip to the
settlement. This is a sad
commentary on modern
education.”
From PTA Gazette, 1941:
“Students today depend on
these expensive fountain
pens. They can no longer
write with a straight pen and
nib. We parents must not
allow them to wallow in such
luxury to the detriment of
learning how to cope in the
real business world which is
not so extravagant.”
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From Federal Teachers, 1950:
„Ballpoint pens will be
the ruin of education in
our country. Students use
these devices and then
throw them away. The
American values of thrift
and frugality are being
discarded. Businesses and
banks will never allow
such expensive luxuries.”
From a fourth-grade teacher in Apple
Classroom of Tomorrow chronicles, 1987:
“If students turn in papers they did
on computer, I require them to
write them over in long hand
because I don’t believe they do the
computer work on their own.”
From a science fair judge in Apple
Classroom of Tomorrow chronicles, 1988:
“Computers give students
an unfair advantage.
Therefore, students who
used computers to
analyze date or create
displays will be
eliminated from the
science fair.”
Bebras is an international initiative whose goal is to
promote Informatics (or Computer Science, or
Computing) and Computational Thinking especially
among teachers and pupils of all ages. The big
challenge of Bebras is to organise easily accessible
and highly motivating online contests in many
countries.
http://youtu.be/yEjm6g8RkQ8
The first Bebras contest
The idea of Bebras was born in
Lithuania, by Prof. Valentina Dagiene
from University of Vilnius. Bebras is the
Lithuanian word for “beaver”.
The history of Bebras contest began on
September 25, 2004, in Lithuania, when
experimental trial was held.
After a month, on October 21, the first
Lithuanian Bebras contest took place.
3470 pupils from 146 schools.
Bebras logo
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Number of participantsCountry 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Germany - - - 21 802 53602 82779 117 950 155419 186048
France - - - - - - - 46346 92000
Ukraine - - - - 1429 13114 25 971 42176 59918
Slovakia - - - 3568 9317 13942 22 139 36382 49798
Czech Rep. - - - - 4069 10351 14 867 19280 27650
Lithuania 3 470 5 852 7 105 7 034 6616 10358 13 889 19277 24390
Poland - 1349 6096 6625 8725 10344 9 962 11945 15587
Netherlands - - 374 2 405 5120 8326 10 231 11252 12000
Austria - - - 1113 3910 6302 8 425 9171 9877
Slovenia - - - - - - - 3454 8120
Taiwan - - - - - - - - 8100
Switzerland - - - - - - 3 470 4475 7086
Estonia - - 1486 2975 4039 3482 3 956 4807 4012
Japan - - - - - - - 1600 3600
Hungary - - - - - - - 1911 3200
Canada - - - - - - - 200 2400
Italy - - - - - 310 1 325 1597 2381
Finland - - - - - - 1 472 2045 2197
Israel - - - - - - - - 1500
Latvia - - - 519 700 828 1 072 893 1336
Belgium - - - - - - - - 848
Bulgaria - - - - - - - - 137
Bebras Task WorkshopsThe main goal of the Bebras Task Workshops is to bring together
informatics experts from all Bebras countries for discussion and
preparation of the tasks.
Two delegates from each Bebras contest country are asked to
participate in Bebras task workshop. Usually a day or half-day
symposium for local teachers and researchers is part of the
workshops.
Award ceremony
http://youtu.be/wZU9kf_No9s
iTEC (Innovative Technologies
for Engaging Classrooms)
iTEC is coordinated by European Schoolnet
(EUN) and co-funded by the European
Commission's 7th Framework Programme
iTEC (Innovative Technologies for Engaging
Classrooms) is a four-year (2010-2014) project in
which European Schoolnet is working with education
ministries, technology providers and research
organisations to transform the way that technology is
used in teaching and learning
Associate Partners
• National and regional ministries and authorities with responsibility for education policy
• Technology Enhanced Learning research organizations
• Suppliers of learning resources and technologies and services
• Bodies representing teachers and school leaders
• Teacher education institutions, and organizations providing teacher continuing professional development (CPD)
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14 Ministry of Education (MoE)
involved in the iTEC Project:
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Estonia
• France
• Hungary
• Italy
• Israel
• Lithuania
• Norway
• Portugal
• Slovakia
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
Associate Partners
Start: five key areas
• Changing roles of teachers and learners
• Curriculum and assessment
• Knowledge and skills
• Learning spaces
• Technology
Please indicate how desirable you think these trends are
Very
desirable
Quite
desirable
In part
desirable
Not at all No opinion
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Please indicate when you think these trends will
become common practice in schools
It happens
now
2-3 years
away
3-5 years
away
It will never
happen
No opinion
5 4 3 2 1
Changing roles of teachers and learners
• There is an increase in child centred learning with the teacher
building links between children's interests and curricula
• Schools use digital technology to share their specialist teachers
with other schools
• Learners are able to access formal education at any time of the
day
• Teachers develop teaching and learning strategies that take
account of students' one-to-one access to computers
• Digital technologies are used to give learners access to experts
around the world
Curriculum and assessment• Classes are organised by the level of the subject rather than by
the age of the learner
• Educational systems (that is, the subjects, exams and teaching
methods) around the world become similar
• Digital technologies allow schools to use assessment data to
personalise their teaching
• Teachers focus on developing '21st century skills'
• Learners work on projects, doing authentic tasks and using
technology creatively to tackle real challenges
• Pedagogies based on game design principles and play are
increasingly seen as a tool for learning
• More creative approaches are used in education
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Knowledge and skills
• Schools begin to develop courses and careers advice for a
variety of mixed aged learners, including older and younger
students
• Influential corporations and global organisations have
agreed standards of 21st century skills, such as problem
solving, collaboration, negotiation
• Due to an aging population, skills in health-care and nursing
are increasingly valued in society
• Teachers focus on basic skills (eg literacy and numeracy)
• There is an increased focus on individual pupil qualifications
for gaining employment
• Businesses develop closer relationships with individual
schools and help shape the school's priorities
Learning spaces• Schools have a variety of areas that can be used for lessons or
study
• Tables and chairs are set-up so that students can work as a
team
• Formal and informal learning takes place in an increasing
variety of spaces
• The flow of information between home and school becomes
seamless, possibly using digital technologies
• Learning spaces are designed to accommodate different
learning activities
• The school library becomes a multipurpose learning space
• There are no more computer labs
TechnologyCould be
transformative
Could offer a lot
of value
Could offer
some valueNone No opinion
5 4 3 2 1
• Collaborative web 2.0 technologies allow learners to learn
from each other as part of their formal education experience
• There is an increase in the ownership of mobile phones in
12-16 olds
• Schools provide students with netbooks
• Schools provide students with digital exercise books and
digital paper
• Multi-touch is increasingly used to interact with computers
in the classroom
TechnologyCould be
transformative
Could offer a lot
of value
Could offer
some valueNone No opinion
5 4 3 2 1
• Schools increasingly use freely available open source
software
• Interactive white boards are cheaper and more powerful
• Mobile phones are cheaper and more powerful
• Interacting with digital technologies without keyboard and
mouse is more frequent
• PCs and laptops are cheaper and more powerful
• Use of interactive touch surfaces increases
TechnologyCould be
transformative
Could offer a lot
of value
Could offer
some valueNone No opinion
5 4 3 2 1
• Widespread use of digital technologies allows the creation of
personal portfolios that showcase learners' development
• Learners can search across repositories on the web, where
contents are categorised and checked for quality and
reliability
• The teacher has one interface to see information on their
students (eg viewing an e-portfolio)
• Schools provide unlimited access to the internet when using
a computer on school premises
Scenarios are relatively abstract descriptions of a learning and teaching
experience describing the interactions of the learners and teachers with each other,
tools and resources, the learning context and environment, etc. They are intended to
include innovation in technology supported learning and teaching, in one form or
other.
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http://itec.eun.org/web/guest/scenario-library
Learning stories are groups of activities “packaged together” to
provide a holistic learning experience. Learning stories are used by teachers to help
them produce lesson plans that include the principles of innovation, derived from the
scenario, and the units of educational interaction provided by the learning activity.
http://itec.eun.org/web/guest/learning-activities
The Composer allows to create, adapt and share Learning Activities
Filmukas
Library in the classroom
Communication, I-IV cycle, Lithuania Communication, V cycle, Lithuania
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Creative Classrooms Lab (CCL)
How can tablets support new ways of teaching and learning in schools?
Nine Ministries of Education or organisations nominated to act on their
behalf are project partners: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium
(Wallonia), Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia and the
United Kingdom.
http://creative.eun.org/