DOI 10.30926/ecnuroe2018010104
Educating Learners for Their Future, Not Our Past
Andreas Schleicher
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Purpose- This paper aims to examine the educational demands in the digital age from tomorrow’s teachers and policy-makers, and to encourage and incentivize all actors to develop the innovative learning environments that we need for tomorrow’s schools.
Design/Methodology/Approach- As a conceptual paper, this article has consulted and analyzed a wide range of updated data and literature to consolidate the argumentation on tomorrow’s educational demands.
Findings- The paper mainly provides possible answers on how to educate students for their future, rather than our past. The heart of future education is to help students develop a reliable compass and tools, transformative competency, and to navigate through an increasingly complex, volatile, and uncertain world. To fullfil this core mission, a new set of curriculum design principles, changing school system, renewed teacher culture and an alternative assessment program are highly advocated.
Originality/Value- Based on the latest observations and reflections, the paper broadens our visions on tomorrow’s education and future schools.
Corresponding Author: Andreas Schleicher Andreas.SCHLEICHER@oecd.org
Note on Contributor
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As a key member of the OECD’s Senior Management team, he supports the Secretary-General’s strategy to produce analysis and policy advice that advances economic growth and social progress. In addition to policy and country reviews, he oversees the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the OECD Skills Strategy, the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), and the development and analysis of benchmarks on the performance of education systems (INES). Before joining the OECD, Mr. Schleicher was Director for Analysis at the International Association for Educational Achievement (IEA). He studied Physics in Germany and received a degree in Mathematics and Statistics in Australia. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the “Theodor Heuss” prize, awarded in the name of the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany for “exemplary democratic engagement”. He holds an honorary Professorship at the University of Heidelberg.
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