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Sessão 1
06 de março, 2013
Amadora, Portugal
Pedagogia
empreendedora
2. Creating an Entrepreneurial
School : Developing the
competencies graduates will
need to succeed in work and
life in the 21st Century
Presentation to Escola Secundária Seomara da Costa Primo
27 February 2013
by Joshua Muskin, Ph.D.
Sr. Programme Officer, Education, Aga Khan Foundation
4. Affectively
It is no longer sufficient to
educate our students just to pass tests.
We must instead equip them to enter an uncertain
employment & social context, with a view beyond
national borders, to be able to find productive,
satisfying work and lives, and to thrive there.
Employers are seeking persons who are competent...
Academically Technically
&
5. Relevance – Local & BroaderRest upon:
Content Pedagogy Outcomes
Competencies Integration: work & society
Defined by:
“21st Century” Skills
“21st
Century”
Teaching & Learning
6. So what do we mean by
Affectively
Academically Technically
&
competent ?
7. Intellectually
strong & supple;
adept at learning
Adept in scien-
tific methods
Fully literate in the
national language(s)
To Pass the
Examination!
...
Broadly numerate
Knowledgeable
of country
Able in other languages
Academically Competent
... and
more!
8. Adept with practical
techniques & processes
...
Technically Competent
Knows underlying
concepts &
theories
Is financially &
entrepreneurially
literate
Knows associated
tools, equipment,
materials
Knows how &
where to learn
new aspects
Understands
the
broader
economic
setting
11. What is Escola Secundária
Seomara da Costa Primo
doing now to equip its
students to find
satisfactory employment in
the current economic
context of Portugal?
12. What is the School doing to be sure that both
general & technical graduates are not just
academically & technically equipped but also ...
Are financially &
entrepreneurially literate
Know how & where to
learn new aspects
Understand
the
broader
economic
setting
Are personally competent
13. What is the School doing to be sure that
both general and technical graduates...
Are financially &
entrepreneurially
literate
?
14. What is the School doing to be sure that
both general and technical graduates...
Understand the
broader
economic
setting, for
employment
and home life ?
15. What is the School doing to be sure that
both general and technical graduates...
Know how & where to
learn new aspects of a
profession or trade
?
16. What is the School doing to be sure that
both general and technical graduates...
Are personally
competent
?
17. Extracurricular
Studies
• Classroom
• Workshop
• Home
Work
School
•
Governance
•
Management
•
Academic /
Technical
• Social
• Community
Affective
Academic Technical
Em
ploym
ent
Sector
Com
m
unity
&
Hom
e
What opportunities are there at school
to foster the 3 areas of competence?
• Cultural
18. Studies
• in the Classroom
• in the Workshop
• with Homework
?
Affective
Academic Technical
How can the school (that is, the
faculty, staff, students & “friends”)
cultivate students’ competencies in
the 3 key domains...
19. School
• School Governance
• School Management
?
Affective
Academic Technical
How can the school cultivate
students’ competencies in the 3 key
domains by engaging them in...
21. An Entrepreneurial School
Concrete Ideas for
Consideration
1.An Entrepreneurial Spirit / Financial Literacy Course
for ALL students, at every level
2.Integrate personal skills development into lesson
planning and classroom instruction, in both the
general and the technical studies streams
3.Consolidate and expand the school’s Extracurricular
Programmes and Activities
4.Strengthen real interactions between the school and
the community, local and beyond
5.Foster school-wide participation in Social
Entrepreneurship activities (joining all the ideas)
22. An Entrepreneurial School
1.An Entrepreneurial Spirit / Financial Literacy Course for
ALL students, at every level
Elements (evolve for each higher grade level)
●
Introduce, cultivate & practice personal skills &
behaviours: communication, problem-solving, trust,
risk, independent learning, management, empathy,
teamwork, confidence,...
●
Plan & conduct group projects: social & financial; in
and out of the school
●
Explore the world of work and of society – career,
exposure, orientation and guidance
●
Personal path planning – professional, social, home
Organization: Weekly sessions by faculty, upper grade
students & volunteers, during or after school day
23. An Entrepreneurial School
1.Integrate personal skills development into lesson
planning and classroom instruction, in both the
general and the technical studies streams
●
Group problem-solving, in class
●
Individual and group projects, long-term
●
Oral presentations & other active involvement
●
Address school and community issues through the
technical “lens” of the class
●
Interactions with professionals (including civil
society) – in the classroom & contact outside
●
Inter-disciplinary learning and projects
●
Assessment looking at learning and application
●
Operate an entrepreneurial activity
etc.
24. An Entrepreneurial School
3. Consolidate and expand the school’s Extracurricular
Programmes and Activities
●
Proliferate School Clubs, around faculty, student and
volunteers’ interests (linked to studies, social,
productive, cultural,...) – student-led, with mentors, &
approved by the student government
●
Engage students actively in School Governance and
School Management (operations)
●
Promote & conduct Social & Financial
Entrepreneurship activities, led by students, with
faculty & volunteers; in and out of school
etc.
25. An Entrepreneurial School
1.Strengthen real interactions between the school and
the community, local and beyond
●
Lessons link to exploration of professions & civil
society: activities, knowledge base, pathways,...
●
Professionals advise in lesson planning & delivery
●
Outside volunteers participate in development and
operation of entrepreneurial course & clubs
●
Student clubs and classes participate in community
social and cultural programmes
●
Students conduct programmes and activities to
serve the community – social, cultural,
entrepreneurial,...
etc.
26. An Entrepreneurial School
1.Foster school-wide participation in Social
Entrepreneurship activities (joining all the ideas)
●
Consider an extracurricular participation
requirement, school sanctioned, maybe with
“bronze,” “silver” & “gold” levels tied to the number
of total hours spent
●
Link together classroom learning, entrepreneurship
efforts & extracurricular
●
Establish joint, cross-curricular learning objectives
tied to personal competencies and coordinate in
their attainment
●
Establish criteria, methods and reporting standards
to assess personal competencies
etc.
27. NEXT STEPS
Select the aspects of the programme with which
to begin
Assign teams (faculty, students, others) to
develop, plan and initiate each aspect
Monitor against concrete criteria and standards;
revise to strengthen
Document
Grow and continue to improve
Share with officials, other schools and potential
partners.
... and please, let me know how it goes.
