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Ministry of Education and Higher EducationMinistry of Education and Higher Education

Palestinian Curriculum Development Centre

Quality Education thru Quality Curricula

The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Teaching for tolerance, respect and recognition in relation with religion or belief

Global meeting of experts in Oslo, September 2nd – 5th 2004

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• Global meeting of experts in Oslo, September 2nd – 5th 2004•  • “Teaching for tolerance, respect and recognition• in relation with religion or belief”•  • The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief • in cooperation with • UNESCO’s Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue

Programme•  • Edited by Ingvill Thorson Plesner and Oddbjørn Leirvik•  

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The UN Convention of the Rights of the ChildThe UN Convention of the Rights of the Child

Article 29 is about the quality, content and ethos of education i.e.: developing children to their fullest potential, respect for human rights and freedoms, respect for cultural identity, language and nationality, preparation for life in society, understanding, peace, tolerance and equity of the sexes, and environmental concerns.

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Quality Curricula OrientationsQuality Curricula Orientations

Historical Back ground1. POLICY2. APPROACH3. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES4. TEACHERS’ TRAINING5. RELATEDNESS6. ASSESMENT 7. METHODOLOGY8. SUBJECT INNOVATIONS9. VALUES10. THINKING SKILLS11. Techniques of Curricula Evaluation12. National Assessment

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Historical BackgroundHistorical Background

1990–911990–91 Two UNESCO Sponsored Conferences Two UNESCO Sponsored Conferences

on Curricula Change in Palestineon Curricula Change in Palestine

19951995 The establishment of the PalestinianThe establishment of the Palestinian

Curriculum Development Center Curriculum Development Center

(PCDC)(PCDC)

19981998 The first Palestinian Curricula Plan The first Palestinian Curricula Plan

was was submitted by MEHE and ratified submitted by MEHE and ratified

by the by the Cabinet and Legislative Cabinet and Legislative

CouncilCouncil

1998–991998–99 Subject syllabuses were developed Subject syllabuses were developed

by by National teamsNational teams

19991999 The teams for grades 1 & 6 first The teams for grades 1 & 6 first

phase phase startedstarted

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PolicyPolicy

Centralized vs. Decentralized

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Textbook Provision

Subject Specialists

Illustrator

Warehouse

Distribution to Schools

PCDCCoordinator

PrinterMOE/PCDCApproval Committees

Designer

Schools Field

Trialing

Scientific/Language Editing

Authors

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Plan of Work Flowchart for Producing Plan of Work Flowchart for Producing the Palestinian Curriculathe Palestinian Curricula

Year 2001

1st Grade6th Grade

2nd Grade7th Grade

3rd Grade8th Grade

4th Grade9th Grade

5th Grade10th Grade

11th Grade 12th Grade

Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed

Year 2000 Year 2002 Year 2003 Year 2004 Year 2005 Year 2006

Underway 2006

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ApproachApproach

• Objectives Pedagogy Based

VS

• Outcomes based

• Competencies based

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Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies

• Advance Organizer

• Teaching by Questioning

• Role-playing

• Simulation

• Case Studies

• Cooperative Learning

• Abolish Rote Learning

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Teachers’ TrainingTeachers’ Training

• Source of training needs

• Resourceful

• Material developer

• Reflector

• Student pedagogy oriented

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RelatednessRelatedness

• Reconstructionist

• Language and style appropriateness

• Relevant and Interesting

• Related to development

• Integrative knowledge

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AssessmentAssessment

• QuestionsWhat? (recall)Why? (analysis) How? (apply)

structured test items No more paper pencil Projects Portfolio Attainment not performance

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MethodologyMethodology

• Student-centered

• Activity based

• Issue based

• Theme based

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Subjects InnovationsSubjects Innovations• Additional Languages

a. Second Language: English from the 1st Gradeb. Third Language: French, Hebrew, German, Italian, etc.

• Environment and Health• Christian Education• Management & Economics• Contemporary Issues• Home Economics• Technical & Vocational Education• Technology (ICT) • Civic Education, National Education• Free activities• In addition to the Core Subjects: Arabic

Lang., Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, Religion Ed., Arts and Crafts, PE

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ValuesValues

• National Values

• International Values

• Human Rights

• Democracy

• Citizenship

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Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

• Critical Thinking

(logical, creative, lateral)

• Problem Solving

• Decision Making

• Pluralism of Thinking

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Techniques of Curricula Evaluation Techniques of Curricula Evaluation

• Textbook Teacher’s Focus group • Teacher’s Observation • Teacher’s interview• Student’s Feed back• Parent’s Feedback• National Evaluation

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National AssessmentNational Assessment

Purposes: - Compare National Achievement

- Evaluate Teacher’s Performance

- Evaluate School Performance