MST activities in Lithuania

Dr.V.BrazdeikisDirector, CITE

vainas@ipc.lt

Brussels, 05 11 2009

Lithuania

• Area - 65 300 km• Population – 3.4 million• 500 000 students• 45 000 teachers• 1 500 schools• Official language - Lithuanian• Average monthly salary (teachers) – aprox. 600 €

Context: % of natural sciences, math's and technologies specialists

20-29 years old: MST specialist for 1000 citizen in this group

11,713,5 14,8 14,6

16,3

9,3

9,2 9,4 10,2 10,9

0

5

10

15

20

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003EU average

http://www.smm.lt/strategija/docs/vssi/090219/Sekmes_irodymu_paieskos_R_Alisauskas.pdf

Context: TIMSS 1995 - 2007

http://www.smm.lt/strategija/docs/vssi/090219/Sekmes_irodymu_paieskos_R_Alisauskas.pdf

Science

Math

Average

Context: PISA 2006

http://www.smm.lt/strategija/docs/vssi/090219/Sekmes_irodymu_paieskos_R_Alisauskas.pdf

average

Policy

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR PRIMARY AND BASIC (LOWER SECONDARY) / FROM 2007

http://www.sac.smm.lt/images/18%20vertimas%20SAC%202008%20Bendrosios%20programos%2008%2009%2022_Anglu%20k.pdf

THE STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, RENEWING, AND IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM OF GENERAL EDUCATION / FROM 2007

http://www.sac.smm.lt/images/17%20vertimas%20SAC%202008%20UT%20strategija%2008%2009%2022_Anglu%20k.pdf

THE STRATEGY FOR ICT IMPLEMENATION / 2008 - 2012

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=312799&p_query=D%EBl%20reikalavim%F8%20mokytoj%F8%20kompiuterinio%20ra%F0tingumo&p_tr2=2

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR PRIMARY AND BASIC (LOWER SECONDARY) / 2007

5.1. to orient the curriculum to the development of general competencies and key subject-specific competences with particular focus on learning to learn;

.23. Subject curricula within the Curriculum Framework are divided according to areas of education into similar subjects linked with strong cross-curricular ties.23.2. In the curriculum for basic education, subjects are divided into 10 areas of education: – 23.2.3. Mathematics– 23.2.4. Natural science education; – 23.2.7. Information technologies; – 23.2.8. Technologies;

THE STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, RENEWING, AND IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM OF

GENERAL EDUCATION

6. Key competences are the competences necessary for personal fulfillment and development, active citizenship, social cohesion, and employability: communication in the mother tongue, communication in foreign languages, mathematical competence, and basic competences in science and technology, digital competence, learning to learn, social and civic skills, sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, and cultural awareness and expression (Recommendation 2006/962/EC).

http://www.sac.smm.lt/images/17%20vertimas%20SAC%202008%20UT%20strategija%2008%2009%2022_Anglu%20k.pdf

Main activities on MST

• 2006-2008– Human and Nature for 5-6 grade– Inspire– Science on stage– ….

• 2009 – 2013– Studding fundamental competence for 5-8 grade– Infrastructure for technology, art and nature science– Educational portal– ….

2006 – 2008 Human and Nature (goal)

• To create content (learning object) in web

• To teach teachers

• To prepare documentation for development of new content in future

2006 – 2008 Project Human and Nature (content)

• http://mkp.emokykla.lt/gamta5-6/426 teachers1700 objects in four categories

Thesaurushttp://mkp.emokykla.lt/gamta5-6/lt/mo/1214/Encyclopediahttp://mkp.emokykla.lt/gamta5-6/lt/mo/906/,letter.19Demonstrationhttp://mkp.emokykla.lt/gamta5-6/lt/mo/1316/#grotuvasLabhttp://mkp.emokykla.lt/gamta5-6/lt/mo/966/#grotuvas

2009 – 2013: Studding fundamental competence for 5-8 grade

• Project team, expert, 10 school

• Content (learning object) in web – 7-8 grade (Nature science)– 5- 8 grade (Lithuania language) – Competence of learning to learn

• Pilot testing• Experience

2009 – 2013: Infrastructure for technology, art and nature science

• Aprox. 56 000 euro for 404 schools for tools, which: – appropriate National program– are modern– apply ICT– have possibilities to apply active method, to do experimental works– have needs from teachers and schools.

• 28 October 2009 announced first tender for 280 schools

2009 – 2013: National portal

• News, announcement of events• E-Content (own e-content, metadata)• E-service for teaching (Moodle, ejournal, …)• Place for communication (e-mail, eforum, blog,

personal space) /outsourcing integration live@edu (Microsoft)

Challenge – change of educational practices

SubjectKnowledgeTeachingMemorizingRepetitionFormal assessmentExamination

Relation with real lifeSkills and attitudesLearningCreativityReflectionSelf assessmentCompetence