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Who is talking now?

Who is talking now?. Bente Akre Head teacher Garvik Skole Nord-Odal Kommune Norway Student at The University of Oslo Educational Leadership and Management, 2nd unit 13th Oct. 2002. Norway - a context. 4.5 mill. inhabitants Most people live in towns Small schools are favoured

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Who is talking now?

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  1. Who is talking now? Bente Akre Head teacher Garvik Skole Nord-Odal Kommune Norway Student at The University of Oslo Educational Leadership and Management, 2nd unit 13th Oct. 2002

  2. Norway - a context • 4.5 mill. inhabitants • Most people live in towns • Small schools are favoured • Strong social-democratic influence on educational policy • The central government define the goals in school • Detailed curriculum guidelines

  3. The Norwegian school system

  4. How primary ( my) school is organized

  5. How lower sec. often is organized

  6. Organizing the school day • Lessons of different lengths • Breaks when necessary • Time for teaching in class • Time for individual work with individual plans • Teachers’ role is changed • Increased motivation for school work

  7. The curriculum • The main curriculum is set by national authorities • Working periods with different subjects as main focus • Interdiciplinary work with the subjects • The pupils choose parts of their curriculum

  8. To educate a child... • Moral outlook • Creative abilities • Work • General education • Cooperation • Natural environment

  9. The spiritual human being The creative human being The working human being The liberally-educated human being The social human being The environmentally-aware human being The integrated human being http://skolenettet3.ls.no/L97_eng/Curriculum/ ...to a whole human being

  10. Classes of max 28 / 30 / 15 pupils One or two responsible teachers for each class As few teachers as possible totally pr. class, 3-5 New ways of organizing (pupils in smaller groups) The personal and social development is important The class

  11. The class teacher from 1st to 13th grade.. • Important human support • Responsible for practical, administrative and social educational tasks • Contact with homes • Prevent problem behaviour • Knowing the pupils is important for understanding their needs

  12. Teachers’ training college 4 years Competence for 1st-10th grade in all subjects Gives 5-7 subjects University grade and practical-pedagogical education Competence for 5th-13th grade Normally 2 or 3 subjects Teacher training

  13. The future school in Norway • National evaluation system is coming • More focus on ”main” subjects, I think! • New ways of organizing classes and of thinking class teachers • Teachers’ training will be split into ”Primary” and ”Upper primary/lower secondary”

  14. I often tell myself to remember: Our children, our students, are human beings, not human doings..

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