Implementing Deeper Learning and 21st Century Education Reforms : : Building an Education Renaissance after a Global Pandemic.

• Author: Reimers, Fernando M.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (202 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: In Search of a Twenty-First Century Education Renaissance after a Global Pandemic -- 1.1 The Coronavirus Disease Pandemic and a New Consciousness About the Power of Education to Improve the World -- 1.2 How Should We Educate All Children? -- 1.3 The Need for a Science of Implementing Twenty-First Century Education and Deeper Learning Reforms -- 1.4 The Global Education Movement and the Right to Education in a Changing World -- 1.5 Broader Curriculum Goals Don't Teach Themselves. The Need for Effective Implementation Strategies That Augment Teacher Capacities -- 1.6 The Limitations of What We Know to Develop More Effective Teacher Capacities to Educate the Whole Child -- 1.7 Methods of This Study -- 1.8 Five Perspectives on Educational Change -- 1.9 Content of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Education Reform in Ontario: Building Capacity Through Collaboration -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 British Influence -- 2.3 Strong Leadership -- 2.4 Student Success Strategy -- 2.5 Capacity Through Collaboration -- 2.6 Professional Development -- 2.7 Data-Driven Accountability -- 2.8 Results -- 2.9 Criticisms -- 2.10 Defining and Assessing Twenty-First Century Competencies -- 2.11 Twenty-First Century Skills in the Curriculum -- 2.12 Moving Forward -- 2.13 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Singapore's Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century (TE21) -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Marking the "Little Red Dot" by Its Phases of Education -- 3.3 Local and International Context -- 3.3.1 21st Century Skills -- 3.3.2 21st Century Teacher Education -- 3.4 Goals in 21st Century Teacher Education and the Theory of Action -- 3.4.1 Program Review and Enhancement 2008-2009 (PRE) -- 3.4.2 The Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century (TE21) -- 3.4.2.1 Recommendation 1 -- 3.4.2.2 Recommendation 2.

3.4.2.3 Recommendation 3 -- 3.4.2.4 Recommendation 4 -- 3.4.2.5 Recommendation 5 -- 3.4.2.6 Recommendation 6 -- 3.5 Implementation of TE21 Recommendations in the Teacher Preparation Program -- 3.5.1 Learning e-Portfolio -- 3.5.2 Experiential Learning -- 3.6 Success and Persistent Challenges -- 3.6.1 Teaching, Learning, and Research -- 3.6.2 Institutional Strength -- 3.6.3 Autonomy at Higher Levels -- 3.6.4 Resistance Towards a Cultural Reform and Its Effects on Students -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: 2013 Mexico's Education Reform: A Multi-dimensional Analysis -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 International Context -- 4.3 Domestic Context -- 4.4 Analysis of the Reforma Educativa in a Five Dimensional Framework -- 4.4.1 Institutional -- 4.4.2 Political -- 4.4.3 Psychological and Professional -- 4.4.4 Cultural -- 4.5 Results of the Reform -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Timeline of Mexico's Education Reform -- Appendix B: Glossary -- References -- Chapter 5: The Punjab Schools Reform Roadmap: A Medium-Term Evaluation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 What Are Whole System Reforms and Capacity Building? -- 5.2.1 Whole-System Reforms -- 5.2.1.1 Implementation and Delivery Chains -- How Are Whole-System Reforms Implemented? -- Whole-System Reform Delivery Chains -- 5.2.2 Strengthening Institutional Capacity -- 5.2.2.1 International Best Practices -- 5.2.2.2 Capacity Building through the Use of Data -- 5.3 Design Elements of the Reform -- 5.3.1 The System -- 5.3.2 Theory of Change -- 5.3.3 Interventions -- 5.4 A Medium-Term Evaluation: Where Do We Stand? -- 5.4.1 Management Capacity -- 5.4.1.1 Activities and Outcomes -- 5.4.1.2 Sustainability -- 5.4.2 Teacher Capacity -- 5.4.2.1 Activities and Outcomes -- 5.4.2.2 Sustainability -- 5.4.3 Monitoring &amp -- Information Systems -- 5.4.3.1 Activities and Outcomes -- 5.4.3.2 Sustainability.

5.5 Way Forward -- Annex -- References -- Chapter 6: Nurturing Every Learner's Potential: Education Reform in Kenya -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Country Context -- 6.3 Theory of Change and Reform Goals -- 6.3.1 National Curriculum Reform -- 6.3.2 National Structural Reform -- 6.4 Reform Implementation -- 6.4.1 Initial Stages -- 6.4.2 Teacher Training -- 6.5 Stakeholders Involved -- 6.6 Implementation Challenges -- 6.6.1 Framing the Reform -- 6.6.2 Mindset Challenges -- 6.6.3 Capacity Challenges -- 6.6.4 Timeline Challenges -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: From Content Knowledge to Competencies and Exams to Exit Profiles: Education Reform in Zimbabwe -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Country Context -- 7.2.1 Zimbabwe's Education System -- 7.2.2 Conditions that Shaped the Reform -- 7.3 The Reform and its Theory of Change -- 7.4 The Reform Stages Through Five Perspectives of Educational Change -- 7.4.1 Political Perspective -- 7.4.2 Cultural Perspective -- 7.4.3 Psychological Perspective -- 7.4.4 Professional Perspective -- 7.4.5 Institutional Perspective -- 7.5 Results and Challenges -- 7.5.1 Infrastructure and Implementation -- 7.5.2 Teacher Capacity -- 7.5.3 Economic -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions. Seven Lessons to Build an Education Renaissance After the Pandemic -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Lesson 1. The Importance of Mindsets About Education Reform -- 8.3 Lesson 2. Implementation Matters Considerably -- 8.4 Lesson 3. The Need for Operational Clarity -- 8.5 Lesson 4. Large Scale Reform Is a Journey: Coherence, Completeness and the Five Frames -- 8.6 Lesson 5. Sequencing, Pacing and the Importance of First Steps -- 8.7 Lesson 6. Staying the Course -- 8.8 Lesson 7. Learning from Experience to Build System Level Capacity -- 8.9 Coda -- References.

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