What Students Learn Matters.

• Author: OECD.
• Place / Publishing House: Paris : : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 pages)

This report highlights that economic, societal and environmental changes are happening rapidly and technologies are developing at an unprecedented pace, but education systems are relatively slow to adapt. Time lag in curriculum redesign refers to the discrepancies between the content of today's curriculum and the diverse needs of preparing students for the future.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Key Messages -- 1. What does research say? -- What is time lag? -- Recognition time lag -- Decision-making time lag -- Implementation time lag -- Impact time lag -- Curriculum innovations aiming to eliminate time lags for students and teachers -- What is still unknown? -- Notes -- References -- 2. How do countries compare? -- What kind of a future vision for students do countries/jurisdictions articulate in their Curriculum? -- How are demands for 21st century competencies and key concepts integrated into school curriculum? -- What kinds of future reforms are countries/jurisdictions planning? -- Notes -- References -- 3. What types of challenges do countries face in addressing curriculum time lag, and what strategies do they use to address these challenges? -- Recognition time lag: overview of challenges and strategies -- Recognition time lag: Strategies -- Decision-making time lag: Overview of challenges and strategies -- Implementation time lag: Overview of challenges and strategies -- Impact time lag: Challenges and strategies -- Notes -- References -- 4. What lessons have countries/jurisdictions learned from unintended consequences? -- 1. Do not underestimate teachers' fear of the unknown and allow them space for mistakes -- 2. Empower teachers, rather than diminishing their agency, when developing innovative curriculum through new educational technologies -- 3. Acknowledge the need for incremental changes to the curriculum while maintaining aspirations for transformational change -- 4. Avoid reform fatigue among stakeholders by designing synergies between curriculum change and other educational reforms -- 5. Use structure and discipline when making changes to the digital curriculum, being aware of cyber security threats and personal data issues -- References -- Contributors list.