Dear colleagues in Egypt,
great going!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
On 21.05.2012 10:59, Eslam Erman wrote:
Dear Friends :)
Last week, me , Dr. Claudia Gross , Ramy Mortada , Hala Faraj and Kazem
Hemeida from OSE have facilitated our first Open Space in Alex.
On May 14^th , 2012, 58 people from Alex, Cairo,Assuit, Behira and Sohag
"The ages varied from 13 to 55" responded to an invitation letter to the
conference “Education – Step Forward” . They gathered in Open Space with
no more agenda than what is laid out in that letter. An hour or so
later, they had raised more than 45 major issues related to the future
of educational system in Egypt, and arranged them into a 7-session
working agenda.
At the end of the 3-day conference, 31 documentations of the
conversation sessions were on hand, 25 new project ideas had been born,
a facebook group established and 58 new friendships gained.
The working language was Arabic.
The OS was organized by the Open Space Egypt in partnership with the
Swedish Institute in Alexandria, and Bridge Foundation.
More information will be sent later, stay tuned ;)
*Below some recomndations from the OS :*
"
1. Educational institutions should adapt to the different types of
intelligence, to provide suitable teaching methods for different
kind of learners
2. Teachers are central to the educational process, therefore, the
major investment should be in teachers skills development and
improving their economic conditions
3. Education should be centralized based on the nature of the different
localities
4. Encourage cooperation between teachers and students
5. Studies and research should extract lesson learned from other cases
in other similar countries
6. The gap between curricula and the labor market needs should be bridged
7. Enhance and give more attention to the Arabic language (to remain
the first language), while encourage learning other languages and
increase the effectiveness and efficiency teaching of these other
language
8. Integrate creative thinking in school curricula
9. Wasted money in governmental institutions should be utilized to
improve the educational system
10. Encourage private sector to invest in education, based on win-win
partnerships
11. Integrate community service in the educational system
12. Expand self-financing schools and universities (apprenticeship models)
13. Involve and support civil society organizations to active role in
educational reform
14. Form pressure groups for educational reform
15. Expand on using alternative media to raise awareness about
importance of education
16. Install and utilize ICT learning/teaching tools (e.g. online learning)
17. Encourage learning outside the classroom (e.g. field visits, school
court, exchange visits between schools)
"
Special Thanks to Harrison Owen, Claudia Gross, Michael Pannwitz, Sharon
Joy and Artur Silva.
Thanks and have a nice day,
Eslam Erman
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