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Reform of the Danish public schoolClarification and simplification of the curriculumUpdate - 2016

Niklas Grønlund Lind & Bettina LundgaardEdReNe seminar, Bruselles September 26 2016

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Reform of the Danish public school K0-K9- an improvement of standards – the intention

Three main areas1. A longer and varied school day with more and improved

teaching and learning. 2. An enhanced professional development of teachers,

pedagogical staff and school principals. 3. Few and clear objectives and simplification of rules and

regulations.

Government strategy on IT in K0-K9

This is what we wanted to achieve:1. More and better digital learning resources2. Better use of IT and digital learning resources3. Knowledge on IT-based teaching and documentation of the

effects of the use of IT – spreading best practice4. Sufficient and efficient IT-infrastructure and equipment

Goal-oriented teaching and learning

The reform provide a better framework for working with action-/goaloriented teaching and learning:

• Clarification and simplification of the curriculum • An improved digitised support of the student plan• The ‘new’ educational portal initiativ

02-05-2023Report from the Danish municipalities (KL) - Developing a motivating and varied school day

A longer and varied school day with more and improved teaching and learning - resultsAll 97 municipalities experience a good or fairly good development with developing a more motivating and varied school day.

The municipalities works in different ways developing the school day84 cases is facilitated across the schools by the municipality 71 municipalities include digital resources and/or the new educational portal in the work

62 municipalities has rethought the basic structure of the school day

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02-05-2023Report from the Danish municipalities (KL) - Developing a motivating and varied school day

A longer and varied school day with more and improved teaching and learning - resultsThe main part of the municipalities: experience that digital support for Student learning are progressingFacilitate discussions across schools regarding the development of it-supported learning processes which are based on clear goals and evaluation and feedback.

64% municipalities are participating in – or organize themselves, developing projects regarding content and organization of tasks.

Main focus for the municipalities regarding learning platforms are the support of clear goals in the learning process and new work and collaboration areas.

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Standards: DK-LOM: Describe metadata for a learning

resource DK-Cartridge: Describe how to exchange data

between learning platforms and learning resources

DK-LTI: Describe how to exchange results between learning platforms and learning resources

Initiatives 2015-2016How to do:Better sharing of digital learning resources

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Next stepK0-K9Standard test, in cooperation with schools and suppliers Continue developing standards regarding:

Content - learning resources Evaluating learning resources The work process of learning resources loan The student plans – learning goal progress – “taxonomy”

Developing the use - and capacity building of learning platforms

K10-K12New reforms is to be implemented regarding updating the curriculum and the it-systems supporting these, developing standards and research regarding innovative use of IT.

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