Shared Agendas, Modest Impact - What is Wrong with School Innovation Policies?

1. Claudio Dondi, Senior Fellow of EDEN SCIENTER, EFQUEL, MENON Athens, 28 th of October, 2011

5. Existing school systems are often underperforming. Every bad education service produces long term damages. More investment is needed, but a better use of resources should also be searched.

8. Learning teachers Motivated learners Governance & Leadership Methods Contents Autonomy of Learners Curricula Reform New learning spaces Valuing informal learning Personalisation of learning paths Democratic School System Governance Substantial stakeholders’ involvement School leadership Partnership for Lifelong Learning More flexible regulations Valuing bottom-up innovation Quality approaches supportive to innovation Teaching as orchestration Active and context based learning Assessment supportive to learning Develop collaboration and inter-cultural communication skills Develop talents and creativity Use of full potential of ICT for learning Learning to learn competence Learning quality awareness Open educational practices Motivation / pleasure of learning Learning for life and citizenship Employability Value orientation and societal role Digital competences Key competences for LLL

14. “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” The Way of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)