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Forum for Freedom in Education

Forum for Freedom in Education. Presentation by Mario Bajkuša IIZ/DVV Conference Pristina 2005. Thought. Should Athens not have good shoemakers, its’ citizens will walk barefoot! But should it not have good teachers, Athens will be doomed. Plato.

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Forum for Freedom in Education

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  1. Forum forFreedom inEducation Presentation by Mario Bajkuša IIZ/DVV Conference Pristina 2005.

  2. Thought Should Athens not have good shoemakers, its’ citizens will walk barefoot! But should it not have good teachers, Athens will be doomed. Plato Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 2

  3. History • founded in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1992. • non-governmental organization • founders: educational experts, teachers, professors, parents, and students • member of the European Forum for Freedom in Education Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 3

  4. Mission Improving the level of education in Croatia, and making it compatible to educational systems of modern democratic societies. Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 4

  5. Our vision of school • democratic principles • pluralistic • depoliticized • deideologized • student focused • affirming the dignity of educators Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 5

  6. Health Education What we do? Community Schools Street Law Students Exchange Education for Democracy Reading and Writting for Critical Thinking Education about EU Active Learning and Critical Thinking Educational Cooperation Mediation Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 6

  7. More on... • Street Law • Reading and Writting for Critical Thinking • Active Learning and Critical Thinking in Higher Education Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 7

  8. Why? • promoting peace, democracy and respect for human rights • reducing the role of stereotypes • encouraging lifelong learning and adult education Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 8

  9. Street Law “The Liberty of Man, in Society, is to be under no other legislative Power, but that established, by consent, in the Common-wealth, nor under the Dominion of any Will, or Restraint of any Law, but what the Legislative shall enact, according to the Trust put in it.” John Locke Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 9

  10. Street Law I • civic education program, begun in 1999 • originaly from USA, adapted to croatian legal system • several hundred kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers trained • in the academic year 2003/2004 included in regular educational system as optional subject in two schools in Croatia Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 10

  11. Street Law II • covers following topics: • democracy for all • human rights for all • mock trial • mediation Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 11

  12. Street Law III • disseminate practical knowledge about law, the legal system, and the fundamental principles on which a constitutional democracy is based • understand issues concerning human rights, non violent conflict resolution, police procedure and court systems Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 12

  13. Street Law IV • through interactive methods, professors and students learn important life skills necessary for success: problem-solving, critical thinking, autonomy, and to identify multiple perspectives on issues • citizens are encouraged to participate in various democratic processes Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 13

  14. RWCT & ALCT I Reading and Writting for Critical Thinking Active Learning and Critical Thinking in Higher Education Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 14

  15. RWCT & ALCT II • in Croatia since 1997 • in 2004./2005. 338 teachers from across Croatia completed the training • 26 professors from every Croatian university completed ALCT • The Croatian RWCT team helps implementthe project in: Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 15

  16. RWCT & ALCT III To educate and encourage teachers to adopt the ERR system and its methods for active and independentcritical thinking Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 16

  17. RWCT & ALCT IV ERR system Evocation Realization of meaning Reflection Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 17

  18. RWCT & ALCT V • applicable in all subjects • student focused • demands active student • encourages critical thinking Forum for Freedom in Education ● www.fso.hr ● 18

  19. Forum forFreedom inEducation Thank you! Forum za slobodu odgoja Ulica kralja Držislava 12 HR - 10 000 Zagreb   ww.fso.hr forum@fso.hr  00-385-1-466-3503

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