Discussions

Papers

1.  Dream curriculum
   Jeff Bates
   St Marylebone School
   London, United Kingdom
2.  Learning virtues: learning to learn philosophically
   Ray Daniels
   Springvale Secondary College
   Victoria, Australia
3.  Transforming education for the 21st century: rethinking curriculum
   Chris Dede
   Harvard University
   Massachusetts, USA

4.  Individual devices enabling access: creating intelligent tutoring adaptive technology
   Daryl Diamond
   Training and Support Center, Broward County Public Schools
   Florida, USA

5.  Curriculum change: the undiscovered country
   Jim Fanning
   Tideway School
   England, United Kingdom
6.  Curriculum redesign: what do the children think?
   Henry Gray
   Leanyer School
   Northern Territory, Australia
7.  A new curriculum for future peace, tolerance and harmony
   Abhimanyu Das Gupta
   Pathways World School
   New Delhi, India
8.  Education to change the world
   Stuart Hill
   University of Western Sydney
   New South Wales, Australia
9.  Transformative learning for progressive change
   Stuart Hill
   University of Western Sydney
   New South Wales, Australia
10.  A view from the bridge
    Annabel Kay & Peter Kent
    Lawrence Sheriff School
    England, United Kingdom
11.  From high school to international language college
    Ms Sharon Leftwich
    Polesworth International Language College
    Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
12.  Mathematical literacy in the curriculum of rural schools as part of educational transformation: some challenges
    Kofi Poku Quan-Baffour & James Owusu- Mensah
    University of South Africa & Bogosing High School
    Pretoria & Mapoitsile, South Africa
13.  Managing time, content and expertise
    Judy Sara
    Australian Science and Mathematics School
    South Australia, Australia
14.  Curriculum redesign: the future
    Benjamin Seethor
    Damai Secondary School
    Singapore
15.  The mechanics of a redesigned curriculum
    Guy Shearer
    Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
    London, England, United Kingdom
16.  Working towards independent learning
    Gary Simpson
    Woodleigh School
    Victoria, Australia
17.  ‘Co-construction’: trendy term or pedagogical reality?
    Teachers at Varndean School
    Varndean School
    England, United Kingdom

Focus questions

1. Are the traditional year groups, timetables the right building blocks for the 21st century school?
2. How do you treat time as a flexible resource in your school?
3. How far should schools go in allowing students more say in the what, where and when of their education?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pooling subjects in schools?