INNOVATION IN EDUCATION, THE NETHERLANDS Anneke Boot Ministry of Education, Culture & Science OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November 2008

1 OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION Innovation strategy in general Innovation in education recent developments mostly primary and secondary general / vocational education three different strands focus on use of ict Reflections

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November INNOVATION STRATEGY IN GENERAL Innovation Platform (Finnish model) Broader innovation agenda: business sector, government itself, … Second round: also social innovation agenda topic (a.o.) productivity of public / non-for profit organisations but also brain&cognition sciences Extra strand for innovation of education (in preparation)

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November INNOVATION IN EDUCATION First strand: level of educational sector itself Related to ‘emancipation’ of schools and universities Initiative in secondary vocational: from orientation on attainment targets to competences Top-down initiative in secondary general failed, so … Primary education: learning by innovating Three strategies: basic (schools), deepening (research), widening (brokerage) Mixed funding Independent monitoring

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November INNOVATION IN EDUCATION Second strand: level of educational system Some new approaches needed on system level Framework and resources for innovation Persistant problems like teacher shortages E.g. offering side entrance to the profession Building knowledge infrastructure for evidence based innovation Use of ict

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November INNOVATION IN EDUCATION Third strand: wider innovation agenda Common problems public sector like shortages in the workforce Solution also: decreasing demand by higher productivity Social innovation: new combinations of (new) inputs For education: new organisational forms of learning Strand in preparation Education Council: stock taking and conceptual report (1st Q 2009) Innovation agenda for education: spring 2009

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November FOCUS ON USE OF ICT IN EDUCATION Hesitancy in schools (infrastructure, intellectual property, competences of teachers, …) Role of government needed Innovation platform on education, ambassadors etc. In preparation now: teachers wiki for digital materials, policy on licencies, copyrights etc. But: via Kennisnet, public support organisation for innovation connected with ict, foundation steered by sectororganisations

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November SOME REFLECTIONS Tradition of autonomous schools Failured innovations top-down Ownership of innovations Learning by innovating / continuous development, or innovation as novelty to the world? Support system / transfer research-practice Limits to variety in public sector services? Blind spots?

OECD/Germany workshop 17/18 November Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit!