Part III. The Substance of Policy Analysis and Comparative Education Research Institutions

Brief summary of WEF Middle East Structures and Modalities Private Schools for the Poor Growing role of private sector A conversation with Shahzad Bhatti CEO TriMillenium Learning Scalable Innovation in Education Education in Islam

WEF Mena conomicForumontheMiddleEastandNorthA frica/EducationSummit/index.htmhttp:// conomicForumontheMiddleEastandNorthA frica/EducationSummit/index.htm Education and Employment Entrepreneurship Building the New Middle Class Empowering Women

Educational Institutions –Relevant Dimensions: Grouping Students Cycles of Learning Who would teach How to deliver content What content How to assess Where How governed

Husen Institution is 200 years old Core institutional features: –Compulsory and universal –Uniform age specifications –Dominance of frontal teaching –Grade Curriculum –Large Schools –Standardized Class Sizes –Broad objectives for schools –More supervision from local and central autorities –Consolidation and growth in administrators and complexity

But context has changed Variation in pedagogical forms –different sizes? Bringing high quality teachers Core curriculum and learning for life Integrating across subjects and project based learning studies-executive-summary-video

What are the pillars of the institution? –Culture –Timetable –Architecture –School Furniture

Personalization in Grouping Students Streaming Tracking Grade Repetition Grade Skipping Technology Project Based Learning Enrichment-Gifted Education Special Education Magnet Schools Themed High Shools

The Beautiful Tree History of Private Schools in India Growing Number of Private Schools Resistance of the development Community Quality? Can parents make good choices? Poor Ignoramuses Are there limits to scale?

Shahzad Bhatti CEO TriMillenium Learning Scalable Innovation in Education

Education in Islam Historical role of education –Madrasa Schools –Education in the Mosque