1. Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Palestinian Curriculum Development Centre
Quality Education thru Quality Curricula
The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Teaching for tolerance, respect and recognition in relation with religion or belief
Global meeting of experts in Oslo, September 2nd – 5th 2004

2. Global meeting of experts in Oslo, September 2nd – 5th 2004
“Teaching for tolerance, respect and recognition
in relation with religion or belief”
The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
in cooperation with
UNESCO’s Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Programme
Edited by Ingvill Thorson Plesner and Oddbjørn Leirvik

3. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child
Article 29 is about the quality, content and ethos of education i.e.: developing children to their fullest potential, respect for human rights and freedoms, respect for cultural identity, language and nationality, preparation for life in society, understanding, peace, tolerance and equity of the sexes, and environmental concerns.

4. Quality Curricula Orientations
Historical Back ground
POLICY
APPROACH
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
TEACHERS’ TRAINING
RELATEDNESS
ASSESMENT
METHODOLOGY
SUBJECT INNOVATIONS
VALUES
THINKING SKILLS
Techniques of Curricula Evaluation
National Assessment

5. Historical Background
1990–91 Two UNESCO Sponsored Conferences on Curricula Change in Palestine The establishment of the Palestinian Curriculum Development Center (PCDC) The first Palestinian Curricula Plan was submitted by MEHE and ratified by the Cabinet and Legislative Council
1998–99 Subject syllabuses were developed by National teams The teams for grades 1 & 6 first phase started

6. Centralized vs. Decentralized
Policy
Centralized vs. Decentralized

7. Textbook Provision Authors Subject Specialists PCDC Coordinator
Scientific/Language Editing
Designer
Illustrator
Printer
Warehouse
MOE/PCDC
Approval Committees
Schools Field Trialing
Distribution to Schools

8. Plan of Work Flowchart for Producing the Palestinian Curricula
Year 2000
Year 2001
Year 2002
Year 2003
Year 2004
Year 2005
Year 2006
1st Grade
6th Grade
2nd Grade
7th Grade
3rd Grade
8th Grade
4th Grade
9th Grade
5th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Underway
2006

9. Objectives Pedagogy Based
Approach
Objectives Pedagogy Based VS
Outcomes based
Competencies based

10. Instructional Strategies
Advance Organizer
Teaching by Questioning
Role-playing
Simulation
Case Studies
Cooperative Learning
Abolish Rote Learning

11. Teachers’ Training Source of training needs Resourceful
Material developer
Reflector
Student pedagogy oriented

12. Relatedness Reconstructionist Language and style appropriateness
Relevant and Interesting
Related to development
Integrative knowledge

13. Assessment Questions What? (recall) Why? (analysis) How? (apply)
structured test items
No more paper pencil
Projects
Portfolio
Attainment not performance

14. Methodology
Student-centered
Activity based
Issue based
Theme based

15. Subjects Innovations Additional Languages Environment and Health
Second Language: English from the 1st Grade
Third Language: French, Hebrew, German, Italian, etc.
Environment and Health
Christian Education
Management & Economics
Contemporary Issues
Home Economics
Technical & Vocational Education
Technology (ICT)
Civic Education, National Education
Free activities
In addition to the Core Subjects: Arabic Lang., Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, Religion Ed., Arts and Crafts, PE

16. Values National Values International Values Human Rights Democracy
Citizenship

17. Thinking Skills Critical Thinking (logical, creative, lateral)
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Pluralism of Thinking

18. Techniques of Curricula Evaluation
Textbook Teacher’s Focus group
Teacher’s Observation
Teacher’s interview
Student’s Feed back
Parent’s Feedback
National Evaluation

19. National Assessment Purposes: - Compare National Achievement
- Evaluate Teacher’s Performance
- Evaluate School Performance