Education trends 2013

1.Devices in the classroom
The question is no longer whether schools will use IT in the classroom, but how. The laptop, tablet or smartphone is present in the classroom more and more often, and teachers are increasingly challenged to adapt the way they teach to it.
2.Flip your classroom!

The ‘flipped classroom’ is relatively new in Dutch education. Students make their own choices within their learning process and teachers film their own lessons. In 2013 more and more teachers dare to let go of whole-class teaching and turn their classroom, figuratively speaking, on its head.

3.Focus on 21st century skills

21st century skills are taking a more prominent place in education. Education increasingly has the role of teaching young people the skills they need to handle the opportunities our knowledge economy and society offer.

4.Internet University

Who still needs a university when they have the internet? More and more young people learn all kinds of skills that help them get on in life via the internet. The internet is the school, and YouTube, Facebook and Pinterest are the new classrooms.

5.PartYcipation

In the world of festivals and parties, an important barometer of youth culture, we see young people taking matters into their own hands more and more often. Schools are increasingly going to make use of young people’s assertiveness and creativity in this process. Young people are itching to have their say.

6.The teacher becomes a professional

Teachers, too, are taking the reins themselves. The internet offers a whole range of ways to build your own digital learning environment. Teachers go looking for work that inspires them and find each other in online networks.

7.Every school its own face

Schools are giving themselves a sharper profile: from technasium to arts school. Standing out matters, and in 2013 more and more schools are using this to present themselves to the outside world.

8.Gamification in the classroom

Games captivate young people. What can education learn from game designers about making the material more enjoyable and more interactive?

9.Motivating through connection

Alongside attention to training and talent, motivation remains an important ingredient in developing talent. In 2013, excellence is high on the agenda once again. What is the teacher’s role in motivating students, and how do they do it?

10.More attention for boys

The fit between boys and education remains a problem child. How can education bring more boys into the classroom?