Incepand cu anul 2000, Canada a devenit un lider mondial in strategia sustinuta cu privire la reforma sistemului educational. Nu numai ca acolo studentii au rezultate bune, insa au rezultate bune indiferent de statutul socio-economic, de limba materna sau daca sunt cetateni sau imigranti recenti. Succesul Canadei a fost inregistrat intr-un sistem caracterizat de o mare diversitate, in special cu privire la limba vorbita si tara de origine. Aceasta scurta lucrare prezinta succesul Canadei, luand drept studiu de caz cea mai mare provincie a tarii, Ontario.

Lucrarea arata cum o aplicare constanta a unor obiective centrale si presiunea exercitata pentru rezultate imbunatatite, combinate cu cladire de capacitate si un mediu caracterizat de incredere si respect reciproc, au dus la inregistrarea unor progrese semnificative in Ontario.

Cititi documentul aici.

Since 2000, Canada has become a world leader in its sustained strategy of professionally-driven reform of its education system. Not only do its students perform well, they perform well despite their socio-economic status, first language or whether they are native Canadians or recent immigrants. Canada has achieved success within a system which features significant diversity, particularly with respect to issues of language and country of origin. This short paper takes an in-depth look at Canada’s success, taking the case study of the nation’s largest province, Ontario.

It shows how consistent application of centrally-driven pressure for higher results, combined with extensive capacity building and a climate of relative trust and mutual respect, have enabled the Ontario system to
achieve progress.

Read here.

Educatia de calitate intr-adevar este astazi gratuita pentru cei ce doresc sa o obtina si au uneltele necesare pentru a o obtine. Cu un calculator si o conexiune la internet, orice profesor sau elev are acces neingradit la carti, documentare, articole de specialitate, cursuri audio-video si comunitati dedicate schimbului de idei, pentru a-si imbogati cunostintele si a-si satisface curiozitatea.

Departe de a fi o lista exhaustiva, impartasim cu voi cateva dintre descoperirile noastre, resurse educative gratuite pentru elevi si profesori.

In Romania:

• Didactic.ro este probabil site-ul cel mai bogat in resurse pentru profesori.
• British Council ofera o platforma si resurse pentru invatarea limbii engleze.
• Fundatia Potaissa ofera cateva manuale, ghiduri si alte publicatii educative non-formale cu privire la protejarea mediului.
• Revista Stiinta si Tehnica ofera de toate din domeniul stiintelor.

De prin lume si in limba engleza:

• Questia este o biblioteca online gratuita cu peste 77 000 de titluri de carti si 4 milioane de articole care asteapta sa fie rasfoite.
• Open University, dupa cum arata si numele, este o universitate online gratuita din Marea Britanie, deschisa studentilor de pretutindeni, cu o gama foarte variata de cursuri si resurse.
• Cele mai bune universitati din lume ofera acces gratuit la cunostintele profesorilor lor prin cursuri audio/video in domenii foarte variate! Astfel de cursuri, dezbateri, discutii, prezentari sunt oferite direct de Harvard, Yale, MIT sau Berkeley.
• Open Culture centralizeaza cursurile gratuite despre care povestim mai sus, oferind intr-un singur loc 385 de cursuri online gratuite de la universitati de top.
• Tot Open Culture centralieaza si sute de cursuri de invatare a unei limbi straine.
• SciCentral este o alta sursa de informare si de resurse in domeniul stiintelor.

Dupa cum spuneam, lista nu-i gata. Sugestiile pentru completarea ei sunt mai mult decat binevenite! Quality education is indeed free and possible today for anyone wishing & willing and who has the necessary tools to obtain it.  With one computer and one internet connexion, any teacher or student has free access to books, documentaries, journal articles, audio-video courses and to online communities to exchage ideas. All that is required to expand knowledge or satisfy curiosity.

Far from being complete, we want to share a list of our discoveries, free educational resources for teachers and students.

In Romania:

• Didactic.ro is probably the largest and most dedicated website with resources for teachers.
• British Council offers a platform and resources for anyone wishing to study English.
• Fundatia Potaissa offers some manuals, guides and other non-formal publications concerning the environment and its preservation.
• Stiinta si Tehnica magazine offers everything needed in the science field 

From around the world and in English:

• Questia is a free online library with over 77 000 book titles and 4 million articles just waiting to be read.
• Open University, as the name reveals, is a free online university from the UK, open to students everywhere, with a diverse range of courses and resources.
• The world’s best universities now offer free acces to their professors’ knowledge, through audio/video lectures on a wide range of topics! Such courses, debates, discussions, presentations are offered directly by Harvard, Yale, MIT or Berkeley.
• Open Culture centralizes the free online courses mentioned above, listing about 385 free online courses from top universities, all in one place.
• Open Culture also centralizes hundreds of courses for the study of a foreign language.
• SciCentral is another source of information and resources in the science field.

As already said, the list is not finished. Suggestions for adding to it are more than welcome!