Handbook

that caters to the development of all our tamariki (children) in New Zealand. Workshop participants will see why this work has demanded a
different approach to, and type of, leadership.
Readings
Nga Kura a Iwi Information Booklet copy.pdf
WAYS OF KNOWING: AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Presenter: Robert Randall, CEO, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, Australia
Chair: David Istance, Director OECD CERI
A new Australian Curriculum centres on improving the quality, equity and transparency of Australia’s education system. ‘Quality’ meaning an
Australian Curriculum contributes to a world-class education by setting out the knowledge, understanding and skills needed for life and work in
the 21 st century. ‘Equity’ meaning an Australian Curriculum provides a clear, shared understanding of what young people should be taught and
the quality of learning expected of them, regardless of their circumstances. The workshop explores how well the Curriculum meets the
expectations of a diverse student population; how well it allows for students to see themselves in the curriculum and to value the backgrounds
of others. Participants will reflect on strategies they have in place in their own country to enhance young people’s ways of knowing.
Readings
Australian Curriculum www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/the_shape_of_the_australian_curriculum_v4.pdf
FROM KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY TO A WISDOM-BASED SOCIETY
Presenter: Professor Pavel Luksha, Director, Global Education Futures, Russia
Chair: Anthony Mackay, Co-Chair, GELP
A knowledge based economy, as set out by the OECD in 1996, may not be the culmination of the modern society evolution but actually a
transitory phase towards an emergent future society based on wisdom as its key value (Dalal 2008). This future society will pose new
requirements for skills & knowledge. It may also call for the return to indigenous ‘wisdom-maintenance’ practice. During this workshop
participants will collectively develop the vision of emergent wisdom-based society & aspects of educational systems that best serve its needs.
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