Abstract
This paper analyzes Latvian school experience within the Innovative School program organized by Microsoft Latvia. Aresearch has been done in one of the schools in Latvia, Kurzeme Region with the aim to find out the understanding andwillingness of teachers, students and parents to implement innovative school ideas at their school. The quantitative methodof data collection questionnaire has been used to do the research. The survey revealed that the focus in creating theinnovative school model should be on the improvement of teachers’ qualifications, their foreign language and informationtechnology skills; 47% of students’ parents consider it appropriate to introduce teaching of the third foreign language atelementary school to improve the learning content/curriculum. Keywords: Innovative school, school of the future, essential guidelines for innovative school development.
Highlights
The education sector has entered the 21st century and is facing new challenges: the world is changing very rapidly; students are in need of interactive knowledge and skills providing more than just achievements in a particular subject
Innovative schools originated in Philadelphia, in the United States, when Philadelphia School Administration in collaboration with Microsoft experts implemented the first major project in 2006
Microsoft experts were ideologically involved at all stages of schools establishment creating “innovative school’s” prototype, which could be used as a model for education reforms in other schools around the world
Summary
The education sector has entered the 21st century and is facing new challenges: the world is changing very rapidly; students are in need of interactive knowledge and skills providing more than just achievements in a particular subject. All information about the learning process and the necessary learning materials are available at the school site, which can be used by all teachers and students and parents’ in all-round communication.
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