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Nasjonal digital læringsarena Norwegian Digital Learning Arena

The FYR-project:

Making core subjects relevant for vocational

learners


Cecilie Isaksen Eftedal, Project coordinator FYR, NDLA, December 6th, 2013

The Norwegian School System

• 13 years of school• Same opportunities for

everyone(The Norwegian Law of Education)


The Norwegian School System

• The school reform of 2006• The challenge: All programs: 26 – 29% of the

students in Upper Secondary Schools do not finish school

Vocational programs: 38 – 40%• The solution: The FYR-project



FYR • The Norwegian Law of Education,

chapter 1, § 1- 3; Making core subjects relevant for vocational students

• Core skills: Reading, writing, oral, arithmetic, ITC

• Core subjects: Norwegian, English, Mathematics & Science

• Reform of 1994 – Not a success


Organization


The Department of Education (KD)

National Center

for Math

National Center

for Writing

&Reading

National Center

for Science

National Center for Languages

NDLA 19 county coordinators

76 teachers

Staff challenges

• Plan curriculum and activities based on competence aims from the core subject(s) and the vocational subject(s)

• Interdisciplinary work with core skills

• “Different cultures” • Sharing on a public website


NDLA

• A Norwegian public initiative• Digital learning resources• 43 subjects for Upper Secondary

School• Between 30 000 & 45 000 users

on a daily basis• Free of charge• www.ndla.no


http://www.ndla.no/


http://ndla.no/en

FYR-coordinator


• All Norwegian schools are part of this project!

Department of Education

• Rooted in politics and the Government

• From more distant to “active” employer

• 114 millions on education in vocational subjects (2014)

• 76 teachers: Total cost - 19 millions pr. year (about 2,2 mill EUR) + 16 millions (2014) (1,9 mill EUR)


http://fyr.ndla.no

http://fyr.ndla.no/nb/ndla-nygiv

http://mytask.no


850 learning resources

Instructional videos in English & RF

Puzzels and keys in English & EE

Different ways to test student vocabulary in English & ST

The writing process in English & H&SC

Role plays in English & MC

Planning a journey & a budget in Math, English & ST

Working with colors in Math & AD

Photo Story in Norwegian & BC

Communication in the car shop (TIP)
