The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, made statements today at the Ministry regarding innovations planned to be implemented in education.
Specifically, Mr Prodromou said: "At this very moment, following the workshop on educational transformation in Greece, which we organized a few days ago in the presence of executives of the Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy, we will proceed as soon as possible with the adoption of two major innovations.
The first is the multiple book, which is already being piloted in the Greek Educational System. We are seeking to implement this innovation in Cyprus as well, since to a large extent the education provided is the same as in Greece, we have the same books, so we should give children the opportunity to have in schools more than just one source of knowledge and information, more than just one exclusive textbook.
Adopting a policy and practice of multi-textbook teaching will also be a way to combat the mechanical attendance of lessons and the phenomenon of rote learning of specific material, in order to have better learning outcomes.
Everyone criticises the practice, which too often results in material anxiety and rote learning. With this innovation - that is, by having the pedagogical experience for both teachers and students that the sources of knowledge are beyond one and being able to refer at any time with electronic procedures to a repository of information and knowledge and learn to explore - I believe that we will take a big qualitative step towards improving learning outcomes.
A second very important innovation, which we should integrate into our educational system as soon as possible, is the now structured and organised practice of Skills Workshops. We all recognise and emphasise that our education has to benefit from modern pedagogical methods that are not limited to lectures and face-to-face teaching. It is therefore time to systematically promote in the curriculum a programme for the development of skills deemed necessary in today's society and defined by the European agenda, through laboratory work. These skills workshops, covering everything from critical thinking and complex analysis to environmental education and digital skills, will be introduced from pre-primary through to secondary school, according to programming that we will be able to announce soon."
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