Four Pillars of Education

The Four Pillars of Education PPT by Rowel Alfonso

"Learning the Treasure Within", the report of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, chaired by Jacques Delors, and published by UNESCO in 1996 provides new insights into education for the 21st Century. It stresses that each individual must be equipped to seize learning opportunities throughout life, both to broaden his/her knowledge, skills and attitudes, and adapt to changing, complex and interdependent world.

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
-identify the four pillars of education;
-create learning opportunities guided by the four pillars education;
-develop an awareness of the importance of living in -harmony with each other and with environment; and
-create an awareness of the solidarity of mankind regardless of race, religion, and culture.

1. F O U R P I L L A R S O F E D U C A T I O N

2. Objectives: After studying this chapter, you should be able to : identify the four pillars of education; create learning opportunities guided by the four pillars education; d evelop an awareness of the importance of living in harmony with each other and with environment; and c reate an awareness of the solidarity of mankind regardless of race, religion, and culture.

3. What Are T he F our P illars of E ducation?

4. Pillars of Education Learning to Know Learning to Do Learning to Live Together Learning to Be

5. Learning to know, that is acquiring the instrument of understanding; Learning to do , so as to be able to act creatively in one’s environment; Learning to live together , so as to participate in and cooperate with other people in all human activities; and Learning to be , so as to better one’s personality and to act with ever greater autonomy, judgment and personal responsibility.

6. Learning to Know: First Pillar

7. I mplies learning how to learn by developing one’s Using one’s mind to produce ideas, decisions, memories, etc. The store of things learned and retained from one’s activities or experiences as evidenced by recall and recognition. Giving one’s own attention or thought to a single object or activity. Concentration Memory Thinking Components

8. This type of learning is supported by pleasure that can be derived from understanding, knowledge, and discovery. People have to learn to understand the world around them Learning to Know A means An end

9. Concerned less with acquisition of structured knowledge but more with the mastery of learning tools.

10. Learn-To-Learn Skills Learning to Read w/ Comprehension Data Gathering Note Taking Listening O bserving Accessing, Processing and Selecting Information Asking Questions

11. Teacher’s Role Facilitator Catalyst Monitor Evaluator One that helps bring outcomes One that keeps an eye on Person that quickly causes change/action One that gives judgment for improvement

12. Learning to Do: Second Pillar

13. What does Learning to Do Demonstrates?

14. It demonstrates that in order to learn to live and work with others in harmony, we must first find peace within ourselves.

15. Learning to Do Entails the acquisition of a competence that enable people to deal with a variety of situations and to work in teams.

16. Learning to do represents the skilful, creative, and discerning application of knowledge because one must first learn how to learn

17. Learning to Live Together: Third Pillar

18. Learning to Live Together One most vital to building a genuine and lasting culture of peace. Can be achieved by developing an understanding of others and their history, traditions and spiritual values One of the major issues in education today.

19. Requires quality of relationship at all levels that is committed to peace, human rights, democracy and social justice in an ecology sustainable development. Begins with the development of inner peace in the minds and hearts. Involves developing, broadening or changing perceptions of an attitude toward ourselves and others.

20. Involves development of self-awareness and self-esteem as well as empathy and respect with others. Entails the capacity to develop o ne’s own potential while learning to successfully manage relationships with others.

21. Role of the Teacher Helps the students to develop an understanding of other people and appreciation of interdependence since we live in a closely connected world.

22. Teaching a wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to enable us to interact with others in just, equitable and empathetic manner. Role of the Teacher

23. Skills Needed Handling Emotions Critical Thinking Negotiation Rel. Building Self- c ontrol Problem Solving Mediation & Refusal Cooperation Decision Making

24. Skills Needed Interpretation of Behaviours Self- Expression Communication Empathic Listening

25. Learning to Be: Fourth Pillar

26. Learning to Be Refers to the development of all the dimensions of the complete person. The complete fulfilment of man, in all the richness of his personality, the complexity of his forms of expressions and his various commitments.

27. Believes in a holistic and integrated approach to educating the human person. Operates on the fundamental principle that education must contribute to the total development of the whole person.

28. Universal Aims of Education 3. Towards Social Commitment 2. Creativity 1. Towards a Scientific Humanism 4. Toward a Complete Man

29. Towards a Scientific Humanism Command of scientific thought and language has become indispensable today. Citizens of the new millennium must learn to be scientific humanists.

30. Creativity Preserving each individual’s originality and creativity, along with realism.

31. Towards Social Commitment Consists of preparing the individual f or life in society, moving him/her into coherent moral, intellectual and affective universe.

32. Respects the many-sidedness of personality as essential in education if the individual is to develop for himself/herself as well as for others. Towards the Complete Man

33. Test Yourself Identify the given activities under the four pillars.

34. Following a given direction. Reading a newspaper. Diagramming a flowchart Defining a hypothesis. Completing a rubrics. Researching for new strategies. Abiding w/ the department’s rules and laws. Adopting the policies of the government. Attending a conference/seminar. Consolidating a report.

35. 11. Being promoted 12. Topping the board exam. 13. Being active in extra curricular activities 14. Deliberating a plan of action for the office 15. Riding in MRT/LRT 16. Cooking an original menu/recipe 17. Joining a camping activity 18. Encoding grades 19. Putting up a computer table alone 20. Joining a search and rescue team

36. 21. Orienting people on the damages of the typhoon 22. Classifying harmful and harmless chemicals 23. Identifying components of a product 24. Managing a corporate firm/school/department 25. Driving a car

37. Lets Check!!!!

38. Following a given direction. (to do) Reading a newspaper. (to know) Diagramming a flowchart. (to do ) Defining a hypothesis. (to know ) Completing a rubrics. (to know ) Researching for new strategies. (to know ) Abiding w/ the department’s rules and laws. (to live together) Adopting the policies of the government. (to live together) Attending a conference/seminar. (to live together) Consolidating a report. (to live together)

39. 11. Being promoted. (to be) 12. Topping the board exam. (to be ) 13. Being active in extra curricular activities. (to be ) 14. Deliberating a plan of action for the office. (to live together ) 15. Riding in MRT/LRT. (to live together ) 16. Cooking an original menu/recipe. ( to do) 17. Joining a camping activity. (to live together ) 18. Encoding grades. (to do) 19. Putting up a computer table alone. ( to do) 20. Joining a search and rescue team. (to live together)

40. 21. Orienting people on the damages of the Typhoon. ( to live together ) 22. Classifying harmful and harmless chemicals. (to know) 23. Identifying components of a product. ( to know) 24. Managing a corporate firm/school/ department. (to be) 25. Driving a car. ( to do)

41. Chapter II: The Four Pillars of Education Submitted by: Rowel Alfonso 3SED-SC Submitted to: Marjorrie Lazatin Instructress