SACTD_Teachers Day_Keynote_SPKarunanayaka.pdf

Keynote Address delivered at the World Teachers’ Day Celebration at South Asian Centre for Teacher Development (SACTD), Meepe, Sri Lanka, on
05th October 2024.

1. Valuing Teacher Voices
in ReimaginingEducation
ShironicaP. Karunanayaka
Faculty of Education
The Open University of Sri Lanka
https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/29012:world-teachers-day-valuing-teacher-voices

2. Teaching, Teachers, and Teacher Voices
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Reimagining Education
Empowerment via Interventions
Towards a Systemic Change

3. Teaching, Teachers, and
Teacher Voices
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4. Teaching is a
Noble Profession.•Impact on society
•Inspiring individuals
•Supporting learners
•Dedication, Integrity, Compassion
•Promoting social justice
•…………etc.…………
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https://doi.org/10.54675/ATYY6762
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000247785
https://www.unesco.org/sdg4education2030/en/knowledge-hub

6. Teachers are
Agents of Change.
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➢Every stakeholder in
educational change is a
change agent.
➢Every educator must
strive to be an effective
change agent.
(Fullan, 1993)

7. Teacher Voices
are Invaluable.
•Values
•Opinions
•Beliefs
•Perspectives
•Insights
•Experiences
•Expertise
•…………etc.…………
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8. Reimagining Education
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https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370801
Why Reimagine Education?

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11. Empowerment via
Interventions
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12. Thoughts into Practice…
➢Capacity Development
➢Promoting Dialogue
➢Collaboration, Cooperation, and Co-Creation
➢Encourage Networking and Interactions
➢Sharing and Caring
➢Amplifying Voices
➢Empowerment
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➢Our goal was to achieve multiple targets:
➢Capacity building of educators.
➢Encourage them to become creative
designers of learning experiences.
➢Enabling them to become reflective
practitioners.
➢The educators’ novel experiences and
insights gained were captured as
”reflective stories”, published, and
openly shared. (2014)
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https://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/intergratingOERinEducationalPractice.pdf

14. ➢Our journey began with, believing in teachers, and their dreams.
➢Our aspirations have been to empower schoolteachers
to become creative, innovative, and self-directed,
to explore their own ambitions and aspirations.
➢The teachers’ journeys towards fulfilling their dreams were
captured and openly published as”reflective narratives/stories”.
(2016)
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<http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/Dreamweaving%20Open%20Educational%20Practices.pdf>
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➢The initiative focused on enhancing digital education
leadership skills among schoolteachers.
➢Real-life practitioner experiences, were featured online as
“reflective narratives”, and “video stories”. (2018-2022)
<https://cdeltaousl.wordpress.com/>

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A compilation of published research articles and other artefacts related to teacher
education initiatives of OUSL during 1980-2023. (2024)
<https://tedodlousl.wordpress.com/>
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A tri-lingual, peer-reviewed, open-access, online research
journal published by the Faculty of Education at OUSL. (2025)
https://ou.ac.lk/journal-home-jipe

17. Towards a Systemic
Change
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18. Teacher Voices:
Contributing towards Change
➢Participatory decision-making
➢Curriculum development
➢Pedagogical designs and assessment
➢Learning resource creation and curation
➢Research and development
➢Policy formulation
➢Educational reforms
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19. Enhancing Change through
Communities of Practice
Groups of People:
✓with a common concern
✓with a common interest/passion
✓with a common goal of improving
✓who will interact regularly
✓who will share best practices and
create new knowledge
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https://www.wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/

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