The Global Search for Education: Champions! Champions! Champions!
“Our teachers will often tell us that their students talk about us, “Meryl and Charlie,” as friends; it’s as if we are present in their everyday lives. What an incredible opportunity this relationship gives us to reach these kids.” — Meryl Davis They are world famous Olympic and Paralympic Champions, including Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Sue Bird, Elana Meyers, Josh Sweeney, Curt Tomasevicz,...
The Global Search for Education: From New Zealand
“We want our young people to: know who they are, what they value and why, and where they fit in; to question knowledge claims, rather than take them at face value; and to look beyond immediate causes to consider the joined-up nature of things and events in the world.” — Rose Hipkins New Zealand has one of the most devolved school systems in the Western world. If, for example, a school in New Zealand is failing, the...
The Global Search for Education: Girls Just Wanna Have Games!
“Some developers and publishers recognize the huge opportunity and necessity to address girls, especially with STEM games. Our only barriers are legacy, public perception and norms.” — Asi Burak DOOM, DUKE NUKEM, ABE’S ODDYSEE, DRIVER, ENTER THE MATRIX……I watched as my husband and his business partners launched some of the biggest games in the world. “Is this just a guy thing?” I...
The Global Search for Education: East vs. West — A School in Beijing
“As the Americans have the American Dream, the Chinese have the Chinese Dream, and education is the foundation.” — David Barrutia “Diligence, Rigor, Democracy and Pioneering” is the school motto of Beijing No. 4 High School, founded in 1907 during the Qing Dynasty. To date, the school has taught over 35,000 Chinese and foreign students and is considered one of China’s leading secondary...
The Global Search for Education: Head, Heart, Soul, and Frankenstein
“How do we pick up the pieces and build a new text that creates and adds meaning to Shelley’s novel?” — Erick Gordon To explore and remix Shelley’s Frankenstein in a multi-media context is currently the creative challenge for 13 teachers from around the world and 13 New York City high school students at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Common Core Curriculum Standards have curtailed the study of...
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