Around the World in 30 Days – December 2015
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Has there ever been a time when an education framework for 21st century competencies was more important? What should world citizens learn in an age of Google, Robots, Climate Change, Increased Migration, Radicalism and Inter-connected Economies? Our voices in The Global Search for Education this month – Dr. Siva Kumari, Dr. Denise Pope, Rebecca Ingram, Alexa Joyce, Francesca Borgonovi,...
The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the Best Ways for Teachers to Engage Their Classrooms in a Global Conversation?
Creating world citizens has become one of the hottest topics in education this year. Students everywhere will need to be globally competent if they are to succeed in the interconnected economies and contribute as global citizens. How much do your students know about their world – its cultures, languages, current affairs, and socio-economic and environmental issues? As you will learn from the insightful articles shared by our Top...
The Global Search for Education: Successful Integration Strategies for Migrants
“Students in immigrant families have expectations for their careers that match, and in many cases surpass, those of more socio-economically advantaged students with native-born parents.” — Borgonovi and Piacentini The new OECD report, Immigrant Students at School: Easing the Journey towards Integration, based on data from the OECD’s PISA program, finds no link between the share of immigrant students and the...
The Global Search for Education: Global Goals Require Change
“The SDGs have raised our ambition globally to tackle educational challenges, and give a clear set of targets that we can work together to achieve.” — Alexa Joyce Curriculum 2030 – Changing education to achieve the UN’s Global Goals, was the title of Education Fast Forward’s (EFF) 15th Live Global Debate, chaired by EFF Fellow Gavin Dykes. Education systems have primarily focused on academic...
The Global Search for Education: With the World in Mind
“The IB has concerns for humanity hardwired into it, in its philosophical heritage, its mission, and today’s curricula.” — Siva Kumari Siva Kumari, the first female Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), has a lot on her mind. As global education systems scramble to find better ways to teach international perspectives and intercultural competence to the first generation of world...
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