The Global Search for Education: Draw, Dance, Innovate!
“We create a mechanism or an environment made up of a few simple but clear rules. Within this context, the children are free to explore autonomously.” – Alessandro Lumare Wanted: Learning that nurtures innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. These skills play an essential role in helping us to flourish in a 21st century world. Art without rules or boundaries in which the body and mind are free to explore and...
Around the World in 30 Days – November 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Democratic innovation is a passion for Adam Cronkright because he believes “the dominant conception of leadership is deeply flawed.” What if leadership and civic skills could be developed in everyone versus just a few “natural-born” leaders? Does making civic and leadership education available to all students help create a better world? Cronkright, who co-founded Democracy In Practice in 2013 and...
The Global Search for Education: Who You Know Might Matter More
“The real challenge facing schools is more about the resources they can dedicate to investing in students’ networks, and the processes that could allow more students out of schools and more outsiders into schools.” – Julia Freeland Fisher When it’s time to find employment in the real world, relationships are critical. In fact, according to Julia Freeland Fisher, research suggests that an estimated “fifty percent of...
The Global Search for Education: When Learning Requires the Need for Speed
“Play-based activities and child-centric learning are critical to the success of the Second Chance program and to the program’s ability to cover three years of curriculum in just ten months.” – Caitlin Baron To address the challenge of out-of-school children around the world (263 million according to recent studies), as well as children who are in school but not achieving, an accelerated Second Chance program also...
Around the World in 30 Days – October 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Isolation and bigotry appear to be on the rise. How do we develop global citizens with the skills and competencies to empathize with one another? The United World Colleges (UWC) aims to combat the problem by producing thoughtful, committed and empathetic students who are able to consider global issues from the perspective of several different cultures. This month,The Global Search for...
The Global Search For Education – Should Teachers Earn More? Top Teachers Around the World Weigh In
Why do teachers become teachers in the first place? Research indicates it’s for a number of reasons, including the variety the job offers, love of their subject or a great experience in their own schooling that inspired them to make a difference in the lives of others. Research also indicates that to improve the quality of candidates for teacher training programs and to motivate teachers to enter and stay in their profession, it’s...
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