Around the World in 30 Days – May 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report “Robots that care for us as we grow old. Cyberattacks against our homes. Extinct animals brought back to life. Ubiquitous sensors eliminating privacy as we now know it. Everybody will have a scandal! In ten years, a small earpiece will whisper what is being said to you in your native language near simultaneously to the foreign language being spoken.” I agree with Alec Ross,...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – Cultivating Young Readers
Summer is coming. Book lists are already online. As a parent, I was determined to cultivate a love of reading in my children. Reading is something I love to do and so I was committed to ensuring that my kids appreciate and understand the power of language to convey and express concepts. Language is the ultimate tool of humanity. Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration,...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Dr. Brian Annan – New Zealand
“We created an image of a teacher and students in a class with digital tools from which they can access families, the community, the environment and the world at large through the internet.” — Brian Annan Just Imagine schools decades from today – what will they be like? Dr. Brian Annan was the program director for the Learning and Change Networks (LCN) strategy from October 2012 to June 2015, an initiative...
Around the World in 30 Days – April 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report In the profit-above-all-world of digitization and automation, ethics and the nature of professionalism seem to be in question and under attack from all sides. Will the new robots on the block provide the same expertise and multiple intelligences we expect from human experts? What can be done to preserve and strengthen the quality of our professions and what does this mean for learning that...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – What’s New On Social?
Our world is interconnected. We no longer live in isolated communities. More than ever before we are part of a global community. The social media innovations making this connectivity easier with each day that passes are also being used to enhance learning. Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration, mathematics coaching, special needs education, science instruction, and...
All the World’s a Stage
“Whether it’s in Asia, Europe, South America, or Africa, Shakespeare’s plays are happening in geographically diverse territories within their respective traditions and in their native languages–demonstrating that Bill is quite alive and well within this global context.” — Joseph Melillo Throughout 2016, performances, youth workshops, exhibitions, concerts, poetry readings, movies and more around...
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