The Global Search for Education: Meet the Teachers
“The most important thing we can do to help make teaching be regarded as a more prestigious career is to tell the stories of the wonderful and inspiring work they are already doing.” — Colin Hegarty Pope Francis announced the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher Prize 2016: Hanan Al Hroub from Samiha Khalil High School, Al-Bireh, Palestine. The celebrity studded ceremony took place last month at the Global...
The Global Search for Education: Learning to Live Together
“It’s important for schools to begin by setting a tone that values and leverages diversity as an asset, across all aspects of teaching and learning. This cannot be an ‘add on’ or a checklist, but rather an ongoing effort marked by continuous learning and reflection.” — Dana Mortenson Teaching in a Global Landscape – Mindful Multiculturalism in Today’s Classroom was the timely theme of...
The Global Search for Education: Innovation, Quality and Mobile
“I think technology has the potential to unlock new approaches to assessment that will change what and how we teach. I believe that the current curriculum shape and form that we see around the world with subjects taught in silos has to change.”– Jim Wynn Innovation and Quality: Two Sides of the Same Coin? was the title of Education Fast Forward’s 17th global debate at Mobile Learning Week in Paris in...
Around the World in 30 Days – February 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Dr. Nicholas Breakwell, Dr. David Perkins, Andreas Schleicher and Pak Tee Ng contributed to The Global Search for Education discussions this month on future learning, sharing perspectives on topics which ranged from what’s really worth learning, to strategies to improve learning amongst 15 year olds, to an insider’s look at how online training for...
The Global Search for Education: Our Top Global Teacher Blogs – What are the top ten ways that administrators can help new teachers avoid burning out?
According to a report from the Alliance for Excellent Education, teacher attrition costs the United States up to $2.2 billion annually. Roughly half a million U.S. teachers either move or leave the profession each year, and tragically, this serious problem disproportionately affects high-poverty schools. It’s essential that we keep every teacher we get. Yet classroom teaching is arguably the most stressful job there is....
The Global Search for Education: What’s Really Worth Learning?
“I encourage people to tell an ‘opportunity story.’ How might this topic come up later in students’ lives?” — David Perkins Our world is getting increasingly complex; so how do we know what is worth teaching and learning? I watched David Perkins’ presentation on this timely topic at the IB Heads World Conference this year and I am delighted to welcome him today to The Global Search for...
Recent Comments