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...
Around the World in 30 Days — November 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report Nos pensées et nos prières sont avec nos amis à Paris. Il est difficile de penser à d’autre choses que les innocents qui ont perdu leurs vies. L’éducation peut jouer une rôle essentielle dans la construction de communautés mondiales. Nous continuerons à travailler pour les valeurs que nous chérissons. At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, Peter Senge discussed...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith
“The study of ecology will replace other required science courses and will be combined with learning math and social science, as needed. Students will best learn principles of ecology, fundamentals of math, and key social science concepts by studying real environmental issues, both locally and globally.” — Dr. Tony Wagner The Global Search for Education consistently focuses on how to better prepare students for the...
The Global Search for Education: Bring on the Change
“We have to keep remembering our purpose. In education it is to grow people and to help society evolve.” — Peter Senge At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, I talked to Peter Senge, the renowned expert on systems, business management and learning, and senior lecturer at MIT. His bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization, teaches companies how to be smarter by...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – John Martin
“There’s a real chance that more or less all schoolchildren everywhere will have access to mobile devices by 2050 and will be allowed to use those devices for learning. Imagine the profound impact on our people and planet when that generation gets access to mobile learning across the globe.” — John Martin Preparing our students for a new world of Innovation is a theme we cover consistently in The Global Search...
Around the World in 30 Days — October 2015
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report The stark problem of inequality from a wide range of theoretical and hands-on perspectives was a major theme in my global discussions this month. Inequality (gender and economic) causes huge gaps in who can get a good education, but it also creates gaps in who are unable to use their education for employment. The solutions are numerous and complex, but one fact is clear — reducing...
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