The Global Search for Education: Families, Schools and Communities
Jun16

The Global Search for Education: Families, Schools and Communities

“Increased awareness of the positive correlations between engaged parents/families and student achievement has led to a number of increased levels of activity at the school building, “community” and district level as well as increased state and federal guidance for improving parent/family engagement.” — Kwesi Rollins The goal of the Shaping our Future by Leading Together: Families, Schools and Communities...

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The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the quick ways to combat teacher stress in a classroom?
May26

The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the quick ways to combat teacher stress in a classroom?

Teachers report high levels of stress and low levels of autonomy according to a new survey of over 30,000 teachers in the United States: Quality of Worklife Survey. Each month we ask our Top 12 Global Teacher Bloggers to share their perspectives on the issues that teachers around the world believe are the most critical. Following the new AFT and Badass Teachers survey, we asked our Global Top 12 Teachers to share their solutions to...

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The Global Search for Education: Oppi-tunities for Parents
May19

The Global Search for Education: Oppi-tunities for Parents

Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Cathy Rubin and Randi Weingarten at Oppi Festival Kick Off Call me mad or just insanely curious, but I visited over 20 schools before I selected one for my kids. For me, the way I educated my kids was the most critical decision I ever made in my life. In virtually every school, the head of school would remind us at the end of the tour, “this is a partnership between us the school and you the parents...

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Around The World In 30 Days – April 2015
Apr29

Around The World In 30 Days – April 2015

C. M. Rubin’s global education report In April, I continued my conversations with thought leaders around the world on many topics including the role of standardized testing, global inequality, creativity, and innovation in our world today. I saw first hand the amazing work that Creative Oklahoma is doing in that state to nurture the arts with schools, business leaders and communities. This is the age of innovation and all our...

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The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in your classroom?
Apr28

The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in your classroom?

The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers and heads of state. But whether or not you’re a supporter of high-stakes testing, the fact remains that for now, these assessments exist; so perhaps the more important inquiry to pursue is how do teachers balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in...

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The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the biggest mistakes teachers make when integrating technology into the classroom?
Mar27

The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the biggest mistakes teachers make when integrating technology into the classroom?

Our Global Top 12 Teacher Blogs Singapore is recognized globally as a high-performing education system. The Global Search for Education contributor Dr. Pak Tee Ng has shared with us the technology plan that Singapore has been implementing in its education system since 1997, including the challenges with integration. Singapore’s innovative and impressive three step “Masterplan” initiative was completed last year. What...

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