The Global Search for Education: Director C. Dallas Golden on Women in Africa Using Their Skills to Change Communities
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, audiences can screen C. Dallas Golden’s short film Girls Like Us – the story of a bright, young Tanzanian woman, Winnie, who discovers a passion for computer science.
The Global Search for Education: A Conversation with Xavier de Lauzanne – Director of 9 Days at Raqqa
9 Days at Raqqa is a portrait of Leila Mustapha, a young woman who is Kurdish and Syrian and who was elected Mayor of Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State which was destroyed during the Syrian Civil war.
The Global Search for Education: NatKhat’s Creators Talk About Their Acclaimed Film and Gender Equality
“Natkhat makes you confront the reality that most women in this country live on a day to day basis and how we are bringing up children and how if we want to see a change, we have to bring up our children differently.” – Vidya Balan Natkhat is a 2020 Indian short film directed by Shaan Vyas, and written by Vyas and Annukampa Harsh. It is co-produced by and stars Vidya Balan as a doting mother who tries to educate her son...
Around the World in 30 Days – October 2019
C.M. Rubin’s Global Education Report 75 to 95% of youth in the juvenile justice system have experienced trauma. Research indicates that the majority of youth suffering from trauma perform poorly in our education system and indeed, many drop-out. “Trauma has been proven to have chronic long-term psychological repercussions including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders,” says Ashley Edwards, the co-founder and CEO of...
The Global Search for Education: How Building Robots Builds Confidence in Girls
Prior to joining the Girls of Steel Robotics Program at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Field Robotics Center, Theresa Richards was a science teacher in Pittsburgh where she created an award-winning lesson integrating robotics into a Human Anatomy and Physiology course.
We Can Overcome All Our Global Challenges if We are Willing to Build and Scale New Models for Lifelong Learning
The OECD’s Learning Compass 2030, launched today, urges nations to take action and reevaluate the knowledge, life skills, values and attitudes learners need to flourish and contribute to the well-being of their communities and their planet. Experts have argued that global education systems have not changed in hundreds of years and that a factory model no longer works. Whether we’re talking about the 265 million children...
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