The Global Search for Education: In Search of Professionals – Part 1
“You have to invest in the whole system.” — Randi Weingarten. Photo courtesy of the American Federation of Teachers. Here’s a powerful challenge to the world of education: Improve the profession of teaching. If you believe that the future of learning depends on the future of teaching, Andy Hargreaves’ and Michael Fullan’s latest collaboration, Professional Capital, proposes an action plan...
The Global Search for Education: From South Korea
“Dwight Seoul is about creating real leaders and not just test takers.” — Kevin Skeoch The first IB “through school” (primary years, middle years and diploma program) will open its doors to students in one of the world’s leading education systems in August 2012 — Seoul, South Korea. The school is located in Seoul’s new Digital Media City, considered Korea’s Silicon Valley....
The Global Search for Education: More From Finland
“Nurturing innovation is an important priority for us in our school system” — Tapio Kosunen Nations around the world continue to re-think and reform education policies to better prepare children for life and work in a rapidly changing world which places a high value on innovation. What vocational skills will future teachers require to do this? What professional development is needed to prepare them for the 21st...
The Global Search for Education: Is Your Child an Innovator?
“There is no competitive advantage today to knowing more than the person sitting next to you.” — Tony Wagner “The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.” — President Barack Obama, January 25, 2011 Welcome to the Innovation Age. Today’s world will reward the most innovative young people. World leaders, business executives, educators, and policy makers have...
The Global Search for Education: The Arts Face to Face
“In the Finnish public education system we already have a music, visual arts, and crafts education that is compulsory for all students.” – Dr. Eija Kauppinen The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, a member driven association of arts education entities, held its 2012 Face to Face conference last week. Presentations were made on best arts practices in both domestic and international communities, which...
The Global Search for Education: A Life of Learning
“The evidence is strong from the UK that those members of society who have had a positive experience of post-compulsory education live healthier, happier and more democratically tolerant lives.”— Sir David Watson Professor Sir David Watson (MA University of Cambridge, PhD University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of Higher Education and Principal of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, England. Sir...
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