The Global Search for Education: The World Test?
“The more important questions that countries have to ask themselves are why they are comparing with one another and what they are doing with the findings to improve the education of their children. Countries should take PISA results as a useful reference, not as a report card.” – Pak Tee Ng The Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) is an exam given every three years to 15 year olds around the...
The Global Search for Education: It’s an App App App App World!
“What is important is that the user remains in charge – that the app enables productivity, rather than encouraging dependency.” – Howard Gardner/Katie Davis With Apple’s recent announcement that customers spent over $10 billion on the App Store in 2013, including over $1 billion in December alone (over three billion apps were downloaded), there can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that the app culture...
The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right – Mexico
“Although in the U.S. there are increasing conversations about personalized learning, digital learning, deeper learning and alike, the prevalent content delivery mechanism in most schools remains the traditional, 20th century approach to learning. The tutorial networks give us an opportunity to start the conversation about what strategies engage students in the process of learning.” – Helen Janc Malone What...
The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right — Brazil
“The focus of the reform was on improving teacher quality and quantity, providing a relevant curriculum, and encouraging poor families to enroll their children in school and complete compulsory education.” – Maria Helena Guimarães de Castro Nations around the world face the challenge of achieving equity in education in diverse societies. In Part 1 and Part 2 of “Education Is My Right,” we gained...
The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right – United Kingdom
“Education systems have untapped potential to improve themselves.” – Mel Ainscow Equity-focused educational change is probably the most discussed, debated and urgent problem we face in U.S. education today, particularly as poverty continues to grow. The term “closing the achievement gap” refers to decreasing the disparities in academic results between Black and White, Latino and White, and recent...
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