The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Dr. Brian Annan – New Zealand
“We created an image of a teacher and students in a class with digital tools from which they can access families, the community, the environment and the world at large through the internet.” — Brian Annan Just Imagine schools decades from today – what will they be like? Dr. Brian Annan was the program director for the Learning and Change Networks (LCN) strategy from October 2012 to June 2015, an initiative...
The Global Search for Education: Online Math Learning
“The most effective learning technologies are those that track a student’s progress wherever and whenever they learn, connecting their mastery – not rote memorization – to lessons that keep them in their optimal learning zone.” — Jessie Woolley-Wilson The goal of DreamBox Learning’s interactive online math tools and games is to help learners think for themselves and make sense of math. The...
The Global Search for Education: The New UN Agenda – What is the Role of Education?
“Educators have an opportunity to engage students in shared problem solving towards the goals, and the responsibility to instill in the next generation a deep understanding of the power of informed action and the perils of inaction. The students of today will be the emerging leaders in 2030.” — Karen Cator “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” has set a plan of action in 5...
The Global Search for Education: Digital
“We live in a world now where anybody can ask any question anywhere and get thousands of answers within seconds, but it is up to the questioner to determine which of those answers are legit, which are false, which are intentionally misleading.” — Howard Rheingold If you think educating an individual to be digitally literate is difficult today, just imagine what it will be like 5 years from now? Howard...
The Global Search for Education: Learn by Action
“No matter the platform, people will always need to know how to understand, analyze and reflect upon larger contexts and systems. That pro-active creation and larger understanding are the ways to reach the end goals of digital and web literacy.” – Leah Gilliam The goal is to create meaningful and relevant learning experiences outside of the classroom where youth can learn by action. Mozilla Hive NYC Learning Network...
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