Around the World in 30 Days – March 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report From Education Fast Forward’s 17th debate in partnership with UNESCO at Mobile Learning Week in Paris, to our Twitter Chat on Multiculturalism in partnership with Edmodo, to interviewing the Top 10 finalists for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, to exploring cutting edge technology that’s changing music education, to welcoming the voices of new experts to our...
The Global Search for Education: Learning to Live Together
“It’s important for schools to begin by setting a tone that values and leverages diversity as an asset, across all aspects of teaching and learning. This cannot be an ‘add on’ or a checklist, but rather an ongoing effort marked by continuous learning and reflection.” — Dana Mortenson Teaching in a Global Landscape – Mindful Multiculturalism in Today’s Classroom was the timely theme of...
Around the World in 30 Days – August 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report In August, global collaboration and cooperation was a recurrent theme in The Global Search for Education stories and interviews. I talked to the CEO of Edmodo, a leading innovator in K-12 blended learning, about how teachers, learning platforms, software, parents, and students across the globe can work together in new ways thanks to digital technology. And I caught up with...
The Global Search for Education: Online Educational Tools
“Privacy is of course critical, but at the moment the dialogue nationally is focusing far too much on the privacy aspects surrounding data rather than the important usage data has for driving personalized learning and supporting students, teachers, and parents. If we’re not careful, we risk cutting teachers off from critical data that can help them better serve students.” — Michael Horn Based in San Mateo,...
The Global Search for Education: 7 Teachers 7 Continents #EdChat on #EdTech
“The most outdated and destructive vestigial feature in the modern K-12 space is the emphasis on standardized testing along with the college admissions and enrollment processes which rely on these testing conventions. With the digital tools we have on hand, we could liberate children to experience and demonstrate their learning in far more compelling ways via live documentation of community-based or real-world endeavors.”...
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