The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – What’s New On Social?
Apr27

The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – What’s New On Social?

  Our world is interconnected. We no longer live in isolated communities. More than ever before we are part of a global community. The social media innovations making this connectivity easier with each day that passes are also being used to enhance learning. Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration, mathematics coaching, special needs education, science instruction, and...

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The Global Search for Education: Online Math Learning
Apr08

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...

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The Global Search for Education: Learning to Live Together
Mar08

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...

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The Global Search for Education: Innovation, Quality and Mobile
Mar07

The Global Search for Education: Innovation, Quality and Mobile

“I think technology has the potential to unlock new approaches to assessment that will change what and how we teach. I believe that the current curriculum shape and form that we see around the world with subjects taught in silos has to change.”–  Jim Wynn Innovation and Quality: Two Sides of the Same Coin? was the title of Education Fast Forward’s 17th global debate at Mobile Learning Week in Paris in...

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Around the World in 30 Days – February 2016
Feb28

Around the World in 30 Days – February 2016

C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Dr. Nicholas Breakwell, Dr. David Perkins, Andreas Schleicher and Pak Tee Ng contributed to The Global Search for Education discussions this month on future learning, sharing perspectives on topics which ranged from what’s really worth learning, to strategies to improve learning amongst 15 year olds, to an insider’s look at how online training for...

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