Around the World in 30 Days – February 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report In February, I continued my conversations on global education with Lord Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Australia’s Geoff Masters (CEO of Australian Council for Educational Research) and Susan Mann (CEO of Education Services Australia). I learned further about how technology is entering the classroom and how this is helping to broaden cross-cultural perspectives in education. Some of my...
The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – The most significant classroom innovation in the next 10 years
Did someone say Oscar winners? As far as we know, our Top 12 haven’t won any Oscars – yet – but they did win our hearts and our votes as the Best Global Teacher Blogs of 2014. We liked their innovative ideas so much, we decided to invite these talented 12 back each month to answer one big picture question related to 21st century education. The February question? What will be the most significant classroom...
The Global Search for Education: Got Mobile? Get it Right!
“Globally, more than 6.5 billion mobile contracts exist today. If each person has two contracts, then mobile is already in the hands of around half the world.”– Gavin Dykes The latest Education Fast Forward debate (EFF11) focused on which elements we should consider when we create a digital model to improve learning. Investment in technology is on the increase. Some continue to claim it hurts the classroom. Others...
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...
The Global Search for Education: The Top 10
“The Global Search for Education series takes important issues related to global education and gives them context.” — Adam Steiner Diane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Sir Ken Robinson, Pak Tee Ng, Pasi Sahlberg, Tony Wagner, Yong Zhao, Krista Kiuru, Peter Vesterbacka, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Jansen, Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves, among others, have been chosen for our first Global Search for Education Top 10 List....
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