The Global Search for Education: What’s Really Worth Learning?
“I encourage people to tell an ‘opportunity story.’ How might this topic come up later in students’ lives?” — David Perkins Our world is getting increasingly complex; so how do we know what is worth teaching and learning? I watched David Perkins’ presentation on this timely topic at the IB Heads World Conference this year and I am delighted to welcome him today to The Global Search for...
Around the World in 30 Days — November 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report Nos pensées et nos prières sont avec nos amis à Paris. Il est difficile de penser à d’autre choses que les innocents qui ont perdu leurs vies. L’éducation peut jouer une rôle essentielle dans la construction de communautés mondiales. Nous continuerons à travailler pour les valeurs que nous chérissons. At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, Peter Senge discussed...
The Global Search for Education: Bring on the Change
“We have to keep remembering our purpose. In education it is to grow people and to help society evolve.” — Peter Senge At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, I talked to Peter Senge, the renowned expert on systems, business management and learning, and senior lecturer at MIT. His bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization, teaches companies how to be smarter by...
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