The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in your classroom?
The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers and heads of state. But whether or not you’re a supporter of high-stakes testing, the fact remains that for now, these assessments exist; so perhaps the more important inquiry to pursue is how do teachers balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in...
The Global Search for Education: United States and Finland – Why are they so great?
“American scholars and their writings, like Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, have been influential in building the much-admired school system in Finland.” — Pasi Sahlberg A little over 4 decades ago, Finland transformed its education system as part of the country’s economic recovery plan. Finnish students had become the best young readers by the time the 2000 Program for International...
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