The Global Search for Education: Global Goals Require Change
Dec11

The Global Search for Education: Global Goals Require Change

“The SDGs have raised our ambition globally to tackle educational challenges, and give a clear set of targets that we can work together to achieve.” — Alexa Joyce Curriculum 2030 – Changing education to achieve the UN’s Global Goals, was the title of Education Fast Forward’s (EFF) 15th Live Global Debate, chaired by EFF Fellow Gavin Dykes. Education systems have primarily focused on academic...

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The Global Search for Education: With the World in Mind
Dec05

The Global Search for Education: With the World in Mind

“The IB has concerns for humanity hardwired into it, in its philosophical heritage, its mission, and today’s curricula.” — Siva Kumari Siva Kumari, the first female Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), has a lot on her mind. As global education systems scramble to find better ways to teach international perspectives and intercultural competence to the first generation of world...

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The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – Can Social Media Have a Role to Play in Managing a Successful Classroom?
Oct26

The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – Can Social Media Have a Role to Play in Managing a Successful Classroom?

To understand how marketers in different domains are using social media, Social Media Examiner commissioned it’s seventh annual 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report. Some interesting take homes from this report include: 90% of marketers credit social media for generating more exposure for their brands, with 77% citing that a major benefit is increased traffic and 69% saying they use social media to do market research and...

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The Global Search for Education: What’s Best For Your Child?
Oct19

The Global Search for Education: What’s Best For Your Child?

  “My message is not about education: it’s about childhood. If we really want to improve education in America, and if we really want our children to succeed, we need to re-frame the very questions we’re asking.” — Vicki Abeles The majority of us want a happy, healthy and productive life for our children. However according to Vicki Abeles (Director Race to Nowhere) and author of Beyond Measure, our...

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The Global Search for Education: New Study – Social and Emotional Learning
Sep04

The Global Search for Education: New Study – Social and Emotional Learning

“The Second Step Program in the United States introduces age-appropriate weekly lessons for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. They include activities designed to foster empathy, emotional coping and problem solving as well as to prevent bullying and substance abuse.” — Koji Miyamoto The best educational institutions in the world recognize that development of the whole child instead of focus mainly on the...

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