Around the World in 30 Days – June 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous world, and for those of us passionate about the role of education, events this month were stern reminders of why our work is important. On June 12, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history took place in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida when American-born Omar Mateen, claiming his allegiance to ISIS, murdered 50 young people in...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – How do we inspire the best and the brightest to become educators?
The role of teachers is paramount to raising educational standards around the globe. In countries such as Finland, Singapore and South Korea, teachers are recruited from the most qualified graduates, are highly trained, respected and paid well. But that’s not the case in every country. According to Mckinsey’s “Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top-Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching”, in the...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – Cultivating Young Readers
Summer is coming. Book lists are already online. As a parent, I was determined to cultivate a love of reading in my children. Reading is something I love to do and so I was committed to ensuring that my kids appreciate and understand the power of language to convey and express concepts. Language is the ultimate tool of humanity. Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration,...
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...
Around the World in 30 Days – March 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report From Education Fast Forward’s 17th debate in partnership with UNESCO at Mobile Learning Week in Paris, to our Twitter Chat on Multiculturalism in partnership with Edmodo, to interviewing the Top 10 finalists for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, to exploring cutting edge technology that’s changing music education, to welcoming the voices of new experts to our...
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