The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Pak Tee Ng – Singapore
“The annual Clean and Green Singapore Schools’ Carnival encourages students, teachers and partners in education to showcase their projects that protect the environment.” — Pak Tee Ng Just imagine schools decades from today – what will they be like? Pak Tee Ng is Associate Dean, Leadership Learning, and the Head of Policy and Leadership Studies Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE),...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith
“The study of ecology will replace other required science courses and will be combined with learning math and social science, as needed. Students will best learn principles of ecology, fundamentals of math, and key social science concepts by studying real environmental issues, both locally and globally.” — Dr. Tony Wagner The Global Search for Education consistently focuses on how to better prepare students for the...
Around the World in 30 Days — October 2015
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report The stark problem of inequality from a wide range of theoretical and hands-on perspectives was a major theme in my global discussions this month. Inequality (gender and economic) causes huge gaps in who can get a good education, but it also creates gaps in who are unable to use their education for employment. The solutions are numerous and complex, but one fact is clear — reducing...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Close It Summit
“As global engagement inevitably continues to increase, schools of the future will be leaders in reaching across borders and oceans through these technologies to focus on sharing knowledge and advancing ideas while promoting diplomacy, respect, and cooperation.” — Parminder Jassal Just Imagine being in a room at the The Close It Summit (the summit that brings together the best ideas from across the country to focus...
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