The Global Search for Education: What Meta-Learning?
“Metacognition is rising in importance as educators are realizing its importance and developing learning experiences to complement their existing assignments.” — Charles Fadel In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, Charles Fadel, founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR), believes the ability “to reflect and adapt is at a premium.” Fadel advocates for a holistic approach to 21st Century...
The Global Search for Education: Online Math Learning
“The most effective learning technologies are those that track a student’s progress wherever and whenever they learn, connecting their mastery – not rote memorization – to lessons that keep them in their optimal learning zone.” — Jessie Woolley-Wilson The goal of DreamBox Learning’s interactive online math tools and games is to help learners think for themselves and make sense of math. The...
The Global Search for Education: Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas!
“In the US, the main way [to impact teacher retention] is to improve the status and conditions of teaching as a profession.” — Sir Ken Robinson The Creative Oklahoma World Forum (@OK_Creativity) on March 31 believes #YourIdeasMatter. Our world faces problems everywhere. Creative Oklahoma has invited the public to tap into their innate creative problem-solving abilities and participate in a statewide brainstorm on...
The Global Search for Education: More from Norway
“A teacher is both a worker and somewhat of an artist, and we need to balance these two perspectives.” – Principal Bjorn Bolstad In July of 2011, Dr. Kirsten Sivesind, distinguished professor in the University of Oslo Faculty of Education, shared her education perspectives with us in The Global Search for Education: A View from Norway. Today, with the help of Kirsten Sivesind, and Principal Bjorn Bolstad, the...
The Global Search for Education: A Look at a Finnish School
Aurora School Principal Martti Hellström in the classroom with his pupils If you thought you knew everything about the remarkable transformation of Finland’s schools from mediocre to one of the top performing school systems in the world, think again. Native Finn Pasi Sahlberg (educator, researcher, advisor on global education reform, and Director General of CIMO in Helsinki, Finland), who has lived and closely studied...
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