Education Expert: Students Who Have True Grit Will Make a Difference
Jan27

Education Expert: Students Who Have True Grit Will Make a Difference

Howard Gardner’s “Good Project” is aimed at identifying individuals and institutions that “exemplify good work – work that is excellent in quality, socially responsible, and meaningful to its practitioners – and to determine how to best increase the incidence of good work in our society”.  It is this sort of innovative thinking that won Howard the Brock International Prize in Education this year (2015). Gardner is already well known...

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Around the World in 30 Days – December 2014
Dec28

Around the World in 30 Days – December 2014

C. M. Rubin’s global education report from Canada, China, the US and the UK. In December, I continued my conversations with world leaders on the frontiers of education reform. These leaders (from Canada, China, America and the UK) all share a commitment to transforming education at the ground level, so that the poorest and most disadvantaged schools can become sites for development of innovative education and can create smart...

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International Students Increasing in North America: Doors Open Globally for Those Who Aim High
Nov02

International Students Increasing in North America: Doors Open Globally for Those Who Aim High

  By Jeffrey Beard Jeffrey Beard served as Director General for the International Baccalaureate Organization from 2006 through 2013. He is now the Chairman and Founder of Global Study Pass, a UK-based organization that offers international study abroad programs that give high school students from around the world opportunities to learn and collaborate together to develop essential skills for university and employability....

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Around the World in 30 Days – October 2014
Oct30

Around the World in 30 Days – October 2014

C. M. Rubin’s global education report from Latin America, Canada, Africa and China This past month in The Global Search for Education, I talked to global education leaders working at the frontiers of their fields to gather new perspectives on some of our greatest concerns in education today. Talking to educators from Latin America, Canada, Africa and China gave me a richer perspective on a number of the debates that we are...

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The Global Search for Education: Do You Have Global Skills?
Oct06

The Global Search for Education: Do You Have Global Skills?

“90% of Canadians polled in a national opinion survey supported study abroad and nearly as many believed that financial support should be available.”– Karen McBride Why are global skills even more critical in today’s world? What does the latest research tell us? Why are Canadian parents, educators and employers taking these skills very seriously? Call me a global nomad. By the time I was 18, my parents had exposed me...

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