The Global Search for Education: A World of Oppi-tunities!
The Oppi Festival pops up at Leman Manhattan School in NYC on May 15 and 16. When Quincy Jones was chosen to produce “We Are The World” in 1985, the idea was that it would be a collective effort of the music community donating its time and talents to make a difference for others in crisis. Who can forget the story about the world’s biggest recording stars being told to “check your egos at the door”...
The Global Search for Education: What did you learn at Oppi?
“I am more hopeful now than before Oppi to accomplish the vision of the school of the future where “minimal invasive education” is a leading principle.” – Pasi Sahlberg Why is Finland so fabulous at startups? Kano, the next generation computer kit, raised $1.5 million in 30 days on Kickstarter – what does that teach you about education? If children can learn independently from computers, then why...
The Global Search for Education: Teacher Education
“The 21st century “movement” refers to the redefining of the goals of education and how learning is organized in order to meet the demands of the 21st century.”- Jari Lavonen Jari Lavonen, Professor of Science Education and head of department at the University of Helsinki, Finland, will be speaking about teacher education in Finland with a particular focus on teacher effectiveness and professionalism at the...
The Global Search for Education: Education and Jobs
“The Future of Employment study makes clear that what matters most today is what you can do with what you know, rather than how much you know.”- Dr. Tony Wagner What does today’s technology mean for tomorrow’s jobs and how can we better structure our education system to ensure that the future working population can prosper in the labor market? A large range of 20th century jobs are endangered by the machine...
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