Around the World in 30 Days: August 2016
Aug30

Around the World in 30 Days: August 2016

C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report What would you do if you were US Education Secretary? What Curriculum makes education relevant in a 21st Century world? What do Millennials around the world think about Immigration? What do our Top Global Teachers do to promote integration in their increasingly diverse classrooms? Those are the questions we were most curious about this month. Some time early next year a new President may...

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The Global Search for Education: Learning to Live Together
Mar08

The Global Search for Education: Learning to Live Together

“It’s important for schools to begin by setting a tone that values and leverages diversity as an asset, across all aspects of teaching and learning.  This cannot be an ‘add on’ or a checklist, but rather an ongoing effort marked by continuous learning and reflection.”  —  Dana Mortenson Teaching in a Global Landscape – Mindful Multiculturalism in Today’s Classroom was the timely theme of...

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The Global Search for Education: United States and Finland – Why are they so great?
Apr02

The Global Search for Education: United States and Finland – Why are they so great?

“American scholars and their writings, like Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, have been influential in building the much-admired school system in Finland.” — Pasi Sahlberg A little over 4 decades ago, Finland transformed its education system as part of the country’s economic recovery plan. Finnish students had become the best young readers by the time the 2000 Program for International...

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The Global Search for Education: A Life of Learning
Feb14

The Global Search for Education: A Life of Learning

 “The evidence is strong from the UK that those members of society who have had a positive experience of post-compulsory education live healthier, happier and more democratically tolerant lives.”– Sir David Watson  Professor Sir David Watson (MA University of Cambridge, PhD University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of Higher Education and Principal of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, England.  Sir...

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