Around the World in 30 Days: April 2017
C. M. Rubin’s Monthly Global Education Report Innovation guru Clay Christensen has his eyes on Parenting. In a revealing interview with CMRubinWorld this month, Christensen argues that outsourcing work as significant as parenting can be very costly in the long run. “A good life is not one that is free from struggle, but one in which people have the tools to overcome what life throws at them. By that logic, a good parent is one who...
The Global Search for Education: Global Teachers – It’s Genius Time Kids!
So search engine giant Google had this neat idea a few years ago to allow its engineers to spend 20% of their time working on things that really interested them – the goal being to inspire creativity and indirectly increase productivity. Some significant innovations came out of Google’s 20% time. Well-publicized “20% products” have included things such as Google News, G-mail, and AdSense. A goal in every classroom should be to create...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – The Best Holiday Gifts for Your Students
The Holidays are such a special time of year! Our lives take on a larger meaning as we think about our family, our extended family and our long-lost friends. It’s a time of giving and reflection. Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration, mathematics coaching, special needs education, science instruction, and gender equity. They have founded schools, written curricula, and...
The Global Search For Education: Top Global Teachers Focus on Well-Being in School Communities
How do school communities best support teachers, students and parents in their efforts to promote healthy, happy learners? Is learning more productive in communities that are promoting well-being for all? An OECD/PISA study finds that most teachers and principals “acknowledge that the socio-emotional development of their students is as important as mastery of school subjects. Good teacher-student relations play an important role...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – Learning With The Arts
Have you ever noticed how integrating the Arts with traditional subjects can really make learning fun? Findings from a recent American Institutes for Research study shows arts integration also has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines. Today in The Global Search for Education, our global teachers share their experiences in their answers to this question: How can we maximize the value of art and music...
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