The Global Search for Education: Singapore on Technology
Nov26

The Global Search for Education: Singapore on Technology

 “The focus is on using technology as a tool for teaching and learning, rather than on technology in itself.” — Dr. Pak Tee Ng  Singapore’s education institutions are considered among the most advanced in the world with regard to information technology. This week in The Global Search for Education, I invited Dr. Pak Tee Ng in Singapore to update us on how Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE)...

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The Global Search for Education: What to Do About Cheating?
Nov19

The Global Search for Education: What to Do About Cheating?

 “Research shows that students cheat more when they believe that grades and performance are valued in their classrooms and less when they believe that learning, deep understanding and mastery are valued.” — Dr. Denise Pope  Here are five misconceptions about a serious and widespread problem in education today: cheating isn’t a problem at my kid’s school; kids cheat in the same ways today as they did...

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The Global Search for Education: Forward Thinking
Nov09

The Global Search for Education: Forward Thinking

 “Albertans felt students needed to be three things: engaged thinkers, ethical citizens, and they needed to have an entrepreneurial spirit.” — Jeff Johnson  Education, Innovation, Infrastructure — whichever way you line up the words, they all lead back to education.  Because once a nation has goals for where it wants to be in 5 or 10 or 20 years, that nation is going to need to have a competent,...

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The Global Search for Education: Education Technology
Nov05

The Global Search for Education: Education Technology

 “The iPad has enabled greater access for both the education consumer and the creator.” — Tony Wagner   EdTechTeacher will host the first national iPads in education summit, bringing together educators, researchers, tech directors, principals, school leaders and industry partners to identify best practices for integrating iPads into education. The conference will be held from November 6th to 8th at The Joseph B....

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