The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland
Nov11

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland

 “For most teachers, learning means to understand by making meaningful connections between what is to be learned and what already exists in students’ minds. This includes the use of technology. The single most important reason to use available educational technologies in the classroom is whether it makes sense in terms of pedagogy.” – Pasi Sahlberg By now my followers know that I am a big fan of Finnish...

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The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks
Nov09

The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks

 “We need to continue to understand the range of infections that may be passed along in a tick bite such as Babesia, Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis.  Insurance companies must recognize the risk of chronicity and the severe manifestations of Lyme disease in the lives of the patients they insure.” — Dan Cameron  The “We are the 300,000” campaign is a new grassroots campaign by the Lyme community to...

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The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Canada
Nov04

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Canada

 “The power of technology should be harnessed to support innovation and discovery. We envision the move to more digitally-based curriculum will allow for greater flexibility at the local level to support learning at any time, place or pace, as well as the opportunity to continuously improve and refresh programs of study and learning resources. — Jeff Johnson  Honourable Jeff Johnson, Minister of Education for Alberta,...

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The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Australia
Oct31

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Australia

 “Teachers are reporting increased motivation by students when they are involved in digital learning, and our preliminary research shows that this increased engagement is increasing students’ learning outcomes.” — Susan Mann  Two years ago, Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Barry McGaw and I discussed some of the big changes going on in Australia’s...

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The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Singapore
Oct28

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Singapore

 “In Singapore, one of the main impacts of technology is a shift in the mindset of educators to discover how curriculum and the teaching environment can become more learner-centered through the enabling of ICT.” — Pak Tee Ng  Singapore is recognized globally as a high-performing education system. As Dr. Pak Tee Ng reported to us almost a year ago, Singapore has been implementing technology in its education...

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The Global Search for Education: Got Tech?- United States
Oct24

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech?- United States

    “From the US Department of Education’s 2010 meta-analysis that showed that online learning was, on average, more effective than traditional face-to-face learning and that blended learning was the best of all, to the more recent RAND study of Carnegie Learning’s math program, increasing amounts of research are emerging to show its effectiveness.” — Michael Horn  In the future, will students still...

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