The Global Search for Education: What Meta-Learning?
Dec12

The Global Search for Education: What Meta-Learning?

“Metacognition is rising in importance as educators are realizing its importance and developing learning experiences to complement their existing assignments.” —  Charles Fadel In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, Charles Fadel, founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR), believes the ability “to reflect and adapt is at a premium.” Fadel advocates for a holistic approach to 21st Century...

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The Global Search for Education: What Character?
Sep21

The Global Search for Education: What Character?

It used to be that character education was the prerogative of parents/families, governments, and religious institutions, but over time all of these have weakened, and so now schools are the best place where this education can take place.”– Charles Fadel In an increasingly complex world, society is rediscovering the importance of teaching character qualities or “how one behaves and engages in the world.” In Part...

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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: WHAT is “Four-Dimensional” Education?
Aug03

The Global Search for Education: WHAT is “Four-Dimensional” Education?

“Our framework is a result of the analysis and synthesis of research on learning sciences, views from futurists and economists, standards around the world, and needs of employers and societies — all organized to be maximally comprehensive, compact, appropriate, and globally relevant.” — Charles Fadel According to Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) founder Charles Fadel, education is “falling behind its...

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The Global Search for Education – What Poland Did
Jan26

The Global Search for Education – What Poland Did

“The crucial difference between Poland and many other countries is that we focus on providing the same comprehensive curriculum to students until the age of 16 and ensuring that nearly all students finish upper secondary school.” – Maciej Jakubowski  What were the education reforms that enabled the improvement of Polish students’ 2012 PISA test results from far below the OECD average to the European top? ...

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