The Global Search For Education: Top Global Teachers Focus on Well-Being in School Communities
Oct26

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...

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The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – Learning With The Arts
Sep27

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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The Global Search for Education: The Top Global Teacher Bloggers on Integrating Diverse Classrooms
Aug28

The Global Search for Education: The Top Global Teacher Bloggers on Integrating Diverse Classrooms

The changes in immigration are dramatically impacting our global communities and our classrooms, which are becoming more diverse and multicultural. 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 led classrooms in 13 different countries that stretch...

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The Global Search for Education: The Top Global Teacher Bloggers on Skills, Behaviors and Attitudes Global Citizens Need
Jul27

The Global Search for Education: The Top Global Teacher Bloggers on Skills, Behaviors and Attitudes Global Citizens Need

Many renowned thought leaders in The Global Search for Education series have spoken about the need to provide students with the competencies to navigate an increasingly volatile world. Dr. Google knows just about everything and the global economy no longer rewards workers for their knowledge alone. So what are the competencies educators should focus on to help students succeed? Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators...

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The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – How do we inspire the best and the brightest to become educators?
Jun27

The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – How do we inspire the best and the brightest to become educators?

The role of teachers is paramount to raising educational standards around the globe. In countries such as Finland, Singapore and South Korea, teachers are recruited from the most qualified graduates, are highly trained, respected and paid well. But that’s not the case in every country. According to Mckinsey’s “Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top-Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching”, in the...

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