The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Dr. Brian Annan – New Zealand
May23

The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Dr. Brian Annan – New Zealand

“We created an image of a teacher and students in a class with digital tools from which they can access families, the community, the environment and the world at large through the internet.” —  Brian Annan Just Imagine schools decades from today – what will they be like? Dr. Brian Annan was the program director for the Learning and Change Networks (LCN) strategy from October 2012 to June 2015, an initiative...

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The Global Search for Education: From New Zealand
Jul27

The Global Search for Education: From New Zealand

“We want our young people to: know who they are, what they value and why, and where they fit in; to question knowledge claims, rather than take them at face value; and to look beyond immediate causes to consider the joined-up nature of things and events in the world.” — Rose Hipkins New Zealand has one of the most devolved school systems in the Western world. If, for example, a school in New Zealand is failing, the...

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The Global Search for Education: New Zealand is Ready!
Jul19

The Global Search for Education: New Zealand is Ready!

 Prime Minister John Key and young New Zealanders celebrate 100 Days to Go to Rugby World Cup 2011.  Photo courtesy of RWCNZ 2011.  New Zealand’s “Stadium of Four Million” is ready to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup on September 9. In its world cup bid for the championship, this unique multi-cultural nation (with the most highly ranked rugby team in the world) promised to provide optimum world class rugby...

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