The Next Education Renaissance Is Human ― Not Technological Just read this article in EdSurge News and the answer is of course no. We all
Month: December 2018
6 Key Principles That Make Finnish Education a Success
So, what makes Finnish schools consistently excellent? This headline caught my attention at the end of the year. It is an article written by Maria Muuri Jul
Christmas tree traditions, Everybody needs a friend
A gift from Norway The time of the year to be reminded that everybody needs a friend. It is the time of the year to
Recognition of teachers and making sure innovation can flourish.
The end of the year I just read two articles by George Couros, one about a principal who bought individual books for all his teachers
Using Classroom Walkthroughs in school
Walkthroughs And Observations: There Is A Difference Just read this article about explaining the difference between walkthrough and observations. At my school, we call it
Putting Ethical Behaviour at the Centre of Learning
OEB Shaping the future Is the name of the conference in Berlin this week. So far I have attended sessions on digital literacy, ed-tech companies,
Teaching Brexit
Confused by all the Brexit jargon in the news? Here’s a glossary to demystify commonly used EU-related terms. Lesson plan Look at the glossary below
Comparing voter turnout in different countries
American Voter Turnout Is Shameful, No Matter the Historic Midterms – 47 percent I just read this article about the voter turnout in the United
Teaching about how to put the news into perspective – practising ‘factfulness’
Things are bad, and it feels like they are getting worse, right? War, violence, natural disasters, corruption. The rich are getting richer and the poor