The Next Education Renaissance Is Human ― Not Technological Just read this article in EdSurge News and the answer is
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
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
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
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
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
Teaching Brexit
Confused by all the Brexit jargon in the news? Here’s a glossary to demystify commonly used EU-related terms. Lesson plan
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
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
Rethinking digital citizenship; can you create value in the world?
This talk by Richard Culatta at the ISTE 2018 Chicago event this year is worth a watch. He has some
Why choice matters to student learning
The Academic Benefits of Student Choice I just read this article in Mind Shift and a lot of the content
Reorganizing the schedule
Creating an authentic learning environment Finding time to interact with each and every student I just had the pleasure of
Teaching News Literacy: News Through Time
News Literacy “News literacy is the acquisition of 21st-century, critical-thinking skills for analyzing and judging the reliability of news and information, differentiating among
Engagement and learning
This chart shows us what deep learning and high engagement looks like. Education 2030: A Shared Vision We are committed
The future of learning revisited
Learning is personal? Just read this twitter message by Audry Watters and it caught my attention. It is a tread
