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Learning and Behavioural Sciences

Why Most Textbooks are Broken

When a plane crashes, we examine every detail about the aircraft’s mechanics. When a building collapses, we examine every detail about the building’s construction. And when students fail to learn, we for some reason skip examining every detail about instructional design. If an education system fails to ensure that every first grader can read the simple sentence “The name of […]

September 9, 2019
Sara Merlo
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Life Skills

“Una Vez Iluminada la Mente no Puede Volver a Ser Oscura”

“Los jóvenes, las niñas en particular, deben entender que cualquiera puede volverse doctor o científico, no importa cuánto dinero tiene tu familia, de donde vienes, si eres hombre o mujer- y ese mensaje es más importante que nunca hoy en día” (Michelle Obama, 2016) ¡Genial! ¡Verdadero! Sin embargo, más fácil dicho que hecho, Michelle. Podría escuchar a […]

September 4, 2019
Ger Graus
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Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Education Policy has the Ability to Address a Wide Range of Issues

Note: This article was originally published in the Diplomatic Courier on August 26, 2019 [link] France has picked a fight against inequality in its 2019 G7 Summit agenda. Increasing access to education is just one way French President Emmanuel Macron imagines countries can improve equality of opportunity. And this year’s G7 host country isn’t the […]

September 4, 2019
Allyson Berri
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Access and Inclusion

Students Can’t Wait 500 Years for Fairness

Note: This article was originally published in TES on July 30, 2019 [link] Each year, the Education Policy Institute reports on the gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. This has become our annual picture of how fair our education system is and how well we are doing at ensuring that it enables every child […]

September 1, 2019
Samantha Butters
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Las redes sociales, la danza y las alteraciones de ideología; los conceptos que realzan la educación moderna.

El uso de las redes sociales para difundir contenido académico    Las redes sociales se han vuelto una herramienta de comunicación bastantemente valiosa. Un artículo de Banco Mundial destaca que en Paraguay, los grupos de WhatsApp son la forma más eficaz y preferida de autoridades educativas y escuelas para comunicarse dentro de y entre comunidades escolares. El […]

September 1, 2019
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Life Skills

Educating the Public

If you’re like me, you probably grew up thinking that serious learning only happened in school, college and university. The consequence of this belief is that it devalues, denies, and discriminates against how most of the world actually learns, which is outside of formal education. If we’re serious about achieving education for all, then we […]

August 28, 2019
Akshay Chaturvedi
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Early Childhood

The necessity for a #paradigm_shift in Arabic education

Educators face daily challenges to foster Arabic readers in this bilingual, digital world, as discussed in the previous article in this series, “Modern World’s Characteristics and Impact on Arabic Literacy Education”. We need to understand the root problems crippling Arabic Literacy Education before attempting to overcome them. Based on our workshops held in the Middle East, Canada and the […]

August 26, 2019
Diana Al-Dajani
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Modern World’s Characteristics and Impact on Arabic Literacy Education

Born in 2010, Faris is considered to be a digitally native child who will never experience a world that is untouched by the digital age. The world that he is brought up in differs drastically from that of his parents. Faris will never experience a world that is without internet, smartphones or computers. Whereas his parents […]

August 26, 2019
Diana Al-Dajani
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Access and Inclusion

Three Steps to Become an Author of Open Educational Resources

Note: This article was originally published in the Observatory of Educational Innovation, by Tecnológico de Monterrey on July 29, 2019 [link] Every academic year, educators generate countless educational materials that they share with their students. Unfortunately, most of these valuable resources end up in a drawer. Few teachers realize that their teaching materials can be […]

August 5, 2019
Antonio Canchola
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Designing an Effective Training Program

Global Sport Development Systems and Access to Education

Elite sports worldwide are ubiquitous and can have a major part in socio-economic advancement, public health, and entertainment for nations worldwide. Top performance at an amateur, professional or international level in sports can be a great source of pride for countries and others ranging from sponsors, media distributors and the athletes themselves. Oftentimes, the total […]

August 5, 2019
Dr. B. David Ridpath
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Designing an Effective Training Program

Designing Effective Teaching Systems

In an increasingly complex social and technological environment, teachers need to adapt to new demands through constant professional development. To facilitate this, NGOs can be the catalyst for mobilizing resources by means of extensive collaboration across different sectors. In this interview, we talk with Ms. Jiangxue Pan, Director of the Board at Adream Foundation, who […]

July 23, 2019
Shirley Jiangxue Pan
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Life Skills

A Musical Route to Student Empowerment

Darcy Radcliffe, director of a high school orchestra, took her music students on a journey from West Texas to Beijing. Musical performance was their passport across cultural borders. For her students, it was an empowering experience in which they explored their potential and gained an understanding of cultural and social diversity. Darcy shares her insights […]

July 23, 2019
Darcy Radcliffe

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