Mr. Shipchandler: “STEAM Approach Can Help Strengthen the Overall Skill Sets of Students Effectively”
WISE: In your view, what are the skills that are most important for individuals entering the workforce? What mix of general and job-specific skills is important? Mr. Shipchandler: Today, the traditional work environment has evolved dramatically. Conventional hierarchies and workplace stereotypes are hardly relevant in today’s dynamic idea-driven workplace, where talent more often than not gets the […]
Dr. Jacek Strzemieczny “Education is about empowering students as learners”
In this opinion piece, Dr. Jacek Strzemieczny highlights the role of non-governmental organizations in developing citizenship values. Dr. Strzemieczny also discusses the importance of developing an education system that gives young people the possibility to develop and prepare for their professional life and to be engaged citizens. National education systems need non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be active in […]
Pauline Rose “Let’s make sure education reaches the poorest young women”
This article was originally published on the World Education Blog. It is part of a series of interviews, opinions, award-winning projects, WISE chats and infographics that will be featured on the WISE website throughout March to illustrate progress that has been made in girls’ education and women’s empowerments and the remaining challenges. By Pauline Rose, director of […]
Mrs. Cherie Blair: “Yes to Secondary Education but Also to Tertiary Education”
Cherie Blair (UK) – Cherie Blair, wife of the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is well known for her work as a barrister, her support for educational institutions and charities, and her advocacy of women’s rights. Watch this brief interview with her on the importance of promoting secondary and tertiary education for girls.
Investment in Girls’ Education: Spelling Out the Bottom Line
It seems self-evident that a girl should have the same chance of schooling as a boy. Indeed, it is hard to imagine any mainstream policy maker speaking out (openly at least) against a principle that is all about fair play. Gender equity in primary education has been a globally agreed target since 2000, endorsed by […]
It’s the Examination System That’s Obsolete
Teachers Need to be Free to Enable New Kinds of Learning The teaching profession as we know it is obsolete because it caters to an examination system that was created to serve the needs of another time. Most national curricula for children consist of outdated norms from the last century. These include excessive emphasis on […]
Whose Responsibility is Girls’ Education?
This article was cross-posted on Huffington Post Impact Many people dream of winning the lottery. I feel like I already have. I won the lottery of life, because I was born into a society, and to parents, who were able to educate me. Without those parents pointing me in the right direction, success in school, […]
MOOCs: What Comes Next?
MOOCs. It’s such an awkward acronym. It sounds like it should be the name for a new type of children’s shoe. Or else a type of synthetic milk. But the MOOCs – massive open online courses – are threatening to shake up higher education. And it’s a subject that deeply divides opinion about the future […]
The Future of Learning: Making Children in Charge
Schools need to please parents. If they don’t, parents won’t send their children to school. So schools try to create what parents want: children who grow up into happy people, marry the kind of people their parents want, produce wonderful grandchildren and, in general, live a happy life. Schools need to please the Government as […]
Flipping Your Faculty. It’s Much Easier Than Videos
A lot has been made about flipping over the past year or so. If you are unfamiliar with the term, here is an explanation: So the idea is, there is some sort of information transfer (basic information about a learning concept) outside of the learning environment (classroom) allowing for further discussion or extended learning when in […]