The Future of Learning is in Your Community
We tend to believe that teachers are responsible for children’s learning with strong support from parents. Teachers and parents are essential, but since Bronfenbrenner introduced the Ecological Systems Theory to explain how the inherent qualities of children and their environments interact to influence how they grow and develop, we have known that children’s development and learning is […]
Learning Ecosystems – Designing Vibrant and Purposeful Learning Communities
In the past months, the notion of “learning anytime, anywhere” turned into an everyday reality for millions of learners who found themselves locked out of schools and universities due to the coronavirus pandemic. This global crisis also made the world realize that effective learning doesn’t only happen in schools. In fact, it relies on an […]
Learning Ecosystem of Medellin
Medellín is a Colombian municipality, capital of the state of Antioquia. It is the second-most populous city in the country. The municipality is territorially organized in 6 geographical areas, which are made up of 16 Communes (275 official urban neighborhoods) and 5 Townships. With a population of 2,550,000 inhabitants, Medellín has a territorial extension of […]
Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Rwanda: A Collaborative Effort
The Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) has a strong vision to ensure that all schools have a quality school leader in place who supports teachers and holds learners’ aspirations high. As school leadership reform has nudged towards the top of policymakers’ agendas, the provision of continuous professional development (CPD) to school leaders in Rwanda has […]
A Letter to School Leaders
Dear School Leaders, I hope this letter finds you well in this challenging time we are all living. First of all, we want to recognize you and the entire school community for the amazing efforts displayed to keep the learning going through this pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a global crisis with holistic […]
Leading in Crisis: The Tensions that Forge
Special Focus : Reimagining Education for a Better Future Working successfully through crisis depends on real leadership. As unpredictability flows across every organizational plane, school leaders are tested emotionally, cognitively, and practically. This has been no more apparent than through the fragility induced by the ongoing coronavirus emergency. The crisis has generated conditions throughout our communities […]