How Can Parents Help Autistic Children to Reduce Anxiety During Isolation?
These are anxious times for us all. The whole world is living the same overarching story of dealing with the consequences of COVID-19. The outbreak has led to school closures in 165 countries, impacting over 1.5 billion learners. Schools are out and children are learning at home. The division between home and school is being […]
EAA Provides Home Learning Support for Parents and Guardians
Across the globe, more than 516.6 million students* are currently not attending school due to nationwide and localized school closures in efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. Unfortunately, that number is expected to increase over the coming weeks, as more countries and cities shutter schools indefinitely. As governments continue to grapple with the challenges […]
Using AI to Support the Teacher
The New Role of the Teacher More than 25 years ago, I left my career as a hematologist to enter the exciting world of education. In those 25 years, much of the way we communicate and learn has changed due to the vast amounts of information available at our fingertips. But we have also realized […]
The Effects of War and Migration on Cultural Identity
As migration rates soar to an all-time high, hugely as a result of war, the process of globalization accelerates at a historical magnitude. Traditions become integrated, lost, and transformed, altering the lives of millions and creating a widening gap between generations. We want to explore how war has affected our relationship with traditions and values, […]
Global Talent, National Efforts
The scale and volume with which postsecondary students are crossing international borders are unprecedented, and never have so many countries vied to attract these global aspirants. Although Anglophone countries are among the largest hosts of international students with just five countries hosting half of the world’s 5 million mobile students, attracting international students has become […]
Will AI Really Transform Education?
This story about artificial intelligence was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. For all the talk about how artificial intelligence could transform what happens in the classroom, AI hasn’t yet lived up to the hype. AI involves creating computer systems that can perform tasks that typically require […]
Geographic Lotteries of Learning
Note: This article has been lightly edited and was originally published in the Edtech Podcast on August 28, 2019 [link] What’s in this episode? This week we throwback to a second recording from this year’s WISE@Paris. In this episode you’ll hear from two speakers on the topic of the future of learning, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Professor, […]
Why Most 40 Minute Lessons are Inefficient
Imagine a classroom of 45 students in Liberia. A teacher spends 5 minutes demonstrating 37 + 24 on the blackboard. She then leads students through a 10 minute guided practice of a similar problem, 44 + 19. Finally, students launch into a 25-minute independent practice solving problems aligned to today’s goal. All students work hard, […]
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 […]
“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 […]