David Instance (OECD): “Look beyond the structure of schooling”
Why innovation? Why learning? In 2009, nearly 20% of 15-year-olds participating in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which measures learners’ knowledge and skills in mathematics, reading and science, failed to perform at levels commonly seen as the basic minimum needed to function in the contemporary world. That percentage was higher in some systems. […]
Dr. Paul Kim: “It’s time to flip the classroom”
Dr Paul Kim, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean for Stanford University School of Education, has long laid emphasis on creating learning tools that are simple and can be used in highly challenging conditions. This belief led him to focus on the use of mobile phones as a learning tool, given their low power consumption, low cost, […]
Tove Wang: “Education in fragile states needs to be a priority for the rest of the world”
2012 WISE Awards Winner Tove Romsaas Wang from Save the Children pays tribute to World Refugee Day with a guest opinion piece stressing the need for education in conflict-affected fragile states. Not once in more than 30 years of working for Save the Children have I met a child who does not have a dream for the […]
Sean Coughlan: “There are fewer journalists writing about education”
“There are sheaves of international business magazines. Science and technology likewise. But where is their counterpart in education?” writes Sean Coughlan in this guest article on the importance of Education journalism. Mr. Coughlan is an award-winning education correspondent for BBC News in London. Education is more important than ever. Everyone agrees that it’s a vital ingredient for […]
Freda Wolfenden: “Africa needs new solutions to its education challenges”
“Africa needs new solutions to its education challenges, not merely an extension of existing systems, ” writes Ms. Freda Wolfenden, Director of 2011 WISE Awards Winner TESSA, in this week’s guest article. Through the Millennium Development Goals the global community promised all children a quality education regardless of their gender, ethnicity and educational needs. Undoubtedly […]
Nikhil Goyal: “Out of the Mouths of Babes”
In this guest article, Nikhil Goyal, a 17-year-old author and speaker, calls for a learning revolution and says it is time for “students to become captains of their education” Twenty years ago at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, a twelve-year-old girl from Canada, “silenced the world for six minutes,” with her […]
Prof. Noam Chomsky: “Independent Thinking Comes through Discovery”
Watch the interview with Professor Noam Chomsky on the importance of interaction and participation in the classroom, the urgent need to address funding, the role of modern technology to improve access to education and what more needs to be done to build the future of education.
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.