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Promote global collaborations among classrooms of the world by involving students in creating their learning space and connecting physical and virtual learning spaces. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Shannon Coad 
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In the week when the OECD published their latest report, noting that educational disadvantage starts from the age of 10 (click here to read the story) across many countries, and widens throughout students’ lives, it is clear that many societies still have a lot to do. Whether the disadvantages are down to family circumstance, race, gender (identification), wealth and socio-economic background, or a distinct lack of opportunity and belief in oneself – what can education and educators do to help bridge the divide that allows opportunities for some, more than others? Via Elizabeth E Charles
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What should students in high school and college English classes read? Whether you think they should be reading Ovid and Melville, or only books written by diverse, contemporary authors, or books with no explicit sex, or books with no explicit violence, most people have an opinion on how and what teachers teach in thei Via Ivon Prefontaine, PhD, malek
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"The [importance of this study is that it] examines the dynamic between geography and area studies through their distinct understandings of space. As I argue, the dominance of the regional concept in geography, which took the multiple ways of bounding space as its central problematic, was reduced in area studies rendering of global space. This study assesses the transformation of geography during the two decades before and after the Second World War. This era was one of contrasts. On the one hand, geography was central to the war effort and in the creation of post-war programs, most notably area studies. On the other, this era also marked the relative marginalization of geography as a discipline in higher education."
Tags: education, geography, geography education, geopolitics, historical.
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Build a big, strong, respected higher-education system in your country and your economy will grow. Via Seminarity, Pantelis Chiotellis
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Singapore has topped the global Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings in maths, science and reading, while countries including Australia, France and the UK sit in the bottom batch of OECD countries for achievement in these areas. Via Pantelis Chiotellis
Sabrina Conroy's curator insight,
July 15, 2013 11:33 AM
Just another prime example of American ignorance. We're all guilty! But to what extent is this our fault and to what extent is it what we're taught at a young age in school. 
David Madrid's curator insight,
July 25, 2013 8:27 PM
Existe la ignorancia geofrafica en personajes publicos. |
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Sociologists of education argue that “curriculum” is a highly ideological hybrid discourse. This means that it includes implicit ways of knowing, ways of doing and ways of being – as well as content. Via Elizabeth E Charles
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The OECD has examined the performance of education systems around the world. How does your country compare?
Via Gust MEES, Yashy Tohsaku, Miloš Bajčetić
Krumma Jonsdottir's curator insight,
September 30, 2017 4:56 PM
Still, a lot to do in my 2 beloved countries!
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In a national report released today, two out of three adults surveyed said they want to spend time with people who aren’t their age, while three in four wish there were more opportunities to get to know different age groups. Why, then, aren’t there more intergenerational programs and initiatives? Via The Learning Factor
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May 16, 2017 6:52 PM
There are huge benefits from intergenerational programs, but more of them are needed, says a new report from Generations United and The Eisner Foundation.
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For years, Finland has been the by-word for a successful education system, perched at the top of international league tables for literacy and numeracy. . Pasi Silander, the city’s development manager, explained: “What we need now is a different kind of education to prepare people for working life. . “Young people use quite advanced computers. In the past the banks had lots of bank clerks totting up figures but now that has totally changed. . “We therefore have to make the changes in education that are necessary for industry and modern society.” . Subject-specific lessons – an hour of history in the morning, an hour of geography in the afternoon – are already being phased out for 16-year-olds in the city’s upper schools. They are being replaced by what the Finns call “phenomenon” teaching – or teaching by topic. For instance, a teenager studying a vocational course might take “cafeteria services” lessons, which would include elements of maths, languages (to help serve foreign customers), writing skills and communication skills. . More academic pupils would be taught cross-subject topics such as the European Union - which would merge elements of economics, history (of the countries involved), languages and geography. . Via Gust MEES, John Rudkin, Shaona Williams, Jim Lerman
jmoreillon's curator insight,
March 27, 2015 9:42 AM
This is what school librarians have been doing forever! 
María Florencia Perrone's curator insight,
April 8, 2015 4:00 PM
The world around us is not labelled or divided in categories, then why is academic content? Can we not relate topics and elaborate meaning on the basis of relationships and intertwined data? 
Dr. Helen Teague's curator insight,
April 13, 2015 9:11 PM
I wonder if this would work in the U.S.? Also, in Finland, students do not take standardized tests until the end of high school (Zhao, 2012, p. 111), so thankfully, perhaps the drill and kill process is diminished. *Zhao, Y. (2012). World Class Learners.
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On Tuesday, the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results were released. The news wasn’t good. PISA is administered every three years to a sample of 15-year-olds in education systems across the globe (73 nations, states, and systems participated in 2015). The tests gauge performance in math, reading, and science. What do the results show? Via Pantelis Chiotellis
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Travel with the world’s greatest explorer and his nervous sailor assistant to discover India, Africa and Europe. They will be sharing insights into many of the world’s famous cultural destinations as they go! This show is mixing in themes of friendship and self-esteem along the way, and relies on the students’ involvement to get the story going. Via Cultural Infusion
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