One of my absolute favourite education blogs is Edutopia (https://www.edutopia.org). In this post I shall be reviewing a recent post on Academic Courage. I don't mean being able to summon up your courage as a teacher to go into a class full of horrible 16...
Sometimes teachers in (pre-) primary education have the feeling that the curriculum is overloaded . When it comes down to it there seem to be all kind of extra demands from society coming into schools. This is especially so when something is happening and nobody...
Statistics from the OECD on teachers’ salaries are showing interesting details about the salary differences between primary school teachers and teachers in (upper) secondary. (https://data.oecd.org/eduresource/teachers-salaries.htm#indicator-chart). The OECD compared these salaries in 2015 (in US dollars!!) all over the world. For me this was interesting for...
The use of mobile platforms to further the ambitions of the SDGs is very clever. A private company in the US has created apps that work both on iPhones and Android devices. Check it out here. The app gets great reviews and could be just what...
A fascinating article by Starr Sackstein has just appeared in Edweek blogs. In it Sackstein describes a philosophy of teaching and learning that I can really relate to - the difference between classes of obedient robots that pass exams and classes of natural enquirers who become and...
A report has just come out that looks at cyberlearning and its impact on education Here are five reasons why you should download and read it: The report explains what cyberlearning is and sets it in the context of a history of learning scientists and computer scientists...
Those of us who were in Aarhus were privileged to hear Professor Charles Hopkins, one of our dearest friends, read a tribute to our former President and great friend, Magnus Persson. It is a truly moving eulogy and we're sure Magnus would have been smiling...
The International GAP Seminar 2018: 'Immigration and Quality Education', will now take place 26th to 29th of April 2018. You can find all other Seminar-related details on this page. Click here to register for the Palermo Seminar 2018 For all additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact...
Google have produced an awesome set of resources to help your kids to stay safe online. As they say: "To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and...
