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Teaching Values in the Classroom

Teaching Values in the Classroom

Despite occasional bursts of rhetoric about developing that mysterious beast ‘the world class workforce’, the goal of most education ministers turns out to be beating Singapore or Finland in the tables of PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment: in...

Project Based Learning Works!

Project Based Learning Works!

The research consistently showed that students taught through PBL displayed: enhanced student performance increased student motivation and engagement improved teacher/student interaction Increased development of 4 C’s of 21st Century Learning: creativity, critical...

Life Coaches NOT Grades

Life Coaches NOT Grades

A communal and flexible learn­ing area known as The Hub takes the place of stand-alone class­ rooms and children are grouped according to their stage of learning rather than age. 

Visible Learning

Visible Learning

For teachers to be able to regularly evaluate their impact in the classroom and adjust their teaching methodology in response to what they see, the classroom needs to be made visible. The concept of seeing clearly what teachers are teaching and what students are...

AI Safety in Schools

AI Safety in Schools

The Wall Street Journal investigates how modern technologies such as AI and robotics are being incorporated into some of China’s classrooms to monitor and record student engagement levels. The video attached investigates the use of brain wave trackers at one...