By Warwick Mansell, freelance education journalist
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“The system has to change. I don’t really know what the answer is, but I do know we don’t get the best out of our pupils by demoralizing or devaluing... more
Blogs
The Tyranny of Testing – Is the Backlash Coming?
Lifelong Learning – The Only New Year's Resolution We Need
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
By Jamie Reaburn Weir, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor
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Learning is one of my passions. It’s a hunger that can’t be satiated. I’m curious by nature and find so many wonderful things about life interesting that I am always... more
Towards 2030: Risky Business
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
by Stephen Hurley, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor
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The idea of risk-taking in the world of schooling often conjures up images of innovative, entrepreneurial educators, prodding and poking at the boundaries of their context, looking for new... more
Under Construction – The Adolescent Brain
Friday, November 8, 2013
By Lisa Levinson, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor
Most teenagers would not attribute their emerging selves to neurons, synapses, dendrites, axons, or anything else packed into their cranial locker. Recent research on brain development has confirmed what parents, educators, and others... more
#EDCHAT: Are You Only 140 Characters Away From Professional Development?
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
By Kerry Davis, Ed.D, CCC/SLP, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor
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Mention professional development (PD) to teachers, and you can almost feel the collective eye-rolling. The value of PD activities that are integrated into the work week is... more
Our Children. Our Education.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 focuses on the future of high school education, a future that will be influenced by the wider landscape of education issues. This Learning 2030 Blog entry reflects on the draft of the First Nations Education Act that was published in October... more
Thank A Library For Your Flat Screen TV, Digital Memory
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By Michael Brooks, Learning 2030 Summit Curator
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It’s amazing what a library can do. That flat screen TV you love so much? Your laptop’s memory card? The solar panels that are helping us fight climate change... more
How Will Students With Special Needs Learn in 2030?
Monday, October 28, 2013
By Jahmeelah Gamble, Learning 2030 Blog Contributor
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At first, I admit, I was unsure just how the Learning 2030 Equinox Communiqué could be applicable to high school students with special needs. As an educator who teaches students... more
Tearing Up Friday's Lesson Plan After Learning 2030
Thursday, October 10, 2013
By Mike Maccarone, Learning 2030 Contributor
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Fifteen months ago, I ended an eight year stretch of teaching in a public high school in Newark, NJ. In that span of time, I offered courses in physics, chemistry, engineering, electronics,... more
Say Goodbye to Marks and Grades...
Thursday, October 3, 2013
By Tim Lougheed, Learning 2030 In-Camera Blogger
Image © WGSI/Carrie Warner
As we get ready to make our way to the theatre downstairs, I thumb-through the Learning 2030 Communiqué – the three-page road-map to 2030 set to be revealed as TV cameras roll as summit... more