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Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future. Our current compulsory schooling model was created at the dawn of the Industrial Age. As factories replaced farm work and production moved swiftly outside of homes and into the larger marketplace, 19th century American schooling mirrored the factories that most students would ultimately join. The bells and buzzers signaling when students could come and go, the tedium of the work, the straight lines and emphasis on conformity and compliance, the rows of young people sitting passively at desks while obeying their teachers, the teachers obeying the principal, and so on—all of this was designed for factory-style efficiency and order.

The Imagination Age The trouble is that we have left the Industrial Era for the Imagination Age, but our mass education system remains fully entrenched in factory-style schooling. Top 10 Learning And Development Trends For 2018. The Key To Raising A Happy Child. The KED Program - Kunskapsskolan.com. Subjects are studied in steps or as part of a theme course.Step subjects are usually languages and mathematics.

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These subjects are structured as a ladder. Each new step adds a level of difficulty and has clear goals and knowledge criteria. It allows students to study at their own pace and thoroughly learn a concept before they proceed to the next step.In themes, several subjects are coordinated with each other to show students the context of a phenomenon, and give them the ability to see context and patterns.

For example, a theme course called “A Star” covers history, religion, food technology, geography, art, drama, music and dance. In history, students study the qualities of people who earned star status during different historical periods. The KED World - Kunskapsskolan.com. Cisco saves $490 mn by implementing flexi timings for employees. US-based technology giant Cisco’s decision to implement flexible timings for its staff globally has resulted in savings worth $490 million on real estate portfolio.

Cisco saves $490 mn by implementing flexi timings for employees

At the same time employee satisfaction has increased dramatically. Cisco, which is among the early adopters of flexible timings, provides this working option to over 80 per cent of employees, who are free to work from anywhere. As a result of its workplace transformation since 2012, Cisco has saved $196 million in opex year-on-year around real estate, while garnering $294 million through building sales. Montessori Middle and High School Years, Erdkinder, Montessori schools, Montessori teacher training. Age 12 - 15 The Montessori program for the young adult from age twelve to fifteen is very different from that of traditional school.

Montessori Middle and High School Years, Erdkinder, Montessori schools, Montessori teacher training

Dr. The Montessori School. Five businesses that have nailed creative culture. Learninghub. Learninghub. Education Reform, Small Learning Communities, First Things First, FTF - Institute for Research and Refore in Education - IRREFirst things first, FTF, Education Reform, Small Schools - Institute for Research and Reform in Education - IRRE > First Things Fi. Small Learning Communities Small learning communities (SLCs) allow students, school staff and families to form closer relationships.

Education Reform, Small Learning Communities, First Things First, FTF - Institute for Research and Refore in Education - IRREFirst things first, FTF, Education Reform, Small Schools - Institute for Research and Reform in Education - IRRE > First Things Fi

Teaching staff can work together across disciplines in their SLCs to take on new ways of teaching and can engage students in rigorous, high quality learning. Families participate through a Family Advocate System. FTF small learning communities share core characteristics that research indicates will help produce positive results for students. About Us – High Tech High. Scandinavia education model. Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School. Ballston Spa, New York Focused on 21st Century Skills and STEM teaching and learning, this collaborative learning environment supports pathways to higher education that lead to STEM careers.

Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School

School Profile: 300 students in grades 9-1220% free and reduced lunch1:1 schoolCross sector partnership and collaborative model for career academiesCollege credit through Hudson Valley Community College and partnerships with Siena College The Capital Region of New York may not instantly come to mind as a center for innovation, but hundreds of students there are in training to become the country's leaders in renewable energy and next level high tech careers.

The Goddard School located in Hendersonville. Hendersonville, Tennessee Using innovative learning environments and lessons, such as The Outdoor Classroom, the school provides a strong foundation for the child’s development of the 21st Century Skills.

The Goddard School located in Hendersonville

School Profile: 202 Students from 6-weeks to 6-years old4Cs integrated throughout learning day and learning environmentGoddard's 2015 Circle of Excellence President's Club AwardRecognized by Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce - 2015 Large Business of the Year AwardBest of Parenting award in Sumner County for 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015, as voted by the readers of Sumner Parent Magazine. A Space for Young Learners At the Goddard School located in Hendersonville, students become accustomed to having the city mayor drop by for story time, and help out in the school gardens, as well as give the yearly graduation speech. International school in Singapore. From Syria to South Sudan to Myanmar and beyond, the plight of refugees continues to demand attention as one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time.

International school in Singapore

The numbers are daunting, with the UN estimating there are 68.5 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide. Among them are 25.4 million refugees, more than 50% of whom are under 18. The resulting educational needs are staggering: only 9% of refugees in low income countries are able to complete secondary education, and across all refugees a mere 1% go on to higher education. In 2016, two UWC alumnae and then staff at UWC International, Polly Akhurst (UWC Atlantic College ’06) and Mia Eskelund Pedersen (UWC Mahindra College ’07), began learning more about the tremendous gap in secondary education for young refugees while working on the UWC Refugee Initiative.

Not what you’d expect: Data from 1 year at STATION F and 1,000 startups. When people imagine an entrepreneur they generally picture a 20-something year old male in a hoodie, perhaps a college drop out coding away night and day.

Not what you’d expect: Data from 1 year at STATION F and 1,000 startups

To check if this image is true, we decided to study the data ourselves. We gathered facts, figures, opinions, and preoccupations among all STATION F residents that were here during our first year of existence (We are 1 year old! Using Adaptive Learning to Meet All Students at Their Learning Capability. Parenting Today - Some schools have stopped grouping kids... Could a Robot Replace a Teacher? Should a Robot Replace a Teacher? There’s a robot in each of our backpacks.

Could a Robot Replace a Teacher? Should a Robot Replace a Teacher?

Now, of course, there’s always room for improvement in these machines designed to execute one or more tasks with speed and precision, but who can deny that the likes of Alexa and her ever expanding army of pals are just getting better every day. And in the years ahead, the Alexa’s of this world will drastically change the way we live, the way we learn and the way we teach. Deciding if Non-Traditional Education Is Right for You. 3 Categories of College Alternatives Massive open online courses (MOOCs)BootcampsFor-profit online schools There are exceptions, but broadly speaking, these categories capture most of the alternatives.

Deciding if Non-Traditional Education Is Right for You

The best education innovation is happening in MOOCs and bootcamps, so we will begin there. Wish List: Piecing Together an Ideal School From the Ground Up. It started as an effort to shine a spotlight on creative schools and teaching practices all over the country and became the inspiration for a new school. Three teachers, Michelle Healy, Brooke Peters and Todd Sutler, started out on a year-long journey they called The Odyssey Initiative to visit a list of schools they’d put together based on recommendations from education professors, journalists, and other teachers. “It stemmed from the idea of giving the public a window into what the daily life of a teacher was like — and that our schools aren’t necessarily failing,” said Michelle Healy, co-founder of Compass Charter School.

“There are a lot of special amazing schools in our system that we could learn from.” Last school year, they traveled across the country documenting noteworthy teaching practices at district public schools, charter, private and parochial schools. Here’s what they learned. That process is easier when teachers know their students well. A visit to H.O. A venture capitalist searches for the purpose of school. Here’s what he found.

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Innovative staffing 2018 final. Innovative staffing to personalize learning: How new teaching roles and blended learning help students succeed. May 24, 2018 Download Paper [Editorial note: This paper was co-authored with Public Impact.] In today’s classrooms, teachers face a tall order. Www.forbes. STATION F opens doors to massive 1000-seat restaurant La Felicità!

… and it’s open to anyone. Yes, *anyone* is now welcome to come and enjoy STATION F inside the beautifully-decorated and so, so delicious Felicità. Time to share a good pizza with our entrepreneurs! Like everything else we do at STATION F, la Felicità is managed by a startup, Big Mamma, run by two entrepreneurs who took up the challenge to renew the restaurant industry and started a brand that makes the whole city salivate: Big Mamma. How American Schools Educate Us to Fail – Member Feature Stories. Generation Z prefers learning on YouTube, says Pearson study. New research undertaken by Pearson, the leading company in educational resources, revealed some of the preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of young people regarding the role of technology in education. Generation Z seems to choose to learn through platforms like YouTube rather than instruction in classrooms. The survey of 2,588 children and adults compared the educational preferences that exist between young people belonging to the so-called Generation Z (ages 14 to 23 years) and Millennials (adults from 24 to 40 years).

Regina Caeli, Inc. - The Hybrid Educational Approach. Www.forbes. IATSS FORUM/Leadership Traning Program in Japan. How Technology Is Transforming the Way We Teach and Learn. Smith Vocational Adult & Community Education – Career Vocational Technical Education and Lifelong Learning. A More Promising Future: The Learner-Centered Paradigm - Education Reimagined - Education Reimagined. From the Vision. It Is Time To Shape The Future Of Education - BW Education. 4 ways universities are driving innovation. The digital revolution is not only here, it is accelerating every day. It Is Time To Shape The Future Of Education - BW Education. Kindling the Spark of Innovation. Will coworking spaces be the future classrooms? - Coworking Europe. As the coworking movement is built upon a collaborative foundation aimed at exchanging knowledge and resources turning future classrooms into coworking spaces is the next logical step and would be an easy one to make, right?

Well, not exactly. Ryan Burwell, a former high school teacher, and dedicated coworker at the Center for Social Innovation in Toronto has given some serious thought to the topic. Leading and learning: . Modern Learning Environments ( MLEs ) are they so new? John Key seems to think so! I recently watched on TV the Prime Minister John Key, the Mistress of Education Hekia Parata and their entourage open the new Modern Learning Environment School ( a MLE) . Developing a pedagogy for a Modern Learning Environment; Supporting future-orientated learning and teaching- a New Zealand perspective (NZCER) Leading and learning: Developing a pedagogy for a Modern Learning Environment; Supporting future-orientated learning and teaching- a New Zealand perspective (NZCER)

Modern learning environments. Modern Learning Environments. Modern learning environments - Edtalks. Teachers struggle with modern learning environments. Last updated 05:00, April 8 2017. Parents get behind teachers adapting to 'modern learning environment' classes. Most Likely To Succeed. Higher education needs dusting off for the 21st century. Our world is only at the start of a massive, long-term disruption cycle. Globalization is one driver, but new technologies are set to bring even more change. It’s not an overstatement to compare the change ahead with the arrival of electricity.

Soon we will see whole job categories disappear; millions already feel left behind and disenfranchised. Education is the key tool to manage the challenges ahead. The economies of the future will be knowledge-driven. However, our world has a problem, in that most education systems were built for the needs of the 20th century. Multi-Aged Learning - SCVi Charter School. iLEAD Schools. iLEAD, a unique project-based learning school. During the past few years we have been reading different opinions about the future of education. Most of them suggest schools need to integrate real-life projects to their programs, that they should promote lifelong learning, and teach critical thinking and creative problem-solving.

Dalton Plan. 10 Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment. What Would Be a Radically Different Vision of School? 9 Elephants in the (Class)Room That Should “Unsettle” Us. No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down. Imagine If We Invented School Today. No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down. Gary Comer Youth Center. Creativity Lab. Creativity Lab – Making in School. Future focused education - what does it look like? Le white paper 1. Design Awards: Overview. WeWork Coworking and Office Space. The 13 most innovative schools in the world.

Academics — Accelerator School. The Future of Education: How A.I. and Immersive Tech Will Reshape Learning Forever. Ecosystem for edu. Whole Education - In action - Development & Innovation Hub. Untitled. Innovation Hubs™ - CuriosityGym. The Power to Transform: Leadership That Brings Learning and Schooling to Life - Stephanie Pace Marshall - Google Books. Iie# 10 Cool EdTech Incubators Aiming to Change Education Forever - Online Universities. Transforming Elementary Education from Rote to 21st Century Skills. Innovation school incubator hub - Google Search. Incubator School. The Incubator School: E Is For Experimental & Entrepreneur : NPR Ed. Education Incubator. Making it Happen – New Pedagogies for Deep Learning.

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Applied Learning Centre. Work based Project based learning. Education systems are failing our kids, so how can we prepare them for the jobs of the future? Green, Healthy, Sustainable Schools. Employers say schools are failing to prepare students for employment. Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity Is In Everything, Especially Teaching.