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http://futurezone.at/digitallife/6951-tablets-statt-schulbuecher-verlage-skeptisch.php Österreich Apps mit multimedialen Inhalten spielen im Schulalltag eine immer größere Rolle.

Tablets statt Schulbücher: Verlage skeptisch | Digital Life | futurezone.at: Technology-News

The traditional setup of school classrooms—straight rows of desks with accompanying chairs—doesn't do much to foster creativity or collaboration. http://www.good.is/post/is-sweden-s-classroom-free-school-the-future-of-learning/

Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning? - Education - GOOD

More Leonardo da Vincis, more Martha Grahams, more Ludwig Van Beethovens, more Luciano Pavarottis, more Marlon Brandos, more Antoni Gaudis, more Coco Chanels, more Bob Dylans, more Zhang Xiaogangs, more William Shakespeares, more Julia Margaret Camerons, more Gustav Vigelands, more Andrew Lloyd Webbers, more Francis Ford Coppolas, more Meryl Streeps, more Alice In Wonderlands, more Anna Pavlovas, more Michael Jacksons, more Vincent van Goghs, more Harry Potters, more Phil Knights, more Rabindranath Tagores, more Pablo Picassos, more John Steinbecks... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/c-m-rubin/the-global-search-for-edu_9_b_932670.html

C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: More Arts Please

http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/

Welcome to Sir Ken Robinson's Website

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.
http://www.assortedstuff.com/?p=3694 Steven Johnson ‘s video essay on where good ideas come from (not coincidentally, also the title of his forthcoming book) is very compelling and worth five minutes of your time. We should be organizing schools as spaces that foster innovation and creativity, and connecting them to other people and groups doing the same thing.

Schools as Innovative Spaces | assortedstuff

BBC News - Where hands-up in class is banned

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11090044 No more raised hands to answer questions, and a short, sharp burst of PE first thing every day.