In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted an innovative educational program called P-TECH – an acronym for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. The first P-TECH school opened in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It was profiled in a 2014 cover story in Time magazine as “The School That Will […] … learn more→
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The 10 keys to educating child care in a multitasking world
A father doing homework with his daughter, the television in the background, the mother participating in a work conference call, the other son listening to music, the washing machine on … This is a normal afternoon in any house. If we stop to analyze, at the same moment it seems that several tasks overlap. But it […] … learn more→
School of fish: how we involved Indigenous students in our investigation of a 65,000-year-old site
A recent program for school kids in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land, incorporating traditional knowledge and Western science, is a model for teaching Indigenous children on Country. The Djenj Project (djenj means “fish” in the local language) involved teaching Bininj (Aboriginal) children and rangers about fish, and scientific water research techniques, to improve employment opportunities. As […] … learn more→
Best employee training practices for healthcare organisations
The healthcare industry is one of the most important industries that need top-notch training practices because their employee performance directly influences the health of patients. Not having access to good training can turn out to be catastrophic. Training programs help healthcare professionals learn about new medical facilities and to improve their skills in order to […] … learn more→
Why do we love the Chinese educational model?
Thousands of soldiers trying to cross a narrow bridge on horseback (in Mandarin: 千军万马 过 独木桥) is the phrase that decorates, in different versions, the walls of a large number of educational centers and with which the national exam is identified access to university in China, the well-known Gaokao and that makes it clear the […] … learn more→
Distance learning is not the best model for pandemic teaching
As the gathering second wave of Covid-19 threatens to sweep away European and North American universities’ efforts to maintain in-person teaching, course leaders are frantically looking for ways to enhance the digital learning experience. It is frequently pointed out by learning experts that lecturing into laptops does not amount to best practice in digital learning. […] … learn more→
How a university can embed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum and why it matters
We seek the wisdom of Aboriginal leaders with their deep knowledge of Country as we explore how to be a university with place at the centre of its thinking. – Acknowledgement of Country, University of Tasmania Strategic Plan, 2019-2024 The University of Tasmania is Indigenising its curriculum. Other universities, in Australia and overseas, are also taking this […] … learn more→
How to find the ideal private tutor near you!
Are you a student, a parent, or a guardian seeking the utmost professional tutoring services near you? Do you need extra assistance to realize your full potential with your studies? Getting a private tutor might be worth considering. However, you ought to tread relatively lightly should you want the best for you. Here’s how to […] … learn more→
Education needs scientific evidence, now more than ever
The professional comparison between medicine and teaching is frequent, since both are professions that share some traits in common. The most prominent of them all is that they are neither theoretical disciplines nor applied science. They are practical, clinical in medicine and educational in teaching, which aim to respond to a human need that always arises individually and in […] … learn more→
The 10 keys to surviving in school ‘online’
The pandemic that hits us has interrupted the normal functioning of schools and has caused more than 900 million students to have been affected by the closure of classrooms from March until now, when the return to classes is gradual but irregular. A long period of time in which the centers, suddenly closed, and their […] … learn more→
