Historically, the way of teaching mathematics adopted an expository and deductive approach in which the role of the teacher was predominant. The development of communication and information technologies, the curricular reforms in response to the demands of teachers and students and the need to achieve a mathematically competent society triggered the introduction of approaches in which […] … learn more→

Every spring, school and district leaders ask teachers about their plans to return to teaching in the fall. They need to know how many teachers to begin recruiting for the next school year. These career conversations are currently taking place under the unprecedented circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories from across the country […] … learn more→

The mix of professions is changing slowly and is first observed in the executive professions and highly qualified people; thus, 20% of engineers and technical company managers were women in 2008. Contrary to this movement, the early childhood sector remains highly feminized, with only 2% to 4% of men in crèche and 10% in kindergarten. This is also the case for […] … learn more→

Protests at universities and statements from the International Science Council denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine point to the beginning of a massive refugee crisis — and also raise urgent questions about how the conflict will affect Ukraine’s scholars and research. Following the Feb. 24 invasion, which has now resulted in more than 1.7 million Ukrainians fleeing the country, Ukraine’s universities and researchers are […] … learn more→

There is no shortage of themes to address in schools and universities: wellbeing; climate change; diversity; equity and social justice; assessment; 21st century learning; the list goes on. But, are there some challenges that stand out above the others? The answer is yes, but yes on two fronts. The first relates to the teacher – […] … learn more→

Let’s start with a simple example: for work reasons we must move to another part of the world with our whole family. In that place the language of schooling is a different language from our mother tongue. Given this fact, there are several options: educate our children in a school close to home, in the new […] … learn more→

How we can improve the teaching of financial literacy in high school? And why is it important? People need a basic understanding of financial concepts to make good financial decisions. Our newly released research found most students generally do not know a lot about personal finance. This includes being able to apply basic numeracy to real-life financial […] … learn more→

Money might at first attract us to a profession, but does it keep us in it? The report of the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review, released in recent days, found teachers in Australia reach the top pay scale after about ten years. This is well below the average for advanced economies. A survey for the review […] … learn more→

While you are in school, you are likely bombarded with information from all sources. However, once you have graduated and moved on, you might switch to survival mode, where you only focus on the things you need to get done to get by. However, if you don’t exercise your brain, you will not continue to […] … learn more→

The annual Black History month school assemblies is fading away with February. The 2022 theme picked by the Canadian government for Black History Month, “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day,” itself is an admission that Black history month is currently a performative annual ritual. Yet the realities raised in Black History month assemblies […] … learn more→