by edtosavetheworld | Aug 21, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
I’m enrolled in a couple online workshops to learn more about the International Baccalaureate Program and yesterday had to watch the this Tedx Talk by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs who asserts that the current curriculum is preparing kids for 1992. It’s a fairly...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 3, 2015 | Influential Thinkers, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Few people have contributed as much to the field of education as Dr. H Lynn Erickson, the godmother of concept-based curriculum. I’m in a sentimental mood as this week marks her last certification institute. She has trained, assessed and certified hundreds of...
by edtosavetheworld | Jul 27, 2015 | Ed2S Fellows
We held our second annual Fellowship Summit and it was a blast! We gathered fifteen educators who are interested in pushing the boundaries of how we teach children. It was a jam-packed three days of joyful, intellectual exploration and creation, including: Questioning...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 8, 2015 | Influential Thinkers, News and Trends, Testing and Assessments
Emulating the style of a famous report published 30 years ago called A Nation at Risk, Yong Zhao urges us to stop tweaking education and overhaul it. “History is not kind to idlers” (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983, p.1). It is even crueler to...
by edtosavetheworld | May 22, 2015 | Ed2S Fellows
Today we feature 2014 Ed2Save Fellow Dr. Deb Felix. Formerly a university admissions officer, she now works with families to help students find the path that is best for them after high school. She is passionate about helping to transform schools into places that...
by edtosavetheworld | May 18, 2015 | News and Trends, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
Due to my husband’s job, we move around a lot. Like to West Africa and South America. So I thought it would be a good idea to get to know the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. I’ve been reading about the course called Theory of Knowledge and I went...
