by edtosavetheworld | Aug 9, 2013 | Innovation Series
Here at Ed to Save the World we celebrate “status quo challengers”, people who ask, “Is there a more just, sustainable or healthier way to do this?” Today’s innovator does just that with the act of child birth. Mary Beth Harris is a birth...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 6, 2013 | Stage 5: Students as World Changers
Most of us really want to make our schools more connected to the “real-world” but it can be difficult to achieve. This is another point of the five-stage framework — to give us a progression of making learning more and more authentic and relevant....
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 4, 2013 | Stage 5: Students as World Changers
Picture a classroom where the teacher maps out the lessons on monthly calendars to be sure everything will fit in the allotted time frame. He plans each lesson noting exactly what students will do and how their brains will process information in each class period....
by edtosavetheworld | May 31, 2013 | Innovation Series
Today’s post in our Innovator Series features Josh Marcuse, founder of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, a global network of thousands of emerging leaders in foreign policy in 70 countries across six continents. We asked him a few questions about his work....
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 29, 2013 | Stage 3: Critical Thinking
How often do you read a student’s response and think,”Sigh. It’s sort of getting at what I asked but — wow — it’s vague, superficial or missing key ideas?” Or how about students who don’t recognize contradictions in...
