This TED talk by Charles Leadbeater is great. He bring into the conversation third world examples of education. Some of the great points and innovations that I think he hits on include:
1) Project based learning which has to be productive.
2) The inclusion of creativity and using games to teach.
3) Using the Chinese restaurant model – it spreads, looks different depending on where you are, but is recognizable for what it is.
Enjoy!
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When designing curriculum and lessons I try to remind myself that we are teaching the leaders of tomorrow. They will hold jobs that probably do not yet exist. They will live in a world that we can not even begin to imagine, and yet, that is our task. Prepare the students for something about which we know little to nothing. There is certainly not a proficiency exam for this, unlike those that you must take to obtain a license in your chosen specialty.
What a daunting task. (more…)
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