“Systems thinking skills are critical for developing a sense of agency” Leyla Acaroglu discusses why both learners and their teachers need to develop a different skillset to transform our future Interview by Aisha Schnellmann / January 16, 2020
Personalising educational materials Learning should be tailored to individuals, not to ability groups by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 6, 2020
“I am worried about how we educate kids for a future we don’t know about” Linda Liukas explains why encouraging children to be scientists, artists, creators, and tinkerers is an investment in the future of society Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 19, 2019
Early childhood education and care practices across countries Detecting common barriers and development opportunities by Elizabeth A. Shuey / November 18, 2019
“We built and realized the vocational school of the future” Specialist teacher Denise Merz tells how she and her colleagues redesigned everything around their teaching, even the school building Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / November 6, 2019
“Risk-taking only happens when you give students the chance to push ahead” What happens when you bring together high-school students, teachers, and technology entrepreneurs to experiment with new ideas for learning? Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / October 31, 2019
Assessing social and emotional learning at school is crucial but tricky A novel app can provide teachers with information to guide instruction, set personalized student goals, and give parents meaningful feedback by Jelena Obradović / October 25, 2019
Supporting school teachers Why are teachers leaving the profession, and what can be done to keep them? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / October 10, 2019
“It takes about 15 years to get a significant idea to scale” Larry Cooley on the process behind taking an intervention to improve children’s learning and scaling it up to become systemic change Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / September 26, 2019
“Ed-tech that doesn’t solve core education challenges is irrelevant” Jamie Martin on why education innovation should focus on developing local solutions that tackle major educational challenges directly Interview by Aisha Schnellmann / September 23, 2019
“The government has to see improvement in education as a priority” How do you take a proven intervention to build reading and math skills from one continent to another? Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / September 2, 2019
Can educators and researchers work together to promote school development? Yes – but the scientific community and practitioners must be able to communicate effectively by Markus Sauerwein / August 26, 2019