“We enabled interdisciplinary competences and saw performance improve” Learning coach Matthias Lang describes how changing the school structure gave teachers and pupils more room to experiment and succeed Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / March 18, 2020
“Classes should be designed for students to experiment and be critical” By trying out an online platform with his students, physics teacher Philippe Kobel opened the door to more active and collaborative learning Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / February 20, 2020
“We need to teach children they can’t believe everything they see” Using digital devices to enhance class activities is an opportunity to improve media literacy for teachers and children alike Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / February 6, 2020
“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
“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
“Students should work more on an interdisciplinary project basis” Teacher Rolf Beck says digitalizing technology and design class in secondary school offers great potential for linking up math and crafts Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 12, 2019
“Learning how to learn is the core of what we have to teach our students” Teacher Patrick Poscio devised a system to help students understand their own learning patterns and use that awareness to learn better Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 6, 2019
“A machine should be like a personal trainer for learners” Edy Portmann explains why it is important for schools to reinforce the scientist that lies within every child Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 13, 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
“How can we be lifelong learners if learning happens only at school?” Lasse Leponiemi on the importance of self-determined, lifelong learning in the 21st century, and innovations that help achieve that goal Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 5, 2018
