Sentences with phrase «global education in general»

We can change this attitude and grow the number of students invested in language learning by changing perceptions about the value of global education in general.

What we don't reflect on enough is how some educators are connected to the global community, emerging trends and research, and larger conversations around reform and the direction of global education in general — and how so many other educators are simply not tapped into that world.

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Speaking at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nana Addo stated that, ensuring universal access to education for all children on the continent within the next two decades, will greatly aid the improvement of the general standards of living on the continent.

Projects in this year's competition trended toward education and global health, although several teams tackled another pressing problem worldwide — traffic management — with applications for improving bus routes and a social networking tool for organizing car pools, says Jon Perera (pdf), Microsoft's general manager for education.

Irina Bokova, UNESCO director - general, said: «A fundamental change is needed in the way we think about education's role in global development, because it has a catalytic impact on the well - being of individuals and the future of our planet.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Pearson needs to end its involvement with fee - paying private schools in the global south; stop all practices that promote and support the obsession with high - stakes testing; and negotiate with teachers» unions and others to secure agreement on the appropriate role of «edu - business» in education.

Education must rise to the top of the global development agenda — this is the goal of Education First, the new global initiative of the United Nations Secretary - General, Ban Ki - moon, launched in September 2012.

A panel discussion, «Perspectives and Complexities in Educating for Global Competence,» will follow Schleicher's remarks, with HGSE Professor Howard Gardner, senior director of Project Zero; Kate Ireland, director of global education from the District of Columbia Public Schools; Siva Kumari, director general of International Baccalaureate; and Joan Soble, a retired teacher from Cambridge Rindge and Latin SGlobal Competence,» will follow Schleicher's remarks, with HGSE Professor Howard Gardner, senior director of Project Zero; Kate Ireland, director of global education from the District of Columbia Public Schools; Siva Kumari, director general of International Baccalaureate; and Joan Soble, a retired teacher from Cambridge Rindge and Latin Sglobal education from the District of Columbia Public Schools; Siva Kumari, director general of International Baccalaureate; and Joan Soble, a retired teacher from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

Although the concept of global citizenship is not new, GCE has only been explicitly named since the launch of the UN Secretary - General's Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) inglobal citizenship is not new, GCE has only been explicitly named since the launch of the UN Secretary - General's Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) inGlobal Education First Initiative (GEFI) in 2012.

As Director - General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all, gender equality, cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression.

The central concept, he says, is that the nation's 40 million K — 12 students should be offered the same high - standard education no matter where they go to school; a child in Mississippi, say, should finish each grade with the same general proficiencies as one in Maine — and ready to compete in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.

In addition, the insistence on banishing theory from teacher education programs, if not classrooms in general, while promoting narrowly defined skills and practices is a precursor to positioning teachers as a subaltern class that believes the only purpose of education is to train students to compete successfully in a global economIn addition, the insistence on banishing theory from teacher education programs, if not classrooms in general, while promoting narrowly defined skills and practices is a precursor to positioning teachers as a subaltern class that believes the only purpose of education is to train students to compete successfully in a global economin general, while promoting narrowly defined skills and practices is a precursor to positioning teachers as a subaltern class that believes the only purpose of education is to train students to compete successfully in a global economin a global economy.

Johnson outlined in the Guardian the view that tuition fees allow the Government to reconcile its three policy objectives for undergraduate higher education: to reduce inequality, to fund institutions on a level which facilitates global competitiveness, and also to share the cost «between the individual student benefitting from a graduate earnings premium and taxpayers in general, most of whom will not have attended university.»

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You may also be interested in the article «Education on the Frontline» by Irina Bokova, Director - General of UNESCO and Honorary Member at Global Education Magazine

GCED acquired momentum when the UN Secretary - General launched his Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) in 2012, recognizing the role of education in fostering global citizenship by making it one of GEFI priorities, next to access and quality of educGlobal Education First Initiative (GEFI) in 2012, recognizing the role of education in fostering global citizenship by making it one of GEFI priorities, next to access and quality of eEducation First Initiative (GEFI) in 2012, recognizing the role of education in fostering global citizenship by making it one of GEFI priorities, next to access and quality of eeducation in fostering global citizenship by making it one of GEFI priorities, next to access and quality of educglobal citizenship by making it one of GEFI priorities, next to access and quality of educationeducation.

However, the notion of «global citizenship» has provoked an open debate at present since the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban ki - moon, adopted the «Global Education First Initiative» (GEFI) in Septemberglobal citizenship» has provoked an open debate at present since the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban ki - moon, adopted the «Global Education First Initiative» (GEFI) in SeptemberGlobal Education First Initiative» (GEFI) in September 2012.

This is reflected in the importance placed on Global Citizenship Education (GCE), including via the UN Secretary - General's Education First Initiative, which considers the fostering of Global Citizenship a global priGlobal Citizenship Education (GCE), including via the UN Secretary - General's Education First Initiative, which considers the fostering of Global Citizenship a global priGlobal Citizenship a global priglobal priority.

In his most recent position as director general of CIMO at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture in Helsinki, Sahlberg worked with the Finnish government to promote internationalization and tolerance, creativity, and global ethics in Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth, and sporIn his most recent position as director general of CIMO at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture in Helsinki, Sahlberg worked with the Finnish government to promote internationalization and tolerance, creativity, and global ethics in Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth, aEducation and Culture in Helsinki, Sahlberg worked with the Finnish government to promote internationalization and tolerance, creativity, and global ethics in Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth, and sporin Helsinki, Sahlberg worked with the Finnish government to promote internationalization and tolerance, creativity, and global ethics in Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth, and sporin Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth, and sporin education, culture, youth, aeducation, culture, youth, and sport.

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

The interview was published in the 2nd edition of Global Education Magazine with special topic in «School Day of Non-violence and Peace», where also participated current Director General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova.

Download final report here On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Building peaceful and sustainable societies: preparing for post-2015 In support of the UN Secretary - General's Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) 28 - 30 January 2015, Room XI, UNESCO HQ, Paris Organized by the Division of Education -LSB-...]

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Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, Finland: Internationally recognized education expert, Director General of CIMO (National Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation) Dr. Sahlberg works with the Finnish Government in promoting internationalization and tolerance, creativity and global ethics in Finnish society through mobility and institutional cooperation in education, culture, youth and sport.

An Education Policy panel — featuring Education International's deputy secretary general David Edwards, former teacher and current member of the Arkansas Senate Joyce Elliott, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, and Finnish educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg — will address global education policy now and in thEducation Policy panel — featuring Education International's deputy secretary general David Edwards, former teacher and current member of the Arkansas Senate Joyce Elliott, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, and Finnish educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg — will address global education policy now and in thEducation International's deputy secretary general David Edwards, former teacher and current member of the Arkansas Senate Joyce Elliott, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, and Finnish educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg — will address global education policy now and in thEducation Paul Reville, and Finnish educator and scholar Pasi Sahlberg — will address global education policy now and in theducation policy now and in the future.

I invited Esko Aho (former Finnish Prime Minister), Jeff Beard (Founder and Chairman of Global Study Pass and former Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization), Michael Fullan (Canadian educational researcher, author and former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education), and Frances Strickland (former First Lady of Ohio and American educator) to share their perspectives.

He was chair of the National Competitiveness Committee for the National Venture Capital Association, was selected by Obama to represent the United States at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 focusing on global education issues, and has funded several education initiatives.

«To succeed in today's global economy, students need to develop 21st century skills like problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration,» said Kapil Wadhera, general manager of Intel's Education Market Platforms Group.

In a taped message, United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon described Malala as «a global symbol of every girl's right to an education.»

In fact, many skeptics believe that the continued positive reception of catastrophic global warming theory is a function of the general scientific illiteracy of Americans and points to a need for more and better science education (see here for an overview of the climate debate that does not once use the ad hominem words «myth», «scam» or «lie»).

The firm also advised General Catalyst Partners on its investment in Deliveroo's $ 275m series - E financing round and The Vistria Group and Apollo Global Management on their $ 1.1 bn acquisition of Apollo Education Group.

In a report for the Legal Education Foundation (which funds this site) I chose four themes: the general progress of thinking about technology and its application specifically in the wider legal services market; an evaluation of the Dutch Rechtwijzer project which failed during the period; the Online Court programme in England and Wales; and a roundup of developments organised geographically around British Columbia (somewhat of a global hotbed) and thematically around the growth of interactivity (with developments such as the use of Skype, chatbots and the ultimately overambitious Nadia project in New South WalesIn a report for the Legal Education Foundation (which funds this site) I chose four themes: the general progress of thinking about technology and its application specifically in the wider legal services market; an evaluation of the Dutch Rechtwijzer project which failed during the period; the Online Court programme in England and Wales; and a roundup of developments organised geographically around British Columbia (somewhat of a global hotbed) and thematically around the growth of interactivity (with developments such as the use of Skype, chatbots and the ultimately overambitious Nadia project in New South Walesin the wider legal services market; an evaluation of the Dutch Rechtwijzer project which failed during the period; the Online Court programme in England and Wales; and a roundup of developments organised geographically around British Columbia (somewhat of a global hotbed) and thematically around the growth of interactivity (with developments such as the use of Skype, chatbots and the ultimately overambitious Nadia project in New South Walesin England and Wales; and a roundup of developments organised geographically around British Columbia (somewhat of a global hotbed) and thematically around the growth of interactivity (with developments such as the use of Skype, chatbots and the ultimately overambitious Nadia project in New South Walesin New South Wales).