Moocs (massive open online courses) may have many merits, says Patrick McGhee, and some may soon even be accredited – but they can never replace real shared experiences.
The Internet has made the world smaller. Teachers can now collaborate with classrooms around the world to expose different culture to students. Two educators listed just a few of the advantages of investing in a globally connected classroom during a recent webinar hosted by EdWeb.
Som den enda skolan i länet kommer Hjalmar Strömerskolan att skicka elever till Strasbourg i Frankrike för att delta i Euroscola. Under en intensiv dag får eleverna prova på hur det är att jobba som EU-parlamentariker.
The education system is fostering a "cult of the average" that fails the brightest schoolchildren and leaves the weakest pupils lagging behind, business leaders warned today.
I lördags omkom 47 skolbarn när ett tåg körde in i en skolbuss i i Manfalut, cirka 30 mil söder om Kairo i Egypten. En sovande järnvägsvakt misstänks vara orsaken till att tåget kraschade in i deras buss.