today Priming up for primary school (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:48:00 GMT Quality transitions that are well-prepared and child centred, managed by highly educated staff who are collaborating professionally, and guided by appropriate and aligned curricula, can go a long way to ensure that the positive impacts of early learning and care will last through primary school and beyond. Full Article
today Rethinking the learning environment (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:17:00 GMT What do innovative learning environments around the world look like? How might they be led and evaluated? What policy strategies stimulate and support them? For the past decade the OECD’s Centre for Education Research and Innovation (CERI) has addressed these and similar questions in an international study called Innovative Learning Environments. Full Article
today Investigating the complexities of school funding (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:21:00 GMT Back in 2013, when we launched the OECD's first international review of school resource policies, we may not have been fully prepared for the detective-type work we were getting into. The OECD Review of School Resources covers 18 school systems and aims to shed light on a part of education policy that has been surprisingly left in the dark. Full Article
today Realising Slovenia’s bold vision for skills (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:31:00 GMT Small in size but not in its ambitions, Slovenia has a bold vision for a society in which people learn for and through life, are innovative, trust one another, enjoy a high quality of life and embrace their unique identity and culture. Full Article
today Are countries ready to invest in early childhood education? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:58:00 GMT There is now a widespread consensus that high-quality early childhood education is critically important for children. Research continues to find that early childhood education can compensate for a lack of learning opportunities at home, and can help children begin to develop the social and emotional skills needed for success later in life. Full Article
today Do countries pay their teachers enough? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 13:47:00 GMT Teachers enter the profession for a variety of reasons. Intrinsic motivations that have to do with the nature of the job and the intangible rewards associated with being an effective teacher play an important role. Full Article
today Can bullying be stopped? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:03:00 GMT The latest PISA in Focus tells some basic facts about bullying. First, bullying is widespread. Second, all types of students – boys and girls, rich and poor – face some risk of being bullied. Full Article
today People on the move: growing mobility, increasing diversity (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:20:00 GMT In August 2015, a newspaper published a story about Sam Cookney’s commute to work. Pretty boring, one would think, as long commutes are nothing new for most of us. However, Sam’s story is not so common. He works in London and commutes, several times per month, from Barcelona! Full Article
today “Digital literacy will probably be the only kind of literacy there is” (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:42:00 GMT Interview with Matthew D’Ancona, political columnist for the Guardian and the New York Times Full Article
today How education can spur progress towards inclusive growth (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:36:00 GMT Costa Rica is recognised across Latin America as a leader in education. The country was among the first in the region to enrol all children in primary school and combat adult illiteracy. Full Article
today Improving education outcomes for Indigenous students (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:46:00 GMT Indigenous peoples are the first inhabitants of their lands, but are often poorly served by the education systems in their countries. Why? Is it necessary to wait until issues such as poverty or appropriate legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are resolved? Full Article
today Youth are not the future; they are the present” (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:53:00 GMT The challenge that youth are facing, first and foremost, is skills for employability. It is a fundamental issue. What we have realised in education is that going to school has not necessarily translated into quality learning. Full Article
today Do countries have to choose between more educated or better-educated children? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:48:00 GMT Increasing the educational attainment of young adults has been the focus of much effort over recent decades. But we all know that having children spend more time in school does not guarantee that every student will learn. Full Article
today What happens with your skills when you leave school? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:20:00 GMT Moving from the world of school to the world of work is one of the most dramatic changes in the lives of young people. And for many youngsters this transition does not go smoothly. Full Article
today Awarding – and imagining – teaching excellence (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 12:40:00 GMT Tertiary qualifications have become the entrance ticket for modern societies. Never before have those with advanced qualifications had the life chances they enjoy today, and never before have those who struggled to acquire a good education paid the price they pay today. Full Article
today Which careers do students go for? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:00:00 GMT Career decisions are wrought in complexities. Many students start by looking at their interests, selecting a career in line with their personal affinities or aspirations. Full Article
today Entering the “black box”: Teachers’ and students’ views on classroom practices (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:08:00 GMT What happened in school today?” is a question that many parents across the world ask their children when they get home. Many parents also attend school meetings in order to understand how their child’s learning is developing. Full Article
today Schools at the crossroads of innovation (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:32:00 GMT Innovative schools challenge the boundaries – in time, space, and also in curricula and learning processes – that tradition seems to impose on schools today. They often have different approaches to the learning process and especially how its pedagogical core is organised. Full Article
today Advocating for equality among schools? Resources matter (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:58:00 GMT Disadvantaged students don’t have as many resources at home as their advantaged peers so ideally schools would need to compensate by providing more support. However, often schools reinforce social disparities rather than moderate them. Full Article
today Education reform in Wales: A national mission (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:23:00 GMT It’s an exciting time for education in Wales. This was noted by the OECD earlier this year, when it recognised that government and sector are working closely together with a commitment to improvements that are “visible at all levels of the education system”. Full Article
today Why it matters if you can't read this (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:21:00 GMT Adults who lack basic skills – literacy and numeracy – are penalised both in professional and private life. They are more likely to be unemployed or in precarious jobs, earn lower wages, have more health issues, trust others less, and engage less often in community life and democratic processes. Full Article
today Why innovation becomes imperative in education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:58:00 GMT Since Harvard economists Goldin & Katz published their ground-breaking book The Race between Technology and Education (2008), education has come face-to-face with the challenges of a world continuously altered by technological innovation. Education is generally perceived to be a laggard social system, better equipped to transmit the heritage of the past than to prepare for the future. Full Article
today Why teaching matters more than ever before (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:05:00 GMT Teaching and learning lie at the heart of what it means to be human. While animals teach and learn from each other through direct demonstration, observation and experience, humans are unique in their ability to convey vast quantities of information and impart skills across time and space. Full Article
today Different, not disabled: Neurodiversity in education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:10:00 GMT Diversity in the classroom includes differences in the way students brains learn, or neurodiversity. Diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) have risen dramatically in the last two decades. Full Article
today Teachers for tomorrow (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:33:00 GMT Anyone flying into Abu Dhabi or Dubai is amazed how the United Arab Emirates has been able to transform its oil and gas into shiny buildings and a bustling economy. But more recently, the country is discovering that far greater wealth than all the oil and gas together lies hidden among its people. Full Article
today How can we tell if artificial intelligence threatens work? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:01:00 GMT New technologies tend to shift jobs and skills. New technologies bring new products, which shift jobs across occupations: with the arrival of cars, the economy needed more assembly line workers and fewer blacksmiths. Full Article
today The fork in the road towards gender equality (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:42:00 GMT Gender biases can be persistent. Too persistent. A simple exercise to illustrate the point: Picture a doctor or a professor. You will most likely think of a man. Now think of nurses and teachers and you are likely to imagine a woman. This unconscious gender bias is rooted in years of associating male and female attributes to specific roles in society. Inevitably, it also influences students’ career choices. Full Article
today How PISA measures students’ ability to collaborate (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:44:00 GMT Late next month (21 November, to be exact) we’ll be releasing the results PISA’s first-ever assessment of students’ ability to solve problems collaboratively. Why has PISA focused on this particular set of skills? Because in today’s increasingly interconnected world, people are often required to collaborate in order to achieve their objectives, both in the workplace and in their personal lives. Full Article
today What matters for managing classrooms? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:45:00 GMT Teaching is a demanding profession. Teachers are responsible for developing the skills and knowledge of their students, helping them overcome social and emotional hurdles and maintaining equitable, cohesive and productive classroom environments. On top of their teaching responsibilities, they are also expected to engage in continued professional development activities throughout their careers. Full Article
today Is free higher education fair? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:12:00 GMT Skills have become the currency of 21st century economies and, despite the significant increase the UK has seen in university graduation over the last decade, the earnings of workers with a Master’s degree remain over 80% higher than those of workers with just five good GCSEs or an equivalent vocational qualification. Full Article
today Is the growth of international student mobility coming to a halt? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:50:00 GMT Higher education is one of the most globally integrated systems of the modern world. There still are important barriers to the international recognition of degrees or the transfer of credits, but some of the basic features of higher education enjoy global convergence and collaboration. Full Article
today How much will the literacy level of working-age people change from now to 2022? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:23:00 GMT Taken as a whole, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) present a mixed picture for Korea and Singapore. As their economies have grown, these two countries’ education systems have seen fast and impressive improvements; both now rank among PISA’s top performers. Full Article
today Are school systems ready to develop students’ social skills? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:57:00 GMT Successes and failures in the classroom will increasingly shape the fortunes of countries. And yet, more of the same education will only produce more of the same strengths and weaknesses. Full Article
today Who really bears the cost of education? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:28:00 GMT It can be difficult to get your head around education finance. Who actually pays for it, where does the money come from, and how is it spent are all crucial questions to ask if you want to understand how the money flows in education. Full Article
today How can countries close the equity gap in education? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:25:00 GMT Education plays a dual role when it comes to social inequality and social mobility. It is the main way for societies to foster equality of opportunity and support upward social mobility for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. But the evidence is overwhelming that education often reproduces social divides in societies, through the impact that parents’ economic, social and cultural status has on children’s learning outcomes. Full Article
today Educating our youth to care about each other and the world (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:31:00 GMT In 2015, 193 countries committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, a shared vision of humanity that provides the missing piece of the globalisation puzzle. The extent to which that vision becomes a reality will in no small way depend on what is happening in today’s classrooms. Indeed, it is educators who hold the key to ensuring that the SDGs become a real social contract with citizens. Full Article
today Citizenship and education in a digital world (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:51:00 GMT "Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence”, George Orwell wrote in 1943. And in an era of ‘fake news’ and post-truth, it resembles our world today. Full Article
today Busting the myth about standardised testing (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:59:00 GMT Standardised testing has received a bad rap in recent years. Parents and educators argue that too much testing can make students anxious without improving their learning. Full Article
today What the expansion of higher education means for graduates in the labour market (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:53:00 GMT A university degree has always been considered as key to a good job and higher wages. But as the share of tertiary-educated adults across OECD countries has almost doubled over the last two decades, can the labour market absorb this growing supply of skills? Full Article
today What does teaching look like? A new video study (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:28:00 GMT Looking – literally – at how teachers around the world teach can be a game changer to improve education. The evidence is clear that teachers are what makes the greatest difference to learning, outside students’ own backgrounds. It is widely recognised that the quality of an education system is only as good as the quality of its teachers. Yet we know relatively little about what makes a good and effective teacher. Full Article
today How to prepare students for the complexity of a global society (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:14:00 GMT The world’s growing complexity and diversity present both opportunity and challenge. On the one hand, globalization can bring important new perspectives, innovation, and improved living standards. But on the other, it can also contribute to economic inequality, social division, and conflict. Full Article
today Learning for careers: The career pathways movement in the United States (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:28:00 GMT Over the last generation, it has become clear that something has gone awry in how the United States prepares its young people for life. In spite of millions of young people pursuing university education, fewer than one in three young Americans successfully attain a bachelor’s degree, while millions of good middle-skills jobs go begging. Full Article
today Learning for careers: The career pathways movement in the United States (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:36:00 GMT Digitisation is expected to profoundly change the way we learn and work – at a faster pace than previous major drivers of transformation. Many children entering school today are likely to end up working in jobs that do not yet exist. Full Article
today Xiaomi's Mi Box 4K Box to go on sale today: Price and other details - Livemint By news.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:48:51 GMT Xiaomi's Mi Box 4K Box to go on sale today: Price and other details LivemintXiaomi Mi 10 vs OnePlus 8 Pro: A quick comparison of two flagship phones India Today“Too expensive!”: Does Xiaomi have an image problem in India? TechPPMi launches Mi 10 – Key specs and features NEWS9 liveXiaomi Mi Box 4K to go on sale today in India Hindustan TimesView Full coverage on Google News Full Article
today As States Race to Woo MNCs Shifting Out of China With Labour Reforms, Will Beaureacuracy Rise to Occasion... - Todaynewspaper By news.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 03:32:52 GMT As States Race to Woo MNCs Shifting Out of China With Labour Reforms, Will Beaureacuracy Rise to Occasion... TodaynewspaperView: The unbearable lightness of these labour reforms Economic TimesWatch | UP Labour Law Ordinance: 'An Attempt at Labour Exploitation, India Pushed Back to 19th Century' The WireCovid-19: Yogi Adityanath Attempts Reforms, Delivers Regulatory Chaos in UP News18Ease labour laws now: UP gets it right, but relaxation must become permanent The Financial ExpressView Full coverage on Google News Full Article
today Tomorrow's citizens : imperiled today By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Children in 21st century India are having to deal with a rapidly gathering danger: a degrading environment from pesticides, air pollution and unsafe toys to contaminated rivers and more. Ramesh Menon surveys the troubling landscape. Full Article
today Whose news are you watching today? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Television news in the southern part of the country has largely become the preserve of the various political dynasties, with a glut of channels acting as mouthpieces of the owners rather than objective news broadcasters. T S Sudhir brings us the true picture. Full Article
today What to expect when you watch the most talked-about film today By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 09:43:41 +0000 Though based on strong reporting, India’s Daughter remains restricted in its scope, and even strays from its purported objective, thanks to a very pronounced colonial supremacist gaze, writes Shoma Chatterji in a dispassionate review that cuts through the noise. Full Article
today The needs of today, hopes of tomorrow By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 There is a surprising hope in the most despairing places. It isn't often that many of us see this, but when we do, we are struck by the determination with which enormous deprivation is tackled by real heroes. Somnath Mukherji encounters the work of Tomorrow's Foundation in Kalighat, West Bengal. Full Article
today CBSE board examination evaluation to start today By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:29:00 IST Full Article