Tag: education reform

• What is important in Education?

  What is Important in Education?   I have recently been doing some reading and listening to  John Seely Brown, and so much of what he has discussed in his work resonates with my own thought processes and inquiries right now. As I think about how our education system needs to change in order to promote […]

  Deborah McCallum; Big Ideas in Education

  April 14, 2014

  21st Century Learning, Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning

  Big Ideas in Education, community building, education, education reform, education reimagined, entrepreneurial skills, FNMI, Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning, John Seely Brown, knowledge production, New Pedagogies, Pedagogy, play

• Are we preparing our students for the world outside the classroom?

  Education is both directly impacted by changes in our world, yet is also responsible for preparing and ensuring that our society’s children are ready to survive and thrive in our world. There is no doubt about it, rapidly evolving technologies and economies are having significant impacts on the socioeconomic status of families. Education can either […]

  Deborah McCallum; Big Ideas in Education

  April 4, 2014

  21st Century Learning

  Big Ideas in Education, changing society, critical thinking, education, education reform, educators, higher order thinking, innovation, knowledge based economies