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WISE Words Podcast: Rachel Haurwitz
WISE Words Podcast: Rachel Haurwitz
Find out more about gene editing and CRISPR-based technologies in this WISE Words episode featuring Rachel Haurwitz.

WISE Words
Jun 18, 2018

Aligning Policymakers, Schools and Teachers to Improve Learning
What can the rest of the world learn from Mexico's Breadth of Learning Opportunities toolkit?

Brookings
Jun 21, 2018

Assessing Without Testing
Does assessing always mean giving tests? No. Jessica Smith shares how she challenges her students far more than any test can.

Edutopia
Jun 13, 2018

Technology Should Make Us More Human
Perhaps it is time to assert balance between our obsession with digital platforms and real face-to-face human interaction.

Brookings
Jun 11, 2018

Can Flexible Spaces Boost Academic Performance?
An ambitious study of 153 classrooms in the United Kingdom says yes.

Edutopia
Jun 14, 2018

What Are the Best Books for Babies' Brains?
Illustrated story books are better for kids' brains than video or text, study finds.

Edutopia
Jun 08, 2018

The Need to Transform Autism Education: Karen Guldberg
The Need to Transform Autism Education
The current education system leaves autistic students unprepared for adult life.

WISE Words
Jun 12, 2018

The Rise of the Cram School Model in China
Without addressing the unequal distribution of educational resources, cram schools will keep expanding as the only way for poor students to pass Gaokao.

Caixin
Jun 11, 2018

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Why Africa Needs Entrepreneurship Education and How to Do It Right
Entrepreneurship education has emerged as a viable solution to advance Africa’s inclusive growth.

WISE Words
Jun 08, 2018

Learning How to Think: A Subject Missing in Curricula
Here's how to embed mechanisms incentivizing students to ask relevant questions and create solutions based on a given context.

emtic
Jun 06, 2018

Every Student Can Be Taught to Think Like a Scientist
The best way we can transcend ideology is to teach our students, regardless of their majors, to think like scientists.

Scientific American
Jun 06, 2018

Learning in the Age of Fast Consumption
We're consuming more information than ever, but are we learning more? Here are ways to be a productive learner.

Harvard Business Review
Jun 05, 2018

Inclusive Reading for the Well-Rounded Student
Current reading requirements tend to be biased towards the classics. A more eclectic approach needs to be adopted.

China Education News Web
Jun 04, 2018

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Special Focus: Innovating for Quality Education in Africa

Speakers at WISE@Accra share their views on achieving quality education in Africa.

WISE Words
May 07, 2018

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Why Africa Needs Entrepreneurship Education and How to Do It Right

Entrepreneurship education has emerged as a viable solution to advance Africa’s inclusive growth.

WISE Words
Jun 08, 2018

We Have to Rethink What It Means to be "Educated" in a Post-Truth World

There is evidence to suggest that the causal link between schooling and education, if not already broken, is seriously frayed.

WISE Words
Nov 08, 2017