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Italy will become the first country to make study of global heating and human influence on natural resources compulsory in state schools. Lorenzo Fioramonti, Italy’s Education Minister, announced that starting from September 2020, one hour a week will be dedicated to themes including global heating and humans’ influence on the planet. That could put ItalyRead more

Whether to allow student use of mobile phones in school is a controversial topic in education. Both teachers and parents are concerned about distractibility, as well as other issues, like cyberbullying. However, using mobile phones in classrooms also has benefits, such as learning opportunities, and easy contact with parents. What do experts think about thisRead more

Imagination is tapping into the subconscious in a form of open play. That is why art or music therapy, which encourages a person to take up brushes and paint or an instrument, and just express themselves, is so powerful. ― Phil ‘Philosofree’ Cheney Music Therapy is growing in our schools and educational institutions, and withRead more

A recurrent struggle for teachers is how to deal with students who lack motivation. All classes seem to have at least one student who seems unreachable, no matter what we try, and even the best students have days when they are not motivated for classroom learning. Although most teachers would blame technology for students’ distractionRead more

Whether to allow student use of mobile phones in school is a controversial topic in education. Both teachers and parents are concerned about distractibility, as well as other issues, like cyberbullying. However, using mobile phones in classrooms also has benefits, such as learning opportunities, and easy contact with parents. What do experts think about thisRead more

Blended learning combines the traditional classroom teaching methods with digital media. The students are still present in an actual classroom (which makes it different from online learning), but the teaching practices are provided in combination with computer-mediated activities. The blended learning approach is important because it breaks down the traditional teaching practice, that doesn’t workRead more

A recent Danish study revealed how students have learnt more English from playing computer games than they did at school. Playing computer games seems to be an effective way of supplementing the conventional teaching; when children play computer games in English, they use the language as a means of coping, not as an end inRead more

Q: Why don’t fish do well on school tests?A: Because they work below C-Level.Do you have pet fish at your school? What about a pet bird? There are many reasons why animals could be at your school. Perhaps it’s an agricultural school where animal husbandry is a part of the core fundamentals of the school’sRead more

How and when should students access digital devices in the classroom is a constant challenge for schools. If we think of mobile phones for example, whilst some schools ban their use in the classroom, others use them as learning tools with very positive results. Catherine Smith, an expert in education equity and digital technologies inRead more

Education isn’t always experienced in a classroom, school or formal setting. Often what a child needs goes beyond the traditional education that NESA has prescribed. Sometimes our youth simply can’t focus on school curriculum until they’ve learnt and experienced life’s fundamentals and learnt a bit more about themselves, their self worth, and the society inRead more