Danny Gilliland is Head of Growth and Impact at HundrED.org - a not-for-profit organization which seeks and shares inspiring innovations in K12 education. HundrED.org is a member of the 21st Century Skills Coalition joined by different public and private organizations to promote the development of 21st century skills in Latin America and the Caribbean. There is a lot of … [Read more...] about Education in crisis
Educational systems
From an Education of Indifference to an Education of Caring
Leslee Udwin is the founder and CEO of Think Equal - a non-profit aim to promote system change in education to end the discriminatory mind set and cycle of violence across the world. Think Equal is member of the 21st Century Skills Coalition joined by different public and private organizations to promote the development of 21st century skills in Latin America and the Caribbean. … [Read more...] about From an Education of Indifference to an Education of Caring
What teachers should worry about right now
Angela Duckworth, is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the founder and CEO of the education nonprofit Character Lab – a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development-. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela has received awards … [Read more...] about What teachers should worry about right now
COVID-19 and the gamble on homeschooling: Will it work for all?
No classes, no teachers, no friends, no games, and no daily routine that children are used to. Now all the days seem the same. The health crisis has significantly changed our day to day. This has been a radical change for all students of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), not only being inside all day long but trying to learn from somewhere other than school. Across the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and the gamble on homeschooling: Will it work for all?
Boosting our youth’s resilience in the face of COVID-19: emotion regulation is key
Dr. Bibi Groot is Director and Head of Educational Policy at CLOO Behavioral Insights Unit – a specialist consultancy firm in the area of behavioral (public) policy. CLOO’s mission is to address real-world challenges through a scientific understanding of human behavior. CLOO is member of the 21st Century Skills Coalition joined by different public and private organizations to … [Read more...] about Boosting our youth’s resilience in the face of COVID-19: emotion regulation is key