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
Lifelong Learning During COVID-19 is Imperative
Jeremy Auger is the Chief Strategy Officer at D2L – a world leader in education technology. D2L works with national and sub-national governments to deliver learning and skills development to individuals anytime, anywhere. D2L is member of the 21st Century Skills Coalition joined by different public and private organizations to promote the development of 21st century skills in … [Read more...] about Lifelong Learning During COVID-19 is Imperative
#skills21 in the context of COVID-19
And one day, suddenly, everything stopped. And, as Gabriel García Marquez would say in his novel, perhaps “It was inevitable”. When we wrote The future is now a few months ago and we were talking about disruptions in the global order, we never thought that they would come with such virulence and, even less, that the trigger would be a virus that will force us all to stop what … [Read more...] about #skills21 in the context of COVID-19