You’ve probably heard of Extreme Sports, but maybe not of Extreme STEM, or X-STEM. The day of my visit to Glenallen Elementary School, United States public X-STEM schools in Montgomery County in Maryland, a group of first graders wears lab-coats and hard hats as they embark on a construction challenge. Another group of students from fifth grade has been challenged to produce … [Lee más...] about Extreme STEM
STEM Extremo
Probablemente has escuchado hablar de deportes extremos, pero tal vez no sabes a lo que me refiero cuando hablo de STEM Extremo, o X-STEM. Este blog post cuenta de una visita a la Escuela Primaria Glenallen, integrante de la red de escuelas públicas X- STEM de Estados Unidos ubicada en el condado de Montgomery en Maryland. STEM (por sus siglas en inglés) significa Ciencias, … [Lee más...] about STEM Extremo
Reading comprehension: the most basic of all basic competencies of the 21st century
The Latin American education systems failed again. In basic academic areas such as Reading Comprehension, Math, and Science we are at the bottom of all regions, according to the recently published 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. Despite some progress, from a total of 65 countries from around the globe who took the test, the 8 Latin … [Lee más...] about Reading comprehension: the most basic of all basic competencies of the 21st century
La comprensión lectora: la competencia más básica, de las básicas, del Siglo XXI
Los sistemas educativos latinoamericanos fueron reprobados nuevamente. En las áreas básicas de lectura, matemáticas y ciencias quedamos a la cola de todas las regiones, según los resultados publicados recientemente por el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos 2012 (PISA, por sus siglas en inglés). A pesar de algunos avances, de un total de 65 países que … [Lee más...] about La comprensión lectora: la competencia más básica, de las básicas, del Siglo XXI
Learning from Community Colleges: 5 key ways to improve post- secondary education in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) a very high percentage of students does not reach the basic level of knowledge and skills in mathematics they should master for their age (the 8 countries that participated in PISA 2012 are among the 14 worst performing ones). Labor market outcomes for young people do not look promising either. According to estimates of the International … [Lee más...] about Learning from Community Colleges: 5 key ways to improve post- secondary education in Latin America and the Caribbean
