We are living in an outstanding digital revolution, which has been impacting all spheres of our lives: how we learn, teach, work, think, communicate, experiment and explore.So, in this context of change, what if we recover education’s purpose of setting …
Education 4.0
In the last two centuries or so, we have lived through four Industrial Revolutions that transformed completely the Industry. Nevertheless, these transformations do not only impact Industry itself, they also impact other spheres of our daily lives, from which we …
Teaching as the sincerest way of fulfilling so many dimensions that could have fit in the initial plans
Being a teacher has never been in my plans. And I had plans! All designed and architected to be achieved just like I initially idealized! A slight correction here, a little further deviation later, but the decisions would be made, …
A Moment of Sharing – What an origami swan challenge taugh us about motivation to learn
Once a month in this corner we will share an interesting article, book, paper, blog post to read and wonder about… Read the article:What an origami swan challenge taught us about motivation to learn. And if you had to make …
Brain Tips for Your Classroom
There are so many good trends making appearances on social media and believe me, I am the first one to do or try everything I see on Instagram and Pinterest!!! I think it is fabulous to have these tools at …
Developing a digital mindset: 5 strategies to help educators get the most out of educational technology
Educational technology initiatives often talk about developing “digital mindsets” in teachers, students and school directors. More often than not that typically means knowing how to use technology, understanding its benefits and using it to improve daily processes, key activities, and …
‘We are largely who we are because we have had someone who believed in us when we couldn’t believe in ourselves’.
‘I grew up in community characterised by poverty, illiteracy, early marriages, un wanted pregnancies and less value of girl child education. A community that confined ones dreams and ambitions around itself, in other words, one would only want to become …
“Nowadays the teaching methods have to change” – Robert Mugo
To what extent do you consider the integration of technology in education important? It is very very important. I think technology is a very big equalizer. We have seen it in our markets in terms of financial inclusion and access …
A model to prepare for the Future
About the educational model implemented in the Colegio Tomás Alva Edison In a recent interview with Cristóbal Cobo (2019), the researcher states that a good use of technology in education makes it “invisible, transparent”. This expression synthesizes the present reality …
What moves me as a Teacher
Today I want to share with you my journey towards becoming a teacher! Like many of us, my childhood was not an easy one. My mother raised me. She was a mother and a father and she always told us …
