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Supporting Associate iSAMS provides insight on the current state of AI in education, and how the technology is likely to progress into the classrooms of the future.
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Supporting Associate iSAMS provides insight on the current state of AI in education, and how the technology is likely to progress into the classrooms of the future.
As the Teaching Together Europe (TTE) programme enters its third year, the success stories and transformative experiences continue to unfold. This unique initiative, where three schools collaborate to expand educational horizons, has seen remarkable achievements and is leaving an indelible mark on both our students and educators.
Recently, COBIS CEO Colin Bell presented to the International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP), of which COBIS is a founding member, results of a survey sent to international schools relating to their work connected to Parental Engagement in connection to Child Protection. The survey was created to gauge perspective as the ITFCP continues their work to strengthen child protection practices internationally.
The Komodo Psychology team breaks down why digital wellbeing and literacy are so important and outlines 10 topics to discuss with your students that will inform the way they approach their digital device usage.
"The real world changed. How should education react?"
COBIS schools are amongst the best in the world, and most school leaders would willingly accept that they have a responsibility to make a positive difference in society, wherever they are situated; do, however, our governing documents reflect this goal? If so, how are Governors ensuring that their school contributes to this mission; if the governing documents do not reflect this goal, how do Governors reconcile their legal obligation to do the best for their school with their moral obligation to help make the world a better place?
Graham Moore, Founding Director of humanutopia, discusses the needs of today’s generations of young people and how our schools and curricula should reflect the demands and challenges of young people.
Kate Lewis, former teacher and Senior Content Marketing Manager at CENTURY Tech explains how retrieval practice can be effectively implemented for students.
Formal education feels stuck, particularly at the pre-university level - caught in the overlapping of complex systems, external forces and incentive modes that are stubborn and seem immovable. While many educational leaders express a desire to change and break from the system, the cost and risk is high. It is no wonder then that the majority innovations play within the given constraints and represent tweeks to the status quo.