Educators Embark on a Global Education Adventure
Automation of jobs. Globalization. Demographic shifts. New skill demands. These forces are necessitating that students learn differently in order to thrive in the interconnected world. But, how does that happen?
In June, 36 award-winning educators will travel to Brazil on a continuation of their learning journey as the NEA Foundation’s Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellows. The fellowship is a professional development opportunity designed to help educators acquire the necessary
New Online Games Let Students Tryout STEM Careers
According to a recent national study, across the fields of Science, Technology, and Engineering, and Math, job postings outnumbered unemployed people by almost two to one, while, overall, unemployed people outnumbered job postings by well more than
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"Helping STEM Take Root: Engaging the Minds of Students"
By Harriet Sanford
President & CEO, The NEA Foundation
“To see a hopeful
future for science education, look no further than the Raccoon Creek watershed
in rural Ohio. There, Vinton
2012 China Experience: Global Engagement
On our final day of the trip, after visiting a middle school in the suburbs of Shanghai, the Global Learning Fellows sat down together for a group discussion about their overall Global Learning Fellowship experience. The conversation focused on
2012 China Experience: Global Competitiveness
On Monday, the Global Learning Fellows met with leaders of Fastco Shanghai Trading Company, the Fastenal Asia Sourcing and Trading Company. Fastenal is a global manufacturing leader that sells industrial and construction supplies around the
2012 China Experience: Global Perspective
Visiting the Beijing Jinsong Vocational School and Dinner Meeting with Intel’s Julia Zhu
On Thursday Global Learning Fellows got an up-close look at some
aspects of Chinese education. We started the afternoon with a tour of Beijing
Jinsong
2012 China Experience: We arrived!
Ni Hao! Greetings from the 2012 class of NEA Foundation-Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellows in Beijing.
In 2010, a group of education leaders came together with a common vision: to create greater global exposure for public school educators.
2011 China Experience: Thank You, Good Bye
By Sarah Davis, Pearson Foundation
On the bus ride to the hotel after our last dinner together in Hong Kong, we all had a chance to say goodbye.
Then, Kathy Welling of EF Tours had us each all clasp our own two hands in the way that felt most natural.
2011: China Experience: A Hong Kong Elementary School Education
By Sarah Davis, Pearson Foundation
Today we visited the Hong Kong Institute of Education Jockey Club Primary School. The school principal, Mary Chou, gave us some background on the school prior to a student ambassador–led tour. The school is