OVERVIEW BY THE AUTHORS
Sharing Good Practice
Lopez is pioneering a leadership path showing how under-privileged communities can help create positive institutions with a global impact. Due to her work in education Nadia has appeared on the Ellen Show, visited President Obama, and received the Medal of Distinction from Barnard College.
Michael Soskil
Michael Soskil, the 2017-18 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, is determined to make learning meaningful for every child and to empower students and teachers as positive change agents in their communities. As an elementary science teacher at the Wallenpaupack South Elementary School, he inspires young scientists to use their curiosity and learning to make the world a better place.
Koen Timmers
Koen Timmers is researcher and lecturer at PXL University College in Hasselt, Belgium. He was a Top 50 finalist in the Global Teacher Prize 2017. In 2000, he launched his own online school Zelfstudie. com; it currently has 20,000 students. He founded the
OVERVIEW BY THE AUTHORS
Kakuma project in which he managed to connect 100 global educators who now offer free education to African refugees via Skype.
Chapter 1- Michael Soskil
Our society and education systems are facing challenges in a world rapidly changing due to technology. Each new technology comes with ethical dilemmas, and our schools must prepare the next generation to deal with the challenges they will face. The best use of technology in schools is to provide students opportunity to learn while developing innovative solutions to problems being created by unintended consequences of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Chapter 2- Elisa Guerra
In this chapter,“ Education Today: A Collection of Snapshots”, rather than trying to explain education in our time from a single perspective, I present a collection of snapshots, taken from different narratives and research data. I surveyed teachers from 25 different countries and interviewed researchers such as Eduardo Andere, who has visited over 300 high performing schools around the globe, trying to find out what successful schools have in common and the role of teachers and technology. We will hear the voices of teachers and experts as they try to frame education at the threshold of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Chapter 3- Michael Soskil
Our global society faces dangers of inequity inside and outside our schools. This chapter examines ways to help close those gaps. Increased computer processing power has allowed big data to drive decisions in business, government, and schools. But, while the data we are using as the basis of our biggest educational decisions can help us identify areas of concern, it cannot tell us why gaps are occurring. By using data more holistically and looking at qualitative narratives that show the lived experiences of marginalized populations, we can scale great teaching practices to help move our society in the right direction.
Chapter 4- Armand Doucet
In Chapter 4 Armand does an overview of how to teach core knowledge, literacies, competencies and character for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the classroom. It is a practical guide to introducing a holistic approach to learning with concrete examples of how to teach all of these with intent and the proper structure / pedagogy to make it work in the classroom.
Chapter 5- Nadia Lopez
Nadia explores how our teachers shape the future, thus investing in teacher education, fostering collaboration, exposing them to successful models and best practices will prepare them for the technological advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. By cultivating educators who are lifelong learners, classrooms transform into spaces that encourage compassion, critical thinking, and a love for learning that goes beyond standardised testing and conventional teaching.
Chapter 6- Armand Doucet
This chapter is an exploration of the rise of personalized education. It provides a practical template from classrooms around the world on how to proceed down this path in an ethical manner. True personalization involves more than content being chosen for students by algorithms and this chapter shows teachers how to go about it.
Chapter 7 – Koen Timmers
Augmented reality, AI, VR … New technology comes with benefits, drawbacks and unexpected side effects. Technology may enhance learning but requires good pedagogy, a strong vision and skills. As we mention in our book:“ Technology is a pedagogical catalyst. It can make good classroom practices great, and it can make bad classroom practices even worse.”
Lastly, the book elaborates on how New technological advancements offer us applications to alleviate human suffering or to further widen equity gaps. Education should be at the core of any proposed solutions, and teachers must play an integral part in shaping them.
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