STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

whitePaper | January 31, 2022

The pandemic-fueled expansion of online learning will certainly persist beyond the pandemic, and schools must ensure that the transition creates accessible, high-quality options for all students. Most recently, the surge in COVID-19 Omicron variant cases and persistent ambiguity around whether and how to close schools reinforces the fact that we have failed to build intentional on-ramps to virtual education. State and local leaders can employ evidence from past online learning efforts, emerging best practices, and data from the pandemic to understand how to build a path forward that capitalizes on the potential of online learning, while avoiding the pitfalls.

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

Corporate e-learning is increasingly becoming an important part of modern organizations. According to data released by the Brazilian Association of Training and Development, in 2021 companies should invest 20% more in training and development (T&D), compared to the previous year. Many organizations support this idea and consider corporate training an essential part of a company’s investment and growth strategy

whitePaper | March 31, 2020

Several studies have highlighted the potential benefits of technology use in education, with some even suggesting a few technologies in particular that have the ability to enhance a student’s overall knowledge and skills.2 The traditional teaching model, based on active instruction by a teacher and passive reception of knowledge from a student, does not necessarily still allow students to develop many 21st century skills needed to be successful in an increasingly tech-based economy.

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

As students navigate an increasingly high-tech world, digital literacy has become crucial to STEM success. Learn how educators can address the globe’s growing digital divide by teaching STEM along a high-touch to high-tech spectrum.

whitePaper | May 30, 2022

Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based approach that aims to engage students in challenging, active, and meaningful experiences connected to the world outside the classroom (Baines et al., 2021a). Project-based learning can improve student performance on traditional measures of academic achievement, build social and emotional learning skills, and engage students in deeper learning. This means focusing on higher-order think-ing and skills that will help students succeed in college, their future careers, and their lives as active members of their communities. The alignment of PBL and deeper learning is supported by a growing body of evidence that PBL has a significant positive impact on student learning and other outcomes of deeper learning (Duke et al., 2021; Deutscher et al., 2021; Krajcik et al., 2021; Saavedra et al., 2021). This paper will provide guidance for those who are designing curricula1 to achieve similar goals through project-based learning.

whitePaper | January 13, 2023

The Education 4.0 learning taxonomy presents a comprehensive set of skills, attitudes, and values to prepare young learners for well-being in the economies of the future. This white paper outlines the philosophy behind Education 4.0, as well as the specific taxonomy structure of skills, attitudes and values, and their respective definitions, synthesizing and building on contemporary research and established education taxonomies.