Teaching Writing in Technologically Advanced Schools

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 | August 1, 2021

Cloud computing can help communitiesand nations transform education. An entire world of knowledge can now be made available to teachers and students through cloud-based services that can be accessed anytime, anywhere, from any device.The education cloud can simplify, add value to and lower the cost of education transformations

whitePaper | November 25, 2021

How do international schools select their suppliers and make their purchasing decisions?” This a question consistently asked by all education suppliers; those already supplying to the international school sector, as well as those suppliers breaking into the market or developing an international strategy for the first time.

whitePaper | June 15, 2022

The way we learn is a process that evolved over millions of years. However, a lot of mechanisms of learning have remained a mystery to us -- until as recently as a few decades ago. Researchers around the world have striven to unlock these answers about human cognition as a way to know ourselves better but perhaps more importantly about how learners are shaped by the environment and their interactions with it.

whitePaper | February 4, 2020

The teaching profession is under siege. Working hours for teachers are increasing as student needs become more complex and administrative and paperwork burdens increase. According to a recent McKinsey survey, conducted in a research partnership with Microsoft, teachers are working an average of 50 hours a week1 —a number that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Teaching and Learning International Survey suggests has increased by 3 percent over the past five years.2

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

In March 2020, K–12 schools around the United States temporarily closed their doors in an attempt to both circumvent the possible widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that sparked a worldwide health crisis (Van Lancker & Parolin, 2020) and abide by mandated shutdowns and stay-at-home orders that governors, legislators, and local leaders enacted across the country.