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Citizenship and education in a digital world (OECD Education Today Blog)

"Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence”, George Orwell wrote in 1943. And in an era of ‘fake news’ and post-truth, it resembles our world today.

Computers and the Future of Skill Demand

Trends Shaping Education Spotlight 12: Neurodiversity

Diversity in the classroom includes differences in the way students’ brains learn, or neurodiversity. Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (asd) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (adhd) affect increasingly large numbers of students.

Trends Shaping Education Spotlight No. 11 - People on the Move

International mobility is on the rise, and the growing number of people coming and going across borders leads to increasingly diverse communities. Education has an important role to play in developing the competencies required for our increasingly global world.

People on the move: growing mobility, increasing diversity (OECD Education Today Blog)

In August 2015, a newspaper published a story about Sam Cookney’s commute to work. Pretty boring, one would think, as long commutes are nothing new for most of us. However, Sam’s story is not so common. He works in London and commutes, several times per month, from Barcelona!

Risky Business (OECD Education Today Blog)

As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, so do the risks we face. A disease breaking out in a village in Africa, a bank crashing on Wall Street or a protest in a distant country can all potentially “snowball” and influence the world financial, health or security order.

Knowing and actively debating why, the heart of every policy (OECD Education Today Blog)

What makes some of the largest companies in the world successful? According to consultant Simon Sinek in a very popular TedTalk it is because they start with the ‘why’.

Educating for Innovation and Innovation in Education (OECD Education Today Blog)

Students unable to navigate through our complex digital landscape are simply no longer able to participate in our social, economic and cultural life.

What makes education governance and reform work beyond the drawing table? (OECD Education Today Blog)

Today’s education systems need to adapt practices to local diversity while ensuring common goals.

A Brave New World: The new frontiers of technology and education (OECD Education Today Blog)

When we think of technology and education, we usually think of information and communication technologies (ICTs).