Mar 032012
 

As highlighted in my last post Finding Creativity: Planet Games, the very inspiration for the Global Team (paring education with soccer) game from none-other, but a kid. TED, a conference that aims at spreading ideas, had this kid prodigy Adora Svitak talk about this very topic. ‘What Adults Can Learn From Kids’ is such a true statement that often gets lost in the educational discourse between teacher scoring and rubric learning that we forget the ingenious ability of kids to teach. Listen here as Adora expands on this topic. Enjoy!

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Jan 302012
 

We have recently launched our new Facebook page! Please like us and let us know what you would like to see us highlight. What questions do you have about the sport for education field? What resources would you like to see provided?

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Jan 282012
 

Impassioned by the MDG’s for education for all by 2015, Gordan Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has recently proposed the  Global Fund for Education. This Fund would use the collective knowledge and institutions currently developed and expertise within the community to achieve education for all that promote both access and quality.

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