3D printers, hydroponic greenhouses, aisle sofas. Over a thousand Italian schools have joined the movement that revolutionizes times and learning spaces
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Group chats, video archives, shared files: this app can help in the classroom and at home, while also improving relationships between students and teachers
Summer is the right time to read a few books to understand what the future of schools might be in a changing world. Here are four recommendations
In terms of school dropout rates, Italy is still above the European average. Bussetti: Our goal is to offer more time at school and more training. Investing in our young people means investing in the future
A compulsory subject of study which is taught an hour a week in the Klassens tid , where students learn to help their classmates and compete only with themselves
Participation in Sel programs improved pupils’ academic performance by 11%. The socio-emotional approach, as shown in the programs of the “Move This World” project, makes the difference. At school, but also at work
From video games to TV series, combining types of playful communication with learning could improve student performance
If nobody likes school, there must be a reason: it doesn’t stimulate curiosity and mortifies talents, boxing the minds. But change can be possible: the book Creative Schools collects all the good examples of innovative schools in the world. And suggests a path to follow in the name of personalizing learning
This case study is the focal point of a paper written by Judith Wiemann and Martina Fuchs and published by the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society , which looks at and analyses the export of Germany’s dual vocational system to Mexico. Let’s see how it went
The very first public-sector sustainability manager course is under way. Leading the course is ex-minister and president of Istat Enrico Giovannini, current spokesperson for the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development: The way that the public system works needs to change .
The rate of school dropouts has fallen from 20.8% ten years ago to 13.8% in 2016. The numbers are going down, but Italy is still above the 10% Europe 2020 objective and its southern regions exceed national averages
Born in a Paris banlieu, within just a few years he created an empire, thanks to internet services that shook up the market – first in France, now in Italy
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.