The 2nd wave of the corona pandemic has once again shown that our industrial education systems need a structural overhaul. That overhaul might take some more time, but we can use the cracks in the system to make transformation easier.
Join us in China, Europe and wherever you are located to tinker on how to make use of modern technologies to engage children (and those who never have never stopped to be one :) with nature.
We invite you and the children in your reach to participate in our Nature Journal Challenge starting from Nov 30 until Dec 6: https://www.greensteps.me/library/green-steps-global-nature-education-challenge.php
What does the rather enlightened press write about the state of education:
Educator and philosopher Zachary Stein summarizes the situation from a meta-perspective:
Let us not forget that the modern sciences of learning, which are ignored in the design of most educational technologies, tell us that learning is optimized when it involves sustained interpersonal relationships, emotional connection, embodiment, and dynamically interactive hands-on experiences. Based on the best of what we know about the dynamics of learning, educational technologies should be bringing people together away from screens–not isolating individuals alone in front of screens. Technologies ought to help us customize learning and provide universal access to information through useful, well organized, and curated content. They should not be the primary focus of attention or main source of interaction and instruction. [What is Emerging]
Lets tinker together on a solution.
Join us in China, Europe and wherever you are located to tinker on how to make use of modern technologies to engage children (and those who never have never stopped to be one :) with nature.
We invite you and the children in your reach to participate in our Nature Journal Challenge starting from Nov 30 until Dec 6: https://www.greensteps.me/library/green-steps-global-nature-education-challenge.php
What does the rather enlightened press write about the state of education:
- Outdoor time has always been healthy for kids, but that’s especially the case now: One study found that the odds of catching the coronavirus are nearly 20 times higher indoors than outdoors. Though it isn’t free of problems, learning outside might be the only way to provide parents with a break, kids with an adequate education, and teachers with protection from the coronavirus. [The Atlantic]
- As countries grapple with how and when to restore students to classrooms, a growing number of schools have embraced outdoor learning — especially in the highly regarded Nordic education systems, where the model had already begun to gain momentum. […] Some countries, including Germany, have a tradition of outdoor preschools and kindergartens, which have begun to catch on in the United States as well. The pandemic may drive more countries to experiment with the model for older students. [Washington Post]
Educator and philosopher Zachary Stein summarizes the situation from a meta-perspective:
Let us not forget that the modern sciences of learning, which are ignored in the design of most educational technologies, tell us that learning is optimized when it involves sustained interpersonal relationships, emotional connection, embodiment, and dynamically interactive hands-on experiences. Based on the best of what we know about the dynamics of learning, educational technologies should be bringing people together away from screens–not isolating individuals alone in front of screens. Technologies ought to help us customize learning and provide universal access to information through useful, well organized, and curated content. They should not be the primary focus of attention or main source of interaction and instruction. [What is Emerging]
Lets tinker together on a solution.