6 episodes
GlobalEdTour Sandra Chow & Chris Lee
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Pack your headphones and come on a tour of educational perspectives around the globe. From the coasts of British Columbia to the shores of Australia, have a listen to the voices of our guests, as they dish out the real scoop on education from their part of the world.
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Episode 6 - Russia
Join us as we connect with Yuliya Bondarenko, Larisa Khizhnyakova and Tanya in the vast and diverse land of Russia. Discover why Russia has such low average class sizes. Learn about some significant changes that have affected Russia's education recently. And practice a Russian phrase or two along the way! You won't need to pack your parkas and touques for this episode, but you'll definitely need your earbuds!
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Episode 5 - Finland
It's off to Finland where we explore the ins and outs of the Finnish education system with our guests Jorgen Holmberg and Anna-Karin Brunberg! Interested to hear about "phenomenon based learning"? Is it possible to have a robust education system even with the lowest amount of instructional hours per week? Well grab your head phones and see you on the air-waves (and at the Wife Carrying Contest)!
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Episode 4 - Austria
The education hills are definitely alive in Austria. Discover a system where time with newborns are valued, teachers are with their students 4 years in a row, and vocational training pathways for students exist as early as grade 9! Join us as we learn from Elisabeth Benedik (@ebene09) and Magdalena Pfeil (@DuFrauLehrerin) about some joys and challenges they face as educators in the land of Edelweiss.
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Episode 3 - USA
Visiting our neighbours to the south, we start to dig into the American education system by poking around the Common Core standards, Future Ready Schools, and other exciting things! Join Katherine Goyette (@kat_goyette), Dr. Micah Shippee (@micahshippee), and Thomas C Murray (@thomascmurray) on our journey!
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Episode 2 - Australia
In this episode, we take a look at education in Australia. Our fellow commonwealth educators share a bit about what makes their education system unique. Join us as we interview our guests: Lee-Ann Tee and Chris Betcher.
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Episode 1 - British Columbia
In this episode, we learn about education in British Columbia. On the west coast of Canada is Beautiful British Columbia, one of our ten provinces. From a new provincial curriculum, emphasis on coding and many more, exciting things are happening in education there and we wanted to dig deeper. Join us as we interview our guests: Trevor McKenzie, Karen Lirenman and Tracy Poelzer.