When using the term self-esteem we will refer to the one coined by Denis Lawrence in his book Enhancing self-esteem in the classroom, 2006 —The development of the positive qualities of personal integrity, self-acceptance, respect for the needs of others, and the ability to empathize would comprise the ideal self in a civilized society—. Many [...]
We continue our “Meet Our Members” section with Gordana Jugo from the Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNET Could tell us a little bit about your organisation’s mission? The Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNET was established in 1991 as a project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of [...]
We share five Education TED Talks full of inspiring messages for teachers and education leaders. 1. Three rules to spark learning - Ramsey Musallam It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten years of "pseudo-teaching" to understand the true role of the educator: to cultivate curiosity. In a fun and [...]
On your way to work, to school, while you wait for the bus, or before going to sleep in bed...Any of these moments are good to dedicate a few minutes to improve your knowledge and skills in a second language. It is common, both in adults and in younger students, to find a lack of [...]
The awareness for equal use of technology in education is in continuous growth and development. When speaking about pupils with special educational needs (SEN), in this article we would like to make an approach on the education of students with visual, physical and hearing impairments, as the subject is really broad and the learning needs [...]
On 29-30 November, there was a plenary meeting of CRISS partners in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Through two cold and rainy days CRISS members got into the technical details of the project as each member showed the progress achieved to date while determining the coming steps to follow. The main issues covered in Zagreb [...]
From Maths, Science, Geography to English, to utilise online games and apps in a classroom can motivate students in learning new subjects and at the same time to reinforce their digital development. Nowadays there are hundreds of web pages with free online games that can be used in school or after class at home. We [...]
We continue our "Meet Our Members" section with Elena Osés Urteaga from the Government of Navarra’s Education Department (GDN). Could you tell us a little bit about your organisation’s mission? We are the Navarran Government Department of Education. Our mission is to ensure that every single person in our Autonomous Community has access to quality education [...]
CRISS is part of a larger effort by the European Union to help schools and their students progress towards digital age learning. Another EU initiative to further this aim is SELFIE, the Self-assessment tool for digitally capable schools. This self analytic approach to technology allows schools and institutions to evaluate and support schools in using [...]
We continue our "Meet Our Members" section with Igor Balaban from Faculty of Organization and Informatics (University of Zagreb) Could you tell us a little bit about your organisation’s mission? Faculty of Organization and Informatics of the University of Zagreb (FOI) is a national higher education institution internationally recognized for its academic excellence in education, [...]