Education – Page 2 – Global Student Square

Special report: What learning looks like

July 17, 2020
Grace Sandman
Education, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Lost and confused, yet resilient and open to change, students describe how coronavirus has changed their lives The doors to a cafeteria at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California, are locked on Tuesday, July 7, with a sign…

Read More→

Simplifying college admissions anxiety during COVID-19

Here’s what to expect if you’re a recent high school graduate with plans to attend college in the fall or a rising senior, and how to make sense of it all.

Read More→

Fullerton Joint Union High School District set to implement hybrid learning model

July 15, 2020
Tyler Pak
Education, News, USA

The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to approve a tentative hybrid learning schedule on June 29, incorporating both in-person and distance learning.

Read More→

Five tips for teachers on stopping racial bias in the classroom this fall

July 10, 2020
Sydney Lee
Education, Justice & Equality, News, USA

The spread of COVID-19 over the past few months along with the killing of George Floyd on May 25 at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis have emphasized a weakness in the United States: Racism. And that has included cases of bias against Asian Americans as well as Blacks and other people of color.

Read More→

Skating into the future: The growing sports scene in Nanjing

November 12, 2019
Beatrice
China, Education, Eye On China, Sports, Top Stories

The crowd cheered on July 8 as China’s Zhang Shuai struck the final shot, defeating Dayana Yastremska in a three-set match, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, and earning her first-ever position in the quarterfinals at the 2019 Wimbledon tennis championships.

Read More→

Lost at the starting line: China’s left-behind children struggle in school, life

November 1, 2019
Beatrice
China, Cities, Education, Eye On China, Top Stories

Though urbanization has brought economic benefits to citizens all over China, the phenomenon of left-behind children raises questions about how urbanization has impacted families in fast-growing cities such as Shanghai.

Read More→

Vancouver students strike to fight climate change

March 15, 2019
Matthew Asuncion
And We Rise, Canada, Education, Environment, Justice & Equality, News, Photography, Twitter Embed

Students from kindergarten through university came out in full force on Friday, March 15, as part of a worldwide series of demonstrations protesting against the lack of action against climate change.

Read More→

VOICES: “ZAPMIL” video project quizzes teens on today’s media literacy issues

November 7, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Africa, Education, Ex.change, On Media, Past Projects, Science & Tech

If you could give your phone a name, what would it be? Which social media platform do you hate most? What's the first thing you do when you wake up every day? Student journalists at the Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Forum launched an innovative pop-up video project to find the answers.

Read More→

Speakers at media literacy conference discuss impact of cartoons, empathy in film

October 26, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Art, Education, Ex.change, On Media, Past Projects, Top Stories

In societies where traditional organizations have lost trust with the public, cartoons can be surprisingly effective as an alternate way of telling news.

Read More→

Jordan Media Institute, journalist push back on stereotypes, press for media literacy in Middle East

October 25, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Education, Ex.change, Middle East, News, On Media, Past Projects, Politics

"There are opportunities also," said Elemary. "We can't always talk about refugees as problems."

Read More→