Are Schools Entering a New Era Beyond Screens? For years, one direction in education seemed almost inevitable: more devices, more digital content, and more learning through screens. Now, some school systems are beginning to ask a different question.

The United Arab Emirates is expanding AI education across its school system. On September 2, 2026, its Cabinet approved implementing an AI curriculum across all public and private schools, following a pilot and evaluation in public schools. The announcement also highlighted a program to train 22,000 teachers and educators to use AI in areas such as teaching, assessment, curriculum analysis, and lesson planning. The scale is striking. But it also raises a larger question: expa

The latest PISA results offer a window into what young people can do with their learning: understand an explanation, evaluate evidence, and reason through an unfamiliar problem. They reveal areas of progress, persistent challenges, and some surprising differences between how students perform and how they experience school. PISA, the Programme for International Student Assessment, examines how 15-year-olds apply their knowledge in reading, mathematics, and science. Its 2025 as

For many years, Finland has been seen as one of the best countries for education in the world. But this is not the complete story. Lately, PISA scores show a continuous decrease in Finland's PISA scores. Let's first talk about the reasons behind the success of Finland as one of the top countries in education. According to an article published by Big Think, top 10 reasons behind the success of Finland's education system are as follows: 1. No standardized testing Standardized t

Happiness is finding happiness in the happiness of others. As Banks (2015) explains social justice, he emphasizes the importance of being reflective and moral in creating a democratic society where citizens are active contributors to a more human and just world. Banks also emphasizes the importance of teaching kids critiquing injustice in the world. Banks indicates that with the emphasis on high-stakes testing, educators and administrators had a narrow focus on basic academi

According to the World Economic Forum, "There is a growing disconnect between education systems and labor markets. Many of today’s children will work in new job types that do not yet exist.” One primary reason for this is the fact that the world is changing very rapidly during the fourth industrial revolution with exponential advancements in the areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, genetic engineering, quantum computing, virtu

In this brief post, I would like to introduce an important report prepared by the World Economic Forum called Schools of the Future: Defining New Models of Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To read the full report, please CLICK HERE. The report summarized key findings to define high-quality learning in the Fourth Industrial Revolution under a new global educational framework called Education 4.0: A Global Framework for Shifting Learning Content and Experiences T

Have a comfortable seat for everyone in your heart so that no one hesitates or feels unwelcome! Considering the heartbreaking situation in our nation nowadays, I believe it is high time for us as educators to revisit Nieto's (2008) levels of multicultural education supports. For those of you who are not familiar, these five levels are monocultural, tolerance, acceptance, respect, and affirmation, solidarity, and critique. Before starting to explain each level, I would like to

I believe many educators will share my feelings when I say that we are educating our children for an unknown future. We have begun experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution with frequent major developments in many fields including genetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, augmented reality, 3D printing, and biotechnology. The exponential growth in these fields and many others rapidly change everything in our lives. According to the World Economic Forum,

Today, I would like to introduce you to a great educational event about Rethinking Learning. It is called Dare to Learn - The Festival of Rethinking for Learning. The event will be held in Helsinki, Finland between September 16 and 17, 2020. I must say that it will be extremely challenging to attend this event during the pandemic especially for educators not currently living in Finland. However, I still think this is an important event to know. Very different than many educat