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LINC 2019 Keynote: What is the Potential of Education to Leapfrog Education Progress Globally? (excerpt)

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Rebecca Winthrop

Director, Center for Universal Education; Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development The Brookings Institution

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In this excerpt from Dr. Rebecca Winthrop's LINC 2019 keynote address, she explains what it means to leapfrog education using an example from Brazil, where innovative techniques are being used to help kids access education in remote jungle areas.

Topics: Education at Scale Education Policy Education Research Innovation/Entrepreneurship Education

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COVID-19 State Education Agency Remote Learning Guidance

Content Author:

MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Date: 17 April 2020

Database of remote learning guidance from all 50 state education agencies.

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Remote Learning Guidance From State Education Agencies During COVID-19 Pandemic: Webinar

Content Author:

MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Date: 17 April 2020

Justin Reich, MIT professor and director of the Teaching Systems Lab hosts a public webinar on the release of a new TSL paper that outlines every U.S. state guidelines on distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Remote Learning Guidance From State Education Agencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A First Look

Content Author:

MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Date: 2 April 2020

This document provides an analysis of the state education agency policy guidance concerning remote learning published by all 50 U.S. states by the end of March 2020.

A framework to guide an education response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020

Content Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Date: 1 April 2020

This report aims at supporting education decision making to develop and implement effective education responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report explains why the necessary social isolation measures will disrupt school-based education for several months in most countries around the world.

From Idea to Implementation: How Universities Can Foster Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Content Author:

Claude Grunitzky, Erdin Beshimov, Bahia El Oddi Harvard Business School Graduate, Julia Reynolds-Cuéllar

Date: 4 February 2020

Universities want their communities to innovate, creating start-ups and implementing fresh ideas. Many university leaders wonder if their universities should form new centers, hire entrepreneurship experts, or devise a new curriculum.

Building Digital-Ready Culture in Traditional Organizations

Content Author:

George Westerman

Date: 21 June 2019

Faculty Director for J-WEL's Workforce Learning Collaborative, George Westerman—along with co-authors Deborah L.

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LINC 2019 Featured Speaker: Dr. Peter Senge

Content Author:

Peter Senge

Date: 20 June 2019

In LINC's closing session, Dr. Peter Senge, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, offers his insights on the history of education at MIT and elsewhere as the LINC conference has evolved.

LINC 2019 Keynote: What is the Potential of Education to Leapfrog Education Progress Globally?

Content Author:

Rebecca Winthrop

Date: 18 June 2019

Dr. Rebecca Winthrop speaks at the LINC 2019 Conference in this keynote address.

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LINC 2019 Panel: The New Learning Society

Content Author:

Vijay Kumar Ed. D, Krishna Rajagopal, Claudia Urrea, George Westerman

Date: 18 June 2019

The "New Learning Society” comprises an audience that runs the gamut – from learners who may be displaced because of social and political crises to those who need re-skilling in order to engage productively in the emerging workforce and includes early learners as well as adults.

The OECD Learning Compass 2030

Content Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Date: 12 June 2019

The Learning Compass 2030 defines the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that learners need to fulfill their potential and contribute to the well-being of their communities and the planet.

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