Andreas Schleicher walks us through the PISA test

How can we measure what makes a school system work? Andreas Schleicher walks us through the PISA test, a global measurement that ranks countries against one another -- then uses that same data to help schools improve. Where does New Zealand sit? Learn the single factor that makes some systems outperform others.

What makes a great school system? To find out, Andreas Schleicher administers a test to compare student performance around the world. Watch the TED talk     here.

Core Education's Ten Trends for education in 2013 - Derek Wenmoth

Guest presenter Derek Wenmoth shared the trending insights for education in 2013. It is important to note that these are NOT predictions about what might be coming up. These notions are already visible and are impacting teaching and learning in New Zealand and across the world already.  How do these ideas about technology impact leading learning into 2014?

To have a look at the slides that Derek shared with us, click here
in a nutshell... See Derek talk about the ten trends.
They are:

1. Personalisation
2. User + Control
3. The Smart Web
4. Virtual Learning
5. Data Engagement
6. Thinking 3D
7. Citizenship
8. Social Learning
9. Ubiquity
10. Open-ness

Awesome, engaging session. Great insights into what kinds of questions we should be asking ourselves as leaders in the 21st Century. Really useful for those with visions for improving the educational culture within their own school.