
Shining a Light on Education Innovation
HundrED is a global organization based in Finland that aims to research and share education innovations across the globe. When people normally think of innovation in education their mind thinks of adding more technology, but that is only a small part of being an innovative educator. HundrED looks to share innovative ideas about more than just edtech. They scour the globe looking for creative scalable ideas in 5 broad categories: skills, teachers, assessment, learning environments, and leadership. Education is changing in America, but there is a need for improvement, so HundrED is searching for innovation in the breadth of skills, inclusion, and diversity, educators, holistic wellbeing, assessment, personalized learning, global citizenship, leadership, youth, and basic education. All of these components deserve attention. This year HundrED is collaborating with Grable Foundation and Remake Learning to spotlight Pittsburgh. Spotlights explore each location or theme thoroughly to provide deep insight into the Spotlight area (Pittsburgh) and share a collection of the most inspiring innovations emerging in that area with the rest of the world. Pittsburgh is the first North American city selected by HundrED for a spotlight of the innovation happening in area schools! Out of 82 submissions, HundrED selected 12 Pittsburgh-area programs to share as models of innovation for education innovation around the globe. The 12 programs get to travel to Helsinki, Finland to present their education innovations at the HundrED Global Innovation Summit in November of this year. How cool is that!
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sam m (samantha) says
This is my sons first year of school. I am having a lot of trouble getting him to want to go. He throws tantrums do you have any tips?
Jennifer says
Hi, Principal Nate here. Kids do what works. So if they get away with throwing a tantrum at home and get out of something you’ve asked them to do, they will continue that behavior until it no longer works. My first step would be talking through why he doesn’t want to go. Is there something specific he can tell you. Next, set up an appt with the teacher and principal together so you can work out a plan moving forward.