Image: Shutterstock/Viktoria Kazakova_jpeg Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been playing an increasingly significant role in education during the last years. There is a set of abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information age. These abilities, defined as 21st century skills, are: critical...
Image: Shutterstock/Volt Collection Let’s face it: physics and chemistry are not considered as major subjects for most pupils in lower secondary schools in France. Not so surprising, as pupils are only granted one hour and a half lesson per week from Grade 6 to Grade 9, which is hardly...
Image: Shutterstock/Maglara From the very beginning of the idea of sustainable development, education has been a crucial part of strategies and policy making. The concept of education for sustainability (EfS) first emerged on the international scene in 1992 with the publication of Agenda 21 as a result of the...
Image: Shutterstock/ideyweb Technology these days is present nearly in every field of our lives. We enjoy the benefits of its use, especially in the field of communication. I am a teacher in a primary school and I have realized communication is one of the very first and basic part...
Image: Shutterstock_Sentavio There is no doubt that information technologies have definitely changed our lives. Computational thinking and the mental process of algorithm creation have given rise to a whole new range of computing technologies such as programming languages, databases, network and internet technologies, mobile and cloud apps just to...