EDITORIAL OVERVIEW

Find out what’s included in the second 2018 edition of your Reimagine Education Newsletter: shifting the focus onto literacy education, we feature two articles from a pair of 2017’s strongest applicants – both of whom are seeking to close the literacy gap. We also invite all Reimaginers with a passion for pedagogical innovation and extended experience in the education world to join our judging panel, continue our search for speakers, and give all readers another chance to meet December’s winners.

USING ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE SCIENCE COMPREHENSION

Harriet Isecke, CEO of Readorium – winner of 2017’s K12 Award – outlines her company’s solution to the comprehension crisis facing her country.

MORE RELEVANT BOOKS. MORE ENGAGED READING.

There are 774 million teens and adults globally who lack literacy skills. Louise Baigelman thinks this needs to change.

She’s shared her story here.

REIMAGINE EDUCATION AWARDS 2018: JOIN THE JUDGES

Are you an educational expert? Passionate about identifying, acknowledging, and rewarding innovation in your space? Want to meet those behind the work that’s transforming education for learners worldwide? Then apply to join our judging panel – our call for judges is open until May 31st!

SPEAK AT THE 2018 REIMAGINE EDUCATION CONFERENCE

If you’re an expert in your field, keen to contribute to urgently-needed debate about the future of education, then we want to hear from you! Our 2018 Call for Speakers has opened, and we’re accepting applications from educators worldwide! This year, we’re offering especial preference to those that can offer case studies of successful pedagogical innovation – demonstration above speculation, efficacy before prophecy.

Particularly desirable are case studies pertaining to successful implementation of:

• Artificial intelligence
• Virtual reality/augmented reality
• Learning analytics
• New forms of learning assessment (e.g. adaptive comparative judgement)
• Curricular redesign
• Approaches at the intersection of neuroscience and pedagogy
• Adaptive learning
• Hybrid learning approaches

If you would like to convene a panel, please contact [email protected] with your proposal. You can apply to speak at http://bit.ly/Reimagine18Speakers.

REIMAGINE EDUCATION 2017: MEET THE WINNERS

One more time, in case you missed it – meet the worthy winners of 2017’s Reimagine Education Awards here.