Noticias Europa

España: “Quien más probabilidades tiene de iniciar un brote en un centro educativo es un profesor”

Publicado: 24 septiembre 2020

España/ 24 Septiembre 2020/ Fuente/ https://elpais.com/ El investigador del Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona Jordi Sunyer, uno de los mayores expertos en covid y escuela en España, afirma que cabe esperar más contagios en los institutos que en los colegios. Por Ignacio Zafra Jordi Sunyer nacido en Barcelona hace 62 años, es catedrático de […]

Scotland: Youngsters taught skills to deal with Covid and climate change fall-out

Publicado: 23 septiembre 2020

Scotland /23nd September 2020/ by Staff Reporter/ source: https://www.scotsman.com The International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS), is calling on schools, organisations and individuals to engage with the concept of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) throughout September and beyond to help encourage the use of critical thinking to understand issues such as climate change, refugees and […]

The countries with the best infrastructure for e-learning: the UK can teach the world some lessons

Publicado: 23 septiembre 2020

UK/September 23, 2020/BY PAUL SKELDON/Source: https://www.telemediaonline.co.uk/ The UK boasts 4281 online education courses, more than France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands combined and ranks fourth for government spending on education per pupil, at 38% of GDP per capita. So finds the digital learning platform Preply, which has published a study that examines the technological infrastructure and accessibility in 30 countries worldwide. The state of […]

French minister mocked for asking pupils to dress in ‘republican style’

Publicado: 23 septiembre 2020

France/September 23, 2020/By: Kim Willsher in Paris/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ France’s education minister has sparked a sexism row after demanding high school pupils dress in “republican style” for classes. Jean-Michel Blanquer’s comments came a week after a protest by girls at French high schools about being hauled in front of headteachers or turned away from lessons because they […]

Ireland: Universities of 10,000 students can expect an average of one student a day being diagnosed with Covid-19 – Professor Philip Nolan

Publicado: 22 septiembre 2020

Ireland/ 22 September 2020/ Source/ https://www.independent.ie/ By Katherine Donelly A university the size of Maynooth can expect an average of one student a day being diagnosed with Covid based on the current rate of infection, according to its President Professor Philip Nolan. Prof Nolan who is also Chair of the Nphet expert maths modelling group […]

Scotland: Poems written by Scots father and son in lockdown now being used by universities

Publicado: 22 septiembre 2020

Scotland/ 20th September 2020/ by Martyn Mclaughlin/ https://www.scotsman.com Now, a father has shared the poems he wrote alongside his son to help him get to grips with a new way of learning, and which are now being hailed as an example of innovative learning Like many parents, Dr David McKinstry was left wondering what the short-term […]