Excerpt from Island Innovation:
Shining a spotlight on the education practices of global islands has been a trademark of the Edge Foundation’s sessions at the Virtual Island Summit for three years running. Innovation on islands is often discussed from the perspective of energy and governance, but as this session highlighted, islands are also leading educational hubs opening pathways to improve schooling at a global scale. In this year’s session moderated by Edge Foundation Executive Director Olly Newton, expert speakers delved into the effects of the pandemic on island schools, restructuring curriculums, improving understanding of child poverty in remote areas, and how to build on current education measures to meet more ambitious learning goals.
The panel featured the Edge Foundation’s Senior Researchers, Dr Dana Dabbous and Katherine Emms, as well as Dr. Lynne Rogers, an Education Researcher from University College London, Jane Atterton, Rural Policy Researcher at Scotland’s Rural College, Coinneach Morrison, Islands Recovery and Policy Manager from the Scottish Government Islands Team, and Angel Caglin, Curriculum Officer and Coordinator from the Saint Lucia Education Innovation Lab.
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