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Updates and Encouragements from the Field

Updates and Encouragements from the Field

One of the greatest disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to education. Globally, 191 countries have closed their schools affecting over 1.5 billion students, which is 90 percent of enrolled learners. In Northeast India, teachers have returned to their...

A Reflection: Learning to Sabbath in the Midst of Disruption

A Reflection: Learning to Sabbath in the Midst of Disruption

As states and cities have shut their doors, and many of us are forced to settle into our homes, I can't help but reflect on the idea of sabbath. Sabbath, the act of resting and pausing, seems odd in this time of disruption, tensions, and unknowns. In a time where...

Does Education Technology Help Students in Low-Income Countries?

Does Education Technology Help Students in Low-Income Countries?

With globalization, students around the world must be highly skilled and graduate with a quality education--or risk unemployment. Technology skills have become a necessity for employment in the global North. In the South, with strained markets and high unemployment,...

Connect This Holiday, Even with a Full Calendar

Connect This Holiday, Even with a Full Calendar

This time of year, the air is full of a tingling holiday buzz. Pie plates and gravy boats are dusted off. There’s a last-minute scramble to call my mom for a recipe. In Denver, the heat clicks on in the mornings and evenings while we scavenge wool socks from the...