Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing

About Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing

The podcast that talks to the people who are reinventing the skills that power our global society.

Publisher

The Varkey Foundation

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2019

Latest episode

18 May 2023

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 May 2023

   How to unlock children’s creativity (in Malawi)

   Creativity is a top skill demanded by today’s employers, but how do we teach it – particularly in areas where schools are poorly resourced? In this episode of Old-School, Global Teacher Prize Ambassador Jane Chipaka from Malawi talks about her creative-writing programmes which have encouraged children and young people from communities with low literacy rates to put their hopes and dreams to paper.

2. 

   27 Apr 2023

   How communities learn

   When local communities rally around education, incredible things can happen. In this episode of Old-School, we speak to EduSpots Founder Cat Davison about how different communities in Ghana are coming together to improve teaching and learning across the country.

3. 

   6 Apr 2023

   How to build a better motorcycle helmet (in Italy)

   What can a great inventor teach us about the process of learning? In this episode of Old-School, hear from Automatic Systems teacher Leonardo Durante about how he and his students are using tech to create new solutions to age-old social issues, from safer motorcycle helmets to trash-collecting robots. Join us to hear about Leonardo’s favourite inventions, what students can learn by working with their hands, and the impact of AI-powered bots like ChatGPT in the classroom.

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