Thomas Hatch

Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University; Director of NCREST; Founder of @intl_ed_news
Author of The Education We Need for a Future We Can't Predict

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

For a quick description of the global media responses to the latest PISA scores and a reminder that health, happiness, and other factors might matter too (more on that and #Iceland in the future...)

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#newpost: Highs in the East, Lows in the West, and Concerns All Around: Scanning the Education Headlines for the 2025 PISA results
https://t.co/rZ1OSaQWCf

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

My reflections looking back on my visits to schools in China over the past two years

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#incaseyoumissedit: What Conditions Could Foster More Balanced School Experiences? Stability & Change in the Education System in China (Part 5) https://t.co/bopWqGawWe

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What should educators demand of #AI? I got a glimpse of the possibilities on a visit to the Suzhou Experimental Primary School last December

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#NewPost: Can AI “ignite the mind and heart”? Stability & change in the education system in China (Part 3)
@TeachersCollege @AnthropicAI @OpenAI @ICSEI @EdChangeSIG
https://t.co/b5EMF1935Z

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

What will it take to create more balanced education systems? The first part of my reflections based on visits to China @CubanLarry @hightechhigh @HundrEDorg @WISE_Tweets @dominicregester @TeachersCollege @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: What do innovative schools in China look like? Stability & change in the education system in China (Part 1)
@ThsiHigh
https://t.co/wJnkgOURHI

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I'm happy to share my latest article from Educational Leadership: The Power of Condensing the Curriculum https://t.co/bmzwWNsF8D via @ASCD

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This interview taught me as much about learning at scale as any project I’ve been involved in — details, building capacity, strong partnerships, and sensitivity to context matter. Part 2 next Wednesday…

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New Post: Bringing a Tablet-Based Foundational Learning Program to all the Primary Schools in Malawi: Joe Wolf and Kira Keane on the Evolution of Imagine Worldwide (Part 1)
@Literacy_Now1 @moliis @michaelbhorn@leecrawfurd @CSF_India @gatesfoundation
https://t.co/IEfZld0u26

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Approaches in #India to some of the critical education issues after the school closures: chronic absence, mental health, nutrition, and sustainability @CSF_India @HundrEDorg @CGC_Mumbai

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: #NewPost: New Frontiers for Educational Improvements in India? Critical educational issues in India post-pandemic (Part 2) @HaakonHuynh

https://t.co/N5wjTlqyTZ

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For those who want a sense of possibility and hope in these difficult times, there is no better place to look than @remakelearning and #remakelearningdays Thanks to @greggbehr for sharing his insights with me. Part 2 next week!

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#NewPost Something’s Happening Here: Gregg Behr on the Evolution and Expansion of Remake Learning and Remake Learning Days (Part 1) #RemakeLearningDays

https://t.co/8o654UFxEn
@greggbehr @remakelearning @RyanRydzewski @sproutfund

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The second of four reflections on efforts to transform the education system in #Vietnam

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#NewPost: Building the capacity for high quality education at scale: Can Vietnam transform the conventional model of schooling (Part 2)?

https://t.co/ZotV1POhSG

@OECDEduSkills @tch960 @intl_ed_news

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

My latest work in a series looking at how countries like Finland, Singapore, and others are trying to change their education systems

Can Vietnam transform the conventional model of schooling: Educational improvement at scale (Part 1) https://t.co/JywubJL6hH via @intl_ed_news

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Adding to my other interviews with founders of #newschools, I'm finally sharing my interview with Indrek Lillemägi who has helped to start 2 new schools in #Tallinn #Estonia

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#NewPost: Pushing the boundaries of the conventional school: Indrek Lillemägi talks about the development of a new upper secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia 
https://t.co/GorwoQUcLh
via @intl_ed_news @AERA_EdResearch @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

When I was in China last November, I was stunned by what I saw at the Shenzen Early Education Center. 20 indoor/outdoor learning areas, with over 100 different centers. I shared a few pictures and reflections in this post

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#NewPost: Boundless Learning in an Early Childhood Center in Shenzen, China https://t.co/GorwoQUKAP via
@intl_ed_news @AERA_EdResearch @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal

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#NewPost: Boundless Learning in an Early Childhood Center in Shenzen, China https://t.co/GorwoQUKAP via
@intl_ed_news @AERA_EdResearch @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal

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I benefited tremendously from the warmth and wisdom of Lee Shulman, and I wanted to add my remembrance to many others. What an important time to remember those who believe in faith and reason.

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#NewPost: Taking learning and teaching seriously: Reflections on the life and work of Lee Shulman https://t.co/XxPOdSNQ8W
via @intl_ed_news @StanfordEd @michiganstateu @carnegiefdn @AERA_EdResearch @NAEd @NBPTS

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I've learned as much about #educationalpolicy from @Michael_Kirst as I have from anyone, so I'm delighted to be able to share his latest reflections and excerpts from @rkjung's "Mike Kirst Biography Project"

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#NewPost: “Big Infrastructure, Big Capacity Building, and State-Wide Scale-Up…”: Mike Kirst on the Need to Revitalize Standards-Based Reform

🌐🏫🧑‍🏫 https://t.co/5rKRCKcVpG via @intl_ed_news @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal @JPCCJournal @AERA_EdResearch

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#NewPost: “Big Infrastructure, Big Capacity Building, and State-Wide Scale-Up…”: Mike Kirst on the Need to Revitalize Standards-Based Reform

🌐🏫🧑‍🏫 https://t.co/5rKRCKcVpG via @intl_ed_news @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal @JPCCJournal @AERA_EdResearch

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#NewPost: Giving Thanks for Education Around the World 2024

🌐🫂🫶 https://t.co/6CMjJU7Aye via @intl_ed_news @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal @JPCCJournal @AERA_EdResearch @tch960 @LizZumpe @doduclan @AlmaHarris1 @CarolCampbell4 @YongZhaoEd @Samuel_Abrams @HargreavesBC

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Supporting healthy development of rural children China: The Sunshine Kindergartens of the Beijing Western Sunshine Rural Development Foundation

🇨🇳🚸🌱 https://t.co/qks44xE70o via @intl_ed_news @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal @JPCCJournal @AERA_EdResearch

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@YongZhaoEd insights in the 2nd part of this conversation helped me understand the possibilities (and paradoxes) of educational change in China

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Schools Don't Change, but They're Always Changing: A Conversation with Yong Zhao on the Evolution of the Chinese Education System (Part 2)

📍https://t.co/RW9EWgcZXk via @EdChangeSIG @ICSEIglobal @YongZhaoEd

[Thomas Hatch @tch960]

We need more attention to student well-being
For my take, see https://t.co/UKp2dlRK8d "Supporting students’ academic development has to go hand in hand with supporting their emotional development, their mental health, and their well-being." @TeachersCollege