An overview of challenges facing the education system worldwide and new education tools and technologies. Improvements in education globally has the potential to change the world significantly during our lifetimes.

1. Picture: http://quincypublicschools.com
Ammar Sabzwari
www.linkedin.com/in/ammarsabzwari
How Education Can
Change the World

2. The opinions expressed
in this presentation are
my own and do not
represent the view of
others in any way
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3. Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
-John Dewey
Photo: Jeff Pioquinto (Flickr)

4. The importance of
getting an education
was instilled at an early
age. I have never lost
sight of how almost
every major decision my
parents made was
directly related to giving
me a good education.
4Photo: Ammar Sabzwari

5. New models for education are creating exciting
opportunities
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6. Many learning choices exist depending on your needs

7. New tools are changing learning, but basic education is still
is out of reach for many
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8. Photo: Flickr (Free Grunge Textures)
Big challenges remain in educating the world

9. The UN has recognized major barriers to school enrollment
and completion globally
Photo: Flickr (Naosuk ii), UN LINK: http://globaleducationfirst.org/priorities.html

10. 1) Unaffordable Costs: Poverty is a high barrier to education
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11. 2) A shortage of classrooms
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12. 3) Humanitarian emergencies
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13. 4) Gender discrimination
Photo: Flickr (Asia Development Bank)

14. #4) Gender Discrimination
UN LINK: http://globaleducationfirst.org/priorities.html
Close to two thirds (almost
500 million) of the world’s
illiterate adults are women

15. 5) Child labour
Photo: Flickr (Asia Development Bank), UN link:
http://data.unicef.org/child-protection/child-labour
Almost 150 million
children globally
engage in child labour

16. 6) A shortage of qualified teachers
Photo: Flickr (Unicef Ethiopia)

17. 7) A lack of learning materials
Photo: Flickr (ToGa Wanderings)

18. 8) A weak foundation for
early learning
Photo: Flickr (frankdouwes)
Globally, primary schools
focus more attention on later
grades to prepare students
for high-stakes exams
A foundation for later success
depends on strong support
early on
Photo: Flickr (Xalikot),
Link: http://globaleducationfirst.org/219.htm

19. 9) Challenging family environments
Photo: Flickr (overgraeme)

20. 10) A mismatch between skills and today’s economy
Photo: Flickr (Symo0)
Not all education
systems are ready
for the knowledge-
based economy

21. 11) Language barriers
Almost 221 million children
are being taught in a
language other than their
mother tongue
Photo: Flickr (ToGa Wanderings),
Link: http://globaleducationfirst.org/219.htm

22. 12) Hunger and poor nutrition
Photo: Flickr (Steve Levi -stëve- )

23. #4) Gender Discrimination
UN LINK: http://globaleducationfirst.org/priorities.html
Evidence from Latin America
has found that being stunted
by poor nutrition at age 6 was
equivalent to losing four
grades of schooling

24. 13) Ineffective evaluation methods
Photo: Flickr (Xavi)

25. Education in advanced economies is also facing challenges
Photo: Flickr (bsabarnoil)

26. Crowded classrooms
Photo: Christopher Sessums (Flickr)

27. Source: www.robfreeman.com/home/cost-of-education-coming-to-our-senses-slowly-one-by-one, New York Times
Escalating costs of education
US Figures

28. Source: http://marketculture.files.wordpress.com
The pace of
change means
what you learn
in school may
not match
what you need
at work

29. The future education system is being designed now
Photo: http://rossieronline.usc.edu/visions-of-the-future-classroom/

30. Source: www.nasa.gov
Your classmates and classroom could be anywhere

31. New models of education are changing everything

32. Education is in the palm of your hand
Photo: Flickr (Kārlis Dambrāns)

33. Technology investments are changing global education
Photo: http://afritorial.com/ischool/

34. Source: http://wearesocial.sg/blog/2015/01/digital-social-mobile-2015/
Global internet penetration in 2015

35. Sources: http://www.statista.com/chart/1517/worldwide-mobile-phone-users/, Mashable, eMarketer
5 billion people will use mobile phones by 2017

36. #4) Gender Discrimination
As mobile access increases
globally, access to new
education tools will as well

37. Why does educating the world matter?
Photo: NASA, JPL

38. Picture: Flickr (DFID), Source: Kaestner 1997; Lleras-Muney 2005; Lochner and Moretti 2004
Education can reduce poverty and gender inequality

39. Picture: Flickr (Unicef Ethiopia), Source: Kaestner 1997; Lleras-Muney 2005; Lochner and Moretti 2004
Education can improve health outcomes and lower mortality

40. Source: Education Counts (EFA Global Monitoring Report, UNESCO, 2011)

41. Picture: Flickr (Gates Foundation), Source: Kaestner 1997; Lleras-Muney 2005; Lochner and Moretti 2004
A strong link exists between education and income level

42. Picture: Flickr (Photomatt28)
You can make an impact

43. Support teachers and students
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44. Translate learning tools into new languages
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45. Consider becoming a mentor
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46. Teach something that you are passionate about
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47. Share your passion with the world and listen back
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48. Picture: Flickr (Khasar Sandag/World Bank)
Education leaves a
lasting legacy

49. Educate the world. Change it.

50. Author: Ammar Sabzwari
www.linkedin.com/in/ammarsabzwari