Food and Culture - a Global, Collaborative Classrooms Project
- Oct 9, 2010 to Dec 31, 2013
- Location: Online and in your classrooms
- Description: Let your students learn with the world, not just about the world!The purpose of this project is the development of a global, collaborative classrooms project which will provide a context for students to:* Develop knowledge, skills and habits conducive to excellent health* Practice habits of responsible citizenship - locally to globally* Develop Global Competencies by studying "with" the world instead of "about" the world* Develop critical 21st Century Skills* Become engaged in a rigorous, relevant and real-world project* Engage the knowledge within the disciplines through research, problem solving and application* Learn - as opposed to memorizing then forgetting discrete factsThe initial sources of inspiration for this project were the book, Hungry Planet - What the World Eats, which is both a beautiful and profound essay on the people of our planet and the food they eat; the Edible Schoolyard Project where students grow and cook their own food, as many of the content standards are tau
- Created by: Anne Shaw
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Global Media Literacy Network
- Mar 5, 2011 to Mar 1, 2016
- Location: Global, Online & Belgrade
- Description:
MEDIA LITERACY NETWORK IS ONE NEW DIGITAL MOVEMENT WILL DEVELOP ONLINE PLATFORM FOR THE MULTILEVEL CROSS SECTORS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN MEDIA LITERACY
- The main goal of the Platform will be the collection, promotion and dissemination of the mew methodologies, projects and audio visual tools in new and traditional media.
- Everybody working in media literacy is welcome to become a member of the Platform without membership fee if accepted to promote the Platform and give to the Platform one or more creative projects application.
- The Platform will offer to the members wide online visibility, events, workshops and seminars and large list of potential partners for international cooperation and projects.
- The Platform will offer to every member online space and editorial rights for providing information, audio visual promotion of multimedia productions and call for participation through easy and user friendly online software.
- Open a Media Literacy Market to trade expertise and profit from th
- Created by: Miomir Rajcevic
The International Class
- Sep 30, 2011 at 6:00pm to Jun 18, 2012 at 7:00pm CDT
- Location: East Side Institute
- Description:
"The activity based-theory, the performative approach, and the emphasis in community building are the key elements of a psychology that blurs the distinctions between clinic, politics and the arts."
--Murilo Moscheta, psychologist and therapist, Brazil
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THIS PSYCHOLOGY
APPLY NOW FOR 2011-2012
The International Class
of the East Side Institute for Group
and Short Term Psychotherapy
A Global Learning CommunitySince 2004, more than 60 community and university based practitioners from across the US and 16 other countries have enrolled in The International Class of the East Side Institute.
Among them are psychologists from India, Brazil and Denmark; applied theatre practitioners from Kenya and Canada; educators, scientists and doctors from Pakistan, Serbia and the United States; community organizers from Uganda and Taiwan; psychotherapists from South Africa and Argentina; and youth workers from Nicaragua and Mexico.
Coming from different places and professions, they share - Created by: Melissa Meyer
REUNIÓN JÓVENES IDEAL NOL EN MEXICO
- Nov 12, 2011 at 11:00pm to Dec 31, 2011 at 12:00pm CST
- Location: Zocalo DF
- Description: Movida chévere de chavos&chavas ideal Nol.
La Plaza de la Constitución = el Zócalo. Ciudad de México DF. México.
Invita a tus cuates a venir y a festejar el Sábado 12 con todos nosotros pues, jóvenes de la generación Ideal Nol desde México y lanzar un gran saludo colectivo de amistad al Mundo como si de nuevos carteros on-line se tratara: Elo k T? ta chido! Q Onda! Chuliii! Tu puyuo! Guai! Cool! V! - Created by: Enric Cabrejas Iñesta
Online Certificate Course on Effective Grant Proposal Writing [1st Dece. - 21st Dec. 2011]
- Dec 1, 2011 at 9:00am to Dec 21, 2011 at 7:00pm CST
- Location: Online (Internet)
- Description:
OURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course provides an understanding of and practice in grant proposal writing for non-profits, foundations, and government agencies. Our online structured proposal writing course will show you how to write a proposal that gets funded. These distance learning course will teach you to prepare grants proposal effectively and find the best funding sources for your projects and non-profit.
The course is designed for both novice and experienced grantseekers, it is a comprehensive, hands-on training that covers researching funding sources and writing award winning proposals. Other topics covered include: defining objectives, researching and getting to know the donor; how to prepare a logical framework analysis (LFA); preparing budgets; and how to follow up with the donor. Further, the course will teach you how to use a standard proposal writing format, the most widely used in the world. During the course participants will search out funding sources and you will develop a pro - Created by: Don Prince Melito
Dec. 1: Global Read: Girl in Translation
- Dec 1, 2011 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm CST
- Location: Online
- Description:
Join Primary Source for an online book discussion of Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Learn more and register at http://www.primarysource.org/girlintranslation
December 1, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Live, online Q&A with author Jean KwokRegister now to participate in this Global Read.
- Created by: Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source