Events

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 (5)

Jun 19, 2013
October 9, 2010
Saturday

  • 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
March 5, 2011
Saturday

  • 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
May 14, 2013
Tuesday

  • TIGed e-courses this May

  • May 14, 2013 at 7:00pm to Jun 19, 2013 at 8:30pm
  • Location: Online
  • Description:

    TakingITGlobal’s graduate level, accredited e-courses attract educators from around the world. Identifying practical ways to implement pedagogies that reinforce the development of 21st century skills in students is the primary focus of these offerings. Each course is designed to support educators' unique needs and curriculum requirements. e-Courses feature five weekly classes facilitated online, in real time, by an experienced global educator; and engaging readings, assignments and projects. These competitively priced e-courses will each be offered this May:

    Project-based Learning for Global Citizenship

    • May 22 – June 19, 2013

    Education for Environmental Stewardship

    • May 14 – June 11, 2013

    Empowering Student Voice in Education

    • May 22 – June 19, 2013

     

    For more information about TIGed’s e-courses and to register today, visit tigurl.org/ecourses

  • Created by: Kate Gatto
June 1, 2013
Saturday
June 19, 2013
Wednesday

  • Sneak Peek: What's New at ePals for ISTE 2013

  • Jun 19, 2013 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: http://bit.ly/ePals619
  • Description:

    In This Session Get a sneak peek at what ePals will be unveiling June 24-26 in San Antonio at ISTE 2013!  Stephanie Cohen will show coming attractions in the free ePals global community: the new McGraw-Hill Learning Center; the ePals on Everest Challenge (and plans for future Explorer Series), Worlds of Learning: Spotlight Series, and Museums of the World/Smithsonian Urban Waterways/Folk Life.  Daniel English will share how teachers can easily sell the high quality, classroom-tested resources they have created for their own students through a new service created by ePals. (It will launch Friday, June 21.) Teachers can also discover free and premium teacher-created preK-12 curriculum materials to help build better lessons. As with the ePals community, there are no membership fees and content is moderated for meaningful projects, activities and resources that inspire students Join Stephanie and Daniel on June 19 to get a sneak peek at what’s new (and free) at ePals!  

    To Participate in th

  • Created by: Dr. Rita Oates