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Need help starting your online or blended learning program? Hear from the experts! Don’t miss Florida Virtual School’s (FLVS) next Virtual Leadership Training October 24 & 25 in Orlando, FL. 

Virtual Leadership Training (VLT) is FLVS’s acclaimed professional development workshop for virtual leaders. For anyone tasked with creating or managing a virtual school or blended learning program, the two-day workshop hosted by FLVS Global is an amazing resource to help ask the right questions, do the right planning and create a blueprint for action. Participants spend two days with Florida Virtual School leaders who provide expert feedback for program development. For more information, and registration visit www.flvs.net/vlt. 

When: October 24 & 25, 2013 
Where: Florida Virtual School Headquarters - Orlando, FL
Time: 9am-4pm ET 
Topics: Hiring and staffing, funding and budget, policies, data and performance management, student recruiting and retention, accountability, curriculum, learning and

The Creativity Workshop in New York City will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life. To this end, the Workshop uses the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization. New York City is famous for its museums, cultural life, shopping and restaurants. It is a great place to recharge your energy and find inspiration.

The Workshop meets for 3 hours a day. You will have the rest of the time to wander around the city.

The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts.

Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier.

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

• October 28 - November 25, 2013

Education for Environmental Stewardship

• October 29 - November 26, 2013

Empowering Student Voice in Education

• October 23 - November 20, 2013

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

EFL/ESL teachers!

You are welcome to participate in my (FREE!) course on self-reliant learning / learner autonomy.

It is a unique opportunity to get to know the learning brain and state-of-the-art views on the relationship between teaching and learning. The course has a focus on a learner's progress from mediocrity to self-reliance through improved metacognition (learning awareness) and the internalization of a highly practical learning/working framework. You will experience the difference between preaching to the lot and guiding the individual. For hands-on practice you have access to a fully furnished English language course room, and there will be ample opportunities to exchange thoughts and ideas with fellow participants.

The course starts on October 1 and goes on through January at a comfortable pace.

Please register at http://www.forumeducation.net/reg/self_glo_001 before the end of this month. Naturally your colleagues are welcome too. On registration you get immediate access

Bring creativity and global awareness into your classroom by incorporating the World of 7 Billion high school video contest. Challenge your students to create a short (60 seconds or less) video illustrating the connection between world population at seven billion and one of the following: climate change, global poverty, or water sustainability. Students can win up to $1,000 and their educators will receive free curriculum resources. The contest deadline is February 21, 2014. Full contest guidelines, resources for research, past winners, and more can be found at www.Worldof7Billion.org.  

Global Peace and Harmony Conference (GPHC-2013) will be held on  21^st September, 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi., India. 

The theme of the conference is “World Peace and harmony through ancient indian wisdom in 21^st century” on the occasion of International Peace Day. The conference is jointly organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Global Peace Foundation (GPF) India..

The objective of the conference is to promote a culture of peace and harmony through intercultural understanding and ancient Indian wisdom in 21^st century. It intends to promote the persons and programs that contribute to reconciliation, mutual respect, harmony and cooperation, with the spirit of a ‘Global Family’ (vasudhaika kutumbakam).

Global Peace and Harmony Conference (GPHC-2013) will be held on  21^st September, 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi., India. 

The theme of the conference is “World Peace and harmony through ancient indian wisdom in 21^st century” on the occasion of International Peace Day. The conference is jointly organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Global Peace Foundation (GPF) India..

The objective of the conference is to promote a culture of peace and harmony through intercultural understanding and ancient Indian wisdom in 21^st century. It intends to promote the persons and programs that contribute to reconciliation, mutual respect, harmony and cooperation, with the spirit of a ‘Global Family’ (vasudhaika kutumbakam).

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Global Education Magazine

December 10th 2013

Human Rights Day

Read the publication rules and share your ideas and experiences with all the world!

Submission Deadline until November 5th.

The world’s first massively open online conference for educators which focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The conference will be held online, around the clock, over the course of three days, September 19 - 21, 2013, and will be free to attend! Our founding sponsor is HP, and core conference support also comes from the International Society for Technology in Education® (ISTE).

The Friendly Schools Global Forum will bring together many of the world’s experts on anti-bullying. The sessions will live stream over YouTube as mass webinars in an interactive Q & A style. The Forum is designed to help teachers create friendlier and more cohesive schools with an overall theme of “What works, what doesn’t and what’s promising?“

Recent research offers much to help us understand the most effective ways we can support children’s and adolescents’ social development, particularly to prevent bullying and other aggressive behavior. Importantly this research has identified key developmental windows and when it is essential to target this support.This series of three sessions, involving leading international researchers, practitioners and advocates, will examine the most significant findings from research and practice. They will discuss and respond to questions asking how these findings apply to actions parents and schools can take to enhance children’s and adolescents’ social

Friend Our World is an online learning hub for chldren to unite in friendship games of geography, languages and global citizenship. Friend Our World runs throughout September with a special focus around International Day of Peace on 21 September.

• Be part of the largest ever peace event for schools
• Great teaching resources and prizes
• Special global forum on anti-bullying strategies for schools
• Register and get started in less than one minute
• Open to all school children and completely FREE of charge

Friend Our World is a collaboration between Peace One Day, Microsoft, Skype in the Classroom and Skoolbo.

Join Julie Lindsay, co-founder and Director of Flat Classroom along with experienced project managers and teachers for the 'Go Global! Go Flat! Meet the Flat Classroom' information session. Check what time it is in your place of the world! (9:30pm EST, Thursday 29th August)
Find out about how to flatten your learning and go global to support cultural understanding and global awareness as well as align with your curriculum standards.

More about Flat Classroom Projects

Contact Julie: julie@flatconnections.com

Julie Lindsay invited you to a meeting through Fuze:
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The Creativity Workshop in New York City will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life. To this end, the Workshop uses the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization. New York City is famous for its museums, cultural life, shopping and restaurants. It is a great place to recharge your energy and find inspiration.

The Workshop meets for 3 hours a day. You will have the rest of the time to wander around the city.

The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts.

Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier.

Open the doors, let the world in! As a teacher of French, Saray Gutiérrez found that having her students collaborate with students in schools in the French-speaking countries of France and French Polynesia brought increased language practice and promoted cultural awareness in powerful and engaging ways. Students learned the importance of diversity, tolerance and multiculturalism. In this webinar, Saray Gutiérrez will share ideas and resources to make the most out of global communications, emphasizing using real-world information. Examples of student work will be highlighted, with different activities and methodologies to give a multicultural approach. 

To register to participate or get archive - http://bit.ly/ePals81313

To Participate in the Live Session - Login at http://www.instantpresenter.com/edwebnet9  at the scheduled time. - This webinar will be recorded and archived in this community for viewing at anytime.

Here are some helpful tips for the best webinar experience - Being hardwir

Certificate Program in Cultural Diplomacy & International Relations

(Berlin Summer Programs: August 1st - 30th, 2013; September 2nd - 27th, 2013)

The Certificate Programs in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy are month-long courses that explore the role of Cultural Diplomacy in contemporary international relations. The program features lectures, seminars and workshops led by experts from the fields of international politics, diplomacy, academia, civil society, and the private sector. During their time in Berlin, participants will have the opportunity to take part in cultural and social activities and to visit historical and contemporary landmarks such as the German Foreign Office, the German Parliament and the Berlin City Hall as well as cultural institutions and foreign embassies.The course combines both theory and practice, making it a unique experience for those interested in this innovative and growing field of study.

Academic Components

The program provides a thorough backgr

The Creativity Workshop in Florence will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life. To this end, the Workshop uses the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization.

The Workshop meets for 3 ½ hours per day. You will have the rest of the time to wander around this breathtaking city, home of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli.

The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts. Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier. Travel outside our own culture is known to be one of the greatest inspirations to creativity and self discovery.

Join Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, co-founders of Flat Classroom, in Hawaii, July 24-26 2013.

Teachers from all over the world join students to explore the essentials of global project design and have the opportunity to learn with and from experts in this field. Develop collaboration and leadership skills with real and virtual team members on an action project with a global theme. The conference leverages technology to connect, communicate and collaborate to improve the world. Participants should come prepared to engage in exciting and meaningful work of creating global projects to "flatten classrooms!"

Educators and students interested in global issues and improving their international connections should join this conference.

Designed and led by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, authors of the book “Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds”, this is a challenge-based learning conference for educators and students.

Every year, Alan November travels the world to select the very best keynotes and practioners to ensure the Building Learning Communities creates the most productive conference for educators to build relationships, share ideas, and engage in thought-provoking discussions around innovative teaching and learning.  This year, David Weinberger, director of the innovation center at the Harvard Library and Yong Zhao, author of “American Education in the Age of Globalization and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students" will keynote.

Attend one of the BLC education conference intensive pre-conference sessions with hands-on learning, and to work as a team with colleagues from around the world. Regular sessions include presentations from educators, experts such as social media guru Ewan McIntosh, Edinburgh and children’s author, Peter H. Reynolds—just to name a few. Other BLC events include, Boston Duck Tour, receptions, and the annual BLC Bash.

Early registration is $

The Creativity Workshop in Provence, France will take place in the ancient Roman town of Arles, made famous by the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin. We will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life using the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization.

The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts. Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier. Travel outside our own culture is known to be one of the greatest inspirations to creativity and self discovery.

Class will meet 3 1/2 hours per day. You will have the rest of the time to explore Arles and the vicinity.

Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier.

The Creativity Workshop in Barcelona will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life. To this end, the Workshop uses the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization. Barcelona is a city of extraordinary architecture, world-class museums, chic beaches, tranquil parks, fabulous nightlife, and seafood to die for.

The Workshop meets for 3 1/2 hours a day. You will have the rest of the time to wander around Barcelona and the vicinity.

The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts. Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier. Travel outside our own culture is known to be one of the greatest inspirations to creativity and self discovery.