Past Events (583)

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February 5, 2018
Monday
  • Global Education Day at TCEA - Sponsored by Edmodo

  • Feb 5, 2018 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
  • Location: Austin Convention Center
  • Description:

    Globally connected teaching and learning is important if educators are to prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world. Find out how to develop students’ global competence and the role of ed tech in facilitating global project-based learning by attending the first ever Global Education Day at TCEA. This highly-interactive meetup for educators and school leaders will feature inspirational Ignite Talks by noted global educators and organization leaders working to connect classrooms. Additionally, round-table discussions will allow educators to showcase specific examples of global projects and initiatives. A global resource smackdown will let attendees share the best resources and tools for creating global experiences for students. Come join us for this extraordinary networking opportunity! Participants can sign up for one half-day meetup or both sessions if they would like a full day experience. 3 CPE Credits

    This event requires Premium Registration and all seats fill on a f

  • Created by: Lucy Gray
January 19, 2018
Friday
  • MiTE Conference 2018: International Education Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education

  • Jan 19, 2018 to Jan 20, 2018
  • Location: Galway Bay Hotel
  • Description:

    This is the International Education Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education. 

    Mobile technology has the potential to significantly change practice in classrooms and schools by reshaping how and when learning takes place. Initial teacher education can play a central role in the integration of this technology within teaching and learning in the classroom. 

    This conference will celebrate the possibilities and explore the challenges of integrating mobile technology in ITE and in the broader field of education in order to promote best practice by teachers, students, and schools. 

    MiTE Conference 2018 will be held at The Galway Bay Hotel, Galway Ireland, Friday, January 19th & Saturday, January 20th, 2018.
     

  • Created by: Lucy Gray
December 19, 2017
Tuesday
December 12, 2017
Tuesday
  • Preparing Our Youth for a Better World: OECD PISA Global Competence Framework Launch

  • Dec 12, 2017 from 9:00am to 11:00am
  • Location: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Description:
    Register to attend in person OR to watch via live stream: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VS4PIUWJOmFE3P
    Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Directorate of Education and Skills at the OECD are pleased to co-host the public launch of the new OECD PISA Global Competence Framework, the foundation for the PISA test of 2018. Andreas Schleicher will introduce the OECD framework and leaders in global education will discuss its implications for educational policies and practices.  
     
    In today’s societies accelerating economic, digital, demographic, and environmental transformations are shaping our lives around the planet and increasing our daily intercultural encounters. For young people, learning to participate in more interconnected, complex and diverse societies is no longer a luxury, but a pressing necessity. To meet this emerging demand, and recognizing the unique roles that schools play in preparing our youth for this interconnected world, th
  • Created by: Lucy Gray
November 13, 2017
Monday
October 12, 2017
Thursday
  • Portland, OR: Breakthrough Classroom Management Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Students

  • Oct 12, 2017 at 9:30am to Oct 13, 2017 at 4:00pm
  • Location: Marriott Courtyard, 1586 SW Sequoia Pkwy, Tigard 97224
  • Description:

    Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours available.

    Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid available for all classes. Call for details.

    Coming to many cities around the US. Also available as distance learning. Call 1-800-545-5736 for information and a workshop flyer. College credit and clock hours for many disciplines offered for both live and recorded classes. On-site workshops can also be scheduled for your school, agency or conference. This class also makes a terrific fund ra

  • Created by: Ruth Wells
October 6, 2017
Friday
  • MENA Teacher Summit

  • Oct 6, 2017 at 8:00am to Oct 7, 2017 at 4:00pm
  • Location: Universal American School
  • Description:

    This regional event is a platform for teachers to engage and learn with renowned educators and scholars. Topics at the summit will address best practices in leadership, data, curriculum, college readiness, English Language Arts, Math, and Science Standards implementation.

  • Created by: Kevin Simpson
September 21, 2017
Thursday
  • Investigating Open Educational Practice

  • Sep 21, 2017 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: online
  • Description:

    Sharing the experiences of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) #knowhow project, this live hangout on air will be recorded to share our experiences of increasing awareness of open educational practices. Find out how students and teachers in HE increased their digital confidence and explored open educational practices.

    Details here: Sharing the experiences of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) #knowhow project, this live hangout on air will be recorded to share our experiences of increasing awareness of open educational practices. Find out how students and teachers in HE increased their digital confidence and explored open educational practices.

    Details

  • Created by: Teresa MacKinnon
 
  • The Global Education Fair

  • Sep 21, 2017 from 9:00am to 6:00pm
  • Location: Online
  • Description:

    Looking to take your school global? Come find out about tools, services, projects and programs related to globally connected teaching and learning! Check out the work of leading global educators, companies and nonprofit organizations at the Global Education Fair, a free, virtual meet and greet for educators and school districts. This online event is designed to increase opportunities for collaboration around the globe while supporting initiatives that focus on cultural awareness, global citizenship, and equity and diversity in education.

    This event takes place on April 27 from 1 PM to 7 PM ET GMT-5.

  • Created by: Lucy Gray
 
  • Global Collaboration Day

  • Sep 21, 2017 all day
  • Location: Online
  • Description:

    Students, teachers, and organizations will celebrate global collaboration on September 21, 2017!  On this day (and beyond), experienced global educators and professionals will host connective projects and events and invite public participation. The primary goals of this whole day event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources, and projects that are available to educators today. 

    We believe in the power of connected learners.....let's show others what globally connected learning looks like on September 21st!

  • Created by: Lucy Gray
July 10, 2017
Monday
  • 2017 Global Storytelling Summer Camps Cultural Diplomats. Digital Storytellers.

  • Jul 10, 2017 at 8:00am to Aug 18, 2017 at 4:00pm
  • Location: Washington
  • Description:

    This summer we’re holding Global Storytelling Summer Camps in the Greater Washington, DC area for ages 5-13. Campers become global citizens and create interactive storybooks. Give your child a trip around the world without leaving Washington, DC.

    Your child will:

    • Experience in a first-hand manner what it means to be a global citizen;
    • Learn about and be exposed to countries and cultures and people from those cultures;
    • Become more culturally diverse;
    • Participate in projects promoting social justice, empowerment, and multi-culturalism;
    • Take field trips to museums, Embassies, and other iconic locations in the Washington, DC area;
    • Create his/her own digital storybook and become a published author;
    • Develop storytelling and applied writing and reading skills;
    • Develop visual presentation and design skills;
    • Develop STEM programming and app-making logic skills;
    • Learn about illustration and graphic design;
    • Visit computer, virtual reality and 3-d printing labs;
    • Make new friends from different countries
    • Build em
  • Created by: Kevin Simpson
June 25, 2017
Sunday
  • Global Education Day at ISTE 2017

  • Jun 25, 2017 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
  • Description:

    Join the Global Education Conference Network on Sunday, June 25th from 2-5 PM at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center for a special face-to-face meeting. Visit our Global Education Day site for more information.

    This meet up for educators will take place at the International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE). This is a free event for those interested in global collaboration who will be in the local area at the end of June 2017. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to support travel for individuals. Please pass this information on to any potentially interested colleagues and register soon as spaces are limited!

    This participatory event will feature:

    • Inspirational ignite talks by noted educators and organizations working to connect classrooms
    • Round-table discussions in which educators will showcase specific examples of global projects
    • A global resource cool tools duel in which attendees will share the best resources and tools for creating global experiences f
  • Created by: Lucy Gray
June 18, 2017
Sunday
  • Global Solutions Lab

  • Jun 18, 2017 to Jun 26, 2017
  • Location: Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia and UN, New York, NY
  • Description:

    At the Global Solutions Lab students from around the world are are briefed by UN experts (from the UN Development Program, UN Environmental Program, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO and other UN agencies), work collaboratively to develop strategies for solving some of the world’s most critical problems, and then present their work at the UN in New York to a group of UN, corporate and philanthropic leaders.

  • Created by: Medard Gabel
June 12, 2017
Monday
May 22, 2017
Monday
May 4, 2017
Thursday
  • Seattle, WA: Breakthrough Classroom Management Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Students

  • May 4, 2017 at 9:00am to May 5, 2017 at 3:30pm
  • Location: Holiday Inn, 19621 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
  • Description:

    Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours available.

    Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid available for all classes. Call for details.

    Coming to many cities around the US. Also available as distance learning. Call 1-800-545-5736 for information and a workshop flyer. College credit and clock hours for many disciplines offered for both live and recorded classes. On-site workshops can also be scheduled for your school, agency or conference. This class also makes a terrific fund ra

  • Created by: Ruth Wells