Events

For those interested in global education, there's a face-to-face conference taking place this fall in Philly: http://www.globaledforum.com/. The Asia Society and the Penn Graduate School of Education are founding organizations and the Forum serves as a meeting place for innovators, leaders and influencers in the field of K–12 and higher education. In 2015, over 400 educators from around the world convened at the Global Education Forum to discuss how to best prepare students with skills and knowledge to be successful in the 21st century.

Early bird pricing ends July 15th. Register soon! 

The California Studies Project and the Global Oneness Project team up to offer this free workshop for California K-12 teachers. The workshop, a 3 part series, will guide educators through the study of digital storytelling and skill development using photography and videography. Instructional teams are encouraged to attend. To be held in Northern California at Sonoma State University. 

For more information and to register: 

https://www.smore.com/mn7zd-storytelling-for-educators?ref=email-content#w-3852358796

The GEC is hosting three events between now and November: Global Collaboration Day, the Great Global Project Challenge, and the 6th annual Global Education Conference. Drop into this hangout on air or watch from our event page if you'd like to learn more about these opportunities to connect globally with other educators.

For more information about our work, visit http://globaledevents.com

The GEC is hosting three events between now and November: Global Collaboration Day, the Great Global Project Challenge, and the 6th annual Global Education Conference. Drop into this hangout on air or watch from our event page if you'd like to learn more about these opportunities to connect globally with other educators.

For more information about our work, visit http://globaledevents.com

The GEC is hosting three events between now and November: Global Collaboration Day, the Great Global Project Challenge, and the 6th annual Global Education Conference. Drop into this hangout on air or watch from our event page if you'd like to learn more about these opportunities to connect globally with other educators.

For more information about our work, visit http://globaledevents.com

This is a new initiative for the Global Education Conference Network. 

Between June and September of 2016, experience educators will design projects to take place during the 2016-2017 school year. These projects need to be submitted by September 11, 2016 preferably. The final deadline for submission is October 1. 

On Global Collaboration Day, which is September 15th, project leads will host an introductory activity to their projects in order to build awareness for their project.

For complete details visit this page: http://www.globalcollaborationday.org/the-great-global-project-challenge.html

The Global Education Conference Network present the Global Education Conference, a free online event that takes place November 13-16, 2016. Conference sessions take place around the clock and are recorded for later viewing. 

Join Lucy Gray, Steve Hargadon, VIF International Education and many members of the Global Education Conference community on Sunday, June 26th from 2-5 PM at the Colorado Convention Center for a special face-to-face meeting.

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 2016. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to this event.

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 for students.  

Travel is the responsibility of attendees. 

7 PM ET (GMT-6)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/globaledtv-effective-evaluation-and-assessment-in-global-education-tickets-20963810321

7 PM - 8 PM ET (GMT-6)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/globaledtv-collaboration-connecting-to-the-world-tickets-20963772207

How can global education truly be global? Collaboration brings learners together to communicate and solve problems all over the world. In Part IV of this series, participants share tips and techniques for creating effective collaboration in and outside of the classroom, including Ed Tech, cross-cultural communication and Project-Based Learning.

Host:  Lisa Petro 

Guests:
Angelica Santana- Professor/Creator "Connected Multicultural Learning" (CML)
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Chihuahua, Mexico 
Alicia Rescigno -  Education Coordination Manager
Know My World
​New York, USA

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

This is an IN PERSON event that the GEC is hosting at Edmodo's headquarters in California. Do not register for this unless you will be IN California on April 25th. We do not provide assistance with visas and travel. 

Global Leadership Week will take place April 25-29, 2016 and we welcome participation from student, educator, organizational and corporate leaders. The main organizers for this event are the GEC, iEARN-USA, World Savvy, and VIF International Education.

Global Leadership Week (GLW) is a weeklong convening of virtual and face to face events designed to celebrate leadership through global action in K20 education. GLW is an opportunity for education leaders to learn from one another and share effective principles in leadership, particularly within the context of an interconnected, global age. During Global Leadership Week, partner organizations, companies, school districts and individual schools will design and host virtual events to showcase thought leadership. These events will be listed on a GLW calendar posted to our website.

Check out http://www.globaledleadership.com/ for additional information.

thought leadership. These events will be listed on a GLW calendar posted to our website.

To celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the founding of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI), you are cordially invited to participate in our centerpiece commemorative event, the International Symposium on Global Education.

The aim of the International Symposium on Global Education is to provide a platform for academic leaders and professionals from international communities with various experiences and cross-disciplinary expertise to reflect upon global education and discuss multiple strategies for educating next generation global leaders.  The Symposium on Global Education invites speakers who have a vision for global education and have made major efforts and lifelong contributions which resulted in the development of world class academic institutions with a focus on fostering creative global leaders.   The speakers will discuss their visions, strategies, difficulties and obstacles, and significant contributions for global education.  This is fo

7 PM ET (GMT-6) 

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/globaledtv-challenges-and-strategies-in-global-education-tickets-20963415139

Bringing global education into the classroom is essential for 21st century ready students, yet with overwhelming schedules, budget cuts and standardized testing, how can this be accomplished? In Part II of this series, participants investigate real-world challenges when integrating global education into programs and develop strategies for success.​

Host: Lisa Petro

Guests:
Shayne Swift - Diploma Programme Coordinator
​International Baccalaureate Parkdale High School
Maryland, USA
Sarah Hatton- District Administrator
Boys and Girls of the Sequoias
Central Valley, California USA 

There are proven records that the most successful people and leaders of the world have a high EQ, emotional intelligence is the key to raising a generation that is more aware and can face the challenges of the new ways of learning communication and social interaction. We need to engage in a movement a movement that understands and supports the future of education! How can we do this? Join in and will share with you our story!

7 PM - 8 PM ET (GMT-6) 

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/globaledtv-global-education-in-action-tickets-20963358971

What kinds of practices and activities foster global education in schools and community programs? Who has experienced successful results and what is the impact on students? In Part II of this series, participants will examine powerful examples and methods for applying global education in learning environments.

Host:  Lisa Petro 

Guests:
Genevieve Murphy - Co-founder/Know My World
American School Taichung (AST)
Taichung, Taiwan
Dareshanie D'Arpino - Program Director
Boys and Girls Club of  Newburgh, New York
New York, USA
Eduard Muntaner-Founder
Inventors4change
Girona, Spain

Registration required at: http://www.globaled.tv/competence.html

7 PM - 8 PM ET 

Preparing students for participation in a global society is essential in the 21st century. What knowledge, attitudes and skills are necessary for navigating our cultural similarities and differences and how can educators promote competence? In Part I of this series, participants will explore global and cultural competence, along with models for implementation.

Host:  Lisa Petro, Know My World

Guests: 
Ed.M, Maria Jose Pineda Garin - Academic Director at the High School Vice-Rectorate, Tecnológico de Monterrey/ITESM
Monterrey, Mexico
Christi Hunter - CEO of Global Leadership Excellence, LLC /President of Global Competence Consulting, LLC, Pennsylvania, USA