Actionable Innovations Community Notes: Unrulr, ISTE, and More

February 10, 2023

Our hearts this week are with our community members in Syria and Turkey. There are approximately 125 people from these two countries in our primary community located at actionableinnovations.global. Here is a lesson plan about the earthquake disaster from the New York Times, and we encourage you to support various charities working in the region. Here is some advice on donating wisely, a helpful list of charities to consider, and an article about international aid efforts. Our friends at Goodable have a fantastic Twitter thread worth perusing; it documents some heroes in this terrible situation.

Please join us Friday, February 21st, for a rescheduled Actionable Innovations Conversation with Aaron Schorn of Unrulr. Unruler is an educational technology tool for documenting learning. We’re excited to chat with Aaron Schorn and learn more about his fascinating background in education. On March 17th, our guest will be Bob Greenberg of the Brainwaves Video Anthology; details to come.

We are also thrilled to announce that we are hosting the Global Collaborator Meetup at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in June. This event will be similar to the event formerly known as Global Education Day and will feature ignite talks, networking activities, and global education resources. More details are forthcoming, but if you represent an organization that would like to support the meetup, please reach out.

Thank you,

Lucy Gray, Co-Founder, Actionable Innovations Global, lucy@globaledevents.com

Actionable Innovations Conversations: Entrepreneurship in Higher Education with Brian Morello

Did you miss our last Actionable Innovations Conversation on Entrepreneurship in Higher Education? Click here to watch the recording and view previous conversations on our YouTube channel. Learn more about Beloit College’s innovative CELEB center, and connect with Brian on LinkedIn.

The CELEB center is a one-of-a-kind program unparalleled at any other undergraduate school. Housed off-campus in the heart of Beloit’s revitalized downtown district, it is an 18,000+ square feet space dedicated to student ventures in music, art, digital media, prototyping, and traditional start-ups. Within CELEB, there is an entrepreneurship lab, public art gallery, recording studio, maker lab, philanthropic foundation, and market research firm. Most of the programs associated with CELEB are student-run. Learn about how Beloit College is helping students develop practical, real-world skills within the context of a liberal arts institution!

Opportunities Spotted Around the Web

• The 1619 Project Education Conference organized by the Pulitzer Center takes place online on February 18 and 19, 2023.
• Student videos for National Geographic’s Slingshot Challenge are due February 24, 2023.
• Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program applications are due February 20, 2023.
• Ciena Challenge submissions are due March 1, 2023.
• World Future Day — Young Voices 2023 is March 1, 2023.
• Applications for the NEA Foundation’s Global Learning Fellowship are due April 1, 2023.

Professional Learning Survey

Are you interested in attending or presenting at virtual education conferences? We want to hear from you!

The Actionable Innovations Global team is now planning future virtual professional development events beyond the last November’s GLOW conference. We would appreciate your valuable input on topics that could serve as event themes. The following survey should take less than 10 minutes, depending on your role in education. *Please respond by February 28, 2023.*

Included in the survey are specific questions for consultants, and those interested in educational technology, as we’re particularly interested in hosting a few events around these topics.

Link to the Professional Learning Survey

Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations

Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations is our group blog on Medium. Consider subscribing and checking out the newest essay from Greg Bendis-Grab.

We’re looking for additional contributors who want to share their ideas about education and innovation. If you are interested in participating, email Lucy Gray at lucy@globaledevents.com for additional information.

About Actionable Innovations Global

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Actionable Innovations Global is the former Global Education Conference Network community under a new name and leadership. Follow us on social media, browse our global education resource collections, subscribe to our blog, and review recordings from our previous Actionable Innovations Conversations.