Innovative Teaching for Social Impact

Your Name and Title: Honor Moorman, global education consultant

School or Organization Name: TakingITGlobal

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): K-12 Educators

Short Session Description (one line): Innovative Teaching for Social Impact

We'll explore powerful ways to engage students in co-designing real-world service projects with global connections.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Are you ready to . . . innovate? . . . teach the SDGs? . . . engage students as global digital citizens, systems thinkers, and leaders?

TakingITGlobal has developed a free online course and learning community — Innovative Teaching for Social Impact — aimed at giving educators the tools they need and provide guidance through the process of creating a project that empowers students to make a positive impact on society.

This session will introduce you to the key concepts and frameworks at the heart of the course and help you develop a social innovation project for your students. You'll become a member of our online course/community where you can continue to learn and develop your project ideas with colleagues from around the world.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://www.innovativeteaching.today/

https://www.tigweb.org/tiged/

https://www.tigweb.org/

The slides from the session are available here.

Here are the additional links that were shared during the session:

PISA 2018 definition of Global Competence

Inspiring Stories of Social Innovation

These 9 Bad*** Youth Activists Are Changing the World

Technology tools for student voice and choice

Leadership: The Next Generation - TEDxTeen Talk by Taking IT Global co-founder Jennifer Corriero

What is Your Leadership Style toolkit