The second annual Global Education Conference, a week-long event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 14 through Friday, November 18, 2011. The entire conference will be broadcast online for
Read more…My name is Jennifer and I am the professor for TIGed's e-courses in global education. I invite you to join me and teachers around the world in exploring how to employ online tools to build transformative global learning experiences for your students.
Read more…I need help getting ideas for this project that is due on October 6th and I have know idea what my project is going to be. The project is going to be something that has to do with the drought in East Africa
Read more…GEC members are committed to global connections and learning. You know as an educator: 1) Students become better readers and writers when they practice authentically. 2) Preparing them for success in global society starts today. That’s why we want yo
Read more…GEC member Missy Gluckmann's recent blog post on ways to remember 9/11 has me thinking this morning. In what ways will you choose to mark this occasion with your students or with your community? What teaching resources will you use? What do you reme
Read more…Primary Source invites you to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the start of the war in Afghanistan by participating in a worldwide viewing and discussion of Beyond Belief, a documentary film that tells the story of S
Read more…I came across this website and project today, and thought it might be of interest to Global Education Collaborative members. They also have a YouTube channel and a Facebook page. ePals' Rita Oates is involved, too. RIta, can you tell us more about th
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"The Global Natives' Education Network" would love to have your support:
Tell families with bright and curious kids about it ! Here is why:
Very likely you remember Jamie Oliver's famous "FEED ME BETTER" campaign?
It changed the quality criteria o
Ning just announced some changes to groups and this includes the ability to designate a specific language by a Ning administrator or a group creator. Consider forming your own group around a participar language or region of the world and using this f
Read more…The Beaver Country Day School Global History department is looking for schools around the world to collaborate on global issues using Skype and blogs.
We have already worked with schools in Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Korea, Germany, India, Israel a
Read more…Slavery is more prevalent today than it has been at any other time in human history. Most people are unaware that in their own community people are living in slavery. The stories and experiences of these people need to be discovered and told. Once pe
Read more…Greetings GEC members -
Stay tuned for news about the Global Education Conference.... we're almost ready to moving on this year's conference! In the meantime, make sure to join our volunteer group and/or our international advisory board group. If y
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I have been involved in Model UN in my many years of teaching oversees: in Kuala Lumpur and in Abu Dhabi. In the past 18 months I have taken this idea and with the help of collaborator, Jingshen Zhao, moved it online for the first
Read more…Just read about this award...we have lots of great global citizens in this community. Consider nominating someone whom you think is making a difference!
http://www.globalexplorers.org/news/global_explorers_educator_of_the_year_award
Read more…As this said PD resources, I thought I'd share a link to our Online Tech Academy. We offer a growing variety of online Technology courses to support the development of today's necessary tech skills for adults, including parents and faculty.
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I've been asked to do a presentation for high school teachers and staff during their workshop week at the end of August. The principal has asked that I focus on what students are using and how teachers might bring that into their classroom. I thought
Read more…Take a look at the videos here: http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/04/around-the-world-in-a-minute/. I'd love to do a project like this with schools. Any interest out there? We could focus on various themes with schools contributing short video clips.
Read more…Looking for names of your favorite iPad or iPod apps that are used in the classroom to foster collaboration, communication and global awareness. I am collecting and will share the list with the group. Please post to this discussion. Thanks!
Read more…I am a rural, northern-New Hampshire English teacher who thrives on approaching learning and instruction in fresh ways. My role in the high school and middle school is that of "curriculum and Instructional" coach. Titles are titles and the reality
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I am writing to invite your Grade 5, 6 or year 7 students to an online discussion of an issue covered recently in Behind the News. The discussion will be around the question “Is it a good idea for kids to go to work after school?”. The story fe
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