Some of you might be interested in a conference that Harvard’s Graduate School of Education is planning for this spring. It will be a new venture, with lots of interaction and a number of interesting K-12 educators participating, as well as a few people from the teacher education field.
The conference will offer opportunities for expert / peer consultations on school practice; case studies on a couple of Boston-area schools implementing programs with global dimensions; use of technology to develop global interactions; school partnerships/ travel; curriculum; and teacher professional development.
Fernando Reimers, who is responsible for the event, has been a strong advocate for global education. I find his ideas about global competencies to be clear and compelling.
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Yes, as an ESL teacher and school counseling intern, I'd be interested.
Urmi Sarkar
Here's the link, which I should have included! Warning- it is pricey, but it whould be good.
Robert
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/think-tan...I am extremely interested in finding out more about this conference. I am a high school World history teacher at SPA in St. Paul Minnesota and have had my classes participate in global collaborative projects over the course of the past 4 years. I would love to network with other educators who are also implementing similar practices in their classrooms.
Please let me know the dates and cost of this conference.
Thanks,
Sushmita Hodges
Here's the link, which I should have included! Warning- it is pricey, but it whould be good.
Robert
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/think-tan...