When Lucy and Steve kicked off the conference with the Welcome and Convocation session, participants were asked to share some of their collaborative project ideas related to global education. It was exciting to see the whiteboard fill up with ideas, enthusiasm, and excitement. Based on the feedback of the attendees, the five most popular project ideas have been turned into groups that you can find on the Global Education Conference site.
We want to carry the momentum of the opening session forward by encouraging you to contribute to the existing group discussions, to create your own groups that focus on projects that you're passionate about, and to use this community of global educators as a supportive network.
Here are your ideas for Global Education Projects...
Share imagination and projects
Participate in an authentic science research course for sustainability and micro-entrepreneurship on local food production.
Challenge-based STEM. Kids would build aquaponics systems, fish tanks and planting beds.
Share science experiments!
Global petitions from youth to UN agencies on things like environment and education
Create a collection of individual stories and bring them together in one world plot
Participate in the Heart Code Project
Lesson study across the globe
Internet access for all
Collect and learn from school syllabi from schools worldwide, an ongoing resource…
Allow teachers to link up for pen pals
Link every child with four others, one in each continent
Pick one social cause and all get behind it -- see what one focus one large community can do
Build a games-based community for kids from all over the world -- playful connections create deep connections
More communication opportunity
Communicate with the world
Encourage larger companies like National Geographic to support online learning communities and international “walking groups” like the Out of Eden learn project
Share virtually via Kinect/XBox -- explore 3D space
New University 2.0
New learning paradigm for higher education
Help rural kids get an education
I’d also like to develop challenge-based learning projects
You can watch or listen to the opening session using the following link:
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I would like to let folks know about The Dream Flag Project that I and another teacher founded ten years ago and our upcoming series of Free Online Webinars in February. We'd love to be in touch with the community about this. It's open to any adult-led group of students in PK-12 (or ages 3-20) and is free to join. Check out our site to see what it's all about and why more than 90,000 students in 41 states and 18 countries have connected their dreams since we started. Love to talk more. --Jeff