This was posted in the Apple Distinguished Educators community web site today, and I thought I'd repost it here:
LET 2007 - Vienna, Austria
October 19-21, 2007
Dear International School Leaders, Educators and IT Administrators,
We would like to i
Hi, I am Lisa from Wyoming. I am a k-5 technology teacher, mother, wife and student. I am half way through a master's degree in Educational technology. My passion is Global Education. I think educational technology and global ed. go hand-in-hand. I h
Part-2 of “WHAT DO WE DO WITH KNOWLEDGE?”
DIMENSIONS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING
We have considered the background of this paper from the view-points of individual learner, individual teacher and organizations. Now, let us discuss the possibilities of ef
Hello- Hola- Hallo- from Florida/USA
Global awareness and collaboration is very dear to my heart.
I was born in Germany, grew up in Argentina and live in the United States. My High School years were spent at a German "Begegnungsschule" - an "encoun
I am looking for a high school classroom outside of the U.S. for a global issues project. I would like to develop a project to allow students to discuss, research, and share information about a global issue that interests them. The scope of the proje
If you are involved with higher education and/or colleges of education in any way, can you tell me if there are initiatives at your institution to prepare future teachers to be globally capable? If you are working in a school, are there efforts under
I traveled to China last year and took my students along virtually through a blog, podcast, photos and videos. It looks the way that the school is going to travel again. This time to Egypt!
Although we visited the German Swiss International School i
For those of you attending NECC, you might be interested in the follow meetings regarding ISTE's technology standards. My understanding is that the student standards are being released at NECC, and that the other standards for admins and teachers wil
Hi Everyone -
Someone in the meebo chat listed at the bottom of the page recently commented that this network is really growing fast and that this was exciting. I have to agree... I'm so pleased that teachers want to come together.
That said, I'm n
Here's Sylvia's question...
So here's my topic - Instruction vs. Construction I think that even though many teachers wish they could teach in a more constructive, open-ended way, ( you might say a more 21st century, 2.0 way) many things conspire aga
The Global Challenge web site has over 400 linked resources on the science, technology, engineering and mathematical sciences (STEM content) of climate change, the future of energy, the world "flatteners," and international business formation by high
Hi! I'm just beginning to engage on this site and am very interested in collaborating with other "likeminded" educators who appreciate the value of students making connections across the globe. My school is working on a project called "World VIllage"
Hi everyone,
I have just invited a bunch of very talented teachers from our school who have been chosen to explore possibilities around International citizenship and Global Awareness. There are at least two people from each of our three schools (Snr
Hi, and Peace to every member of this network. I am a kind of a Green-Progressive-SDA-Humane-Christian. Originally from Cuba, and working as a high school teacher in Miami, Florida.
I am currently the founder of the Humane Education Club Initiative
Kristin Hokanson invited me to a chat in Flashmeeting tonight. It is one WAY cool application. You all must check it out. I'd love to do a Global Education Collaborative flashmeeting sometime.
...and not quite sure if I'm clicking the right buttons / writing this in the right place.
Anyway my name is Jo Rhys-Jones and I teach in a tiny tiny Primary school in Devon. I have a whole KS2 class (ages 7-11 inclusive) and we have introduced langu
Dear All,
As promised I've finished making a project for students to share how they feel about different aspects of their school life.
The project starts with a series of blog posts that students are invited to contribute moderated comments to. They
My name is Miguel Guhlin, and I'm excited about the possibilities of conversations resulting from lots of folks being in the same virtual space...I currently serve as a Director of Instructional Technology for large, urban district in San Antonio, Tx
I am gathering experiences to share in a poster session at NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) in Atlanta later this month. If you would be kind enough, would you chew on the questions below?
Thanks a million.
--meredith
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