Global Education Conference 2014
Posted on November 04, 2014
Join us again this year in the fifth annual Global Education Conference, a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, to be held during International Education Week, Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21, 2014 (Saturday, November 22nd in some time zones).
iEARN educators, youth, and other partners will be presenting alongside others across a range of sessions related to connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all.
iEARN-USA is again a supporting partner of the Global Education Conference, and many sessions can found tagged as 2014iEARN - see those listed HERE.
The full schedule, including the sessions below, and links to the online Blackboard Collaborate rooms where sessions will take place can be found HERE. All times listed below are EST. Related projects and programs are listed below next to the corresponding sessions.
Monday, November 17
2:00 PM
MY HERO presents New Media Technology for Global and Local Activism! - Wendy Milette [link to session]
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10:00 PM
Cultural Diversity and Appreciation by Exchanging Greeting Cards - Judy Barr [link to session]
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10:00 PM
The Impact of the iEARN Photojournalism 2.104 Heritage, Hunger and Food Security Program: Reports from students and educators in Pakistan, Tajikistan and the United States, Fenot Aklog [link to session]
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Tuesday, November 18
3:00 AM
Daffodils and tulips-PBL - Ruty Hotzen [link to session]
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4:00 AM
Talking Kites all over the world in the footsteps of J. Korczak - Ruty Hotzen [link to session]
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5:00 AM
My Identity, Your Identity Culture Project: Global Online Collaboration in Action - Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs [link to session]
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6:00 AM
Proyectos colaborativos de iEARN Latina - Profesora Cristina Velázquez [link to session]
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8:00 AM
Teddy Bears Humanising Teaching - Ms Rosemeire Batista Gimenes de Araújo [link to session]
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11:00 AM
Daffodils and tulips-PBL - Ruty Hotzen [link to session]
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4:00 PM
SPOTLIGHT: Jennifer Russell on "Connecting Educators and Youth through Virtual Exchange Projects in the Middle East, North Africa, and U.S." [link to session]
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8:00 PM
Bringing the Study Abroad Experience Home: Using Tech to Share Your Stories - William Stewart [link to session]
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Wednesday, November 19
4:00 AM
KEYNOTE: Omashani Naidoo, iEARN/SchoolNet South Africa Coordinator [link to session]
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7:00 AM
MAD Day from Syria Makes A Difference - Samah AlJundi [link to session]
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11:00 AM
Talking Kites all over the world in the footsteps of j.Korcak - Ruty Hotzen [link to session]
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Thursday, November 20
11:00 AM
Tastes Great! Less Filling! Urban high school students maximize global learning through iEARN Photojournalism 2.104 Heritage, Hunger and Food Security Program - Chris Lazarski & Students [link to session]
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3:00 PM
Food, Photos, and Tajikistan - Roslynne McCarthy & Students [link to session]
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Friday, November 21
12:00 AM
Introduce PBL In Your Teaching To Make Your Student A Global Citizen - Iram Sadiq [link to session]
8:00 AM
Telling Taiwanese folktales through WebEx videoconferencing - Michelle Chien & Eric Chen, Student [link to session]
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11:00 AM
Student Stories in a Solar Cooking Project - Kathy Bosiak [link to session]
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