2014 Global Education Conference - Final Day!

Friday, November 21st, is the fifth and final day our fifth annual Global Education Conference. Today was yet another great day of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page.

The list of Friday's sessions, in US-Eastern Standard Time, is below. To see the the full conference schedule in your own time zone, with the direct links to session rooms, go to the conference schedule page. Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14. Session recordings are posted immediately following each session.

Do join us for the ending celebration--it will be fun and short!

Friday, November 21st

(US-Eastern Time)

12:00am

• Introduce PBL In Your Teaching To Make Your Student A Global Citizen - Iram Sadiq, Subject Coordinator Chemistry/Biology for O Level Cambridge

5:00am

• Global Collaborative ELT Wikipedia project - Vicky Papageorgiou, BA, M.Ed
• Linking Leaders with Communities - Moderation Best Pr - Ian Murray - Facilitator
• Planetlines Connect Students Around the World - Daniel Kinzer Director of Experiential Learning School
• SPOTLIGHT: Social Entrepreneurship: The Student Voice - Sharon Brown-Peters
• Teaching Food Studies: onsite and abroad - Sonia Massari, PhD

6:00am

• Building Essential 21st Century Skills Through Global Collaboration Projects - Effie Kyrikakis, International Collaboration Co-ordinator
• Fostering International Collaboration Through Language Exchange - Caroline L. Ocaya
• Globally Connecting People Through Creating Cloud-Based Presentations - Ervika Munik Borlongan (Undergraduate Student - Bachelor of Elementary Education major in Teaching in the Early Grades)
• ICT’osphere Surrounding ELT world: Reviewing Web-Tools in Use - Asli Lidice Gokturk Saglam
• Teaching and Learning about food in the future: ICT, Innovative Food Systems, Social Entrepreneurship and Interaction Design - Sonia Massari, PhD

7:00am

• Sociology: A Driver for Cultural Competence in a Connected World - Michael D. Collins, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology
• The Elders mentor younger ones at "The School in the Cloud" - Sebastian Panakal, Vice Chairman
• The Global Classroom Project: Stories & Project Launch 2014-15 - Mr Michael Graffin
• to play or not to play?! - Oren Dolev, K-8 Teacher, M.Ed. student
• “Programa Formación de Formadores UNAD: innovación en la cualificación académica y certificación de competencias” - María del Socorro Gómez Estrada. Psicóloga. Especialista en Educación Superior a Distancia

8:00am

• Go Global: Collaborating Teachers and Students Across the World Using Google Classroom - Shenna Kate Torres (Undergraduate Student- Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Biology)
• Once you go global, there is no coming back! - Mrs Fabiana Casella
• Social Media for Gender Equality: Exploring Popular Online Platforms for Mainstreaming Discussions on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities - Ramil Andag (BSE Social Studies)
• Student Achievement in a Global Community: Educators Fostering Transformative Actions in a Standardized System - Kate E. O'Hara, Ph.D.
• Telling Taiwanese folktales through WebEx videoconferencing - Michelle Chien & Eric Chen, Student

9:00a 

• KEYNOTE: Rana Dajani on "We Love Reading"

10:00am

• Incorporating Linguistic and Cultural Traditions - Susannah Wheelwright
• No sé, enséñame tú... - María Torres - Lic. en Artes-Docente en Primaria y Pre-Primaria
• School Uniform or Wedding Dress: How NGOs can Play a Key role in Combatting Child Marriage in Rural Nepal through Education - Priti Bhattarai, Board Member
• SPOTLIGHT: Hot Teaching Spots - Mrs. Maha Hassan
• SPOTLIGHT: Mutually Beneficial Professional Development for Teachers in North and Central America - Shea Kerkhoff, Education Director; Doctoral Student

11:00am

• International Projects and Global Competencies - Teacher Miss ALINA BALAN
• Out My Window - Erin Olson, Instructional Technology Consultants
• Student Stories in a Solar Cooking Project - Kathy Bosiak Teacher and Science Department Chairman
• The Maker Mindset: Fostering a Design Mentality to Solve Real-World Problems - Katie Williams, M.Ed.
• Virtual Schools: Potential Solution for Equity and Quality Education for All - Dina Ghobashy - Education Technology Consultant

12:00pm

• KEYNOTE: Maureen McLaughlin - Championing International Education Priorities

1:00pm

• Global Education Conference Closing and Thank You!

2014 Global Education Conference - Day Four

Thursday, November 20th, is day four of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. (Actually, it started already, but I was so exhausted yesterday I fell asleep without realizing I hadn't posted the next day's schedule!) We had yet another great day of sessions and keynotes on Wednesday, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page (which includes the ones listed below up until you get this note).

The list of today's sessions, in US-Eastern Standard Time, is below. To see the the full conference schedule in your own time zone, with the direct links to session rooms, go to the conference schedule page. Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14. Session recordings are posted immediately following each session.

Special thanks today to the overnight Australia volunteer team (Julie, Anne,and Sue) who are allowing me and Lucy to get some sleep! We do always need more volunteers to help moderate sessions, join us here.

Thursday, November 20th

(US-Eastern Time)

2:00am

• The Wonderful Third Life! - Head of Education Leena Hannula

4:00am

• KEYNOTE: Omashani Naidoo - "Teacher Professional Development- A South African Perspective"

6:00am

• "Uniendo Voluntades": Voluntad de mejorar la Educación + volundad de mejorar el Aprendizaje de los Estudiantes - Profesora Cristina Velázquez

7:00am

• A Strategy for Globalizing Secondary School: Global Citizenship/Competency Certificates - Peter Gilmartin, Program Director
• Educator+: Taking the Google+ Step to connect educators and communities for accessible learning - Robby Fernandez
• Feedback-Are You Doing Your Part? - Yvonna Sarkees, PAO Mentor
• SPOTLIGHT: Global Collaboration - The Student Perspective - Amy Jambor & Sheri Williams, Teachers

8:00am

• Maximize Collaboration and Sharing with Google+ Hangouts - Ms Rita Zeinstejer - EFL Teacher and Teacher Trainer
• SPOTLIGHT: Developing the New global EFA Framework: Post 2015 perspectives and processes across the world - Anjela Taneja, Head of Policy
• Teachers - Elena Voloshina
• The Ebola Crisis: How the International Community is Responding and What Students Can Do to Help - Amiena Mahsoob, Director of Education Programs
• Using Video to Teach EFL in a Cultural Context - Mr. Mohamed Ramadan Mahmoud Mohamed

9:00am

• KEYNOTE: Jim Wynn and Gavin Dykes on "Education Fast Forward, The first four years and the next 200."

10:00am

• Building and Maintaining a Virtual Global Community: Global Partners in Education - Dr. Jami Leibowitz, Interim Director of Global Academic Initiatives and Director of Global Understanding
• Connecting with Coding: The Flat Scratch Cat Project - Jennifer Fenton, Technology for Learning Coordinator
• Opening Doors to Global Experiences, Cultural Immersion, and Volunteerism - Sheryl Bone, MAT Professor
• SPOTLIGHT: The Youth Influence on Education Policy - Aja Watkins; student and youth advocate
• The role of ELT+IT in promoting global collaboration and networking in professional development - Mr. Victor Hugo ROJAS B.

11:00am

• Conceptualizing Violence and Leveraging Skype to Promote World peace - Dr. Chris Deason and Abrahim Bahiti, BA
• Modelo del Diseño instruccional para las aulas digitales que emplean Moodle en ambientes a distancia - Carlos Bravo Reyes PhD
• RADIOSOLAMICHILDRENS Y RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA EN LÍNEA UN PROYECTO COLABORATIVO - M ª Magdalena Galiana Lloret
• SPOTLIGHT: Students Presenting A Week in the Life - Environmental Issues - Toni Olivieri-Barton, IB Coordinator & Teacher Librarian
• Tastes Great! Less Filling! Urban high school students maximize global learning through iEARN Photojournalism 2.104 Heritage, Hunger and Food Security Program - Chris Lazarski, Teacher

12:00pm

• KEYNOTE: Vicky Colbert - Escuela Nueva: Quality Education for Peace and Democracy

1:00pm

• Anxiety Factors in the Saudi EFL Learners - Ms. Fariha Asif
• Education for a Better World Imaginarium: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Global Education Lesson Plans - Lisa Swayhoover, Ph.D.
• SPOTLIGHT: La Red Interamericana de Educación Docente (RIED): Actividades y Herramientas para la Profesión Docente en las Américas - María José de León, Consultora en Educación
• TakingITGlobal's Free Virtual Thematic Classroom - Tania Rashid, Global Education Program Administrator
• The Global Experience Continues: Research and Experience from an Exchange Student on Reverse Culture Shock - Ellen Street, Research Assistant

2:00pm

• Creating Connections for Remote Faculty Members - Marla Cartwright, Faculty Developer
• Cómo Crear Cursos Virtuales Con Sólo Una Conexión a Internet ... y No Morir en el Intento - William Colmenares
• Measurement of Global Thinking Levels via Analyses of Solutions to Problems - Marina P. Bonser, Ph.D.
• SMILE Together: Collaborative, Inquiry-based Learning using Innovative Hardware and Software. - Reuben Thiessen, Chief Information Officer
• The World at Your Fingertips: Media Resources for the Global Classroom - Jennifer Hanson, Librarian

3:00pm

• Food, Photos, and Tajikistan - Roslynne McCarthy
• KEYNOTE: Rebecca Winthrop on "Global Education: Progress, Needs and Opportunities"

4:00pm

• KEYNOTES: Alaine Newland & Emily Havens on OpenIDEO
• The Dream Flag Project -- empowering and developing global awareness for K-12 students around the world - Jeff Harlan, Director of The Dream Flag Project

5:00pm

• Biggest Bang for Your Buck - Edna Phythian Global Connections Liaison
• LA EDUCACIÓN DEL SIGLO XXI: CAMINO A LA EXCELENCIA - Dra. Migdalia Núñez Quiles
• Perfil Emprendedor UNiagustiniano - Mrs Felipe Gonzalez
• SPOTLIGHT: Digiteen/Digitween - Global Digital Citizenship Project - Theresa Allen, Technology Teacher/Coordinator
• SPOTLIGHT: Improving Teacher Training in the Developing World With Locally Created Video and Cordless Projectors - Matthew York, Executive Director

6:00pm

• KEYNOTE: Julie Keane & John Farrelly on "Leading an Innovative Global District"

7:00pm

• Connecting your classroom to the global stage with Global Encounters - Terry Godwaldt, Director of Programming
• Design Thinking among K-12 Teachers in Global Education Programs - Khendum Gyabak
• Helping Students Embrace Cultural Diversity and Develop Global Awareness - Christy Barham, Media & Technology Coordinator
• How to Handle Classroom Global Diversity in Curriculum Design with a PowerPoint Template. From theory to PowerPoint instructional design in a STEM lesson. - Richard Close
• Planetlines Connect Students Around the World - Daniel Kinzer Director of Experiential Learning School

8:00pm

• Alternativas lúdicas basadas en TIC para la ensenanza del cálculo en el bachillerato - Mr. Julio Aviles Romero
• Experiencing Global Education Through Immersive Learning Communities- A Case Study - Lainie Liberti - Co Founder Project World School - Life Learner
• Online Learning - Brennan Heil Learning Online
• Promoting a Global Perspective in Health Education Curriculum for Grades K-20 - Dr. Kristy Taylor
• SPOTLIGHT: The World is Our Classroom - Anne Mirtschin, ICT Teacher

9:00pm

• KEYNOTE: Rohit K. Pothukuchi

10:00pm

• Adapting to a Changing World: The Future of Education - Marek Beck, Head of Upper School, Adjunct Professor, Chairperson for Connecticut Commission on Professional Development, Consultant
• Creating and Curating Knowledge from the Bottom Up with a Community of Practice - Christel Broady, Ph.D., Professor of Graduate Education, Director ESL Teacher Education Programs
• Cutting Through the Common Core (State Standards) Using a Global Approach - Gregory Adler/Education Project Director
• Globalizing Education through Online Teaching - Martin Salido
• Science in Service: Student-Led Sustainable Development in Haiti - Leah Penniman, Science Educator, Project-Based Learning Trainer, Fulbright DAT Fellow

11:00pm

• Changing Perspectives of Japanese High School Students Toward the Chinese by Videoconferencing - Mariko Eguchi, Professor
• Global Citizenship License - Leslie Pralle Keehn
• Herramientas web 2.0 para generar aprendizajes colaborativos en el aula - William H. Vegazo Muro Teacher
• La cultura física como base de una mejor calidad de vida - Benedicta Barrera Hernández. Candidato a Doctora en Educación