2017 Global Education Conference - Final Notes

The 2017 Global Education Conference finished on November 16th, and it was a wonderful event. Over the four days of the conference, we had 4,354 registered attendees from 138 countries, 120 sessions, 26 keynote speakers, and an amazing amount of global learning and fun.

The conference sessions recordings are accessible here. Note that you need to be a member and logged into the conference site (all free, of course).

Attendee Kudos:

• "Great to share some ideas"
• "I loved this session! Anne was an incredible facilitator and got many of us involved directly."
• "AWESOME!"
• "It is wonderful."
• "A lot of support given to encourage teachers and very inspiring."
• "It was really good. "
• "Eyeopener."
• "Amazing!"
• "Excellent."
• "I'm so grateful for all the presenters shared."
• "Great links and resources provided."
• "Very interesting, will watch it again later."
• "Thanks a lot."
• "Love it and attend every year."
• "Wonderful."
• "Thank you!"
• "Wonderful event that brings together educators (including aspiring educators!) at all levels to learn with and from one another."
• "Great"
• "It was inspiring."
• "A great event all educators can benefit from."
• "I think is a great effort to have this Global Conference to connect a great community of Leaders and teachers around the globe."
• "Very interesting and useful."
• "Very informative!"
• "The event has been thoroughly enjoyable. I learn something new every time I partake in this event. Wonderfully organized and so grateful that the sessions are recorded for viewing at a later date."
• "The enthusiasm of the presenters was thought provoking."
• "The scale was a little overwhelming for me!"
• "Great - wish I could have attended more session but trimester grades due!"
• "You have made me a lifelong learner."
• "One of the best parts of this conference is meeting and seeing people from all over the world. I 'ran into' a friend mine from Mexico in a session.  What a great way for educators to build their global network!!"
• "The sessions offered amazing resources and ways to connect with others!"
• "Thanks a lot. Great experience"
• "A wonderful event that shows the commitment to education world wide."
• "This conference is FABULOUS!!!"
• "I have learned about a new opportunity for my students to collaborate with peers from different countries by means of art that is a strong weapon to form global citizenship, to develop mutual understanding and respect to other cultures."
• "Super useful, don't stop."
• "Gratitude to the organizers, and personal reward for being a part of it. Excellent."
• "Powerful to see the great work young people are doing to create social change. It is so important that they have a platform like GEC to share about their world, their reality, their ideas."
• "Easy to listen and learn."
• "I loved this session! Anne was an incredible facilitator and got many of us involved directly."
• "AWESOME!"
• "It is wonderful."
• "Eye-opener."
• "Excellent"
• "I'm so grateful for all the presenters shared."
• "Very interesting, will watch it again later."
• "Wonderful event that brings together educators (including aspiring educators!) at all levels to learn with and from one another."
• "Wonderful. Thank you!"
• "It was inspiring."
• "A great event all educators can benefit from."
• "I think is a great effort to have this Global Conference to connect a great community of leaders and teachers around the globe."
• "I was very energized when I saw two loving former teachers join my session. Who knew life would bring us together in a GEC? Now we are planning projects together to change the world... it´s an incredible platform!"
• "This was a wonderful opportuntity to share and connect. So grateful."
• "A wonderful event that brings together people from around the globe."
• "Great concept. Really appreciate the 24/7 format. Whenever I have 20+ minutes, I check in to any session that is on. Some very pleasant surprises 'picking' sessions this way." 
• "Thank you for this lovely session =)"
• "I plan on using this in my classroom."
• "Very informative. Great!"
• "My Middle School class was participating with me to see how to interact and learn on Eluminate Blackboard. Very cool!  I want to present next year!"
• "This was great. I will be watching it a second time when I'm not interrupted by my young students! First time attending. So far it is wonderful."
• "I am always inspired by so many different aspects of this conference. The way it all comes together seamlessly. The array of great ideas and different types of educators. Thanks!"
• "GEC is a wonderful way to engage with global educators around the world to learn, network and create partnerships."
• "Great job by the moderators! There was both live audio and chat from participants to coordinate. They both did an excellent job of filtering and responding."
• "So many great tools shared for global collaboration."
• "Really enjoy being part of this."
• "Really awesome!"
• "Very informative and motivational. Awesome." 
• "What a wonderful speaker! The gaming component is AWESOME!" 
• "a lot of useful links and interesting information... great inspiration for further work" 
• "It was a helpful session for all the teachers. All teachers should see this event and learn it." 
• "Great presentation! Great ideas shared." 
• "great resources which I can use in my projects and classroom" 
• "Learned a lot, it was great. Thank you." 
• "I love being able to attend online from my work or home. Thank you!!" 
• "Great information and some great thoughts and links. Awesome." 
• "it was a wonderful session... just a wonderful event. Very informative and educative." 
• "Incredible abundance of useful resources." 
• "I have my students attending - 5 years in a row." 
• "Awesome and inspiring! Definitely a powerful way to connect the world and raise people's awareness about issues that are affecting us as stipulated in the Global Goals."
  

Thanks to all who participated, and especially to our sponsors and supporters below! Please join our network at www.gobaleducationconference.com to participate in this or any of our other events in the future.

See you online!

2017 Global Education Conference - 29 Live Sessions on Thursday, Our Final Day!

Thursday, November 16th, is day four of the eighth annual Global Education Conference. This is our final day of sessions and keynotes!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• There was an error in Jennifer Klein's room link for her session entitled "Digging Beneath the Fs for Deeper Global Learning." No one was able to get into her room early Wednesday, but she still did a full recording and it's available here. Kudos to Jennifer!
• Check out our new guide to attending the conference. Everything you need is here.
  https://www.smore.com/0h4rj-the-globaledcon-guide
• Earn a certificate of participation by playing the GEC Connect Game from Alludo.
  http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/game-on-gec-connect
• Recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page, usually within a few minutes after a session has ended. Note: you need to be a member and logged into the conference site (all free, of course):
  http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/2017-conference-recordings
• Follow the Twitter conversation with #globaled17

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Responses to Wednesday's Sessions:

• "Powerful to see the great work young people are doing to create social change. It is so important that they have a platform like GEC to share about their world, their reality, their ideas."
• "Easy to listen and learn."
• "I loved this session! Anne was an incredible facilitator and got many of us involved directly."
• "AWESOME!"
• "It is wonderful."
• "Eye-opener."
• "Excellent"
• "I'm so grateful for all the presenters shared."
• "Very interesting, will watch it again later."
• "Wonderful event that brings together educators (including aspiring educators!) at all levels to learn with and from one another."
• "Wonderful. Thank you!"
• "It was inspiring."
• "A great event all educators can benefit from."
• "I think is a great effort to have this Global Conference to connect a great community of leaders and teachers around the globe."
• "I was very energized when I saw two loving former teachers join my session. Who knew life would bring us together in a GEC? Now we are planning projects together to change the world... it´s an incredible platform!"

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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, REGISTER NOW (free)--or, if registered, check your conference email confirmation. 

Want to volunteer to help moderate sessions? It's not too late! Sign up and information here. It's a ton of fun, you'll be doing some good, and you'll have the undying gratitude of the conference organizers!

Thursday, November 16th

(US-Eastern Time)

12:00 am

• Flipped Learning in L2: How to Encourage Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking to Teach Global Problem-Solving Skills - Birgit A. Jensen

3:00 am

• Green Digital Footprints - Sebastian Panakal, Sophia T Pascal, Mertle Williams, Sunitha, Nisa

6:00 am

• Amplifying Student Voices Globally Via the Our Global Classroom What If Grid. - Bronwyn Joyce
• Connected Learning Activities through Social Service - Sebastian Panakal, Gladwin Xavier, Muhammed Fardeen, Muhammed Mufsal, Sophia T Pascal
• High Quality Career Counselling as a Push for the Global Development – presenting best practices from the Erasmus+ Career Tree Project - Grzegorz Kata, PhD. with Robert Porzak, PhD and Jacek Łukasiewicz, PhD

7:00 am

• Intercultural Competence - Shawn Simpson

8:00 am

• A Joined Up Approach to Education and Learning - Christine Farrell
• Global Project-Based Learning with iEARN: Sharing Impact and Opportunities - Jennifer Russell, Allan Kakinda, Hela Nafti
• Preparing Teachers for Global Learning and Collaboration - Linda Haynes
• University-Industry Collaboration in Vietnam: When the boss says Jump, you say Why? - Dr. Thi Tuyet Tran

9:00 am

• Connecting through Architecture: Minecraft in the Language Classroom - Kathleen Reardon
• Quality Education through technology - Goal 4: Sustainable Development - Sara Abou Afach
• The Kidlink Global projects.Perspectives and horizons for close cooperation. - Lusine Jhangirian

10:00 am

• KEYNOTE: Dr. Jennifer Williams, Director of Education Strategy, Participate

11:00 am

• La acción tutorial en la educación virtual: funciones y responsabilidades - Lic. Gustavo Beltrami
• Social Leadership Class Project - Arlette Audiffred Hinojosa
• Student driven eco-initiatives towards UN's SDGs - a case study of our GGPC grant winning entry - Ms. Kamal Preet, Ms. Anitha Bijesh
• Utilizing School-Based Virtual Field Trips for Global Learning - Dr. Stacy Delacruz

12:00 pm

• E.I. and Humanitarianism in Classrooms - 21st Century Learning and Citizenship Essentials - Sania Green-Reynolds
• Mobilizing Student Voice through Global Discussions with a Real-World Impact with WorldVuze - Julia Coburn
• Scaling Global Competency Education - Delna Weil
• Teach-The-World Foundation: A Call to Action To Eradicate Illiteracy Around The World - Robert Torres, PhD

1:00 pm

• KEYNOTE: David Bornstein, Co-Founder + CEO, Solutions Journalism Network

2:00 pm

• Digital media education for digital higher educated students - Laura Malita
• Immerse Yourself in the German Culture For Free by Volunteering in Germany or Austria - Birgit A. Jensen
• Practice Active Global Citizenship with the K-12 Global Art Exchange - Paul Hurteau

3:00 pm

• Educational Diplomacy with High School Students - David Angwenyi, Ph.D, Lea Hopkins
• Lidrazgo para el Desarrollo Social - Arlette Audiffred Hinojosa
• Tutoring Students Online to Promote Universal Access to a Quality Education - Kasey Beck, Ed Gragert, Adriana Vilela