CONFERENCE NEWS

We're gearing up for our third annual online conference to take place November 12 - 16, 2012! Below are a few quick links to information about our forthcoming event held in partnership with the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN).

Global Education Conference

• Welcome
• Mission
• GEC Call for Proposals
• GEC Current Submissions
• GEC Accepted Sessions
• Conference Groups
• International Advisory Board
• Partners and Sponsors
• Press Materials

iEARN Annual Conference & Youth Summit

• iEARN Welcome
• iEARN Call for Proposals
• iEARN Current Submissions
• iEARN Youth Submissions
• iEARN Accepted Sessions (coming soon)
• iEARN Presenters' Group
• International Advisory Board
• Partners and Sponsors
• Press Materials

Proposals will be accepted through mid-October, and we're still seeking International Advisory Board members and partner organizations. Non-profits, including schools, can become partners with us at no cost in order to help spread the word about the conference. For profit groups can contact GEC co-chair Steve Hargadon (hargadon@gmail.com) about sponsorship opportunities.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

If you would like to serve on the International Advisory Board, we are holding our second set of meetings this month. Choose ONE of the three virtual meetings scheduled if you would like to participate. Time zone conversion information is listed with each event. All meetings take place online using the Blackboard Collaborate platform and will be recorded for later viewing.

August 12th (1 PM GMT-5)

August 13th (8 AM GMT-5)

August 14th ( 8PM GMT-5)

CONFERENCE HELP PROVIDED

The following informal virtual drop in help sessions have been scheduled for GEC members who may have questions about the 2012 Global Education Conference. Please visit our Blackboard Collaborate meeting room to ask questions about how the conference works and the proposal process. GEC International Advisory Board Leadership Team members will be available during these designated times to provide support for getting involved. Please note that these sessions are not training sessions for using Blackboard Collaborate; training dates will be announced in September. Again, time zone information is listed with each event. We recommend using http://timeanddate.com for conversion purposes. 

August 15 ( 11 AM  UTC-5)

August 19 ( 10 AM UTC-5)

August 24 (11 AM UTC-5)

August 26 (10 AM UTC-5)

August 27 ( 9 PM UTC-5)

August 29 (9 PM UTC-5)

CONNECTED EDUCATOR MONTH

In the United States, August is Connected Educator Month and educators from all over the world are welcome to join in a slew of online professional development activities sponsored by a variety of organizations. GEC Co-Chair Steve Hargadon has been an active member of the planning committee for this month long extravaganza, and he will be interviewing a panel of GEC members TODAY, August 3 at 5 PM ET (UTC-4) about connected education around the world. Panelists include Vicki Davis, Ed Gragert, Lucy Gray, Julie Lindsay, and Anne Mirtschin. Steve Hargadon will moderate. For additional details, please check out the Connected Educator Month Calendar.

NEW DISCUSSION FORUM POSTS

Recent discussion forum posts that may be of interest to GEC members include the following:

• Seeking Partners for iEARN Project on Digital Citizenship
• Free Global Education eBooks and Classroom Project
• Seeking Spanish/English Speaking Class for Collaboration
• Looking for High School Students to Collaborate on Human Traffickin...
• EU Project for Primary Schools
• 5th Grade Teacher Seeking To Make Global Connnections

That's all the news that fit to post!

Lucy Gray

GEC Co-Chair

lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com