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2013 CONFERENCE

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Events

TIGed e-courses this May

May 14, 2013 at 7pm to June 19, 2013 at 8:30pm – Online

NYC Global Education Forum

May 29, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9pm – The Avenues World School

Flat Classroom® Workshop 2013

June 20, 2013 to June 21, 2013 – International School of the Americas, San Antonio

GEC Summit at ISTE 2013

June 23, 2013 from 2pm to 5pm – San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio TX, USA

Sixth Annual Partnership for Global Learning Conference

June 27, 2013 at 2pm to June 29, 2013 at 2pm – Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

Flat Classroom® Live! in Hawaii

July 24, 2013 to July 26, 2013 – Punahou School Honolulu

South Australian Mock Trials Nov. 26-30, 2012

February 11, 2014 to June 11, 2014 – 45 Countries all around the world- participating in the Time Project

Study Abroad Programs in Cultural Diplomacy (Spring Semester: Berlin, April 15th - June 14th, 2013)

March 4, 2014 at 10am to March 6, 2014 at 7pm – ICD

Notes

Global Project Database

Created by Lucy Gray Sep 11, 2010 at 10:35am. Last updated by Lucy Gray Sep 19, 2010.

Global and Mobile Survey: Share Your Favorite Apps

Created by Lucy Gray Aug 16, 2011 at 10:17pm. Last updated by Lucy Gray Aug 16, 2011.

Kiva Team Global Education Collaborative

Created by Lucy Gray Aug 31, 2011 at 10:56pm. Last updated by Lucy Gray Aug 31, 2011.

The GEC Mission Statement

Created by Lucy Gray May 4, 2012 at 6:03am. Last updated by Lucy Gray Sep 17, 2012.

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Blog Posts

Our next step towards Personalized Learning

Posted by Tracy Hanson on May 2, 2013 at 2:52pm

Apple Distinguished Educator Kristi Meeuwse Talks Technology in Kindergarten

Posted by Rod Berger, PsyD on March 28, 2013 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Education Case Studies - Seeking Teachers

Posted by Amazing People Club on March 21, 2013 at 8:16pm

Videos

GEC Share & Tell - April 11

Added by Lucy Gray
Official GEC Share & Tell - April 4

Added by Lucy Gray

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June 2009 Blog Posts (15)

Planning to do MBA in 2009? Online CAT 2009 versus GMAT 2009…

If you are a graduate student and planning to do MBA in 2009 then probably you will decide out of Online CAT 2009 or GMAT 2009.

This piece of work will be useful for college students (B.E, B.Tech, B.Com, B.A etc) in their final year and working professionals who are planning to pursue MBA from top B schools in India.

Lets dig in to the important aspects of the two exams.

Both Online

IIM CAT goes online in 2009. So now both CAT 2009 and GMAT… Continue

Added by Saumil Shrivastava on June 30, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Common Mistakes Made by Online Teachers

Today, Larry Davis, who has been teaching and teaching teachers for over 20 years, will discuss some common mistakes made by teachers that new to online teaching. You are the most welcome to join the discussion.

How Not to Teach Online by…

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Added by Alfajri Alwis on June 25, 2009 at 4:44am — No Comments

Students Without Borders: Online Communication Facilitates Global Collaboration

By Maria Glod

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A team of very smart teenagers has set out to discover ways that maggots might make the world a better place. Two are from Loudoun County. Two live more than 9,000 miles away in Singapore.

To many U.S. politicians, educators and business leaders, Singapore's students have become a symbol of the fierce competition the nation faces from high achievers in Asia. But these four students call… Continue

Added by Dr. Rita Oates on June 24, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

The 2009 Arab & American Business Fellowship

Hey everyone-

There is a program I thought you or someone you know might be interested in called the Arab & American Business Fellowship.

The Arab & American Business Fellowship is the only private-sector led exchange program that focuses on cultivating today’s global leaders. The Fellowship seeks to:

* Equip participants with a deep understanding of issues important to each region to positively shape future economic relations between the U.S. and Arab… Continue

Added by US Center for Citizen Diplomacy on June 23, 2009 at 10:39am — No Comments

World’s first tuition-free online university opens-Article from FutureGov.net

World’s first tuition-free online university opens

By Kelly Ng | 8 June 2009

NEWS

The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID), a UN department that aims to reduce poverty by promoting the use of information and communications technology (ICT), wants to make higher education available more accessible to people who cannot afford rising tuition fees, or have problems travelling to the nearest college.

To date, US$1… Continue

Added by Shai Reshef on June 22, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

IHEC Blog Voted #10 in Top 100 International Exchange & Experience Blogs 2009 Competition

I recently received word from Erin Gallagher over at the bab.la and Lexiophiles team that my International Higher Education Consulting Blog was voted number 10 in their Top 100 International Exchange & Experience Blogs competition for 2009! This is exciting news and I want to thank everyone who took a moment out of your busy lives to vote for my blog in this competition. You can view the list of all of… Continue

Added by David Comp on June 16, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Supplemental Educational Services Curriculum - ICT, Maths & Science and Literacy

Standards and achievement levels have been at the forefront of educational debate since time was. I would like to introduce what we have been building for the last 8 years. TLC Kids is a specially designed real-world, interactive, inquiry-based rolling curriculum designed to address standards, attitudes and motivation in students 5-12 and continuously support learning in core subject areas throughout the primary/ elementary years. We focus on building real-world learning experiences drawing on… Continue

Added by Geoff on June 16, 2009 at 9:15am — No Comments

The Gala Masquerade Ball awaits you!

On June 13th 1:00pm - 3:00pmSLT at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southern%20Colorado/163/42/26

the Passionate Redheads Team of the Second Life Relay For Life will holding the first Gala Ball Event. A Fashion Show will follow the ball at 4:00pm - 6:00pmSLT.

On June 14th 6:00pm - 9:00pmSLT at…

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Added by Durff on June 13, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Assistance needed in setting up a Virtual School in South Africa and Zimbabwe (Southern Africa Virtual School)

I have an e learning project im working on for the Southern Africa region starting with Zimbabwe then South Africa and we are seeking sponsorship for our On line Courses. I am the Program Coordinator for International Commission on Workforce Development (www.icwfd.com)

The ICWFD is a non-profit organization that bridges the digital divide and increases job skills in the 130 UN-designated “G77” developing countries. We provide access to over 1,500 state-of-the-art… Continue

Added by Clemence Neshita Chimukuche on June 11, 2009 at 8:33am — 1 Comment

eLearners.com Launches the National “Career Stimulus Package” from Denver, to Tackle Crisis of Undereducated, Underemployed Adult Americans

eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics, which has successfully connected learners to online education since 1999, announces the Denver launch of a new national program aimed at helping adults kick start their careers through education, entitled “Career Stimulus Package” (www.careerstimulus.com). The comprehensive career education program will offer undereducated, underemployed adults access to online education opportunities,… Continue

Added by Erik on June 10, 2009 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Target average GMAT Score for Top USA Business Schools

This article will be useful for working professionals who are planning to pursue MBA from USA universities or USA B-schools. Being a working professional myself, I understand that during recession many of us are planning to go for higher studies. In my circle of friends out of 10 professionals six have already applied to different b schools in USA, UK or in India and others have taken the GMAT 2009 date. Most of us while preparing for… Continue

Added by Saumil Shrivastava on June 10, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Seattle's Curious Language District

I don't know why or what for, but the only three, non-profit language outfits in Seattle have mysteriously congregated to either side of the shipping canal. Nestled into Seattle Pacific University's campus, facing the canal from across Nickerson Street, you will find the A.C.E. Language Institute, which offers English language classes to primarily overseas students on F-1 visas. A mere two hundred yards up the street (the fact that SPU's track & field compound compromises roughly half of… Continue

Added by Davey Young on June 9, 2009 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Flatten your classroom - Global Projects to embed into your curriculum

(cross-posted with other Nings and blogs in order to reach more people)

As the northern hemisphere academic year comes to an end and some us look forward to some down time I want to share with you our plans for flat classroom projects and events over the next 12 months. I encourage teachers to consider when they can embed… Continue

Added by Julie Lindsay on June 5, 2009 at 5:09am — No Comments

A Siberian Wind Blows Through Kyrgyzstan

just received this, sent by Russ Klenbach and published in Foreign Policy. Ever more critical background.

The Russification of Kyrgyzstan

By Baktybek Abdrisaev Page 1 of 1

Posted April 2009

How Russia pushed the U.S. out of a Central Asian stronghold.

MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images

An offer he couldn't refuse: Russia has taken advantage of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's penchant for personal… Continue

Added by Betty Tonsing on June 1, 2009 at 5:55am — No Comments

Continuing the blogs

My work was so engaging in Kyrgyzstan.......and took my time completely away! I was also connected to other blogs and Internet postings related to my work. While my trip is now finished, I am going to post my blogs. They are still timely, and I hope you find them interesting...regardless that the assignment is now over!

Added by Betty Tonsing on June 1, 2009 at 5:55am — No Comments