| Ed Gragert iEARN GMT: Mon 15 Nov 03:00PM - click to find the time in your own time zone ELLUMINATE RECORDING: CLICK HERE This session has been held and the recording link is above |
KEYNOTE: Creating a Culture of Peace Through Global Education: Some Lessons Learned. In the decades ahead, hopefully more and more schools will integrate the world into all parts of their curriculum. As they do so, they will need successful models of what has worked in diverse settings and environments. In this effort, educators and administrators should look beyond issues of global competitiveness as the main purpose behind building awareness and engagement with the world. Over the last 22 years, iEARN has learned many lessons about building a successful and sustainable global educational communities. In this presentation, I will share what I consider to be the five key components for replication across the country.
BIO: Dr. Edwin H. Gragert is Executive Director of iEARN-USA. Since 1988, in this position he helped iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) pioneer the educational use of innovative communications technology and teacher professional development to facilitate on-line collaborative project-based learning in elementary and secondary schools in 130 other countries worldwide. Approximately 2 million students are working daily on collaborative projects through iEARN. iEARN is the largest network in the world of primary and secondary schools engaged in online collaborative project work, as it is in countries with significant Muslim populations. In much of this collaboration, iEARN works in partnershipwith the US Departments of State and Education, as well as with ministries throughout the Muslim world. He served as the Executive Director of ICYE-US, an international high school and community service youth exchange program and also served on the staff of the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ed received a BA in Japanese political science from the University of Washington and an MA in Korean History from Columbia University. His PhD at Columbia was in Japanese history, focusing on landownership changes under Japanese colonial administration in the early 20th century. Landownership Under Colonial Rule: Korea's Japanese Experience, was published by Columbia and the University of Hawaii in 1994.
KEYNOTE: Polar Bears and Climate Change. How was climate change affected polar bears and their habitat? Join Dr. Steven Amstrup live from the tundra in Churchill, Manitoba along with Dr. Ian Stirling, scientist and University of Alberta professor, and Lance Rougeux, National Director of the Discovery Education Network, as they discuss the effects of the changing climate on polar bears and their habitat. Hear what years of observation and scientific research studies are showing us about this amazing, threatened species, the polar bear. Learn what actions you can take that will benefit the polar bears and their habitat. Finally, resources will be shared that will be of benefit for session participants to connect and collaborate to make a difference locally and globally so we can reduce our carbon footprints and be better stewards of our planet.
BIO: Dr. Amstrup joined the PBI staff as senior scientist in 2010. A world-renowned polar bear biologist, he led the international team of researchers that prepared nine reports that became the basis for the recent decision, by the Secretary of Interior, to list polar bears as a threatened species. He is a past chairman of the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group and has been an active member of the group throughout his career. Prior to joining PBI's staff, he was a Research Wildlife Biologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, and an associate professor at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. Steve earned a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Washington (1972), a M.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Idaho (1975), and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (1995). He has been conducting research on all aspects of polar bear ecology in the Beaufort Sea since 1980. His interests include distribution and movement patterns as well as population dynamics of wildlife, and how information on those topics can be used to assure wise stewardship. He is particularly interested in how science can help to reconcile the ever enlarging human footprint on our environment with the needs of other species for that same environment. Prior work experiences include studies of black bears in central Idaho, and pronghorns and grouse in Wyoming. Dr. Amstrup has authored or coauthored over 60 peer reviewed articles on movements, distribution and population dynamics of large mammals, and is the senior editor of a recent text on population estimation methods.
KEYNOTE: Mastering the Moment: Reimaging Learning in Times of Economic Crisis. In the face of the most serious economic crisis in generations, education systesm across the world are paring their budgets and planning for austere revenue cycles. The panic of the moment could make ICT in education an easy target—and a casualty—of the economic crisis. Already, education technology leaders are being asked to reduce their budgets. Standing still is not an option. School technology programs— and all the proven benefits they offer to educators and students—could get slashed and burned. But plunging through the budget balancing act without careful thought and decision making isn’t the solution either. Short-term budget cuts could set the stage for long-term fiscal and educational setbacks. That’s why CoSN has launched Mastering the Moment, a new initiative to help education leaders lead in times of economic crisis. Hear about innovative ideas from leveraging student owned devices to cloud computing to opening to Web 2.0 collaborative tools. The economic crisis actually presents not just challenges, but also tremendous opportunities to strengthen technology investments, operations, programs, plans, staffs and results.
BIO: Keith R. Krueger (CAE) is CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a North American national nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 technology leaders, especially school district CTO’s, who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning.
KEYNOTE: How to Spread Your Ideas Globally Using Creative Commons Licenses. Creative Commons Licenses, how they can be used, and how they help promote global sharing. There will also be a discussion about the pros and cons of each license and why teachers and students might want to use them to promote their own creative work or the work of their students.
BIO: Vice Chair of Creative Commons focusing on Education; founder of Palo Alto High School Journalism program, the largest in the US; education technology consultant for Hewlett & Carnegie Foundations; education consultant for Google.
KEYNOTE: 21st Century Skills: a Global Trend. This presentation will explain the Why, What and How of 21st century skills, and review the latest advances and implementations.
BIO: Charles Fadel is Global Education Lead at Cisco Systems, and the Cisco board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (of which Cisco was a founding member), Innovate/Educate and Change the Equation (two organizations dedicated to advocacy of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). He is vice-chair of the Education committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and works with several teams at the OECD – PISA, AHELO, PIAAC, CELE, and TALIS. He has worked with a wide variety of education ministries and organizations in Massachusetts, Canada (Federal, New Brunswick and PEI), France, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and the Dominican Republic, to name a few, and has worked on education projects with more than thirty countries and states. Charles has co-authored a book titled “21st Century Skills – Learning for Life in our Times” (Wiley) http://www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com/index.php , and frequently lectures on this topic, as well as STEM, and Education Technology. His work spans the continuum of Schools, Higher Education, and Workforce Development/Lifelong Learning. He is a Visiting Practitioner at Harvard Graduate School of Education, exploring curriculum redesign concepts, a Visiting Scholar at Wharton/UPenn where he recently taught a class on Technologies for Learning (receiving highest student rating), and a Distinguished Guest to the President’s Council of Olin College. He is incubating DigData, a non-profit addressing the convergence of 21st Century Skills and psychology to better teach Statistics and Probabilities. He is Creative Advisor to the Hayden planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science on their new implementations, and he is also advising innovative school systems in Brazil (Lumiar) and Chile (Innova100). He has recently served on the Massachusetts Governor’s Readiness Project as well as its 21st Century Skills task force. He has contributed many articles or has been interviewed in publications such as Technology & Learning, New Media Consortium, Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, eSchool News, Education Week, University Business, EETimes, and others. He has presented at numerous education conferences, including the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), the National School Boards Association (NSBA), the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), and the Masie Center’s learning conferences. Charles has been awarded five patents on video, content, and communication technologies. He holds a bachelor of science in electronics with course concentration in quantum and solid-state physics with a minor in neuroscience, and a master of business administration in international marketing. An avid reader, he has autodidactically learned disciplines such evolutionary psychology and comparative linguistics. He also enjoys the lessons of classical history.
KEYNOTE: Three Classroom Projects that NEED the World . To ensure the necessity of global collaboration, it is important to find projects which must cross borders to work. For curriculum-based collaborations, the best projects require creative thinking and the kind of skills global thinkers will need. This session explores two replicable examples. First, a math/science project that allows globally connected students to determine the size of the earth—without calculator or encyclopedia. This can only be done by partnering with another school on the same longitude, and on a special day. It follows the method the Greeks used in 300 BCE (afterwards, the size of the moon and the distance from the sun can follow). Along the way, translation tools, and Web 2.0 sites become important. For the other side of the brain, explore language arts/social studies projects that utilize the Facebook advertising engine. These can target the global community in surprising and inexpensive ways (figure a budget of $10 US). Have mobile phones and video cameras ready if you want to participate live in the third project.
BIO: Davidson began teaching math, language arts, and world languages in 1971. He coordinated the oldest American student media festival for 15 years. While working in K-16 education at public television stations, he led hundreds of staff developments and produced television programs including “Beat the Greeks,” “Wired to the Web, Now What?”, and others, including the premiere of “Rock Our World” broadcasting Carol Anne McGuire’s project live to many countries and the Los Angeles area television audience simultaneously. He joined Discovery, a global communications company, in 2005 to help build the Discovery Educator Network and where he now serves as Director of Global Learning Initiatives. He has keynoted conferences worldwide and lives in California where he served on local school site councils.
KEYNOTE: Food and Culture - an emerging, global collaborative classrooms project. Anne Shaw will share with educators her approach and process for designing a global, collaborative classrooms project that meets the standards for a 21st century project which is relevant, rigorous and real world. Inspiration for this project included the 7 Survival Skills for the 21st Century outlined by Tony Wagner in his book, the Global Achievement Gap. Also serving as inspiration were Peter Menzel's book, Hungry Planet, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, the Edible Schoolyard, the Center for Ecoliteracy, and the United Nations Developmental Millennium Goals. In particular she will share information about the many exciting Web 2.0 tools which students, teachers and other participants will use in the project.
BIO: Professional staff development and curriculum design are Anne Shaw’s greatest professional passions. Her current research and curriculum development focus upon environmental studies, social justice, multiple literacies for the 21st century, 21st century skills, global competencies, educational reform, and the use of tools such as videography, filmmaking, television production, etc., as excellent vehicles for learning and exceeding the content standards, for creating high levels of student motivation and achievement, and for developing critical 21st century skills.
KEYNOTE: Digital Citizenship: 21st Century Skills for a Global, Media-Saturated World. Young people are using the immense power of the Internet and other technologies to create, connect, explore, and learn in ways never before imagined. However, behavioral and ethical issues brought up by a constantly connected culture–from cyberbullying to plagiarism–are surfacing in schools, homes, and communities across the United States. Young people face ethical challenges and opportunities daily, and the answers are often not black and white. In this presentation, participants will learn about Common Sense Media’s free educational program on digital literacy and citizenship that connects schools, families, and students in a whole-community approach. Common Sense Media has 10,000 educator affiliates in 57 countries across the globe. Participants will be introduced to a framework and resources for teaching digital citizenship, grounded in research from Professor Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Participants will also explore how digital citizenship topics may vary according to their cultural context, but discuss the common threads of digital citizenship that should be taught to students around the world. The online world has no boundaries. Issues of digital ethics and participation are global issues, and this presentation will offer a framework for digital citizenship and explore how it can span across a variety of cultural contexts.
BIO: Kelly Mendoza is an educational program developer as Senior Manager of Education Content and Curriculum at Common Sense Media. She is also a Doctoral Candidate in the Mass Media and Communication Program at Temple University, and on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Media Literacy Education. Kelly has produced media education programs for children, parents, and teachers. She holds an undergraduate degree in Communication and Visual Arts from Regis University and a master’s degree in Communication from the University of Colorado at Denver.
KEYNOTE: PBL[g]: Project-Based Learning [global]. See how a university program is integrating a global approach to Project-Based Learning, often in partnership with local and international schools. This presentation will begin with a definition of Project-Based Learning, with a global twist. We then move to unique teacher preparation program, where pre-service teachers are given course assignments requiring them to work with local and international classrooms that lead to the development of rich, authentic projects. The integration key learning technologies into these global projects will also be presented. We will conclude with a discussion on how classroom PBL initiatives can be transformed into global activities.
BIO: Michael Searson, Ph.D. is executive director for the School for Global Education & Innovation, Kean University. Searson was recently elected president of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). He has presented internationally, most recently in Turkey and Turkmenistan. In the fall of 2009, Dr. Searson led an international delegation to China, as chairperson of the Xi Hu Conference on 21st Century Learning. He also serves on the Global Learn Asia Pacific Executive Committee. Other distinctions include: Apple Distinguished Educator, Curriki Hearst Fellow, participation in the Google Teacher Academy, and member of the 2009 Future of Education Global Awareness Panel. Searson has authored or co-authored numerous state and federal grants, most recently a StarTalk grant, designed to introduce college students to Hindi and Indian culture.
KEYNOTE: ISTE Takes Technology Leadership Global for Digital Age Learning. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) works with governments, education systems, foundations, schools and other organizations around the world to enhance their capacities to transform learning ... to adapt to our increasingly digital world. Participate with ISTE CEO, Don Knezek, to understand how ISTE works with partners around the world and how ISTE serves it members ... individuals, affiliate organizations, ed tech providers, and institutions where ever they are around the globe. As the leading learned society and the critical partner worldwide for moving learning into the digital-age, ISTE offers connections (face-to-face and virtual) second to none, highly effective consulting and training, and a wealth of resources. This session highlights examples around he globe how these can nurture informed transformation of learning in your environment.
BIO: Don Knezek, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®), is recognized internationally for his leadership in transforming learning through effective and innovative uses of technology. He has led innovation in the classroom, from the district and state department of education perspectives, and through large multi-state projects. Dr. Knezek has recently served as Director of The National Center for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3) and Co-Director for the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project – both important ISTE initiatives. Don is committed to universal education and is a tireless advocate for professional development in context and for 24/7 student access to quality digital learning environments. He is providing consulting services to ministries of education around the world sharing his valued expertise in preparing education leaders and teachers to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
KEYNOTE: Streetkids and non-formal learning with ICT: Disruptive innovation at the edge. A case study from Manila, Philippines. This dialog will attempt to add detail and concrete examples to the ideas of Sir Ken, those in 21st century learning, and those supporting the notion of social entrepreneurs.
BIO: Researching Learning Technologies works with out of school youth and adults in Manila Philippines. The work is with street kids and organisations that support the welfare of marginalised youth and their communities.
| Tim DiScipio ePals GMT: Tue 16 Nov 02:00AM - click to find the time in your own time zone ELLUMINATE RECORDING: CLICK HERE This session has been held and the recording link is above |
KEYNOTE: The Globally Connected Classroom in the Collaborative Social Learning Age. Tim will provide an inspiring presentation for teachers, principals, and instructional technology directors on connecting your school community with safe tools, and igniting global collaborative student learning experiences. Session attendees will see how other ePals classrooms connect, collaborate and centralize schoolwork and integration strategies for a home-to-school connection within a "walled garden." Tim will discuss the recent Microsoft-ePals partnership to integrate solutions for schools. He will demo global classroom connections and teacher research on the real impact social learning has on student literacy, critical thinking and "empathic learning connections" as a necessary critical skill in the new global economy. In addition to the free tools from ePals, the ePals LearningSpace platform is a safe virtual workspace for K12 communication, collaboration and learning. It combines Web 2.0 tools, digital lockers, structured community groups, personal profiles and media sharing. All these are available in one teacher-controlled, yet flexible online environment that can be accessed anywhere the student can get onto the web. This platform is the basis of the International Baccalaureate virtual community (IBvc), which will soon be the largest social learning network in the world, open only to IB stakeholders. School districts are purchasing LearningSpace to enable social learning in a safe, moderated and focused setting. Students are more engaged in the learning process because they are interacting and working together with peers and educators. Language translation tools allow collaboration between students and teachers who have similar interests or learning goals but don't speak the same language.
BIO: Tim is recognized internationally as a leading pioneer in the field of global cross-cultural and project based social learning for K-12 education. He founded ePals / ePals Foundation, the largest and fastest-growing K-12 social learning network now reaching 27 million teachers and students in 200 countries, who use the free ePals global community and safe tools to connect with other schools worldwide for 21st Century learning experiences. He has visited hundreds of schools in foreign countries to see actual use of technology in global classrooms, and his vision and ideas have shaped the current K-12 school technology landscape in the area of collaboration, safety and learning impact in the digital school era.
KEYNOTE: Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots. Founded in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students, the Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen--for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With hundreds of thousands of young people in more than 120 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth of all ages who share a desire to create a better world. Young people identify problems in their communities and take action. Through service projects, youth-led campaigns and an interactive website, Roots & Shoots members are making a difference across the globe.
BIO: Allison Deines is the National Director for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the global humanitarian and environmental program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Allison has a rich background in education, environment and non-profit work. She previously worked for the Institute of International Education, the Berlitz Language Center in Washington, D.C., and the District of Columbia Public Schools. Allison has spent time in Costa Rica researching anole lizards and working with the Monteverde Conservation League in the Children's Eternal Rainforest.
KEYNOTE: The Earth Charter, Education and Ethics. This presentation will reflect on the importance of bringing ethical reflection to education processes, and how the Earth Charter can be an instrument for that.
BIO: He serves on the Advisory Boards for eSchool News, and Scholastic Administr@tor Magazine, GetNetWise and Generation Y. He is a past Board Member for the Organizations Concerned about Rural Education (OCRE) and served for many years as Board Member and Treasurer of the National Committee on Technology in Education & Training (NCTET).
KEYNOTE: 9 Steps to Guarantee Your Child's Success in Any Society (A "How-To" for Parents & Educators Who Care). In this presentation, I will discuss and elaborate on the 9 Steps to Guarantee A Child’s Success in Any Society. This presentation focuses on the importance of gaining a global perspective, increasing one’s knowledge of countries and cultures outside of their own, and provides clear steps to success for those who truly want to excel in any society.
BIO: Julye Augustine personifies the saying, “Don’t ever be afraid to go out on a limb...for that is where all the fruit is!” Ms. Augustine, a former professional in thepharmaceutical industry and in the area of education reform established Global Youth Connect, Inc. with the goal of connecting students across the world to broaden their perspectives about what is possible in life, increase their awareness of others, and promote global cooperation and collaboration. In an age where exposure to the diverse, the unfamiliar and the new can craft ones life experience, Ms. Augustine brings her international familiarity to Global Youth Connect. A product of diverse educational experiences, Ms. Augustine is a graduate of the Florida A & M University professional MBA program. Ms. Augustine is tri-lingual and has studied Spanish language and culture in Mexico, Guatemala and Spain. She attended the University of Bahia in Brazil where she studied Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. Ms. Augustine’s educational background is matched with international professional experiences in the entertainment, beverage and technology sectors. These experiences have given her profound insight into the lives of people, and the accomplishments and challenges they face across the globe.Prior to founding Global Youth Connect, Ms. Augustine was a New York City Director for Platform Learning Inc., at one time the fastest growing start-up company in the United States. While at Platform, she led the establishment of free after-school tutoring programs for over 1,000 children in grades K-8 across the city. Prior to joining Platform, Ms. Augustine was an Associate Brand Manager with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on the marketing team for the blockbuster pain medication, DURAGESIC. In this capacity she led initiatives and developed tactics to educate doctors and patients on chronic pain management. Her valuable contributions led to the drug achieving more than $1 billion in revenue. A 2006 mission trip to South Africa inspired Ms. Augustine to create Global Youth Connect. It was while teaching in a Soweto high school that she saw the urgent need for children and youth across the globe to connect with one another in order to maximize their life experiences. Determination, focus and optimism are cornerstones of Ms. Augustine’s personality. These traits have undoubtedly inspired her to go out on a limb. It is her rich background, continuous pursuit of knowledge and new experiences that inspire her to help others and ensure that they too, get connected.
KEYNOTE: Making Global Education a Normal Education. The Centre for Global Education (TCGE) is one of the world’s largest providers of One-to-One, web based programming, facilitating the growth of Peace and Global Education and Higher Level Learning and Research through Online tools and Video Conferencing. From an indigenous community in the highlands of Guatemala to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, from 100 plus/year month long bi-national collaborative projects to ongoing graduate researcher mentorship programs, The Centre for Global Education, is providing everyday opportunities for the every classroom to build global communities and understanding. In addition to learning about programming opportunities, participants will be able to sign their classes and schools up to any of the over 100 ongoing programs, creating accounts and learning how to navigate the various tools and learning opportunities available.
BIO: Terry Godwaldt has taught for over 10 years across Canada and Europe. He is also the founder/director of The Centre for Global Education which was established in early 2007 to facilitate regional, national and international programming, ranging from curriculum based enrichment opportunities to international educational and philanthropic programs. Every year, The Centre facilitates programming for over 10,000 kids from every corner of the planet.
KEYNOTE: Growing Up Global: Building Parent + Community Excitement Around a Global Vision. Join this highly interactive discussion with Homa Tavangar, nationally-acclaimed author of Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in World (Random House 2009), parent activist, and speaker in diverse schools and corporations across North America. She will share her experiences on how to pass along a global mind-set, how to gain parent buy-in and effectively communicate ideas of global citizenship so even the most tough-headed patriots can relate, and how to create a school community that celebrates its global vision beyond an International Day – without spending a lot of money.
BIO: Homa Tavangar has almost 20 years' experience working with governments, businesses, international organizations and non-profit agencies in global competitiveness, organizational and business development, and cross-cultural issues. She was born in Tehran and moved to Cleveland, Ohio when she was just over a year old. Along with Iran, she has lived in East and West Africa, South America, and throughout the United States. In addition to English, she speaks Persian (Farsi), Spanish, Portuguese, and rudimentary French and Swahili. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Economics, and International Development and Public Affairs from UCLA and Princeton University. She spent one pivotal year studying at The Catholic University in Lima, Peru, and criss-crossing the lower two-thirds of South America. Her religious heritage includes four of the world's major faiths, and she has family living on every continent. Homa has been researching Growing Up Global since spending the first anniversary of 9/11/01 in China, while she served as Special Advisor on International Business Development for the City of Philadelphia. From January through April 2007 she lived in West Africa with her children, where they spent a school term and she blogged their experience for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is married and the mother of three girls, ranging in age from 6 to 16. She is active with their public schools in suburban Philadelphia and serves on the Boards of several international organizations. This is her first book.
KEYNOTE: US-Namibia HIV/AIDS Education Initiative . Focal Point Global is revolutionizing education by providing a fresh, new approach to educate, empower, and mobilize youth to make a difference using global peer collaboration and sharing. Our pilot project, US-Namibia HIV/AIDS Education Initiative, brought 10 students from Baltimore, MD and Swakopmund, Namibia together to discuss HIV/AIDS in their communities during a 3-day webinar via Skype. During this interactive conference, students identified and shared the risk factors and emerging issues of acquiring HIV/AIDS, and develop a key project to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in their respective communities. This presentation will take you through this project, which began February 2010, detailing the curriculum, the webinar, and youth projects with pictures and youth participants testimonies.
BIO: Identical twin sisters, Hassanatu (Hassa) and Hussainatu (Hussa) Blake, are committed to the enrichment of youth globally. As young adults, they lived, studied, and worked in Europe, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa. Through their journeys, they observed the growing importance of technology in education internationally. Their passion for youth leadership, education and mentorship, led them to establish Focal Point Global in February 2009. Focal Point Global is a Maryland based non-profit organization focused on educating youth globally about leading social issues through innovative technology.
KEYNOTE: US-Namibia HIV/AIDS Education Initiative . Focal Point Global is revolutionizing education by providing a fresh, new approach to educate, empower, and mobilize youth to make a difference using global peer collaboration and sharing. Our pilot project, US-Namibia HIV/AIDS Education Initiative, brought 10 students from Baltimore, MD and Swakopmund, Namibia together to discuss HIV/AIDS in their communities during a 3-day webinar via Skype. During this interactive conference, students identified and shared the risk factors and emerging issues of acquiring HIV/AIDS, and develop a key project to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in their respective communities. This presentation will take you through this project, which began February 2010, detailing the curriculum, the webinar, and youth projects with pictures and youth participants testimonies.
BIO: Identical twin sisters, Hassanatu (Hassa) and Hussainatu (Hussa) Blake, are committed to the enrichment of youth globally. As young adults, they lived, studied, and worked in Europe, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa. Through their journeys, they observed the growing importance of technology in education internationally. Their passion for youth leadership, education and mentorship, led them to establish Focal Point Global in February 2009. Focal Point Global is a Maryland based non-profit organization focused on educating youth globally about leading social issues through innovative technology.