2010 Global Education Conference

 

Student Track


TITLE: Alumnos Educadores
PRESENTER: Cristina Velazquez, Instituto Tomás Devoto (Argentina)
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 12:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: español
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Los estudiantes asumen un rol de educadores y nos brindan a los adultos, a través de videos, tutoriales y publicaciones digitalizadas, sus conocimientos tecnológicos, que han desarrollado, en forma natural, al utilizar diversos recursos y especialmente Internet, aprendiendo con ella y de ella.
WEBSITE: http://www.alumnoseducadores.blogspot.com/
TRACK: Student

TITLE: ANSER Got Rights
PRESENTER: Jackie Gerstein, ANSER Charter School (USA)
TIME: GMT Wed 17 Nov 2010 09:00PM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Panel
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The ANSER Junior High Students will present the Human Rights celebration we held. Groups of students studied and presented individual rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We connected the rights with the real world, our community, and ended with a Human Rights celebration at a local park. Our work and media from our performance can be found at http://anser.weebly.com/index.html . We will review these during our presentation.
WEBSITE: http://anser.weebly.com/index.html
TRACK: Student

TITLE: CHEVERE APRENDER CON SCRATCH
PRESENTER: Jordin Leonardo Barrera , (Colombia)
TIME: GMT Fri 19 Nov 2010 04:00PM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Español
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Nuestra experiencia “Chévere aprender con Scratch”, la hemos realizado en un trabajo colaborativo entre todos los 24 niños y niñas que desde el 2009 hacemos parte del semillero de Tecnoinformática de nuestro colegio, en el primer año no conocíamos scratch, utilizamos la Web 2.0 e investigamos sobre los software educativos libres y online, queríamos hacer un banco de sitios Web que  pudiéramos utilizar en todas las áreas, en este año conocimos scratch y nos atrapo, con scratch podemos dar rienda a la imaginación, nos entusiasma aprender y compartir lo que aprendemos con otros compañeros, nuestros hermanos, padres y amigos 
SPONSORING PARTNER: Aula 2.0
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Cultura virtual
PRESENTER: Walterf Agudelo Marin, (Colombia)
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 08:00PM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Español
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Con esta experiencia significativa, se dan a conocer las experiencias de aula utilizando ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje y el apoyo de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en las actividades escolares, integrando diferentes áreas del currículo y de manera interdisciplinaria la participación de otros maestros. Con la creación del ambiente virtual de aprendizaje para el colegio Manuel Mejia Vallejo, abrimos otras oportunidades de participación colaborativa e interactiva; con todo esto se pretende consolidar en la institución la construcción de un espacio de autoformación, interacción, indagación, socialización actualización y reflexión de las prácticas educativas  en ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje; se trata de una experiencia innovadora que ha permitido ampliar el campo de acción llevando al aula medios y tecnologías pertinentes y según la exigencia de nuestra sociedad actual. Este ambiente virtual busca entre otras razones la participación entre estudiantes-estudiantes, estudiantes-maestros, maestros-estudiantes maestros-maestros y padres de familia desde los diferentes proyectos ofrecidos.
SPONSORING PARTNER: Aula 2.0
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Developing emotional intelligence in the initial training of future teachers
PRESENTER: Chişiu Carmen Maria, Teacher Training Department ,,Lucian Blaga" University from Sibiu (Romania)
CO-PRESENTER: Duşe Carmen Sonia CO-PRESENTER: Mara Daniel
TIME: GMT Fri 19 Nov 2010 08:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Romanian
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Emotional intelligence is the ability of personal identification and effective management of their own emotions in relation to personal goals (career, family, education). Finality is to achieve our goals, with minimal inter-and intrapersonal conflicts. Even if a person has sufficient knowledge and intelligent ideas, if they do not know and is unable to manage their emotions and feelings, may face difficulties in trying to build relationships with others or a successful career. A developed emotional intelligence allow the value of intellectual skills, creativity, ensure success, both in personal and professional at. If the teacher knows what emotional intelligence, believes in its role in personal achievement, act in accordance with the directions of development in relations with him and others, including his students will be able to advise, convince by their behavior and form a successful lifestyle oriented.
SPONSORING PARTNER: ISJ Sibiu
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Feria Virtual de la Ciencia y la Informacion
PRESENTER: Alavaro Neill Monroy Lopez, (Colombia)
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 12:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Español
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Por décadas hemos visto las ferias de la ciencia que las diferentes instituciones realizan. Un espacio en el cual los estudiantes exponen a su comunidad proyectos en su mayoría científicos. Ahora, ¿dónde quedan todos los frutos de los estudiantes? ¿el tiempo gastado en logística por la institución? ¿las memorias del evento?. Las TIC no solo permiten dar estas respuestas, sino ir más allá. Desde el año anterior he venido realizando en mi institución "Colegio Alemán Medellín" la feria virtual de la ciencia y la información en donde los estudiantes no solo exponen sino que enseñan con sus proyectos. Estos son grabados en video y montados a una red social(feriacoleman.grou.ps) donde cualquier institución educativa puede ingresar sin importar el lugar. A parte del video, los visitantes encuentran una presentación con toda la información de cada proyecto. Los estudiantes interactúan con los expositores, les realizan preguntas comentarios o amplían información haciendo de esta feria un proyecto cooperativo. La feria ya no se queda en un solo lugar ni en un solo día, ahora perdura y puede ser vista en cualquier rincón de esta esfera globalizada.
SPONSORING PARTNER: Aula 2.0
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Flat Classroom Project Student Summit
PRESENTER: Honor Moorman, The International School of the Americas (USA)
CO-PRESENTER: Cassie Allen CO-PRESENTER: "21st-Century Global Leadership" students
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 03:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Secondary students from The International School of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas, USA are participating in the Flat Classroom Project as an integral part of their "21st-Century Global Leadership" class. In this session, they will share what they've learned about the technology trends described by Thomas Friedman as "flatteners" in his book, The World is Flat. Students will also reflect on what they've learned about collaboration and communication through their participation in this global project. The students are leading the way; join us to hear what they have to say about global education!
WEBSITE: http://21globalleadership.wikispaces.com/
SPONSORING PARTNER: Flat Classroom Project
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Flat Classroom Project Student Summit: The Asian Connection
PRESENTER: Julie Lindsay, Beijing (BISS) International School (China)
CO-PRESENTER: Anne Mirtschin CO-PRESENTER: Students from China and Australia
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 04:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Students past and present involved in completing the Flat Classroom Project present via the virtual classroom their ideas and thoughts about living and learning in a flat world. Specific reference also made to learning objectives and outcomes of the Flat Classroom Project and how these experiences have enhanced cultural understanding and global awareness amongst participants.
WEBSITE: http://flatclassroomproject.net
SPONSORING PARTNER: Flat Classroom Project
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Hamza's School!!
PRESENTER: Hamza.Sserwadda, Peace for children Africa/ Mackay college Nateete (Uganda)
CO-PRESENTER: Ssemanbo Lincoln Junior CO-PRESENTER: Sozi Moses
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 02:00PM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Local Luganda aand Englsh
SHORT DESCRIPTION: THE WAY HOW MY MY SCHOOL CONDUCT IT'S WORK AND THE STUDENT'S ROLE..AND THE DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATION.. In this presentation i will show you positive and negative factors that i have got from my fellow students from the research and the experience i have towards the issue; i have put it in different paragraphs and i hope it is not based on the general education. The way how my school conduct it's work is so good though a bit poor...i love my school and i think am not talking bad on it..some schools in Uganda have good education facilities while other not this has led to the dropping of the academic performances for the students and it is difficult to communicate to other people especially via the internet since most people are not connect and other have limited access to them though they are connected..we are going to talk a bout the positive and negative and how it has affected the schools..and other things. thanks for this wonderful opportunity..Great thanks to Mrs Monika Handy!!
SPONSORING PARTNER: Mrs. Monika Hardy
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Inside ITGS: Cyber-Students Share their Connected Learning
PRESENTER: Julie Lindsay, Beijing (BISS) International School (China)
CO-PRESENTER: Madeleine Brookes CO-PRESENTER: Students from China
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 12:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Inside ITGS is a collaboration that started between two schools in China. The aim of Inside ITGS is to join students together in a flattened virtual learning environment thereby providing enhanced opportunities for cultural awareness and global collaboration as well as explore and evaluate IT tools and systems in an authentic and social context. Join Grade 11 Information Technology in a Global Society students from Beijing (BISS) International School and Western Academy Beijing as they present and discuss about what it means to be a connected and collaborative online learner with the ‘Inside ITGS’ community. Topics covered include best tools to support online learning, global digital citizenship perspectives, and challenges to connected learning in a global sense.
WEBSITE: http://insideitgs.net http://inside itgs.ning.com http://insideitgs.wikispaces.com
SPONSORING PARTNER: Flat Classroom Project
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Journalism 2.0: Syncing Print Publications with Online Hosting and Twitter
PRESENTER: Derek Geddes, Bedford High School (The United States)
CO-PRESENTER: Allison Gnaegy CO-PRESENTER: Jessica Cutliffe
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 03:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Students will display and demonstrate how our monthly print edition newspaper is both synced electronically online, as well as outsourced through twitter. Sports, news, arts and entertainment are all "tweeted" in real time. All those following our newspaper through Twitter receive updates as to current in-game scores, final scores, main news stories, and anything of interest to the Bedford school and community. These updates are then composed as articles and uploaded to our online edition so articles are timely, up-to-date and accurate. Then, for our monthly edition, articles are refined, and subjected to the regular process of publishing the print edition.
WEBSITE: http://www.bhsunleashed.com
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Making Global Connections Through Blogging
PRESENTER: Emily Voelkers, The American School of Paris (France)
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 10:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Students in a culturally diverse classroom in Paris gain a sense of global community and improve their attitudes towards writing. This project is designed to showcase the love of writing through the use of a blog. The blog is connected to a second grade classroom in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. Students in both classrooms are learning to write so that others can read and enjoy their writing. The students will write about their daily lives, incorporating special aspects of their lives in Paris. Their writing will then be scanned and put into a slideshow. Using Voice Thread, students will record themselves reading their own writing. Students may then add illustrations or photographs to enhance their writing. This presentation will then be posted on the blog for the students in America to view and comment. The American students will also contribute their own pieces to the project.
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Mirror of the Poetry - Aspect of Informal Education
PRESENTER: Hana Sustkova, Lacadalet o.s. (Czech Republic)
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 05:00AM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Poetry as a mean of education influences recipients complexly. Poetry belongs to the oldest face of sharing, teaching and learning. Poems have provided people the strength and elegance to keep the information and spread them, the verbal medium of knowledge speaking to anybody. Nowadays, the education becomes international, the informal education is getting very fractionalized: for education as the introduction into the society, we are performing our poetry study. Informal education by the shared poetry, the role of poem for education and also the current results of the project Lacadalet will be discussed.
WEBSITE: http://lacadalet.asp2.cz
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Nanotechnology-the science of the future
PRESENTER: Dorina Marin, "Dimitrie anghel"School Cornesti-Miroslava-Iasi (Romania)
TIME: GMT Fri 19 Nov 2010 02:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: romanian or english
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Starting from the questions: "What is nanotechnology?", or "How will it affect the future?", a group of students from our school, with their colleagues from other 23 pilot schools from Europe, have tried to find answers through the "Nanoyou" project, coordinated by ORT Israel in collaboration with prestigious international institutions in science: European Schoolnet, Israel ARTT, Nanoscience Center - University of Cambridge, Barcelona Science Park, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Center for Culture Scientifique, Technique & Industrielle Grenoble and the Center for Social Innovation.
WEBSITE: http://www.nanoyou.eu
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Parents As Cheerleaders and Voice
PRESENTER: Dr. Alfreda Love, La Vega ISD (United States)
TIME: Not Scheduled
SESSION ROOM:CLICK HERE to enter the Elluminate session room, open one hour before session.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Parents are the cheerleaders and voices for the school. Parents are integral to the global school system in an effort to help all students achieve and be successful. I will provide practical ways to recruit and maintain involved parents in the school system without always having to use food as a tool to recruit!
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Pay It Forward Across the Globe
PRESENTER: Brian Mannix, Great Neck South Middle School (United States)
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 02:00AM (click for international time conversions)
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FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Reuben St. Clair, the teacher protagonist of the book Pay It Forward, starts a movement with this voluntary, extra-credit assignment: THINK OF AN IDEA FOR WORLD CHANGE, AND PUT IT INTO ACTION. Trevor, the 12-year-old hero of Pay It Forward, thinks of quite an idea. He describes it to his mother and teacher this way: "You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. . . each.” Students come join the author of Pay It Forward, Catherine Ryan Hyde and representatives from Heifer International, Kiva High School, and One Is Greater than None to find out how you can get involved. Let’s start our own real-world movement of good deeds and organize Pay It Forward Clubs in classrooms across the globe.
WEBSITE: payitforwardnetwork.ning.com
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Possibility and Impact
PRESENTER: Laurel Stothers, McGill University (Canada)
TIME: GMT Fri 19 Nov 2010 10:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Classroom settings differ incrementally by year with the introduction of new privileges, from lockers to lab work. But from kindergarten to senior high school years, the environment of education is static enough for students to become accustomed to the habits of day to day schooling, creating less motivation for innovative thinking. y delving into global activities one can be exposed to a variety of international environments, differing from one’s own. Through this exposure, new thoughts are not only circulated, but accessed. With further understanding of executing plans and implementing ideas, advancements in technology, peace, economics, and all aspects of life cannot just be expected from the students of today, but rather ensured.
TRACK: Student

TITLE: The Power of the Internet
PRESENTER: Nikila Kakarla, Rutgers Preparatory School (United States of America)
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 04:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: This Presentation will focus on enhancing an already up and running program in order to increase education among children in Developing Countries. As many know, there is a large movement to send user friendly laptops to children in developing countries so they can increase their knowledge. So far 1,494,500 laptops have been sent through the One Laptop Per Child program, which is a great feat. However, I feel that the connection has ended there so in order to bridge that gap, it is the best interest of the children to create a Wiki that has all the resources they need. From websites about health safety, education, household needs and beyond, this Wiki could really change lives. Things we take for granted such as clean water are luxuries for those in developing nations. If we can just give them help to reach all the resources we have, so many of their everyday problems could be solved.
WEBSITE: http://isdevnat.blogspot.com
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Pre-service Teachers Conceptions of Global Education Pre- and Post-International Practica
PRESENTER: Shannan MacKenzie, Nipissing University (Canada)
TIME: GMT Thu 18 Nov 2010 01:00PM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Open Discussion
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Teaching practica have long been viewed as an essential component of teacher-training programs. It is only in recent years that a shift towards global education has encouraged international placements for preservice teachers and for this reason, research in this area is relatively untapped. Furthermore, the limited research that is accessible for examination tends to focus on the emotional effects of an international experience rather than on the pedagogical factors. I plan to close this gap in research by examining the impact of international placements on preservice teachers’ professional lives and pedagogical methods. How does an international practicum affect a pre-service teacher's understanding of global education? Should all teachers have this experience an international placement to gain first-hand global awareness BEFORE entering into their own classrooms?
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Shared Mindspace creates new access criteria
PRESENTER: Nina Prodinger, ParentalPal.Org (Austria & UK)
TIME: GMT Fri 19 Nov 2010 09:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The presentation introduces Shared Mindspace as the student exchange strategy of the future. What sharing mindspace does: it lets kids dive straight into global education and make international connections, based on their genuine interest and the right attitude. And: it has practicable solutions for budget considerations, logistic hurdles and emotional thresholds. How it's done ? Kids and their families get introduced to the right partners: to each other. And they help each other. Because one has was the other needs. And vice versa. Shared Mindspace takes interested kids out into the world, safely and affordably, and it provides a long lasting domino effect for the family – both siblings and parents – as well as for class mates. Teachers can build their curriculum around the exchange program to benefit all: it's the „Big Synergy Bang“ of global education.
WEBSITE: http://sharedmindspace.org
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Technology Integration in a Community and Social Responsibility Program
PRESENTER: Alexandra Gustad, American School of Bombay (India)
CO-PRESENTER: Matt Duffy
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 04:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: English
SHORT DESCRIPTION: This presentation will explore the Community and Social Responsibility program at the American School of Bombay and the ways in which we integrate technology into the program. We will explain the many ways in which technology is used in all phases of the program from educational awareness to demonstration to reflection.
TRACK: Student

TITLE: The Education of Tomorrow
PRESENTER: Filipe Amone, ADEN, Lda - African Distance & E-Learning Network (Mozambique)
TIME: Not Scheduled
SESSION ROOM:CLICK HERE to enter the Elluminate session room, open one hour before session.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Education of Tomorrow - É um projecto da escola do futuro onde se pretende introduzir o ensino superior a distancia em Moçambique com impacto em todos os 11 Províncias, 20 Distritos Urbanos, 128 Distritos Rurais e 33 Municípios. A inovação neste processo consiste na Educação onLine com componente presencial obrigatória. Colocando Internet por Satélite em Zona Rurais recônditas.
WEBSITE: http://www.aden.theelearningcentre.com/
SPONSORING PARTNER: Elluminate
TRACK: Student

TITLE: Trayectoria escolar de estudiantes de enfermería en el Sistema Universidad Abierta ENEO-UNAM México
PRESENTER: Rocio del Carmen Guillen Velasco, (Mexico)
TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 03:00AM (click for international time conversions)
RECORDING:CLICK HERE to watch the Elluminate session recording.
FORMAT: Presentation
LANGUAGE: Español
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Este trabajo plantea desde lo cuantitativo y formal, la trayectoria escolar de una cohorte de estudiantes en su tránsito por el programa de profesionalización de auxiliares de enfermería, considerando a la trayectoria escolar en términos de calificaciones, aprobación, reprobación, abandono, eficiencia terminal y titulación para que, por la vía de indicadores, describir su expresión en el Sistema Universidad Abierta de la Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia. Así mismo, se puntualiza cualitativamente el paso de ser alumno al ser estudiante universitario.
SPONSORING PARTNER: Aula 2.0
TRACK: Student