Global Education Conference

 A Educadores Globais/iEARN Brasil estiveram presentes nessa conferência encerrada ontem. Foram apresentadas 4 palestras sobre projetos de aprendizagem colaborativa e de mídias digitais (AYV). Em Português e em Inglês para atender a todos os públicos.

The second annual Global Education Conference,a week-longevent bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be heldMonday, November 14 through Friday, November 18, 2011. The entire conference willbe broadcast online for free using the Blackboard Collaborate platform (formerly knownas Elluminate/Wimba).The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, world-wide community initiativeinvolving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is designed tosigni?cantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections aroundthe globe while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity.The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to connectingeducators and classrooms with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness,fosteringglobal competency, and inspiring action towards solving real–world problems.Through this event, it is our hope that attendees will challenge themselves and others tobecome more active citizens of the world. Let us learn, question, create, and engage inmeaningful, authentic opportunities within a global context!Keynote addressesthis year will be given by noted thought leaders Alan NovemberChris Dede, Howard Gardner, Fernando Reimers, Esther Wojcicki, and many more.Conference sponsors includeBrainpopand iEARN-USA Partner organizationsare numerous as well and many will be presenting their work throughout the conference.Last year’s conference featured 387 sessions and 60 keynote addresses from 62countries with over 15,000 participant logins.