The 2012 Global Education ConferenceLucy Gray

Education Consultant • lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com

Chicago International Education Conference

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Lucy Gray

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Consultant

Co-Founder of the Global Education Collaborative and Conference

Apple Distinguished Educator

Google Certified Teacher

Technology Coach

Middle School Computer Science

Primary Grades

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Agenda

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Background and History

Conference Mission

Participating in the Network Year Round

This Year’s Conference

Apple Distinguished EducatorsGlobal Awareness 2006

The World is Flat

A Whole New Mind

Berlin & Prague

Rethink. Global Awareness.

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Classroom 2.0Link

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The Global Education Conference and Network http://globaleducationconference.com

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Mission

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The Global Education Conference Network is a community of practice where people connect and build the professional relationships necessary for effective collaboration across borders. Via this social network, educators and organizations from all over the world share conversations, resources, projects, and initiatives with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards solving real-world problems. Our ultimate goal is to help prepare students for a rapidly changing and complex world.

Over 600,000 unique visitors

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14,000 members from 150+ countries

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GEC Network FeaturesGroups

Searchable member list

Latest activity

Discussion forums and blogs

Links to resources

Events

Project database

Videos and photos

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http://globaleducationconference.com

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Conference Basics

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Free

No registration required

The conference takes place around the clock for 5 days during International Education Week (November 12 - 17, 2012)

All presentations are webinars given in an easy-to-use video conferencing tool called Blackboard Collaborate

Sessions are recorded and archived indefinitely

Participants can chat in a backchannel and ask questions of the presenters

Volunteers help plan the conference and moderate sessions

The entire conference is designed to empower teachers.

Steve Hargadon

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Closing Session

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2010 - Brian Mannix

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2010 - Polar Bears International

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2010 - Catlin Gabel School

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2011 - Pam Allyn - LitWorld

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2011 - Greg Jacobs - Louder Than a Bomb

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2011 - The Shoah Foundation

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What to Expect Next Week

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iEARN Annual Conference and Youth Summit

New conference strands on gaming sponsored by BrainPOP and global technology-driven innovation (ed tech start ups) sponsored by GETideas.org

Film Exhibition

Over 400 general sessions over the course of 5 days

Approximately 30 keynote addresses from global thought leaders

2012 KeynotesSasha Barab

Carol Bellamy

Hassantu Blake

Hussainatu Blake

Jenny Buccos

Karen Cator

Chua Chor Huat

Mary Clisbee

Dale Dougherty

Ilona Dougherty

Gavin Dykes

Jim Fruchterman

Jeremy Gilley

Beth Kanter

William Kist

Bobbi Kurshan

Larry Johnson

Dana Mortenson

Héla Nafti

Liz Nealon

Andrew Revkin

Dan Russell

Seymour Simon

Bron Stuckey

Michael Trucano

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Narcis Vives

Tony Wagner

Doris Wu

Randi Weingarten

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@oline73: Can you distill why globally

connected classrooms are vital

in 2010?

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We have urgent problems that need to be addressed and, in order to prepare our students to work on these problems, we must connect them globally. We must teach them how networked learning leads to networked problem solving.

We must connect ourselves in order to understand this process.

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Contact Information

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lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com

http://lucygrayconsulting.com

http://globaleducationconference.com

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