Actionable Innovations Global Community Notes
May 13, 2022
Below are some upcoming professional learning opportunities and resources spotted around the web.
Please visit our online community here: http://actionableinnovations.global and post projects, events, and other items of interest to our network. We’ll share your posts on social media as appropriate!
Thanks for reading,
Lucy Gray, Co-Founder
NOTEWORTHY
- Digital Promise’s Youth Made Festival is going on now through May 21st. Check out the event schedule and drop by various activities to lend your support.
- The Silver Lining for Learning podcast highlights the work of Terry Godwaldt and the Centre for Global Education on May 14th. Check out Global Eyes on Global Ed: Transforming Learning through Cross-Cultural Project-Based Learning.
- World Savvy is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a slew of Minneapolis and San Francisco events. There is a Bay Area open house on May 23rd, a free SDG workshop on June 21st, and a gala on June 22nd.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Check out the enlightening conversation we had last week with entrepreneur Bobbi Kurshan. Her insights into entrepreneurship are truly valuable. Join the InnovateHERs community on LinkedIn and consider purchasing her new book, InnovateHERs.
- The Digital Education Emergency Relief Initiative is a multinational collaborative to provide access to critical education and socio-emotional relief for displaced Ukrainian children as a result of war, political unrest, and natural disasters. Founder Shawn Gross is now in Krakow, delivering devices to those in need. Check out his website and join his Facebook group for updates.
- Consider serving on our advisory board and acting as an ambassador for Actionable Innovations Global. Submit an application HERE by May 15th.
EVENTS
FRIDAY, MAY 13 — TODAY!
Actionable Innovations Conversations with English Teacher Linda Vasu
1 PM CDT (GMT-5) — REGISTER HERE (free)
On Friday, May 13, 2022, Don Buckley will interview education leader and curriculum expert Linda Vasu about her innovative teaching methodology and more. Come find out how she integrates computational thinking and more into the curriculum.
Assistant Head of School and Director of Academic Programs and Professional Learning at Sacred Heart Greenwich, Linda is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. She has taught literature and writing at every grade level from second to graduate school in urban and suburban settings and served on the founding leadership teams of three startup schools.
MONDAY, MAY 16
Actionable Innovations Conversations with Courtney Welsh of Global Nomads Group
8 AM CDT (GMT-5) — REGISTER HERE (free)
The CEO of Global Nomads Group, Courtney Welsh, will update us about her organization’s initiatives and share thoughts on the widening intergenerational gulf between educators and teens and, specifically, on how GNG is working to empower youth in the learning design process.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
Actionable Innovations Conversations with OER and PBL Expert Rich Dixon of Hapara
1 PM CDT (GMT-5) — REGISTER HERE (free)
Rich Dixon will join us for an engaging discussion on Open Educational Resources. How might we, as educators, leverage Open Educational Resources to differentiate learning and promote educational equity? We will review this question as we examine the current OER landscape and explore a framework to help differentiate instruction to promote educational equity. This interview will highlight the role that OER plays in helping diversify teaching and learning resources to meet the needs and context of all learners by creating a responsive learning environment in person, remotely, or in a hybrid setting.
Actionable Innovations Global is the former Global Education Conference Network community under a new name and leadership.
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