July 15, 2008 – Connecting Global Classrooms and Project-Based Learning Using Safe Collaborative Technologies

Update: view podcast interviews from our friend Kevin Honeycutt and his Driving Questions Blog.  Topics include: Authentic Global Learning, Cultural Collaboration, and Integrating Education Technlogies.

Last summer our friend Alan November suggested that it was time to do a one-day ePals conference. We are excited to offer this event in conjunction with Alan’s successful Building Learning Communities conference. Building Learning Communities – especially those that create real dialogue from diverse perspectives on issues of importance – is a critical component of building 21st century skills in students that prepares them for a global marketplace.  

Our goal with this conference was to create a dialogue among practitioners and industry experts leading to powerful ideas, case studies and practical suggestions so that educators globally can seamlessly implement 21st century skill building in their classrooms and schools.  

This is your dialogue and it must continue beyond today and outside the confines of conference discussion. Whether or not you physically attended the conference, please virtually attend by sharing your experiences and joining the discussion!

Topics

• Building Learning Communities
• Project-Based Learning
• Digital Literacy & Building Critical Thinking
  
• Technology & Collaborative Tools
• Case Studies

Speakers

• Carol Bar French Instructor/College Now Instructor, Blue Valley, KS High School
• Michael Casey Principal/Teacher, Gallon Jug Community School, Belize
• Professor Jack Crowell Professor of Mathematics,Delta College, Michigan
• Dr. Howie DiBlasi, Digital Journey
• Dr. Sheila Gersh Director, Technology & International Projects, Center for School Development City College of New York
• Ross Goldberg Director, Strategic Development, National Geographic Digital Media
• Dr. Laurie A. Henry Assistant Professor of Early Adolescent Literacy, University of Kentucky
• Bette Manchester Executive Director, Maine International Center for Digital Learning
• Dan Njiriri, Kenya ICT Trust Fund
• Candace Pauchnick Language Arts Teacher, Patrick Henry HS, San Diego, CA
• Dr.  John Phillipo Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Center for Educational Leadership and Technology (CELT)
• Adina Popa Technology Resource Teacher, Steuart Weller Elementary School, Ashburn, Virginia
• Barnabas Sang Head of ICT, Ministry of Education, Kenya
• Jim Davidson SVP Community Development, ePals, Inc.
• Tim DiScipio Co-Founder, ePals, Inc.
• Dr. Rita Oates Vice President Education Markets, ePals, Inc.
• Dr. Kari Stubbs Director of Professional Development ePals, Inc.
• Nina Zolt Co-Chair, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer, ePals, Inc.