Presentation given on November 9, 2012

1. The 2012 Global Education
Conference
Lucy Gray
Education Consultant • lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
Chicago International Education Conference
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2. Slides available at:
http://www.lucygray.org
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3. 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
Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/genista/6898950/

4. Agenda
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Background and History
Conference Mission
Participating in the Network Year Round
This Year’s Conference

5. Apple Distinguished Educators
Global Awareness 2006
The World is Flat
A Whole New Mind
Berlin & Prague
Rethink. Global Awareness.
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6. Classroom 2.0
Link
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7. The Global Education Conference and Network
http://globaleducationconference.com
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8. 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.

9. Over 600,000 unique visitors
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10. 14,000 members from
150+ countries
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11. GEC Network Features
Groups
Searchable member list
Latest activity
Discussion forums and blogs
Links to resources
Events
Project database
Videos and photos
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12. http://globaleducationconference.com
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13. 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.

14. Steve Hargadon
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15. Closing Session
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16. 2010 - Brian Mannix
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17. 2010 - Polar Bears International
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18. 2010 - Catlin Gabel School
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19. 2011 - Pam Allyn - LitWorld
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20. 2011 - Greg Jacobs - Louder Than a Bomb
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21. 2011 - The Shoah Foundation
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22. 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

23. 2012 Keynotes
Sasha 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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24. @oline73: Can you
distill why globally
connected
classrooms are vital
in 2010?
Photo source
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25. 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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26. Slides with clickable links
available at
http://www.lucygray.org
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27. Contact Information
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lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
http://lucygrayconsulting.com
http://
globaleducationconference.com
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