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Anna Delassana Descent

Added by World Class Schools on June 2, 2011 at 15:00 — No Comments

Alisona de Saluzzo

Alisona de Saluzzo Genealogy

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Theophylactus Asbastaktos of Armenia Genealogy

Theophylactus Asbastaktos of Armenia…

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Added by World Class Schools on June 2, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

Looking for schools/teachers/students

Hey Noble,

It has been a long time. I love the updates. In 2011/12, Sisler will be launching a new DIGITAL VOICES class. This is a unique 2 credit block Digital Media course designed for students interested in Indigenous Education. The focus of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to embrace, document, depict, digitalize all of our cultures (the Seven Sacred Teachings, stories, rituals, artifacts, etc.) while experimenting with digital…

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Added by Jamie Leduc on May 10, 2011 at 14:32 — No Comments

Connect With The Future!

Judges are now gathering to judge video artifacts created by high school students based on the flatteners in Thomas Friedman's book,…

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Added by mrsdurff on May 3, 2011 at 9:58 — 1 Comment

Pay It Forward!

Expert Advisors are now gathering to advise high school students as they create their wikipages around the flatteners based on Thomas Friedman's book,… Continue

Added by mrsdurff on April 7, 2011 at 22:30 — No Comments

Haiti 2010 in Review

2010 in Review

First, I wish you all best for the New Year. The year 2010 was particularly difficult for Haiti: Earthquake, cholera, contested elections, and mismanagement of donations, etc. This much we know. While much of the

attention has been focused on the desolation and frustration of the victims, I

thought it worthwhile to share with you a few positive anecdotes.

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Added by Vitalem Alriche on January 4, 2011 at 5:54 — No Comments

Merry Christmas!

On the VoiceThread, use any mic or phone and tell the 1st grade at Broadfording "Merry Christmas" in your language, tell us your language and country. Merry Christmas!! http://bit.ly/hbqLYa

Added by mrsdurff on November 29, 2010 at 20:51 — No Comments

Pay It Forward

Pay it forward & be a part of a global project http://bit.ly/90Q4is the flatclassroom project needs you!

Added by mrsdurff on November 29, 2010 at 17:30 — No Comments

Reflections from Nanyuki 2010

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life that you’ve imagined.”

Henry David Thoreau

“Life is not measured by the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away.” Unknown

My adventures in Africa started many years ago when I was a child growing up watching old black and white Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan. I marveled at how strong Tarzan was wrestling with giant crocodiles and rescuing people… Continue

Added by Ji Ai Cho on November 27, 2010 at 14:08 — No Comments

Global Education Conference -> Noble's Keynote !

PRESENTATION: Is Global Teacher Collaboration Possible? Not only is it possible--it is a must! Intelligence is equitable throughout the world but the global education divide exists due to a lack of access to information and educational strategies. Through our work, we see the emphasis placed on supporting education in developing regions with the building of… Continue

Added by mrsdurff on November 14, 2010 at 1:24 — No Comments

Compadres

Compadres is a teacher-education program designed to bring Canadian and Salvadoran educators closer together. we have been working for the past three years on ways to develop linkages between our communities.

We are currently planning our third teacher trip to El Salvador for July 2011 and we are looking for people who are interested in coming down with us.

We plan to stay for 14 days. We will be working with a…

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Added by Paul McGuire on November 8, 2010 at 22:00 — No Comments

A new Global Citizenship Program part distance ed, part odyssey

I am excited about a new opportunity for Grade 11 students of BC:

Students Without Borders Academy - SWBA explores conservation of sea turtles, reefs and rain forests. SWBA students visit the Red Cross, the United Nations and the Peace Corps in Panama Central America. SWBA uses online learning, webinars, state of the art software,… Continue

Added by David Fehr on November 6, 2010 at 2:30 — 1 Comment

Thoughts about Kenya, 2010

I felt fortunate to be part of a hard working, dedicated and prepared group of educators.Our Naivasha team had

decided to prepare the… Continue

Added by Kimberly Brown on September 15, 2010 at 22:59 — 1 Comment

My Kenyan Experience

This August I was fortunate enough to be part of the Education Beyond Borders team that traveled to Nanyuki, Kenya. The first week was enjoyable and not too hectic as we prepared workshops and did some sightseeing in the area to familiarize ourselves with the community. Nanyuki is a town of about 30 000 in rural Kenya. We were fortunate to stay at a place called Pelican House on the Ol Pejeta conservancy. Our daily commute involved seeing numerous kinds of wildlife. Our second week was both… Continue

Added by Tracy Ray on September 14, 2010 at 23:08 — No Comments

Slow Start of Another Term For My School

After the five-week holiday that was extended by a week due to a constitutional referendum in early August, schools in Kenya opened on Monday, 6^th September for the final term of the year. I was at my small rural school at nine o’clock for the opening assembly then shortly thereafter more than half the number of learners was…

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Added by Moses Muthoki on September 8, 2010 at 13:58 — No Comments

Kenya 2010 Reflection

The old Kikuyu elder leaned forward on his stick toward us. “When the British controlled this valley, we couldn’t send our children to school. They had to work in the fields to pick pyrethrum on the plantations. For a long time after independence, there was only one school in this valley, and many children never went to school. Now, in these times, we sit here together as equals, black and…

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Added by Anita Hahoe on September 6, 2010 at 17:01 — 1 Comment

Facilitator Workshops in Gilgil

Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th

There have been so many "Aha" moments the last two days both for Canadian and Kenyan teachers. As we exchange ideas and thoughts about teaching and our classrooms we're learning how to work together. On Wednesday we split into two group to work on differentiated and inquiry based learning. As we presented our ideas and information we used collaborative learning techniques to group the Kenyan teachers so they were able to…

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Added by Kimberly Brown on August 29, 2010 at 19:41 — No Comments

EBB 2010 Workshop for Naivasha District, Kenya

There was a week-long flurry of activities at Utumishi Boys’ Academy, Gilgil when over 140 educators engaged in discussions around four teaching learner-centred methodologies in the third round of EBB workshops in Naivasha district – Kenya. The group guided by the theme ‘Focus on Learning, not on Teaching’ began by developing three outcomes around which the assembly would articulate issues in the interest of teacher professional growth. The objectives of the week were to;

 Model and share… Continue

Added by Moses Muthoki on August 29, 2010 at 9:30 — No Comments

Collaborative Teaching and Learning

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Today our facilitator workshops focused on collaborative learning and teaching. There was lots of laughter as we shared ideas throughout the day. We facilitated an introduction to collaborative learning using a

reading circle approach that had the Kenyan teachers reading their…

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Added by Kimberly Brown on August 15, 2010 at 3:00 — 1 Comment