The 2019 Global Education Conference — Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!
By: Lucy Gray
Tags: Teachers, Education Technology, International Development, Global Education, Education

The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. We currently have 10 keynotes and 130 regular sessions scheduled over the course of three days. LOTS of information below!

The conference is being held Monday, November 18 — Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (November 21 in some time zones). The entire virtual conference is held online.

Registration (free) is required.

Click here to register to attend the conference live

or to have access to the conference recordings afterwards.

The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity. Join 28,000 members from 180 countries in our online community network.

1. Currently accepted regular sessions with links to their descriptions are immediately below.

2. Keynote speaker information follows the session information.

3. We’re looking for volunteer moderators. The hidden treasure of the Global Education Conference is volunteering — you will love it! Go to https://www.globaleducationconference.org/group/gecvolunteers.

4. There is still time to be a partner/sponsor. Email steve@learningrevolution.com.

CURRENTLY ACCEPTED CONFERENCE SESSIONS

You will receive the conference program and schedule upon registering.

#TechGirlsChallenge: Spreading the Internet Health Movement, Kim Wilkens, founder + K-8 CS coordinator, Tech-Girls + St. Anne’s-Belfield School

21st Century Leaders: Educating students to change the world, Heidi Gibson, Director, Global Schools First, Childhood Education International | Co-Presenter Name(s): Amanda Stamp, Administrator of Global Programs

A Bridge to Global Competence in Intermediate Italian Courses, Margherita Berti, PhD Student, University of Arizona | Borbala Gaspar, PhD Candidate

A Different Kind of One-2-One: Global Mindsets and Service Learning, Angie Taylor, Head of School, Julie Baker

A Global Competencies Matrix + C3 + SDGs + PBL = A Formula for Success in Middle School Social Studies Classrooms, Guy Hamlin, Middle School Teacher and #TeachSDGs Ambassador, Troy Howard Middle School

A Global Language for Global Education, Penny Vos, Teacher, Author, Project Manager and Comms Specialist, Rotary Australia World Community Service

A Guided Tour of the Global Education Conference Network, Lucy Gray, Co-Founder, the Global Education Conference Network

A Guided Tour of the Global Education Conference Network, Lucy Gray, Co-Founder, the Global Education Conference Network

A Multimedia Learning Cycle Model in Education for Sustainable Development, All Share Humanity And Peace ASHAP Academy, Hussein ZANATY/PhD., Institute of Advanced Studies in Artificial Interagency- Chukyo University

A Usable Past: Teaching World History to Nurture Global Citizenship and Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Craig Perrier, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Adjunct, Fairfax County Public Schools, Framingham State University

A Whole Word Reading is a pragmatic shift from Phonetic method of teaching reading to babies in the 21st Century Education system., Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda

Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all., Baluku Hannington Gift, Vice Chairperson, Masindi Health Development Program (MHDP) | Dr. Baluku Daniel Masindi, Executive Director

Age and language acquisition: the myth of ‘the earlier the better’ and lessons from Vietnam, June Tran, RMIT University

Answering tough questions: an educator’s discussion on critical issues in achieving global education goals, Daphne Magna, Global Thinker, Culture + Communications Specialist, Glendon, York University / Professional Passport / BPTN

Authentic Inclusion and Cross-cultural Partnerships in the Globalized Classroom, Ching-Ching Lin, Ed.D., TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D., Messiah College | Chesla Ann Lenkaitis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, SUNY | Shannon Hilliker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, SUNY

Balance of the Planet K-12, Kim Flintoff, Curtin University

Better Partnership In Learning and and Working Globally By Aligning Foreign Exchange Student Programmes to the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ), VERONICA WOO EU CHENG, TESL TEACHER-CUM-ICT COORDINATOR, SMJK POI LAM (SECONDARY SCHOOL)

Bringing the Maijuna to Millbrook: How Global Citizenship Inspires Local Stewardship, Ava Goodale, Science Department Chair, Millbrook School

Building connection and inspiring action around the Sustainable Development Goals, Kimm Murfitt, Education Strategist, Participate Inc.

CEFR, Plurilingualism and Pluriculturalism Win-Win Situation, Mrs. Maha Hassan, Teaching ESL Hub

Chemistry Content and Modeling to Teach Climate Change and ACTION, Ashley Shunk- Biology and Chemistry Teacher, Alison Bixby Stone School

Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs, David Lockett, STEM Teacher, Bok Academy | Denise Wright, STEM Teacher, Ocean Bay Middle School

Class of 2030: We’re here, so what are you waiting for?, Dr. Beate W. Nguyen, Principal + Global Scholar-Practitioner, Archdiocese of Los Angeles/St. Augustine School

Classroom Tactics and Strategies and Children’s Museum of Art, James Kioko, Neema Educational Centre — Nairobi, Kenya, Enabling Support Foundation

Co-creating Open Educational Resources to foster deeper learning and global reach, Dr. William Ju, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, University of Toronto

Comics Uniting Nations: Using sequential art to further GTE + CTE with SDG instruction, Jeff Barbanell, M.Ed., Director/Treasurer, Reading With Pictures (nonprofit)

Community Mapping with Students: Think Global, Act Local, Kyle Wagner, Innovative Learning and PBL Specialist, Transform Education | Evelyn McCulloch

Connecting Educators to Share our Skillsets, Michael Sinclair — Co-founder, Connected Educator Appreciation Day | Co-founders, Vlatka Butkovic and Tim McDonald

Connecting Pre-service Teachers for Co-operative and Collaborative Learning through A Blend of Web Tools and Offline Tools, Vinod Kumar Kanvaria, Assistant Professor, University of Delhi

Crash Test World: Empowering Emerging Global Citizens, Katie Bielecki, Inspired Educator, Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer, Crash Test World

Crash Test World: How can we create peaceful communities?, Kristin Hundt, Teacher. Learner. Global Citizen. Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer

Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education, Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology, Melda N. Yildiz, Associate Professor, EDU Summit

Cultivating Problem-Solving Students with SolutionsU Online Resources, Paul Niebrzydowski, PhD, Solutions Journalism Network Story Fellow, Solutions Journalism Network (SJN)

Discovering Personal Identity as the Core of Global Education, Howard Blumenthal, Senior Scholar, University of Pennsylvania

Diving into Digital Education, Rachael Bell-Irving, Digital Outreach Coordinator, Ocean Wise

Early Reading Education 21 and Healthcare Promotion measures in Ntoroko District, Western Uganda., Dr. Baluku Daniel Masindi, CEO Masindi Health Development Program (MHDP) | Baluku Hannington Gift, Vice Chairperson (MHDP)

Earth as an exoplanet, or the benefits of space science perspective for young students, Julia Brodsky, Art of Inquiry LLC

Education 21. Education for the 21st Century, Robert Zenhausern, The Enabling Support Foundation

Educational Leadership Towards Global Competence in Our Schools, Dr. Ann Gaudino, Millersville University | Erikka Bishop, Josh Burkhart, Sonja Fasen, Elise Graybill, Mary Humphries, Jill Ranck

Empowering Kids to Make Global and Local Impact, Allyson Thomas, School Engagement Specialist, UNICEF Kid Power (UNICEF USA) | Courtney Allen Weinstein | Melissa Taing

Establishing and Maintaining a Strong Global School Partnership and Exchange Program, Thomas Kennelly, Boston Latin School

Family Sabbatical Panel, Steve Hargadon, Co-Chair, Global Education Conference

Favourite tools for Global Education, Anne Mirtschin, ICT Teacher, Australia. Hawkesdale P12 College

Gap Year Panel Discussion, Steve Hargadon, Co-Chair, Global Education Conference

Getting Started with Global Learning in Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs, Heather Loewecke, Assistant Director, Global Learning Beyond School, Center for Global Education at Asia Society

Global Challenges integrated into a MATH Curriculum, Larry Musolino, Penn State University

Global Collaboration in the K-12 Classroom: How Virtual Exchange Can Mobilize Educators and Youth to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Rachel Manley, Professional Development Manager, iEARN-USA

Global Competence Strengthens California’s Education Goals, Emily M. Schell, Ed.D., Executive Director, California Global Education Project (San Diego State University)

Global Connections Through Comics + Graphic Novels, Dr. Cathy Leogrande, Le Moyne College

Global Connections Through Social Media, Jon Markowich, Instruction and Technology Facilitator, Pan American Academy Charter School

Global Education and Collaboration, Amy Jambor — Teacher + Global Collaborator, DeForest Area High School

Global EdVentures: Building Global Classrooms, Dr. Jesse Fidelio

Global Environmental Mindfulness Experience, Roxann Riskin, M.S.Ed., MCP Instructional Learning Experience Designer and Mindfulness Educator

Global Information Literacy Panel, Steve Hargadon, Co-Chair, Global Education Conference

Global Outlook — STEAM up the STEM skills for Global Collaboration, Kavita Sanghvi, Principal, C.N.M. School + N.D. Parekh Pre -primary School

Global Scholars Diploma at the HS Level, Brittany Harrison, Director of Global Education, Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Toni Olivieri-Barton

Global Teacher Garden, Sebastian Panakal, Skype Master Teacher, GeoGebra Institute of eSchool Kerala | Antony Wilfred, Madhubala Madhavan, Antu Mulavarickal, Hello Little World Skypers

GlobalEdTech2019: Educational Technologists Global Meet-Up — Explorations for Collaboration, David L Stoloff, Professor, Education Department, Eastern Connecticut State University

Graphic Novels, Comics in STEM Education, Maria Cieslak, Language Specialist, Walden University | Melda N Yildiz, Associate Professor, New York Institute of Technology | Aileen Chai | Eduardo Rivera

Hej! Swedish School Librarians, Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor of Library Media, California State University Long Beach

High Functioning Autism in the General Education Classroom, Sara Westhead, Librarian/ELA Teacher, Vice-President of BASE, Whitney Institute Middle School; Bermuda Autism Support + Education (BASE)

Highlighting the participatory culture of continuous professional development through self-sustaining professional learning networks, Hanaa Khamis, NileTESOL PD Committee Chair and Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (LTSIG) Co-coordinator | Vance Stevens, Coordinator of EVO (Electronic Village Online) and founder/coordinator of Learning2gether.net

How Do We Educate 21st Century Transdisciplinary Knowledge Producers?, Dr. Faye Miller, University of Canberra/Human Constellation — Digital Research Consultancy

How Online Tutoring Programs have Developed Global Citizens, Kasey Beck, President, Invictus Institute

HOW TO COMBINE MEDIA ARTS AND EXCHANGES IN GLOBAL LEARNING., Christine Kerubo, Mathare Youth Film Festival (MYFF) | Eckardt Kreye | Olivia De Beek | Lisa Jobson (REQUESTED) | Peter Ndolo (REQUESTED)

How to help your immigrant and foreign students succeed, Earl Choldin, consultant in intercultural education, past President, Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation

Innovative Teaching for Social Impact, Honor Moorman, global education consultant, TakingITGlobal

Introduction to iEARN: The What’s, Why’s and How’s of Engaging Students in Global Projects, Nicole Weitzner, Manager of Membership Services, iEARN-USA

KIDSCODA — simulating communication of marine mammals as introduction to primary school coding, Federico MONACO, Ph.D., University of Parma

Knowing: A documentary film on Global Education, Dana Cole, Harold Washington College

Knowledge to Action K2A Projects in Cherán Michoacán SDG # 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, Arlette Audiffred_Hinojosa Teacher, PrepaTec Morelia

Landmark 2020 — A Global Game of Clues, Problem-Solving + Collaboration, Dr. Terry Smith, Kidlink Project Leader + NatGeo Mentor, Kidlink Association

Learning WITH the World: K-12 Global Art Exchange; Classroom Conversations with the World; Songs Around the World, Paul Hurteau, OneWorld Classrooms

Let’s Talk Global Education, Anne Mirtschin, ICT Teacher, Australia. Hawkesdale P12 College

Let’s Hangout — Successful Student Study Groups — Snacks Optional, Candy R. Mowen, MS Ed., MBA, CFD, Faculty, General Education- Mathematics Department, Course Lead MM255, Purdue University Global

Liderazgo para el desarrollo Social; Proyectos K2A en Cherán Michoacán ODS # 11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles, Arlette Audiffred_Hinojosa, PrepaTec Morelia

Looking at Mongolia: Unique Problems, Unique Lessons, Janis Michael, Avoca West School

Making a Difference in 60 seconds!, Adam Holden, Executive Director, Instituto Alberto Einstein | Sara Cook

Making Mistakes Faster: A Design Thinking Approach, Kevin Fullbrook, Deputy Director, Al-Bayan Bilingual School

Making with a Mission: Los ODS en Action con Iniciativas Adentro y Afuera del Makerspace (Spanish Session), Jennifer Garcia, Learning Resources Centre Coordinator, Academia Britanica Cuscatleca | Staff: Judith Mendez, Melissa Hernandez, Hilda Gomez, Hazel Jenkins, Silvia Serrano | Students: Gabriela Quiusky, Ximena Flameco, Kamila Monroy, Daniela Nasser, Gabriela Rodriquez, Rhadames Espinal

Media Literacy for My (Any) School Community, Nadina Carmen NICOLICI, “Lorin Salagean” Technical High School

Multi-sectorial Approach to Integration of Early Reading Education 21 and Prenatal care (safe motherhood interventions)., Baluku Hannington Gift, Vice Chairperson, Masindi Health Development Program (MHDP) | Dr. Baluku Daniel Masindi, Executive Director

MY HERO: Stories, Art and Films Celebrating Heroes Around the Globe, Laura Nietzer — MY HERO: Stories, Art and Films Celebrating Heroes Around the Globe, MY HERO

MY World 360º — Immersive Storytelling and Design to Inspire Action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)., Lisa Jobson, Project Director, 360 Story Lab, Digital Promise Global

Place Based Service-Learning, Making the Connections to Global Citizenship, Perla Zamora, M.S.Ed. + Google Innovator, Service Learning and Technology Integration Coordinator at The American School of Tampico, Middle School | Mr. Joe Brooks

Post-traditional and Adult Learning Principles: Serving International Students, Dr. Jared Cook, Doane University | Dr. Lorie Cook-Benjamin

Programming for Perspective: Promoting Reflection and Discussion on the Immigrant Experience, J B Hill, Ottenheimer Library Director, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Proyectos telecolaborativos y acciones positivas hacia los ODS (Sustainable Development Goals)., Prof. Cristina Velazquez, Directora de Proyecto Internacional “e-ducadores del Mundo”, e-ducadores / Instituto Tomás Devoto

Raising our game: How can research and leadership enhance what can be achieved in international virtual exchange?, Teresa MacKinnon, Associate Professor, University of Warwick/Erasmus Plus Virtual Exchange /EVOLVE

SDG 4 and Open Educational Resources, Dr. Constance Blomgren, Athabasca University

SIGNOPEDIA The first virtual encyclopedia in sign language, Elizabeth Valencia (English version) | Laura Acevedo (Spanish version)

Skype in the classroom, Maria Jose Giavedoni, Doctor Juan Alvarez School

Smithsonian Science for Global Goals: Engaging youth to take local action on the world’s most pressing issues, Katherine Blanchard, Smithsonian Science Education Center

Sometimes you win and you always learn (A veces se gana y siempre se aprende), Profesora Cristina Velazquez, Instituto Tomás Devoto

SPACE FUTURE EDUCATION, Stevan Akerley NSS Space Ambassador, Graduate Student, National Space Society and Kepler Space Institute (KSI) | Bob Krone (KSI)

Sparking Change Through Digital Creation, Cathy Leogrande, Ph.D., Le Moyne College | Cynthia Merrill, Ph.D.

Sparking Empathy and future literacies with Empatico, Jonathan Nalder, FutureWe and St Peters Lutheran College

Special events and field trips to make global learning come alive, Kristin Montgomery, teacher, Growing Global Citizens

Speed Reading and Subitizing, ECDE teacher at KingPin Children Center, the Executive Director at BigPen Program-Kenya and the Coordinator of international Expansion in Enabling Support Foundation. | Dr Bob Robert Zenhausern.

Stories Around The World, Poonam Sharma, Vidya Niketan Birla Public School, Pilani

Strategies for Integrating Global Competence, Connie Rensink, Steering Committee Member, Global Education Coalition

Student Agency in Developing Computational Thinking and Geospatial Skills, Melda N Yildiz, Associate Professor, New York Institute of Technology | Miri Shonfeld | Graduate Students in Azerbaijan, Israel, and USA

Supporting Students’ Science Content Knowledge through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global, Marie Himes, Research Associate, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University | Cameron Good, Graduate Assistant | Dr. Hiller Spires, Distinguished Graduate Professor of Literacy Education | Dr. Erin Krupa, Assistant Professor of Math Education

Sustainability education and ethics, Alicia Jimenez, Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development

Sustainability in Academic Librarianship: Addressing Global Concerns, Raymond Pun, Doctoral Student, California State University

Sustainable Development Goals in Your Classroom, Stephanie Howell, Outreach Coordinator/Educator, RCSA | Meika Spies

Sustainable Development Goals: How to Ensure Quality Education for All, Nestor Quixtan, MA, MBA, TESOL, SPC, QMC Training

Teaching Coding to Youth in Africa, Dr. Christelle Scharff, Pace University, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems | Babacar Diop, mJangale | Gisele Faye, mJangale

Teaching Peace and Justice Through the Lens of Migration, Mary Ellen Lynch, Global Education Consultant and Adjunct Professor, Mary Ellen Lynch Consulting

Telling Our Stories: Global CommunitiesThrough Digital Narratives, Elizabeth Davis, Ed.D.

The #TWIMA Projects, Jon Smith — Teacher Success Manager for Book Creator, Book Creator

The 2020 Global Survey on Youth Perspective on Global Warming and Climate Change, Eric Walters, Director of STEM Education, Marymount School of New York

The A-Z of a Global Classroom, Annie Woollard — Educational Consultant, Footprints on the Globe

The Apocalypse and Internet Filtering in American Schools, Linda Flannelly, Lindenhurst High School | Co-Presenter Name(s): Global Youth Action Alliance Club

The Birth of Education for the 21st Century, Cynaidah Mideva, Global Executive Coordinator Enabling Support Foundation, Participant

The global reach of home education, Samantha Eddis, PhD, IGCSE and A Level Specialist, Eddis Tutorial Services, LLC and Gary K Herberger Young Scholars Academy

The Human Side of Changing Education, Julie Margretta Wilson, institute for the Future of Learning

The Need for Religious Literacy for Student Global Competence, Tim Hall, Ph.D., The Need for Religious Literacy for Student Global Competence, Religion Matters

The Things They Carried: A Refugee Project, Lisa C. Camichos- English and Social Studies teacher, Hickory High School

The Volstate Seal of Biliteracy: Supporting Global Competences, Ruth Valle German/French teacher, Sequoyah High School

Towards a Model for Global Belonging: The Role of Global Citizenship in Student Development, Dr. Shelbee NguyenVoges, Associate Professor of Education, Director MA in College Student Development, St. Edwards University

Towards Better Partnership In Learning and and Working Globally By Aligning Foreign Exchange Student Programmes to the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ), VERONICA WOO EU CHENG, TESL TEACHER-CUM-ICT COORDINATOR, SMJK POI LAM ( SECONDARY SCHOOL )

Truth and Myths about Intercultural Competence and Communication: A Gamified Dive into Intercultural Competence, Ms. Sharon Tjaden-Glass (M.A. TESOL), Instructional Media Designer, Sinclair Community College

Unschooling as Decolonisation, Zakiyya Ismail

Unschooling To University: Relationships matter most in a world crammed with content, Judy Arnall, Unschooling Canada Association

Using Graphic Novels to Teach About Migration, Kim Young, Secondary Social Studies Teacher, Weston High School, Project Walk On (National Geographic Society grant)

USING MEDIA CREATION AS A TEACHING TOOL, Adam Carter

Using Virtual Reality (VR) to create awareness of global issues, supporting cultural awareness, recognition of diversity and educational access for all is available for teachers to enhance teaching and learning, Mrs. Karen Walstra, EvolveSchool

Virtual Reality Games in the Classroom to Increase Global Learning Engagement, Grace Ling, Student, Santa Clara University

Walk a Day in My Shoes: Cultivating Cross-Cultural Understanding through Digital Literacy, Lane W. Clarke, Associate Professor, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine

What is on your VR plate?, Clint Carlson, Director of Education Technology, Istanbul International Community School

When Curie Meets Cassatt: Infusing the Engineering Design Process for Global Teaching and Learning, Dr. Helen Teague, Adjunct Professor, Concordia University + Grand Canyon University

Where Do We Grow From Here?: Population Activities for an Equitable and Sustainable Future, Carol Bliese, Director of Teacher Programs, Population Education

World Peace Song Project 2019–2020, Professor Yoshiro Miyata, World Museum, Chukyo University | Lorraine Leo, Durga Pandeya, Vincent Max Kayesi, Hsc

Courtney Bell

Courtney S. Bell Consulting LLC

Courtney Bell is 1 of 4 children born onto astounding mother and matriarch Tosha Bell. She is the Founder of Courtney S. Bell Consulting LLC and works to co-create educational equity solutions with Pre-K-12 educational institutions. She was raised in the Sumner Neighborhood of North Minneapolis. Growing up on the Northside of Minneapolis afforded Courtney the opportunity to attend her alma mater North Community High School. In the fall of 2007, Courtney went on to attend the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as a first-generation college student. Courtney completed her B.A in the Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance from the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts in 2011 and went on to become a behavior dean at North High School. After witnessing the impact that caring relationships and high expectations had on children, Courtney decided to return to the University of Minnesota to pursue her M.Ed./ Social Studies Teacher Licensure to become an educator. After completing her M.Ed. program in 2014, Courtney returned to her alma mater as the 9th grade African American History/ Human Geography teacher. During her 4th year of teaching Courtney was nominated for and became 1 of 12 finalists for the 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. In May of 2019, Courtney transitioned from the classroom into education leadership and is now the Program Manager of Culturally Relevant Instruction for the Saint Paul Public Schools district. In the fall of 2019, Courtney will begin her fourth and final year in the Educational Policy and Leadership doctoral program also through the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development.

www.courtneysbellconsulting.com

Ann C. Gaudino, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Millersville University

Dr. Ann Gaudino is as an Associate Professor at Millersville University, Pennsylvania where she teaches graduate and doctoral courses in education and education leadership. Prior to this appointment, she served as Associate Professor, Interim Department Chair, Coordinator of Clinical Practice, and Director of Professional Development Schools at West Liberty University, West Virginia. She is the founder and editor of The Excellence in Education Journal (ISSN 2474–4166) now in its ninth year of publication. The journal was recently recognized by the United States Department of Education and awarded listing in the ERIC database. The EEJ is an international open access, peer reviewed, online journal that promotes and disseminates international scholarly writing about excellent practices in education (annual circulation 8,000). For more information, visit the website at: www.excellenceineducationjournal.org

Dr. Gaudino is a member of the international advisor panel for the Global Education Conference since 2011. She and her classes of graduate students present sessions annually for the conference. Dr. Gaudino is the author of two books: A Choral Legacy and Joan Yakkey and Her Children’s Choir Legacy in Florence, Italy. Both books can be purchased on Amazon.

www.excellenceineducationjournal.org

The Global Call for Educational Leadership in Womens’ and Girls’ Education

This keynote presentation will focus to global issues in the education and women and girls. It will include an live interview and discussion with Dr. Evangelin Arulselvi, Associate Professor, Princess Nora Bint University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Dr. Bushra Rahim, Minister and Director of Tribal Affairs for the country of Pakistan. Both Dr. Arulselvi and Dr. Rahim have dedicated their lives to raising up women and girls through education in their part of the world. They will discuss obstacles faced and how to help women and girls overcome the obstacles and well as how education can change the trajectory of lives.

Dana Mortenson

Co-founder + CEO, World Savvy

Dana is the Co-Founder and CEO of World Savvy, a national education nonprofit working to educate and engage youth as responsible global citizens. World Savvy supports change agents in K-12 education to create more inclusive, adaptive schools that ensure all young people can develop the skills and dispositions needed to thrive in a more diverse, interconnected world. World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity and school and district leadership support. Since 2002 she has led the organization through significant national expansion, reaching nearly 730,000 middle and high school youth and nearly 6,000 educators across 26 states and 12 countries, from offices based in Minneapolis, San Francisco and New York. Dana is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. She is a frequent speaker on global education and social entrepreneurship at high profile convenings nationally and internationally, and World Savvy’s work has been featured in PBS, the The New York Times, Edutopia and a range of local and national media outlets covering education and innovation.

https://www.worldsavvy.org/

Here’s to globally connecting… see you online!

Steve

Steve Hargadon

Co-Founder and Co-Chair

The Global Education Conference

GlobalEducationConference.org

stevehargadon.com

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