Actionable Innovations Global Community Notes: GLOW Highlights

November 15, 2022

The Global Learning for an Open World (GLOW) conference starts in 2 days. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to network with educators and organization leaders from all over the world. This event will feature about 140 sessions, and we are expecting at least 1200 attendees from 96 countries!

Please register and support the hundreds of presenters generously sharing their ideas and resources with our community. This event is FREE to attend and is open for preview.

We’re pleased to announce our last set of keynote speakers: Liam Wegimont of the Global Education Network Europe, Alex Stewart of Goodable, and Marilyn Turkovich and Shane O’Connor of the Charter for Compassion. Check out the schedule for their presentation times in your time zone after registering for the conference.

Read on for other highlights and for tips on preparing for the conference!

It’s time to GLOW!

PREPARE TO GLOW

Here’s how to prepare for the conference so you can make the most of your experience as an attendee. Professional relationships are the foundation of successful global collaborations, and we hope this event will provide you with new connections.

1. Register for the conference and fill out your profile on the Hopin platform where the conference will take place.
2. If you are on a mobile device, try Hopin’s app for navigating GLOW. It is available on Apple’s app store and Google Play.
3. Visit the conference website and browse the schedule located in the reception area. You can bookmark sessions that interest you and start building your own agenda.
4. Remember, all sessions will be recorded, but our presenters would appreciate live audiences. Attend as your schedule allows.
5. Follow our speakers and partners on Twitter to get a sense of their work.
6. Our primary community is Actionable Innovations Global. You can join this professional learning space (free) if you are not already a member. This is where networking can continue beyond the GLOW conference.
7. We still need volunteer moderators for GLOW. Sign up if you are interested!
8. Join @GlobalEdAction, @DigitalPromise, and @MegGlobalEd on Twitter on Wednesday, November 16th at 7 PM CST (UTC-6) for a special Twitterchat from #globaledchat. We’ll discuss the forthcoming conference, and all presenters are invited to share a preview of their sessions. The first part is a text-based chat on professional development for global education, and the second part will be a live audio chat led by Meg’s Lottie Dowling about the GLOW conference in Twitter Spaces.

Search for #GlobalEdChat on Twitter

GLOW CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Below is useful information on each of our partnering organizations (use timeanddate.com for time zone conversions or enter our conference’s reception area to see the schedule in your time zone). These groups will have virtual expo booths at the upcoming GLOW conference, and we encourage you to drop by these booths to learn more about each partner. Also, consider following these organizations on Twitter for their latest news and resources.

• World Savvy is our premier partner and is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that has been working with educators and community leaders to reimagine learning for the 21st century. In partnership with schools, World Savvy wants to rekindle a belief in what’s possible and breathe new energy into the idea that education should drive us to think and act in the interests of a wider local and global community and inspire us to leave the world better in a better place. Meet World Savvy staff at the following GLOW events in addition to dropping into their expo booth at your convenience:
• November 18 at 9 AM CST — Opening Keynote with Dana Mortenson: Global Competency for a Changing World
• November 19 at 11:00 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Centering Global Competence in the Classroom: Beyond Theory and Practice
• November 19 at Noon CST — Closing Keynote Panel: Building Student-Centered Classrooms that Develop Global Competence
• Global Competence Meet Ups — Friday and Saturday at 1:30 PM CST
• Meg Languages aims to create a more interconnected, peaceful, and empathetic world for all. Meg Languages accomplishes this by creating global citizens through language and intercultural experiences. Meg Languages offers Spanish and Chinese language programs, and their Going Global offerings build both educator and student global citizenship through student programs and educator and school leader professional development. Make sure to check out Meg Language’s free student action programs. Meet Meg Languages staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 4:30 PM CST — Featured Presentation: XR Technologies to Support Language and Intercultural Learning
• November 18 at 5:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Designing Meaningful Student Action Tasks in Schools and Classrooms
• Educational Collaborators helps schools and districts save precious time by providing relevant edtech and professional learning services to help them achieve their maximum potential. EC’s team offers expert guidance on best practices in educational innovation. Meet Educational Collaborators at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 1:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Creating a Culture of Change: Catalyze Your Digital Transformation
• November 19 at 11:00 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Fostering Global Competencies through Real-World Problem Solving, Relevancy, Innovation, Collaboration, and Action
• For over 25 years, MY HERO Project has provided hundreds of millions of students access to a safe, commercial-free online venue where they can discover and share essays, art, audio, and films that celebrate positive role models from around the world. Teachers use MY HERO in the classroom and for distance learning to promote values, creativity, self-expression, cross-cultural understanding, and an appreciation of diversity with students of all ages. Through the MY HERO website, digital storytelling tools, teacher training, contests, film festival, and workshops, students understand their ability to follow in the footsteps of heroes and their potential to make positive changes in the world. Meet MY HERO staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 1:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: MY HERO: Stories, Art, and Films Celebrating Heroes Around the Globe
• November 18 at 2:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: The MY HERO Project: Educate, Empower and Inspire Students
• Empatico is a free platform that matches and connects K-8 classrooms across the world through live video exchanges using best-in-class meeting tools, supported by a robust content library with communication and community-building tools for educators. Sign up for free! Meet Empatico staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 10:00 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Utilizing Technology to Build Empathy
• November 18 at 7:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Empatico: A Tool to Build Empathy
• Global Nomads Group has developed programs that use storytelling to build empathy, dispel stereotypes and bias, and teach the power skills identified by employers as imperative in the 21st century. Their curricula are standards-aligned, culturally responsive, and feature global youth-generated content, allowing youth who typically do not “see” themselves in school curricula to write themselves into our curricula. Focusing on middle and high school students (ages 12–18), these evidence-based programs are highly customizable with flexible implementation options and language development support. Meet Global Nomads Group staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 19 at 8 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Youth as Drivers of Curriculum Design
• Digital Promise is a global nonprofit working to expand opportunities for every learner, and it hosts many programs for students and educators. Register now for Digital Promise’s Ciena Solutions Challenge. The Challenge invites educators and students to engage in Challenge Based Learning to design a solution that addresses Sustainable Development Goals. Meet Digital Promise staff members at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 1:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Leading with Youth Voice: Fostering Student Innovation and Creativity in the Classroom (short version)
• November 18 at 2:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Leading with Youth Voice: Fostering Student Innovation and Creativity in the Classroom (longer version)
• CFR Education, is an initiative within the Council on Foreign Relations that aims to make complex foreign policy and international issues accessible for high school students through its educational products: World101, Model Diplomacy, and Convene the Council. Meet Council on Foreign Relations staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 2:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: CFR Education Presents: Tools and Resources to Build Global Literacy
• November 18 at 5:00 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Using CFR Education Resources to Teach about Globalization
• TakingITGlobal is partnering with GLOW by sponsoring a student art contest. Open to anyone ages 10–30, prizes will be awarded, and the theme is Dare to Reshape the World. The deadline is November 16, 2022. TakingITGlobal is one of the world’s leading networks of young people learning about, engaging with, and working toward tackling global challenges. Meet TakingITGlobal staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 11:30 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Micro-grants for Student-led Social Innovation
• Featured Presentation: Youth in Action: Voices and Stories from Around the World — Date and Time Forthcoming
• Fulbright Teacher Exchanges are programs of the U.S. Department of State, funded by the U.S. Congress. Through these professional learning programs, elementary and secondary educators in the United States and around the world develop their educational practice and bring global knowledge, skills and perspectives to their schools. Educators forge lasting connections and prepare their students to be future leaders, equipped to work with others around the world to address global challenges. Meet Fulbright Teacher Exchange staff and fellows at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 5:30 PM CST — Featured Presentation: Introduction to Fulbright Teacher Exchanges
• November 19 at 10:00 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Overview of Fulbright U.S. Teacher Exchanges
• The Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG) is a leading non-profit organization of K-12 schools that researches and establishes model practices in the field of global education and supports member schools to prepare students to thrive in increasingly interconnected world systems through a variety of virtual and in-programs for educators, schools, and students. Meet GBEG staff at the following events in addition to dropping into their expo booth:
• November 18 at 11 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Using Intercultural Dialogue to Build Global Connections and Competencies in Students
• November 19 at 10:00 AM CST — Featured Presentation: Assessing the Impact of Short-Term International Immersion Programs for High School Students

Thank you to all our partners for making GLOW happen!

GLOW KEYNOTES

The following keynote speakers will be addressing the GLOW community. You won’t want to miss these exciting sessions!

• Global Competency for a Changing World
  Dana Mortenson, World Savvy — Friday, November 18, 2022, at 9 AM CST
• Global Education — recent regional and global policy, research, and practice movements that sow seeds of HOPE
  Liam Wegimont, Global Education Network Europe — Friday, November 18, 2022, at 12 Noon CST
• Imagining a Truly Global Classroom
  Amar Bakshi and special guest, Shared_Studios — Friday, November 18, 2022, at 3 PM CST
• Helping Students Consume News in a Healthy Way
  Alex Stewart, Goodable — Friday, November 18, 2022, at 9 PM CST
  *We recommend downloading Goodable’s app and signing up for their educator resources.
• Compassionate Networking of Networks Amidst Global Crises
  Marilyn Turkovich and Shane O’Connor, Charter for Compassion — Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 6:00 AM CST
• World Learning through the Global Innovation Field Trip
  Juli Shively, Jake Mendelssohn, and a slew of special guests, including students, the Global Innovation Field Trip, Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 9:00 AM CST
• Educator Insight: Building Student-Centered Classrooms that Develop Global Competency
  Dana Mortenson plus special guests, World Savvy, Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Noon CST.

Thank you to all our keynotes for sharing their expertise with our community!