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2011 Sessions and Schedule - The Global Education Collaborative

http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/2011-sessions-and-schedule Conference Sessions Full conference session descriptions and commenting areas are HERE . For presenters: if your session shows as having been accepted but you did not receive the acceptance email, a copy of the email is here and you should be sure to book a presentation time. Sessions that are not yet accepted, are on the waiting list, or have been sent back to the presenter for review are here . Session in the calendar schedules below will have the session room links added a day or two before the conference. Webinar Platform
http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/2011/12/using-holiday-celebrations-to-promote.html Hi! I'm Ayn and I am a Pre-K teacher in the Bright From The Start Georgia Pre-K program , serving 4 and 5 year olds in Georgia (USA).

Using Holiday Celebrations to Promote Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Settings

Travel the Globe with the World Atlas | InCultureParent

Barefoot Books’ newly released World Atlas for children, written by Nick Crane and illustrated by David Dean, is one of those books that will grow with your child over time. http://www.incultureparent.com/2011/11/travel-the-globe-with-the-world-atlas/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gragert/global-competency-through_b_850645.html The world is capturing our national attention like no other time in recent years.

Ed Gragert: Global Competency Through International Interaction and Education

The popular American children's show "Sesame Street" aired for the first time in Afghanistan last week. Culturally adapted for an Afghan audience, the new, 26-episode series features prerecorded puppet footage dubbed in Dari and Pashto, reports AFP . In order to get kids to tune in and learn from the show, producers made a few tweaks to the original version , notes Radio Free Europe.

'Sesame Street' Arrives In Afghanistan

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/sesame-street-afghanistan_n_1136818.html

World News America - Why do Finland's schools get the

Finland's schools score consistently at the top of world rankings, yet the pupils have the fewest number of class hours in the developed world. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8601207.stm

BBC: Why do Finland's schools get the best results? by mosaic May 22

http://www.edutopia.org/international-teaching-learning-assessment-video

Big Thinkers: Linda Darling-Hammond on Becoming Internationally

Linda: In the United States now, we're talking a lot about international competition, internationally benchmarked standards and so on.

TakingITGlobal - Inspire. Inform. Involve.

Taking IT Global - educators, organizations, etc by mosaic May 20