Join the world’s largest lesson on September 28th – loads of resources provided
On September 25th the leaders of 193 countries will agree and announce the new United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development – 17 goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. This plan for people and planet aims to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce inequalities and combat climate change. If every school in the world teaches children about these goals, we will help them become the generation that changed the world.
In the week of the 28th September The World’s Larg...Read more
The new technologies that are developing rapidly in our digital world require a change of direction in education. We are preparing our students for an unknown future, one where employers will appreciate employees who know not only how to access information but also know how to analyse and evaluate what they find. After looking through the videos mentioned in a previous post I thought about the fact that very often an individual at a school may have the vision for change before the management catche...
If you are following along on the Twitter hashtag #dbeicttrainer you’ll notice that some great training is taking place this week. The DBE National #ICT Core Training Team workshop is underway in Johannesburg, led by Victor Ngobeni from Microsoft and Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet. 50 core trainers from all provinces are building skills and learning about tools and courses to take back to their teachers.
DDG Themba Kojana set the scene for the week of learning ahead.
Nadia Albino from @UNI...
Here is a message from the Global Kickoff team…
Participating is easy! Join the #CEOCT Twitter chat and/or Google Hangout from 8-9pm Oct 1st during whichever timezone you’re available, and don’t forget to invite a friend!
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To make #CEOCT a success your help is needed! Please click the link below and complete the Google Form to show your interest and availability. The planning team needs help to facilitate the Twitter chats and Google Hangouts at each timezone and to connect ...
Submitted by Fiona Beal
Now that technology is being introduced to classrooms world wide in place of the the traditional computer lab model, it is inevitable that blended learning will become, more and more, a desired way of teaching. The main reason to embrace this model, apart from the fact that students love digital pproaches and the world is going digital, is that student engagement and learning increase in untold ways.
This is frightening for many teachers especially those who ha...
This is a message from Lisa Jobson from Adobe Youth Voices and we are posting it as a reminder to all our Adobe Youth Voice educators in South Africa. The Adobe Youth Voices Creative Educator Award application deadline has been extended to September 18th. Educators selected for this Award will receive a one year Creative Cloud license (up to 25 devices) to help advance your youth media program.
All active Adobe Youth Voices educator in iEARN are encouraged to take a few minutes to review the a...
Here is a message from Google to teachers. The Science fair applications from students all around the world have been narrowed down to 20 global finalists. It’s amazing that we can be invited virtually to the event!
“Hi educators,
Thank you for supporting your young scientists as they submitted projects to this year’s Google Science Fair! From purifying water with corn cobs to transporting Ebola antibodies through silk, all of the projects submitted this year all tackled problems using inventive...
