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TIGed Partnerships
Global Partners Junior
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09gp
Created to connect 9 middle schools from New
York City with 14 others from around the world,
New York City Global Partners enlisted the TIGed
platform as the online toolset to link participating
schools. The theme of "World Marketplace"
encouraged students to view the global economy
from local and global perspectives. Students use
their own experiences to make their research and
dialogue especially relevant to the media projects
they worked on.
Human Rights Friendly Schools
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09friends
We worked with the International Secretariat
of Amnesty International to design and launch
the website for its Human Rights Friendly
Schools project—an initiative promoting global
conversations within the sphere of transnational
human rights. A coalition of schools from
14 countries, the project showcases the
collaborative leadership of students in
developing the culture of human rights, by
integrating an approach centred around the
pursuit of knowledge and cooperation. The
journey of each school towards becoming more
human rights-friendly is also documented through
the website's online resources.
Australian Council for
Educational Leaders (ACEL)
http://www.acel.org.au
In September, TIG founders Michael Furdyk
and Jennifer Corriero presented a lead paper at
the Australian Council for Educational Leaders
(ACEL) conference at the Darwin center in
Australia. The major professional association for
educational leaders in Australia and beyond,
ACEL's views are sought and respected by
governments, policymakers, and teachers
worldwide.
Our ongoing partnership with ACEL lays the
foundation to integrate TIGed into Australian
schools over the next few years, an ongoing
process that also includes strategies for
increasing our outreach activities.
