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TIGed Events
Teaching and Learning (T+L)
http://www.nsba.org/tl
In October, TIGeducator Jennifer Klein attended the National School
Boards Association's T+L Conference. Jennifer facilitated a workshop
about the role of digital technology in improving students' global
citizenship and 21st century skills, drawing on her own experiences using
TIGed virtual classrooms.
International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE)
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009
The 30th annual ISTE National Educational Computing Conference
attracted over 18,000 attendees – making it the biggest in the event's
history. We joined the gathering to promote our online expression tools
and virtual classroom platform through two very well attended poster
sessions. TIG Executive Director Jennifer Corriero, who sits on the
ISTE Conference Committee, also presented at the Global Education
Competiveness Summit – a parallel event that convened politicians,
policymakers, and corporate leaders from several countries to explore
the challenge of improving student achievement.
Global Youth Assembly
http://www.youthassembly.ca/dnn/
During the last days of July and first days of August, over 600 delegates
from around the world gathered in Edmonton for the Global Youth
Assembly and Youth Educator Forum. We contributed to the event by
facilitating 3 workshops and hosting an exhibit space in partnership with
Youth Voices Research.
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)
http://www.wise-qatar.org
Organized by the Qatar Foundation, the inaugural WISE summit drew a
multi-stakeholder mix of over 1,000 leading experts from 120 countries
to Doha to exchange knowledge, experience, and success stories.
The Summit sought to examine key challenges facing education and
to promote visionary thinking about new education models. We were
invited to attend the Summit in recognition of TIG's role championing
innovation in education.
Educators on TIGed 3,750
Students on TIGed 18,657
Schools on TIGed 1,923
Classes on TIGed 2,044
Countries Represented in TIGed 94
TIGed Statistics
