PROFESSIONAL GENEROSITY IN ACTIONLUCY GRAY THE CHICAGO EDUCATION FESTIVAL

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–David Potter (iEARN)

“…the Global Education Conference community is organized around people rather than tech or content. Although happiness is definitely part of the community, the better description might be that the community is focused on ‘optimizing for professional generosity’.

Professional generosity drives Twitter chats, from #edchat to #kinderchat, as well as community like Steve’s Classroom 2.0, Edmodo, and most online educator communities. It acts as the antithesis of the outcompete-the-world, zero-sum message US educational system promotes at all levels. Steve and Lucy have a bootstrapped community built for an ‘infinite runway’ for teaching and learning, rather than quick success or quick failure. Although it may not seem like a community that will garner much attention from super angels, Lucy and Steve’s 365/24/7 “anytime, anywhere” global teaching and learning community is the right model—scalable, sustainable, impactful, and with a killer ROI, if you want to wait a generation to measure it.”

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The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels.

OUR MISSION

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It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness, recognition of diversity, and educational access for all.

OUR MISSION

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The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to connecting educators and classrooms with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards solving real–world problems.

OUR MISSION

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Professional generosity is the act of freely sharing information and supporting colleagues in the interest of the common good. It is fueled by serendipity, and results in multiple opportunities to exponentially learn from and collaborate with each other.

MY DEFINITION

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PRESENT DAY

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19,000 MEMBERS

167 COUNTRIES

3220 DISCUSSIONS

1198 BLOG POSTS

439 EVENTS

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INT’L EDU WEEK

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ONLINE

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ALL SESSIONS RECORDED

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PRESENTER PERSPECTIVE

• Call for proposals opens in June.

• Presenters submit proposals. Most are approved.

• Presenters self-schedule their presentations.

• Presenters prepare for their talks.

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PARTICIPANT PERSPECTIVE

• People join our community.

• Members browse accepted proposals.

• Participants access a schedule in their own time zone.

• A direct link is provided in the Google Calendar schedule to the Blackboard Collaborate vroom.

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VOLUNTEER PERSPECTIVE

• Many volunteers are members of our advisory board.

• Join our volunteer group to receive instructions.

• Hang out in our virtual lounge and wait for moderation assignments.

• Support presenters by moderating sessions.

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POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONALSTEVEN AMSTRUP AND LANCE ROUGEAUX

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POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONALJULENE REED

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BRANDON WILEY • ASIA SOCIETYSIX SCHOOL-WIDE STRATEGIES TO GLOBALIZE YOUR SCHOOL

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RANA DAJANI A LIBRARY IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD

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SERGIO BOSIOLOS CAMINOS DEL CONECTIVISMO', DE LA ESCUELA MEDIA HACIA LA UNIVERSIDAD

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MARY CLISBEE ECOLE DE CHOIX: LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHOICE

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ANNE MIRTSCHINHOW TO GET STARTED WITH GLOBAL PROJECTS

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KIM COFINOADVENTURES IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

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ARAB ISRAEL CONFLICT RESOLUTIONVICKI DAVIS, JEFF STANZLER, & STUDENTS

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ARAB ISRAEL CONFLICT RESOLUTIONWESTWOOD SCHOOL STUDENTS

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APPLE DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORSGREG ALCHIN, DANIELA RUBIO, AND LUIS PEREZ

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JENNIFER HANSON • PRIMARY SOURCELATIN AMERICAN & LATINO LITERATURE FOR K-12 CLASSROOMS

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–Anne Aherne-Daly (USA)

“Every single moment for me has been magical. It is almost impossible to pick one. The presenters have all been wonderful, but it is the discussions from the participants that make each session exciting as people bring their different view points to the presentation, offer additional insights and information to the discussion and arrange to meet up (online) and collaborate together. It is the personal global interaction and connections that make me stay awake all night (sometimes) or has me wake up at a crazy hour in the morning to connect with an educator from the other side of the world. “

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EVERYDAY ACTS OF PROFESSIONAL GENEROSITY

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–Donna Adams Román

“What would happen if all teachers and educational leaders demonstrated Professional Generosity? What if all school districts did? What if all organizations and industries did? I wonder where the tipping point would be…in my own school, in my district, in my state, in my profession, in my country…in our world. We have the technology. We have the trailblazers. We have living, breathing examples out there doing it. I can easily do my part. All it takes is a little Professional Generosity intention on the out-breath.”

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RADICAL GENEROSITY GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT PAUL VAN SLAMBROUCK

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MANY THANKS

• iEARN USA

• Global Campaign for Education - US Chapter

• The GEC Leadership Team

• Countless volunteers including moderators and presenters

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MORE INFORMATION

• http://globaleducationconference.com

• @GlobalEdCon on Twitter

• Email Lucy at elemenous@gmail.com

• Slides available at http://www.lucygray.org

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