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GYLI Co-Hosts Global Education Workshop In Dallas
By Matt Nink on Dec 7, 2009 a 9:37 AM
Global Education Workshop in Dallas
Matt Nink, Imroz, and Kim Bouldin-Jones presented at a one-day conference on Global Education for educators at Ursuline Academy in Dallas, TX on November 23, 2009. (Also pictured are Betty Bougeois--Principal, and Cecilia Nipp--Dean of Diversity and Global Education at Ursuline)
The workshop was attended by teachers and administrators from Ursuline Academy, Hockaday School, St. Alcuin Montessori School, Parish Episcopal School, and Cistercian School. The day was led off by Cecilia Nipp, Director of Diversity and Global Education (DOGE) at Ursuline. After she told the story of Global Education at UA, Cecilia showed some great photos of the recent UA exchange with its sister school in Brazil. Cecilia also used two videos from the ASIA society to really build the case for Global Education at US independent schools. Matt and Imroz gave an overview of GYLI--complete with a short sequence of games and discussion. We were again surprised by how willing participants were to sing, play tag and move around. Adults, just like kids, are ready for new kinds of learning after years of sitting and taking notes!
Kim Bouldin-Jones, GYLI board member and coordinator, was also on hand to help teachers and administrators design ways to transfer the learning from the workshop back into their own schools. Kim also showed some photos and video from a hospital project she is working on in Ethiopia. This provides a great example of moving from global thinking to taking global action.
The setting for this workshop was the brand New French Family Center for Math, Science and Technology at Ursuline, which is being considered for LEED Gold Certification. This offered a great context for us to be sustainable, not just talk about it.
Look for future 1-day workshops by GYLI at Ursuline and other schools around the country, as we work to help public schools, private schools and international schools develop global competency.
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