August 12, 2013
Categories: Africa, Strategies
At TEDxStellenbosch 2012, Mmatshilo Motsei gives a powerful talk, asking some fundamental questions about Africa and the liberation of oneself. She speaks about African women, leadership, medicine, our relationship with the environment, and the importance of oneness, mutual dependance, and generational equality for sustainability. She calls for an end to Africa’s “colonial hangover” and to …
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August 12, 2013
Categories: Advocacy, Africa, Strategies
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Abstract: Patricia Glyn was a radio and TV broadcaster for 13 years before making eco-adventure her living. Her most recent expedition was a two month journey into the Kalahari with a family of Khomani San/Bushmen. Patricia has published two best-selling books about her journeys and is currently writing about her latest. She has spoken at …
August 12, 2013
Categories: Competitiveness, E-learning, Strategies
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The tablets offer local digital content to engage the pupils. When parents in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, found out that two schools in the vicinity had “special” new computers, they started signing their children up to attend. Such was the level of interest that Amaf Primary and Elim Academy in Kawangware, a low-income settlement in …
July 17, 2013
Categories: Education, Resources, Strategies
Tags: American Association of School Liberation (aasl), education, teaching, websites
Media Sharing Standards for the 21st-Century Learner 3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and und understanding in ways that others can view, use and assess. 3.3.4 Create products that apply to authentic, real-world context. Pinterest Create connections, encourage collaboration, ignite discussions, or simply share mutual interests through Pinterest. Uploaded or “pin” …
July 17, 2013
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Education, Missions, Strategies, Teachers
Tags: education, Mtthew Effect
The only reason not to reward the best and brightest for their achievements is to avoid punishing the rest for their shortcomings. I remember being pulled out of class in the 5th grade to study Pre-Algebra with a group of kids in the Academically Gifted Program (later changed to Talented And Gifted) and thinking that …
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