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To create a culturally welcoming classroom

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To create a physically and emotionally safe classroom

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To empower my students to be independent thinkers and identify their strengths

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To guide my students on their individual paths to success,

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Environmental educator in South Florida and my mentor in high school

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Environmental education summer camp in Cedar Mountain, NC.

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Jackie Glenn, Chief Diversity Officer of EMC

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Jackie Glenn, Chief Diversity Officer of EMC

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Great perspectives on the benefits of diversity in the workplace and how ED&I can be improved upon

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Jackie Glenn is the founder and CEO of GLENN DIVERSITY Inclusion & HR Solutions. She began her career in the year 2000 when she joined the human resources department of EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company in the technology sector.

The experience of working in HR proved to be Jackie's "aha" moment. She immediately saw that her life's journey could help EMC and others to create corporate cultures that reflect the diverse world they are aiming to serve.

As Jackie states in her critically acclaimed book, Lift As I Climb: An Immigrant Girl's Journey Through Corporate America, "There is a special place carved out that only you can fill."

Jackie's adaptation to American culture as a Jamaican immigrant led her to cultivate a distinctive and insightful skillset for navigating the corporate world. This foundation uniquely qualified her to lead EMC's efforts of building a diverse workforce and creating an environment that would retain top talent from around the globe.

At EMC, Jackie quickly progressed to Global Chief Diversity Officer, overseeing a workforce of 60,000 employees around the world. Within this role, she conceived, planned, and enacted programs in organizational development, leadership consulting, and employee training.

During her tenure, she created a groundbreaking transgender reassignment and benefits program, multiple women's corporate advancement immersion experiences, and recruiting partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The HBCU collaborations feature a summer internship that builds a pipeline of high potential future employees in the STEM field.

EMC merged with Dell Computer in 2016. During the transition, Jackie served as Global Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and supervised the melding of corporate cultures for the combined entity's new workforce of 150,000 employees worldwide.

In addition, during Jackie's time at the helm as Chief Diversity Officer of the technology giant, DiversityInc listed EMC as a Top 25 Noteworthy Company and Disability Matters named EMC a Leading Employee. Also, under Jackie's guidance, the company had a five-year run with a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.

Jackie's success in corporate America is paralleled by the tremendous impact she's had as a mentor and sponsor. She has helped countless mentees realize their career potential, break down gender and cultural barriers, and defy industry trends.

"With Jackie's help, I went from working at an early stage start-up to getting my first job at Google. That was huge. Now, due in tremendous part to Jackie's counsel, I am a CEO, and one of the few women of color to rise to such ranks in the technology field," says Melissa James, CEO of The Tech Connection.

In addition to consulting, executive coaching, and helping corporations implement strategies and best practices through GLENN DIVERSITY Inclusion & HR Solutions, Jackie is a dynamic speaker, hosts national and international conferences, and participates on industry panels.

Jackie holds a Master of Science degree in human resources management from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA and a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. Her love for community advocacy and civic leadership includes service on the Board of the Children's Services of Roxbury (MA), the Board of the Museum of African American History (MAAH) Boston, and the Board of Overseers of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.

Lift As I Climb: An Immigrant Girl's Journey Through Corporate America is Jackie's instructional biography on how she employed her ten self-created "gems" to guide her journey from a nanny all the way to Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer at Dell EMC, author, and CEO. Within its pages, Glenn reveals a vow she made to herself, alone at a cold bus stop soon after she arrived to the U.S. "When life gets better for me, no one will be left at the bus stop." Her life is a reflection of that conviction.

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Jackie Glenn is the founder and CEO of GLENN DIVERSITY Inclusion & HR Solutions. She began her career in the year 2000 when she joined the human resources department of EMC Corporation, a Fortune 500 company in the technology sector. The experience of working in HR proved to be Jackie's "aha" moment.

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Rita Pierson - Don't make your students think they're amazing, they are amazing.

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Rita Pierson - Don't make your students think they're amazing, they are amazing.

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Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

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Series about improving ED&I in the workplace - has implications in the form of mindsets and other strategies regardless of the environment.

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The Inclusion Works podcast explores the secrets of building inclusive culture at work and in the community. We'll be joined by leaders, experts and activists all working to bring fresh thinking to the inclusion debate. We'll be asking those all-important questions to find out more about them, their work and how they make inclusion work.

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Fun "talk show" style podcast featuring friend group of teachers talking about anything and everything.

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Super inspiring, brings a smile to my face.

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Podcast that brings the international perspective on education styles

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Finland attracts a lot of press about its education system. Here, you'll hear from some of Finland's top education experts about ways to innovate, and reflect upon, your teaching and leadership practice.

Finland attracts a lot of press about its education system. Here, you'll hear from some of Finland's top education experts about ways to innovate, and reflect upon, your teaching and leadership practice.

Very insightful!

It was such a pleasure to listen to these podcasts. Interesting guests and very insightful ideas for teaching and education.

Amazing!

Super interesting podcast - so glad I found it!

For teachers anywhere in the world

This podcast gives you experiences and insights from the top minds in Finnish education scene. Highly recommended to all teachers and school leaders in any country!

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‎Finnish Education Perspectives on Apple Podcasts

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Finland attracts a lot of press about its education system. Here, you'll hear from some of Finland's top education experts about ways to innovate, and reflect upon, your teaching and leadership practice. Finland attracts a lot of press about its education system.

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Children's science museum focused around discovery and curiosity of our world

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Think. Meet. Be.

Think like an inventor through experiencing their stories in the form of exhibits.
Meet inventors & entrepreneurs through forums, classes and other events.
Be an inventor and/or entrepreneur by engaging in educational programs.

The museum introduces new exhibits and themes frequently to excite and educate visitors in a different area of science, invention and creativity.

​When you visit the Cade, ask lots of questions and roll up your sleeves to try new experiments and experiences to engage all of your senses.
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Think like an inventor through experiencing their stories in the form of exhibits. Meet inventors & entrepreneurs through forums, classes and other events. Be an inventor and/or entrepreneur by engaging in educational programs. The museum introduces new exhibits and themes frequently to excite and educate visitors in a different area of science, invention and creativity.

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Local organization working to conserve and spread awareness about bird species.

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The Alachua Audubon Society's mission is to foster appreciation and knowledge of birds and other native wildlife, to protect and restore wildlife populations and their habitats, and to promote sustainable use of natural resources.

After a long pause from Spring 2020 through Spring 2021, Alachua Audubon has resumed our birding field trips with a full slate starting 8/29/2021!

-The will also Wednesday bird walks at Sweetwater Wetlands Park resume in September and will occur each Wednesday morning beginning at 8:30 am from September 1st through the end of May.

-The will Santa Fe College Community Education's popular birdwatching class resume this Fall and AAS will once again lead the program, which is held each Saturday morning for four consecutive weeks. The schedule and registration form will be available through Santa Fe College when they are finalized.

-After the 2021 COVID hiatus, our annual is now in the early planning stages and is Backyard Birding Tour slated to be held in early 2022.
sightings in Alachua County View recent Rare Bird Sightings in Alachua County
Sign up for eBird Alerts covering Alachua County and receive sightings of rare birds or needs (target birds) by email hourly or daily. Must be signed in to your eBird account (free).

Suspect a crime against Florida's birds, fish, wildlife or natural resources? See an injured animal? Report incidents to FWC's online or call Wildlife Alert Reward Program 888-404-3922. From your cell phone call *FWC or #FWC, or send a text to Tip@MyFWC.com. Learn more at MyFWC/contact/wildlife-alert.

Alachua Audubon Events Calendar

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The Alachua Audubon Society's mission is to foster appreciation and knowledge of birds and other native wildlife, to protect and restore wildlife populations and their habitats, and to promote sustainable use of natural resources. -The will also Wednesday bird walks at Sweetwater Wetlands Park resume in September and will occur each Wednesday morning beginning at 8:30 am from September 1st through the end of May.

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Open-ended forum to share content and resources related to STEM integration and ocean education

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This forum is intended to enable formal and informal educators and education support providers to share resources, experiences and opportunities in order to facilitate more effective and impactful STEM integration and ocean education.

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This forum is intended to enable formal and informal educators and education support providers to share resources, experiences and opportunities in order to facilitate more effective and impactful STEM integration and ocean education. Only registered educators and site administrators can read and write posts in this forum.

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Online source for teachers to acquire curriculum materials developed previously by other teachers.

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World's most popular online marketplace for original educational resources with more than four million resources available for use today.

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Interface to connect with other educators in the South Florida region through a Google group chat and posted events

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Welcome to the Google Educator's Group of South Florida! GEGs are independently run communities of educators who inspire and empower each other to meet the needs of students through technology both in the classroom and beyond. Via face to face meet-ups and online activities, GEGs provide a way for