Global Education Networking Conversation by Actionable Innovations https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg Please add to this Padlet by clicking on the + to start a sticky note. Make sure to give your note a title. en-us 2021-09-15 19:46:02 UTC 2023-04-04 21:51:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png actionable https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743865012 My road trip to Maine refreshed and inspired me! - Lucy Gray]]> 2021-09-15 19:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743865012 donbuckley https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743865786 2021-09-15 19:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743865786 donbuckley https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743881944 I liked reimagining my classes]]> 2021-09-15 20:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743881944 donbuckley https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743883243 I wish I could have found it easier to be inspired. ]]> 2021-09-15 20:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743883243 donbuckley https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743883628 We could turn the pandemic on/off. ]]> 2021-09-15 20:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1743883628 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797627422 Aroof Aftab singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Lub8LRbLo]]> 2021-10-06 19:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797627422 Heritage Language Voices https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797629584 Our HL students' presentations to earn the Global Competence Certificate from the World Affairs Council Seattle https://heritagelanguagevoices.wordpress.com/

]]> 2021-10-06 19:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797629584 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797630281 Reading this lovely book by Vishakha Desai inspired me]]> 2021-10-06 19:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797630281 This cluster of mushrooms on my walk yesterday. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797631163 2021-10-06 19:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797631163 We lived in a less individualistic culture? https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797632675 2021-10-06 19:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797632675 Heather Singmaster https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797633028 A 13 mile hike to Cracker Lake on our family trip to Glacier National Park was inspiring to me! (This is one of my photos - the color of the water is an amazing turquoise!) ]]> 2021-10-06 19:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797633028 Family https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797634608 Meeting and spending time with with my 1-year old nieces for the first time]]> 2021-10-06 19:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797634608 I liked re-allocating my three hours of commute time to other https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797636324 2021-10-06 19:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797636324 Ted Lasso https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797636394 Inspired to be yourself and help focus on what is important in life, while laughing and crying.]]> 2021-10-06 19:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797636394 School https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637403 I love being back in person with my students (that has really inspired me)! - Ryan Hauck]]> 2021-10-06 19:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637403 I liked having life slow down for a bit. We weren't running everywhere constantly. mehylandeddy https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637646 2021-10-06 19:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637646 I like that our workplace culture is becoming less formal (i.e., no makeup or dressy shoes) https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637976 2021-10-06 19:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797637976 More time for puzzles and games with my family https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797638197 2021-10-06 19:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797638197 watching my 11 year old daughter confront her fears and go kayaking in the bay. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639017 2021-10-06 19:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639017 I like the convenience of virtual meetings and virtual professional development. I hope that will continue! mehylandeddy https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639865 2021-10-06 19:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639865 Re-allocating my day not simply around a 9-5 (or was it 9-9? Or 9am-8:59am?)work schedule. We worked longer in some ways, but smarter in others. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639941 2021-10-06 19:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797639941 I wish politics were not involved https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797640503 2021-10-06 19:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797640503 walking my dog that I adopted during covid. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797642284 2021-10-06 19:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797642284 Morning walks https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797642657 I have been intentional of taking one hour of walking. During that time, I have tried to take pics of flowers/nature and posting to social media. ]]> 2021-10-06 19:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797642657 I wish we that it had been a moment of unity for our country and that we had fewer deaths. This photo is of 600K+ flags on the lawn of the Washington Monument. One for each death https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643092 2021-10-06 19:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643092 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643223 We would not just return to "normal" in education after the pandemic is "over."]]> 2021-10-06 19:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643223 singmaster https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643359 I was working at home for many years prior to the pandemic. Now everyone else has a much better understanding of it and we are all better at using technology to connect.

]]> 2021-10-06 19:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643359 I like learning about my spouse's work. elemenous https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643414 I have had the opportunity to watch my husband's work life and learn about his company! He works with people around the world and his company has taken such good care of employees during this whole pandemic.]]> 2021-10-06 19:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643414 We admitted what we knew (and didn't know) more clearly, and paused from social media/news feeds a little more to remember how to trust in each other. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643788 2021-10-06 19:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643788 Evening walks after work with my partner https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643863 2021-10-06 19:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797643863 Reading -- getting absorbed by/lost in (others') stories https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797645581 2021-10-06 19:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797645581 I like all the arts coming outdoors https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646016 2021-10-06 19:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646016 people were more unified on the strategies taken to protect each other from covid 19. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646145 2021-10-06 19:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646145 We didn't pretend like everything is "back to normal" when our education, health and child care systems are still strained and breaking https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646205 2021-10-06 19:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797646205 I wish there was not so much controversy about basic things. elemenous https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797647570 I'm tired of ignorance.]]> 2021-10-06 19:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797647570 News/media didn't use the pandemic to drive ratings? https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797647718 2021-10-06 19:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797647718 Meeting "warm-ups" https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797649972 Our team now starts all staff meetings with a warm-up question to help make up for lost "water cooler" moments]]> 2021-10-06 19:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797649972 we could be more kind and more connected https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651125 I wish that when we see others on the street, we would smile and look them in the eye and wave (not walk across the street and think of them as a virus carrier).  Sadly, I think this may be a change we will have a hard time to return to being more open to strangers.
 ]]> 2021-10-06 19:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651125 I wish educators were more respected. elemenous https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651199 I'm concerned about the acrimony that's surfaced. I'm worried for my educator friends. ]]> 2021-10-06 19:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651199 Having time to connect with more people on zoom that I had lost contact with. More time due to less meetings and driving time. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651735 2021-10-06 19:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797651735 We had enough vaccines to vaccinate the whole world! singmaster https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652402 2021-10-06 19:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652402 the pandemic led to more institutionalization of international virtual exchange for greater equity and inclusion? https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652539 2021-10-06 19:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652539 I wish to be better at separating work from life now that work is in the home https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652583 2021-10-06 19:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797652583 The divisive politics and focus on individual rights over responsibility to others has been really difficult. https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653153 2021-10-06 19:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653153 I wish organizations would protect wok/life balance to ensure the health https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653353 2021-10-06 19:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653353 The resilience my kids have shown in re-entering in-person schooling that is even less fun/engaging than it was before because of COVID restrictions https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653687 2021-10-06 19:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797653687 U.S. society were less individualistic and focused instead on being part of a caring community https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797654146 2021-10-06 19:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797654146 We figured how out to uplift and bring more joy to others, particularly in our work in education? elemenous https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797656771 2021-10-06 19:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797656771 We used this opportunity, since we are home more to build community https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797662385 2021-10-06 19:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797662385 I wish we could follow the science https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797663573 2021-10-06 19:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797663573 What if we were able to act like previous generations (ie post-world wars) and come together for the common good. singmaster https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797665438 2021-10-06 19:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797665438 I wish people were not so self-absorbed. actionable https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797665559 There have been acts of kindness and lots of acts of ignorance.]]> 2021-10-06 19:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797665559 The World Affairs Council of DFW invites you/students to our FREE, ONLINE education events coming up. These include a teacher trip to the UAE, teacher awards, and many students events like International Career Days, Leadership, etc. Info and registration is at: https://www.dfwworld.org/events/global-young-leaders https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797673351 2021-10-06 20:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797673351 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797674033 That my partner learned to bake bread and that we have time to take a walk together every day because we're not commuting!

]]> 2021-10-06 20:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797674033 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797676211 I wish that teachers and students all over the world had the tools they needed for virtual learning.]]> 2021-10-06 20:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797676211 Happy to talk with anyone interested in offering youth and families free opportunities to connect, share and learn meaningfully online internationally. We (Learning Life) run a Family Diplomacy Initiative via Facebook and Zoom that offers opportunities to dialogue and take a leadership role as family diplomats. Find me on Facebook or Linkedin. My email: paul@learninglife.info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/familydiplomacy/ https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797681383 2021-10-06 20:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797681383 https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797721866 I was inspired by the colors of Pictured Rocks--colors that seeped from minerals in the soil over the centuries.]]> 2021-10-06 20:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797721866 mehylandeddy https://padlet.com/actionable/wwbfhhpj23nizrfg/wish/1797723831 Please share out with educators outside of the US who may be interested!

The Global Classroom Project of Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax, VA is looking for partner classes around the world for collaborative projects about global issues related to the 17 UN SDGs.  Teachers of students ages 5-18 are welcome to join the Global Classroom Project to partner with a teacher in Fairfax County. There is no cost to participate in the project.
We're hosting 2 upcoming webinars for schools outside the US to learn more:
Friday, October 15 9AM-10AM (EDT)
Monday, October 25 12PM-1PM (EDT)

Webinar Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/uXCrE5RpgKpYHYbj8

Email: GCP@fcps.edu
Contact: Meghan Hyland-Eddy
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