Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship Foundation - Issue #3
"Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle
School closures in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic have led to an abrupt shift in online teaching and learning around the world. This has affected educators and learners alike. Given the challenges faced by both the educators and learners in the new normal, never has Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) been so important as today.
Issue 3 of the Transforming Education Newsletter includes an article on the need to mainstream SEL by David Adams for the .ed Magazine, a quarterly curated magazine for education leaders.
What you can expect in our newsletter?
Featured Article from the .ed Magazine
Upcoming Global Events
Author Spotlight
Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
🌟 Featured Article
The Future of Education Lies in the Integration of Social-Emotional and Cognitive Learning
The future of education lies in harnessing the social and emotional dimensions of learning to equip our global community to navigate our societies towards the common good.
“The power of education extends beyond the development of skills we need for economic success. It can contribute to nation-building and reconciliation. Our previous system emphasized the physical and other differences of South Africans with devastating effects. We are steadily but surely introducing education that enables our children to exploit their similarities and common goals while appreciating the strength in their diversity.”
These words spoken by Nelson Mandela over twenty years ago articulate the promise that receiving an education plays in relieving us of the burdens of our ignorance and preparing groups and individuals to progress towards the common good. Mandela recognized that all educational systems, whether intentionally or through circumstance, transmit values, narratives, and ideas that shape the community of learners who interact with them. And so as 2020 comes an end, and we look back at a global educational system buffeted by the winds of a virus that threatens to roll back many of the sustainable development goals that have driven our progress, we are faced with the question at hand – what is the future of education? The answer is clear. The future... [Read Full Story Here]
🎫 Upcoming Global Events
💡Panel Discussion:16th OELF Panel Discussion: How Can We Ensure Effective Blended Learning? — www.globalcitizenshipfoundation.org
📆 September 14, 2021
🏛 Hosted by the Global Citizenship Foundation
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
Join us at the two-hour event on September 14, 2021, for the Panel Discussion and Global Speed-Networking. Connect with experts and like-minded global educators as we spark the discussion on How to ensure effective blended learning? — given the teaching and learning challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. We'd explore practical strategies, share best practices, discuss ways of overcoming the challenges.
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📆 September 16, 2021
🏛 Hosted by UNESCO
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
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💡 The role of the Arts and Humanities in effective online and blended learning design
📆 September 28, 2021
🏛 Hosted by Association for Learning Technology
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
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💫 Author Spotlight
An Associate Professor in the School of Education at American University, with a background and interest in visual and performing arts approaches to support student development of language skills and literacy. She is the sole editor of Arts Integration and Special Education. Dr. Anderson has developed arts-based learning approaches with children having a range of developmental needs and has presented extensively on the use of arts-based approaches with individuals having diverse abilities.
Know more about Dr. Anderson here
🤩 Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
💡 Youth Opportunity: Mentor-Intern Program Cohort 7 Launched! — www.globalcitizenshipfoundation.org
A unique and carefully curated global internship program infused with social-emotional learning (SEL) to foster leadership through personal and professional skills enhancement.
Mentor-Internship Program offers young people an incredible opportunity to experience the Culture of Practice and through reflective actions in a global workplace.
Mentor-Intern Program is a one-of-a-kind platform for individuals to develop essential skills and competencies required to thrive in the workplace and in life. We are excited to announce the applications for Mentor Intern Program Cohort-VII for October intake are now live.
To know more about Internship Opportunities available, please visit the link and view the prospectus.
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Please stay safe and do take care!
Invested in your success,
— Aaryan Salman
Editor, .ed Magazine
President, Global Citizenship Foundation