This participatory event will feature:

* A special guest appearance by design thinker and educator Don Buckley

*Inspirational ignite talks by noted educators and organizations working to connect classrooms

* Design activities related to bringing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals into schools
* A global resource cool tools smackdown in which attendees will share the best resources and tools for creating global experiences for students

*Resources from participating global education non-profit organizations

There are some changes for GED this year:

1. You must be registered to attend the ISTE conference in order to attend the Global Education Day on June 23rd. ISTE requires a registration fee; Global Education Day does not require an additional fee.

2. Our event will have limited seating and there is no pre-registration for the event itself.

3. Attendees will be admitted on a first come, first served basis starting at 2 PM on June 23rd.

4. If you want to serve as an ignite speaker, design activity facilitator, or share resources at our Global Resource Fair, sign up here. We will reserve seats for those chosen for these activities provided that people have registered for the ISTE conference.

5. Everyone is welcome to attend; only non-profit organizations and employees can participating in our leadership activities. For sponsorship information, please contact Steve Hargadon.

Want to give an ignite talk, participate in our Global Resources Fair, facilitate our design activities (no experience necessary) or share a resource during our Global Resources Smackdown? Fill out this form!

This year, noted educators and design thinking guru Don Buckley will be facilitating modified design thinking activities to help educators contemplate incorporating the UN's Sustainable Development Goals into schools. Don will give a short keynote, lead us through ideation and affinity mapping activities, and then our assembled group will vote on the best ideas. Interspersed throughout this workshop will be ignite talks and global resource sharing.

Here's our schedule:

2:30 - 2:45 Opening Remarks by Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon

2:45 - 3:00 Don Buckley- mini-keynote, The Power of the How Might Me (HME)

3:00 - 3:30 PM Ideation Activity

3:30 - 3:45 PM Ignite Talks

-Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Document Your Place on The Planet: A Student Photography Project

-Laura Nietzer, The MY HERO Project

3:45 - 4:15 PM Affinity Mapping Activity

4:15 - 4:30 PM Last two ignite talks

-Brianna Vuori, Nearing the Future- Nearpod in My Classroom to Help Students Get Nearer to a Global Perspective

4:30 - 4:45 PM Dot Voting on the Best Ideas

4:45 - 5:15 PM Global Resources Smackdown

Unfortunately, we are not in a position to provide travel assistance to this informal meeting. Travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the attendees. Please register ONLY if you will be in Philadelphia at the end of June 2019.