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big questions, big issues

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Image: Horia Varlan, “Question Mark Made of Puzzle Pieces,” 2008. Some rights reserved (License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic). 


October 1, 2015 | National Association for Multicultural Education Annual Conference

Presentation Slideshow  |  PDF

Summary of Talk  |  PDF

Guide to the Social Issues Project  |  Google Doc
Descriptive handout used with students describing the project's components.

"Build a School in the Cloud"  |  TED Talk
Educational researcher & computer programmer Sugata Mitra describes how self-organized learning environments (SOLE) could transform education, particularly for the world's most marginalized students.

TED Guide to Self-Organized Learning Environments |  PDF
A teacher's guide to building self-organized learning environments into their classrooms.

The School in the Cloud | Website 
Mitra's virtual learning community, including access to the Granny Cloud.

Human Rights Video  |  YouTube
Student-produced, award-willing PSA / film raising awareness about human rights violations and what they are.

Student iBooks  |   iTunes store
Students' final products are available for download; search for these book numbers or titles:

id905831886 Her Rights in Chains

id905826903 ColoNOziation

id905834450 Nowhere to Call Home

id905753990 Does Littering Contribute to Flooding

id905623163 The Future of Education

id905612724 Global Warming: Humanity’s Self-killing System

id905727231 Education Changes Mexico’s Future

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