CGE February/March Video Conferences: From the Middle East to Digestive Body Systems

The Centre for Global Education is proud to be offering, with our partner organizations, the following video conferences in November. For more information, please contact info@tcge.ca or visit our website, www.tcge.ca. Each conference is limited to six schools, and filled on a first come, first served basis, with priority participation is given to CGE/TAG member schools. To register, go to link.

February (Click on Session Title for short description)

DeforestACTION Global Teacher Orientation, (Feb 18, 2:00-2:30MT/4:00-4:30ET) – Gr 5-12
DeforestACTION Global Teacher Orientation II, (Feb 18, 4:00-4:30MT/6:00-6:30ET) – Gr 5-12

An AMAZING, globally-connected learning project, targeted at upper Elementary/Jr High schools focusing Eco-Systems, Forests and empowering our students to be global agents of change.

Body Systems: Reproduction System (Feb 20, 2:30-3:30 MT/4:30-5:30 ET) – Gr 9-12

Learn about the Reproduction system from a researcher doing cutting edge research in the field!! No prep required. Recommended for High School Bio classes.

Body Systems: Digestion System (Feb 24, 12:00-1:00 MT/2:00-3:00 ET) – Gr 9-12

Learn about the Digestion system from a researcher doing cutting edge research in the field!! No prep required. Recommended for High School Bio classes.

RCMPtalks: A National Conversation on Bullying (Feb 25, 10:00-11:30 MT/12:00-1:30 ET) Gr 9-12 – Observation only

This live national conversation will be led by subject matter experts, and will expose students to other perspectives and regions in Canada by connecting six interactive classrooms from across the country. By the end of the learning experience, students will have learned about the types and consequences of bullying &

cyberbullying, the importance of healthy relationships, steps to take when dealing with bullying & cyberbullying and actions youth can take to help prevent bullying & cyberbullying.

International Polar Bear Day (Feb 27, 10:30-11:50 MT/12:30-1:50 ET) Gr 8-12

We invite your classroom to celebrate International Polar Bear Day by connecting LIVE to the Canadian Arctic, the backyard of our Polar Bears. On February 27th, students will be joining globally through video conference technology for a global conversation on global warming’s impact on the polar bears population and how art can be used to spread awareness about this issue.

Je suis Charlie, (Rights vs Responsibilities?) (Feb 23, 12:30-1:30MT/2:30-3:30ET) Gr 10-12

This 1 hour event, facilitated by an acclaimed Political Science professor, will look at the recent events in Paris, putting them into a larger context of ISIS, Freedom of Speech, Islam and the influence of Globalization and the West. Students will have an opportunity to provide questions in advance of the session.

TEDxYouth@Edmonton (Feb 21, 9:30-2:30 MT/11:30-4:30ET) Gr 9-12 – Visit www.tedxyouthedmonton.com for more information.

March (Click on Session Title for short description)

DeforestACTION Global Launch, (Mar 3, 9:00-9:40MT/11:00-11:40ET) – Gr 5-12
DeforestACTION Global Launch II, (Mar 3, 11:00-11:40MT/1:00-1:40ET) – Gr 5-12

An AMAZING, globally-connected learning project, targeted at upper Elementary/Jr High schools focusing Eco-Systems, Forests and empowering our students to be global agents of change.

Middle East in Transition: Peace and Conflict – PI (We, Mar 5, 9:00-10:20 MT/11:00-12:20 ET)** Gr 9-12

This two part event on March 5th and 24th will explore how we think about the choice between violence and non-violence, both in terms of how we remember the history of these movements, and in the current context of transition in the Middle East. Students will explore their personal and moral response to violence, and how

they view the difference between terrorism and self-defense, or between appropriate and inappropriate violence. Students will explore the balance of violence and nonviolence involved in key historical transitions in order to better understand current resistance movements across the Middle East.

International Women’s Day: A Day for the Potential of Girls (March 6, 10:30-11:50MT/12:30-1:50ET)**- Gr 9-12

These four 40 min sessions, LIVE from Egypt, Indonesia and around the world, will blow your mind!! Join us for one or all four as we listen to women, young and old, who are changing the planet!