on the list, but...
http://globaleducation.ning.com/forum/topics/international-travel-grants
LG
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Lucy Gray <elemenous@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone looked into Fulbrights? I saw something recently on funding
> teacher travel; if I remember I'll post. But, EF Education does tours where
> teachers can go for free and I think Discovery Education has started doing
> something similar. Not quite a sabbatical, but it would get you to
> Australia.
> I have a friend, Westley Field, who's the tech director at this school in
> Sydney, and he speaks very positively about his head of school and her
> vision. They've been a 1 to 1 laptop school for a long time as well. Westley
> has also done quite a bit with MLC students in Second Life. If anyone is
> serious about visiting, this might be one stop on your tour! Here's the
> school web site: http://www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au/public/index.cfm
>
> Lucy Gray
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am so glad other folks have noticed all the great things that Australia
>> is
>> coming out with. I, too, would like to visit Australia to see first hand
>> what they are doing and to get a feel for the atmosphere that allows the
>> good work to happen. Since a sabbatical is not in my future, I am
>> wondering
>> how I might make that happen. Any ideas, folks? Oh, and Marty, if you
>> need
>> a study buddy for your year, let me know!
>> Ann
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Marti Weston <mweston@gds.org> wrote:
>>
>> > What an awesome question! Such fun to think about and imagine...
>> >
>> > I would also visit Australia, where there are so many interesting
>> > technology initiatives as well as highly developed media literacy
>> programs
>> > for children and young adults.
>> >
>> > Then I would spend the rest of the time studying, thinking, and maybe
>> even
>> > writing about media education and virtual ethics initiatives for
>> parents.
>> > In a nutshell, how we parents can be educated and learn how to apply and
>> > model our good, traditional values in a constantly changing digital
>> world
>> > (perhaps from a personal and public health perspective?). I'd also think
>> > about how to deliver the information efficiently and effectively since
>> > many of the existing web sites and resources grow to be so enormous that
>> > parents seem to shy away from them after a few visits.
>> >
>> > Of course, I could do a lot of my musing and thinking while traveling...
>> > Oh to have the time.
>> >
>> > Marti Weston
>> > LMS Technology, Georgetown Day School
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