Jellyweek! RVA4EDU: How can we improve public school education in RVA?
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Are you an educator, a parent, an entrepreneur, or a policy maker that wants to improve our public education? Join us for our first RVA4EDU jelly day as a part of #Jellyweek2013.
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So, what is Jelly week?
JELLYWEEK IS A GLOBAL COLLABORATION EVENT. JELLIES are temporary local collaboration events free of charge for coworkers of all kinds. During the JELLYWEEK they will take place from January 14th to January 20th 2013 globally. Coworking, entrepreneur, changemaker, techie, innovation, nonprofit and other problem-solving networks are invited to organize a local event and to communicate, collaborate and create new partnerships and action on the global level.
In the last WORLDWIDE JELLYWEEK in January 2012, there were 223 jellies hosted in 35 countries in 6 continents including Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Columbia, Egypt, Kenia, Singapore, Kasachstan, USA and most of the European countries. It was a breathtaking experience to build up more personal connections on a global level, to inspire old and new local communities, to explore together the sense and obstacles of worldwide collaboration and to connect other sectors and movements with the worldwide coworking infrastructure. It was all about creating new synergies, a huge win-win-situation for all participants and a rich field of open innovation for networks worldwide.
Friday's #Jellyweek2013 schedule: (drop by for some or all of these events)
12:00 - 1:30 - Lunch Discussion on Educational Technology - what are the coolest ways we can imagine using technology in schools? Where and how is technology being used to the greatest effect in classrooms?
2:00 - 4:00 - Wonk Session - What education bills are on the agenda for this year's legislative session, and what do they mean for you/your classroom/your children/your business/your friends?
4:30-6:30 - Edustorm - Join local educators, parents, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to discuss problems in our schools today, brainstorm solutions, and develop plans of action for progress
Potential items of discussion:
– understaffed schools
– attracting & retaining excellent teachers
– quality of professional development for teachers
– practical methods of instruction, classroom management
– hazy data on school quality
– persistently underperforming schools
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