Have you ever participated in a global project with your students? Why not break down the walls of your classroom and join the Crown Prince of Norway along with educators and students from around the world who are exploring the concept of ‘dignity’. What is dignity? How do we achieve it? How does it relate to character education in the Ontario curriculum and to your school community? We’ll describe the project in detail and show you how to have your students create dignity day stories with a variety of easy-to-use digital tools. Visit globaldignity.ca and globaldignity.org for an overview. Scroll down to register!
Presented by: Peter Skillen & Brenda Sherry
Audience: All levels
About the Facilitators:
Peter Skillen has been involved in technology supported, project-based learning since the late 1970s 
and continues to explore & develop deep applications of the latest Web 2.0 technologies – particularly as it relates to learner agency, passion, motivation and cognitive intent. Peter is Manager of Professional Learning with the YMCA of Greater Toronto, co-founder of Minds On Media, and also serves iEARN-Canada, Teacher Learning & Leadership Program (TLLP), Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as global ambassador, and teaches online & face-to-face with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. His latest passion is involvement with Global Dignity Day!
Twitter: @peterskillen
Blog: peterskillen.org