Generation Global Newsletter - Issue 3, 2024
We’ve got some exciting updates for you from the last quarter!
For our amazing educators, we’re thrilled to announce that our new interactive topic review feature is now live on the Teacher Portal. Plus, Generation Global’s low-tech resources are now available in Spanish, making it more accessible to more teachers.
We’re proud to share the success of our recent Dialogue Series: the Bett EdTech 10 Dialogues and the World Youth Skills Day Dialogues. These series featured 20 special video conferences, bringing together nearly 500 students from around the globe to discuss important topics like the Future of Work and the Rights of Girls and Women. Our Educator Meetup was also a highlight, with over 100 educators exchanging valuable insights on fostering mindfulness in their classrooms.
In the last quarter, Generation Global made its mark at several international events, including the British Council Education Exchange, AFS Youth Assembly, UNESCO UNEVOC’s World Youth Skills Day celebration, Didac India conference, and Nord Anglia Education’s UNICEF Summit. These events provided fantastic opportunities to promote global citizenship through intercultural dialogue. We’re also delighted to publish two new blogs on how Generation Global can support schools in their International School Award journey, and how schools in the United States have creatively incorporated Generation Global into their programmes.
Get ready for an adventure in every scroll. Happy Reading!
The Generation Global Team
Interactive topic review feature
Our new interactive topic review feature is now live! You can now browse topics interactively on the Teacher Portal, just like your students do in the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure. This will enhance your understanding of the topic before you assign it to your students for self-study. Access it from the Teacher Portal.
World Youth Skills Day Dialogues
In July, we hosted 15 special video conferences with over 290 students to celebrate World Youth Skills Day. Young people from 11 countries across 5 continents engaged in dialogues about the Future of Work. It was fantastic to hear such diverse perspectives!
Bett EdTech 10 Dialogues
In August, we teamed up with Bett Asia to host the Bett EdTech 10 Dialogue series. Over 200 students from 8 countries had meaningful conversations about gender equality in the EdTech space in 5 video conferences. Truly inspiring dialogues!
Educator Meetup
In September, we were thrilled to have 120 educators join us for our quarterly Educator Meetup. Educators from 17 countries shared insights on the importance of mindfulness spaces for teachers and the tools they use to create them in their classrooms. It was a great exchange of ideas from diverse perspectives!
British Council Education Exchange
Also in September, we were delighted to participate in a British Council webinar. Educators shared their insights on “Teaching young people the skills of dialogue in a global world.” Lisa Petro, our Education and Quality Lead, along with Anisha Pareek, a Generation Global educator from DAV School shared strategies for incorporating intercultural dialogue in classrooms using Generation Global to support global citizenship education. You can watch the recording on the British Council’s website.
Blog: Empowering Global Education: Achieving British Council ISA Awards with Generation Global
Check out our latest blog, written by one of our coordinators, Kannan Nair, on how Generation Global is helping schools achieve the British Council ISA Awards. Discover our tools and resources that will help you integrate international activities into your curriculum and meet ISA requirements.
Blog: Spotlight on Integration of the Generation Global Programme by Educators in the USA
This blog highlights how schools in the United States are creatively incorporating Generation Global. Through dialogue, educators are transforming lessons into opportunities for critical thinking and expanding perspectives. You can read more about it here.
Generation Global at the AFS Youth Assembly
The 2024 AFS Youth Assembly took place from August 16-18 in New York City. The panel on “Fine Tuning Skills for the Jobs of Tomorrow” addressed disruptions in the global economy due to the pandemic, conflicts, inflation, and technological advancements. Lisa Petro, our Education and Quality Lead, was among the panelists, sharing insights on preparing young people for the evolving job market.
UNESCO’s UNEVOC’s World Youth Skills Day 2024 Celebration
During UNEVOC’s World Youth Skills Day 2024 event on July 15, one of our coordinators, Nurfitra Asa, spoke on the panel about Policy, Partnership, and Collaboration. This panel focused on the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships in building an equitable, peaceful and inclusive future of work.
Generation Global at Didac India Conference
Our Marketing and Communications Lead, Shruti Sharma, led a workshop for educators on using dialogue as a key instructional strategy to foster global citizenship skills. This workshop was conducted during the 14th Didac India conference.
Generation Global at Nord Anglia Education’s UNICEF Summit
We were delighted to participate in NAE’s UNICEF Summit in Houston in June. Our Education and Quality Lead, Lisa Petro, conducted impactful workshops with 123 young leaders on dialogue for social change. She also guided 37 Social Impact Coordinators on how to support student leaders in developing strategies to build dialogic communities.
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Explore Generation Global’s Classroom Ready Activity Blocks to empower students with the skills of dialogue and global citizenship, even in low-connectivity environments. These resources are available in both English and Spanish. Click here to access them.
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Get some ideas on how you can safely promote your students’ participation in Generation Global video conferences with our comprehensive video conference promotion guidelines, available to read here.
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Generation Global is proud to a featured partner of World’s Largest Lesson, highlighting our commitment to fostering open-minded global citizens through intercultural dialogue, and don’t miss the new Global Goals Week Lesson Toolkit 2024 for engaging resources and activities, available here.




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