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The twice-weekly, bite-sized digest contains links to global news stories on classroom-perfect topics such as archaeology and paleontology, exploration and adventure, weather, peoples and cultures, plants and animals, science and technology, and much more

The twice-weekly, bite-sized digest contains links to global news stories on classroom-perfect topics such as archaeology and paleontology, exploration and adventure, weather, peoples and cultures, plants and animals, science and technology, and much more

The twice-weekly, bite-sized digest contains links to global news stories on classroom-perfect topics such as archaeology and paleontology, exploration and adventure, weather, peoples and cultures, plants and animals, science and technology, and much more

Listen to the stories of 6 billion people. Hear our common humanity and be inspired to find a way to be connected.

1. We recruit people to share lessons learned about life, careers, culture, and academics. 2. We apply social media as a seamless tool for teaching, managing, and collaborating with others.

Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century learning. We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding.

Think Global and OCR surveyed 500 business leaders from across the country and across sectors to build an up-to-date picture of whether or to what extent our young people are prepared to thrive both today and in the future.

"For twenty years, The Berkana Institute has worked in friendship and partnership with people around the world who are discovering that there is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about."

The Ashoka site for young people, that is about being an activist and social entrepeneur.

We are in the midst of World Water Week. The 2008 theme is "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World with Special Focus on Sanitation." World Water Week is a international conference focused on collaboration and the promotion of work that advances environmental and humanitarian development. The United Nations proclaimed 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. With a focus on the Millennium Development Goals, the theme for World Water Week was chosen to draw attention to sanitation needs and the effect of poor sanitation worldwide. Goal seven - the goal of ensuring environmental sustainability- poses an enormous challenge, as do the sub goals, or target indicators. World Water Week highlights a target set by the MDG's that calls for the reduction, by half, of the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water.

Online community for people teaching PYP curriculum

From Shout's homepage: Shout invites educators and students to take an active role in global environmental issues. Connect online with experts in the field, share ideas, and collaborate with people around the world committed to solving environmental challenges.

Our country's need for global competence depends on a citizenry that understands and can interact effectively with the world. Connect All Schools envisions that all US young people should have the opportunity to learn with the world and gain 21st Century skills.

""Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible."

Is assessing basic skills enough in a global economy?

Yong Zaho is right, the US will loose by teaching to and assessing for basic skills. As Richard Florida and Dan Pink write about it is the Creative Class where there is real growth.