WebEx: Ideas in Motion

Webinar: Teachers are the "tipping point" for bridging great ideas

Let's face it, we all are teachers. Whether we are teaching our children or a co-worker or our neighbor, the act of sharing information with someone else is a human experience we all share.

But here's the question, are you teaching as well as you could be?

Come listen to Fred Mednick, a former school principal and the founder of the non-profit Teachers Without Borders, as he hosts a WebEx about his experiences. 

Learn how global teaching communities, by sharing ideas, unlock their own native intelligence and that of the children they teach every day. Teaching heroes from West Africa, the Middle East, and Asia show that, if connected to information and to each other, they can act as tipping points to closing the educational divide.

This event is presented as part of our PasstheBall.com series aimed at helping everyone understand the value of sharing ideas to make them better.  If you missed Fred's last presentation, you can hear the WebEx here or download the slides.

Register today!

Details:
WebEx featuring Fred Mednick
Date: Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
10AM PDT   I   1PM EDT   I   5PM GMT (or UTC)

Video: Big Think featuring Ziggy Marley on Africa

This weekend, on July 4th, the United States celebrates Independence Day - our country's birthday.  While it's a time to appreciate what we have, it's also a time to think of those struggling for independence.

Thanks to technology and the ability to rapidly share information, we are all able to see how much we all have in common. We all want the same things: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

This video from singer and songwriter Ziggy Marley, features his idea for healing Africa. It's simple and solid. Actually, his metaphor works for all of us - coming together to change our world.

We want to hear your ideas for making change. You can post them at Passtheball.com. And if you don't have ideas, you can see what others are thinking - comment on their ideas or simply rate them.

If  you are an American - Happy Fourth of July - to everyone else, we wish you a happy, safe weekend.