tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34811322757040536092024-03-05T02:01:35.155-08:00Exploring Educational Excellence with the EECAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-53054286535242707522017-04-11T12:37:00.001-07:002017-04-11T12:37:21.116-07:00Please Join Us at Our New Location!<h2 style="margin: 6pt 0in;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In response to members' suggestions, DKG is now posting <u>all</u> international committee blogs in a "uniblog" accessed from the home page at <a href="http://dkg.org/" target="_blank">dkg.org</a> (look for the "Blog" button just above the survey!). In this way, members will be able to find <u>all</u> blog messages quickly and will be informed about all areas of DKG. A new feature is included, as Founder Annie Webb Blanton will be blogging as well!<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-67630037926579722302017-02-06T13:55:00.000-08:002017-03-13T12:10:50.009-07:00Reflections on CTAUN 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
When you hear the word “refugee” what comes to mind? Boat
people from the Viet Nam era or maybe Latin Americans fleeing their homes to
settle in the Southwest part of the United States? Perhaps you think about the pictures
you see on the news or Facebook of the many Syrians desperately looking for
somewhere to go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Refugees:
The 21<sup>st</sup> Century Challenge was the title of the 18<sup>th</sup>
Annual CTAUN (Committee on Teaching About the United Nations) Conference held
at the UN in New York. More than 65 million people in this world are considered
refugees, with over 21 million of those being forcibly displaced from their
homes. Currently 51% are children under the age of 18.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the
conference we heard from speakers who shared these facts among many others. Did
you know that the United States has accepted the smallest amount of refugees of
any country in the world?<o:p></o:p></div>
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What spoke to me the most was the
panel of student refugees who shared their stories. One young man said although
he wanted desperately to attend school in the refugee camp it was often a
choice between standing in line for food or going to the classes. Another
explained that being resettled is not the end. Integration is very challenging.
The student stories humanized the issue for me. They are real people who want
the same things we do: food, water, an education, and most importantly a HOME.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the conclusion of the conference
a CTAUN Statement was read and adopted by the over 700 in attendance. This
statement can be found under DKG@UN Relationship on the Educational Excellence Committee page under the Committees tab at <a href="http://www.dkg.org/">www.dkg.org</a>. To find out more information about
the conference and to get a complete summary visit <a href="http://www.ctaun.org/">www.ctaun.org</a> .<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-4948531568485662822017-01-29T10:20:00.002-08:002017-03-13T12:10:50.000-07:00DKG: Empowering Women in Leadership<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
One of the goals of the Educational
Excellence Committee is to <i>Empower women
through leadership opportunities</i>. An
objective to help us reach this goal is to <i>Empower
leaders to impact policy and people worldwide</i>. These words bring an image to my mind of
Rosie the Riveter or Wonder Woman. I
visualize myself standing tall, confidently taking on any roadblock that would
potentially stifle progress for women around the world. This picture is inspiring, but it does not
accurately describe my ability to empower leaders, who impact policy, that
ultimately impacts people worldwide.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Empowering leaders is often accomplished
through one on one conversations, emails, or other personal communication. I have the privilege of representing the
citizens of my community as an elected member of our City Council. My decisions or votes don’t have global
impact, but they certainly impact policy and people in my little corner of the
world. I serve in that capacity because
a group of women took the iniative to empower me through leadership opportunities. I am forever grateful to them! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ask
yourself how you can empower a leader, or potential leader. Will words of encouragement or offers of
assistance inspire a woman you know to run for elected office? Could your email
impact a legislator’s vote? Would your involvement in a DKG Forum help inform
others of educational issues around the world? Please consider how you can help
<i>Empower women through leadership
opportunities. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-5170775698001061472017-01-09T10:42:00.000-08:002017-03-13T12:10:50.005-07:00Register Now! Time is running out!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
The Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN - pronounced
Cee-tawn) invites everyone to the 18<sup>th</sup> annual conference at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York –<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Refugees: The 21<sup>st</sup> Century Challenge.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Refugees and
migrants have been a large part of US history bringing new energy, ideas,
innovations, cultures, customs and more, creating a nation of diversity and power
which has become a role model for the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Today we face the
largest refugee/migrant movement since the Second World War and, wherever we
turn, we are bombarded by media images of desperate but determined faces of
people on frightening journeys to overburdened and increasingly unwelcoming
countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How do we bridge
the fear on both sides? What are the cross-cultural issues involved in
assimilation, and the challenges to host nations? What are the implications of
a generation deprived of its education and what can we, as individuals and
educators, do to remedy that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The CTAUN conference
will present representatives from the United Nations, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), and refugees themselves to tell their story, what is
being done and what actions need to be taken. To learn more and register go to <a href="http://www.teachun.org/">www.teachun.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Can’t make it in
January? Well, follow along with the EEC
committee as we provide updates and reviews on this event in the future. And
check out the <i>DKG@UN</i> newsletters for
information on global issues put forward there by your NGO/UN representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-87107427912688879352016-06-08T18:53:00.000-07:002016-06-08T18:53:05.506-07:00Join us in Nashville!With over 100 breakout sessions, several outstanding keynote speakers, a variety of Hot Topics Sessions and mini sessions in the Cyber Center, everyone will find something of interest at the 2016 International Convention in Nashville. Come ready to learn, to network and to experience convention, DKG, and Nashville. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGO7rP2te_Ssvnehua9uPE0izJqOFhlssMzlo8TzebcQaqSZQQs2Hp8aWvV0pQkc2ydSEWh2eOYg4vidoPOFtZLQ0QYQ8eVDUjz_YcwvYx_G7QTOwoeHw_6WHdRO7dgBGffhLy956YBM/s1600/nashville-725986_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGO7rP2te_Ssvnehua9uPE0izJqOFhlssMzlo8TzebcQaqSZQQs2Hp8aWvV0pQkc2ydSEWh2eOYg4vidoPOFtZLQ0QYQ8eVDUjz_YcwvYx_G7QTOwoeHw_6WHdRO7dgBGffhLy956YBM/s200/nashville-725986_1280.jpg" width="200" /></a>Check out the schedules for all sessions posted under Events on the DKG website, download the DKG App or see the convention program when you get to convention for more details. Not registered yet? There is still time! <br />
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In addition to meeting representatives from UNICEF (Schools for Africa), visiting with our NGO representatives (DKG and the UN), and attending the Forums (DKG impacting legislation around the world), you can learn more about the "C" in EEC by attending the International Educational Excellence Committee's breakout session.<br />
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See you in Nashville!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555955462176431970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481132275704053609.post-76683449227707053232016-02-05T13:28:00.003-08:002017-03-13T12:10:50.013-07:00CTAUN: Reaching for a Sustainable World<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">International Educational Excellence
Committee responsibilities include the promotion of the DGK and United Nations
relationship and, therefore, the Committee on Teaching About the UN
(CTAUN). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Several committee members were able to
attend the 2016 conference held at the UN Headquarters in New York in January.
In addition to “hosting” the second worst snowstorm the city has seen, the
conference provided information and resources for members and educators to
develop global awareness in schools and communities around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmp0y7vrP39Ap1OSiHQnQojkJriuSKyzvIJArfTo-0WaVRLybYqCNmBq8bE73aB4L6ZuuBzsnGuQa6QuZeAwCBu1G7P0g1DOv8bZPpHnOn0yNNeqrRmtbdYO9fpeXHD08zmnXrjQWGQM/s1600/IMG_20160122_101038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmp0y7vrP39Ap1OSiHQnQojkJriuSKyzvIJArfTo-0WaVRLybYqCNmBq8bE73aB4L6ZuuBzsnGuQa6QuZeAwCBu1G7P0g1DOv8bZPpHnOn0yNNeqrRmtbdYO9fpeXHD08zmnXrjQWGQM/s320/IMG_20160122_101038.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The focus of the conference was: <i>Stewardship for a Sustainable World: <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Education
in the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs).</span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> With 17 SDGs, they are
amazingly interwoven and include <i>No
Poverty</i>, <i>Quality Education, Gender
Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action,</i> and <i>Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions</i>. From the panels about ending hunger and to
those on taking care of the earth, topics lent themselves to every level of
education. A spotlight moment was given
to Christine Leronimo, the author of <i>A
Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across
the World</i>, which would be a great read-aloud in any elementary classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sustainable Development Goals can only
be reached if we all work together: these are values we share as educators and
as human beings. For more information and the date of future conferences, visit
</span><a href="http://www.ctaun.org/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">www.ctaun.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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