What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
OUR TEAM
Our Team employs technology to advance cross-cultural collaboration, project-based learning, and issues-oriented storytelling–all linked explicitly to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
Andy Long
Chief of Learning
Chris Dubia
Chief of Innovation
Kent Lewis
Chief of Strategy
Helene Theros
Chief of Communications
OUR ADVISORS
Marshall (Mike) S. Smith
Senior Advisor
Former Dean, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Former Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Vijay Kumar
Senior Advisor
Associate Dean, Open Learning & Executive Director Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aaron Huslage
Emerging Technology
Aaron is an open source hardware designer, open source software contributor, and entrepreneur.
Alan Mather
STEAM
Chief Officer for Career and College Success, Chicago Public Schools. Alan is a decorated educator who received the first-ever Stanley C. Golder “Golden Apple” Award for outstanding principals in Chicago.
Dan Baldwin
Science and Math
Dan is a science and math educator, an environmentalist, and expert in project-based learning.
Jennifer Geist
Storytelling
Jennifer is a global education program designer, curriculum curator, project based learning coach, collaboration mentor, and master of storytelling.
Lola Fatoyinbo
Biospheric Sciences
Lola is a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory. Lola is the recipient of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Veronica Boix Mansilla
Global Competency
Veronica is a Principal Investigator and Steering Committee member at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she leads the IdGlobal Project and chairs the Future of Learning Institute.
OUR PARTNERS
Resources for Being a Human: Homo Sapiens—the Storytelling Animal
Mapping the Mangroves Wireless Temperature Sensor
Mangroves are very sensitive to changes in temperature over time. We want to measure the air and water temperature around mangrove trees to better understand this correlation. This tutorial will show you how to assemble the Mapping The Mangroves Wireless Temperature Sensor. To Learn more about Mapping the Mangroves by MapWorks Learning, Visit Mapping the Mangroves
Mapping the Mangroves by MapWorks Learning
The Mangrove Mapping Curricula strives to provide opportunities for students to learn about and explore mangroves and their ecosystems. Through this process it is hoped that students develop and understanding and appreciation for mangroves and the role they play in a healthy environment. To Learn more about Mapping the Mangroves by MapWorks Learning, Visit Mapping the Mangroves
Pixar in a Box | Partner content | Khan Academy
Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. The subjects you learn in school — math, science, computer science, and humanities — are used every day to create amazing movies at Pixar. This collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Khan Academy is sponsored by Disney.
YouthLearn ” Digital Storytelling
This curriculum was developed by the YouthLearn team for the Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) program. AYV was a ten-year, philanthropic effort of the Adobe Foundation to increase creativity in education. The entire collection of curriculum and resources developed for the AYV program can be found on the Adobe Education Exchange – Youth Media.
Digital Storytelling Lesson Plans
More sites to help you find success in your classroom Rubric Maker Create custom rubrics for your classroom. Graphic Organizer Maker Create custom graphic organizers for your classroom. Pics4Learning A curated, copyright-friendly image library that is safe and free for education.
8 Steps to Great Digital Storytelling – EdTechTeacher
Stories bring us together, encourage us to understand and empathize, and help us to communicate. Long before paper and books were common and affordable, information passed from generation to generation through this oral tradition of storytelling.
Teach Youth Radio: Storytelling Resources For Educators.
Free storytelling resources for educators from Youth Radio, NPR’s youth desk.
Circle of Stories | PBS
Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling.
