Friday brings a new month as well as the release of our new website. We  are excited to welcome Julie Lindsay to our executive team. Julie is the Director and co-founder of the Flat Classroom Project and co-author of 'FlatteningClassrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step ata Time'. She will be working Thomas Stanley and together they will be directing and evaluating PBL and Flat Classroom projects for assessing mastery.

Glogster is also collaborating with us. Members will have the opportunity to learn from the best how to create fun, engaging lessons that can publish to the Universal Library for Learning. 

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Near to our heart in this issue is the report regarding education in central African Republic.  We are so lucky to have the opportunity to work with ghetto children in Kenya.  They have a thirst for learning and a love to share it with others.  They have the desire to leave the ghetto and understand the importance of education to fulfill that goal.
It is time we give all children this opportunity.  It is their right and if they are going to lead us successfully through the 21st century, it is our responsibility to insure they receive the best.

GAB held their first meeting!  This is a Global Advisory Board started by NGGE to discuss and address educational issues that effect us all.  These are dedicated individuals from around the world who are vested in insuring all learners become global citizens through  equal opportunity to quality education.
The meeting was not without glitches, several members were lost in the connection.  But with a little time and practice, we will succeed.
We'll start to hold meetings in the mornings and evenings of the first and third Thursdays of the month to accommodate for time differences.  Topics will be posted in the community calendar.
We're looking forward to exploring how to unite best practices and Open Education Resources to create interactive and engaging resources for the Universal Library for Learning.  There are changes in the air and we are proud to be a part of them.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The weekly NGGE paper is out!
http://paper.li/k12nextgen/1367075496

Coming soon to the internet near you! the NEW NGGE website! Follow us and see whats happening, what we've done, and what is coming down the road shortly!

     NGGE is thrilled to be an Official Supporter of Friend Our World 2013. Friend Our World is an online learning hub for children to unite in friendship games of geography, languages and global citizenship. Friend Our World runs throughout September with a special focus around International Day of Peace on 21 September.

- Be part of the largest ever peace event for schools
- Great teaching resources and prizes
- Special global forum on anti-bullying strategies for schools
- Register and get started in less than one minute
- Eight lucky children and one teacher will be selected to visit the United Nations Headquarters in New York
- Open to all school children and completely FREE of charge

http://www.friendourworld.org