EDUCATION DEANS
 
A network of networks promoting education & serving Deans of Education
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    • Involving Regional & National Deans Associations
    • Inviting Deans & Faculties to Participate
    • Webinars & Workshops >
      • GNDE Meeting at AERA 2019
    • Consortium of Education & Other Faculties on HPSD
    • Global Learning Equity Network
  • Global/UN Initiatives
    • Global Educator Organizations Collaboration
    • Global Initiatives on Transforming School Systems
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Learning, Teaching, Research, Community
GNDE Activities

The Global Network of Deans of Education (GNDE) is undertaking several global activities as part of its work to support Deans of Education. These include the networking activities listed below on this page and the representation activities noted on this page of this web site.

GNDE Networking Activities:

  • mapping out national and regional associations of education deans and their current activities

  • communicating with all faculties of education to invite their participation in the network

  • a side meeting at the conference of the American Education Research Association (AERA) held from 5-9 April 2019 in Toronto, Canada

  • participating in the consortium of groups working on teacher education/development related to health and social development convened by the FRESH Partnership (a committee of UN agencies, donors and NGO’s)

  • collaborating with the Global Learning Equity Network led by the University of Newcastle in Australia

  • planning a Strategic Workshop on 'The Essential Role of Faculties of Education in Serving Students, Communities, States, Countries and the Global Community' at the University of Innsbruck, Austria from 24-27 May 2020 (by invitation).  Due to worldwide concerns about health and wellbeing this meeting was cancelled.  In early 2022, discussions on this event have been resumed; more details to follow.
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A global network...
  • led by regional and national associations
  • linked with global networks concerned with education
  • offering faculty leaders an opportunity to collaborate and contribute
  • promoting equity and educational success through selected global initiatives

Professional development for educators
  • Celebrating and Developing Inspirational Educators
  • Explore free professional development courses and webinars from Sanford Inspire [be sure to identify GNDE when you create your profile]

Harmony at Home
  • Online toolkit supports educators, families, and caregivers with social emotional learning resources for boys and girls of all ages

The beginnings of GNDE
  • view the recording of our initial meeting

 Education in a Globalized World - Some Selected Items (See our updated list)

The UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
education is not only described in Goal #4 but throughout all the other goals and where education has been described by the UN Secretary General and others as the central vehicle for their achievement
The Education Workforce Initiative of the Education Commission on financing led by Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy on Education
UNESCO Activities, including monitoring of education through its Institute for Statistics, the International Task Force on Teachers and the 2030 Framework for Action arising from the 2015 Incheon Declaration endorsed by member states as well as the status of K-12 teachers and post-secondary educators and the annual Global Education Monitoring Report
OECD Activities including the Education 2030 initiative on competency-based curricula, the OECD Education at a Glance reporting on the state of education around the world and the expanding use of the PISA report in policy-making
World Bank Activities including monitoring and influencing of education quality through its funding and SABER systems monitoring