Director’s Note: Join me, Dr. Diana Woolis, Director, Center for Learning in Practice in our Teaching and Learning Cafe (TLC) every Wednesday at 10:00 am Eastern Time for an open conversation about teaching and learning. Ask questions, share ideas, and make connections with other learning providers. The discussion series begins on April 15, 2020, and continues […]
Director’s Note | Number 13 | September 2019 Next Quarterly Newsletter: December 2019 CLiP Welcomes Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education to the Carey Institute for Faculty Development Design Workshop Co-hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Carey Institute, the September design workshop included a small team of designers from Yarmouk University, Arizona State University, […]
Refugee Educator Foundations of Practice Learning Community Pilot Launched A community of 114 educators will join inaugural pilot cohort this summer Rensselaerville, N.Y. – The Carey Institute’s Center for Learning in Practice launched Refugee Educator Foundations of Practice (REFP) Learning Community Pilot on July 15, 2019. A community of 114 educators in the states of […]
Note from the Director What Are You Reading This Summer? Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is just around the corner. For many it is a time for planned vacations and often of reading that thing you have been meaning to read all year or taking a course just for learning’s sake. Or perhaps you are focused on a project that […]
Refugee Educator Foundations of Practice Learning Community Pilot Launched A community of 114 educators will join inaugural pilot cohort this summer Rensselaerville, N.Y. – The Carey Institute’s Center for Learning in Practice launched Refugee Educator Foundations of Practice (REFP) Learning Community Pilot on July 15, 2019. A community of 114 educators in the states of […]
Director’s Note | Number 14 | December 2019 Next Quarterly Newsletter: March 2020 What a Year! We could not have imagined in 2017 when we issued a call for participation in our prototype development workshop for a Refugee Educator Academy, with the framing call to action (below), that so much could happen so fast. Thanks to partners, […]
October 2018 This fall finds us with new funding, participating in invited events, developing substantive relationships, and offering new courses. We are delighted with a new partnership with Bard College for their “Blended Learning for Higher Education Enrichment and Access” initiative for refugee learners in Germany and Jordon. UNCHR took note of our course Accelerated […]
Advisors Collaborate to Host Action for Teachers of Refugees Event Rensselaerville, N.Y.—Eight leaders in learning design have signed on to the Carey Institute for Global Good’s advisory council for the Center for Learning in Practice. These advisors include: learning ecosystems expert Dr. Cathy Casserly; knowledge management author, Nancy Dixon; Sarah Dryden-Peterson, associate professor at the […]
Center for Learning in Practice Joins the International Teacher Task Force A Global Alliance of Partners Working to Address the “Teacher Gap” September 10, 2019 Rensselaerville, N.Y. – The Carey Institute for Global Good’sCenter for Learning in Practicehas been accepted asa member of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (Teacher Task Force). […]
September 2018 It is fitting that this Practice Note is issued on the cusp of harvest time (in the US anyway). With it, we share the fruits of our labor over the last several months. We have reached some significant milestones and are delighted to share them with you. • Our first thematic paper, the […]