An interview-style podcast that asks the question "What are the edu-innovators of today doing to transform education for tomorrow?"
Episode 15: Jennifer Vollmann - New Global Citizens
On this episode of The Transforming Education Podcast, I interview Jennifer Vollmann from New Global Citizens. Jennifer is at the head of this move connecting students to non-profits and connections to create opportunities for students to engage in a globally connected work style very much like the world of work they will be graduating into.
I'm so, so, so excited to have Jennifer Vollmann on the show with us today to share her insights on preparing students to be global citizens.
The focus of this week's episode is on how we can prepare students for the global world and help students realize how their actions will impact the world on a global level.
Students graduating today will be graduating into a world that Daniel Pink, Seth Godin, and Sir Ken Robinson all agree is a global world. Students will live in a world that crosses cultures on a daily basis without ever having to board a plane. All it takes is a click of a button.
Outsourcing, partnering, and creating new bodies of work that we can't even think about today will involve an intricate web of global networking.
Jennifer is at the head of this move connecting students to non-profits and connections to create opportunities for students to engage in a globally connected work style very much like the world of work they will be graduating into.
I love this kind of stuff, especially since I was the student who sat in school and wanted to know the clear connection the content I learned had to do with the real world.
Jennifer's work with New Global Citizens is doing just that.
So, for any of my listeners who are want to know how to best prepare their students to become global citizens or for the education entrepreneurs looking for how to take your startup idea from napkin to real work business plan, Jennifer can help give you the insight needed.
Jennifer shares
- How New Global Citzens was formed
- The need for a Global IQ score
- The benefit of travel (virtual and real) for students worldwide
- What the global economy looks like for graduates today
Quick note:
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Find out more and reach out to Jennifer at,
- Website: newglobalcitizens.org
- Twitter: @NGCitizens
- Email: jennifer@newglobalcitizens.org
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Episode 3: U-Class - Assignments Gone Global
On this episode of the Transforming Education Podcast, I'll be taking a look into what it means to globalize education when I interview two edu-preneurs who took their roots in teaching and created a more global classroom.
On this episode, I'll be taking a look into what it means to globalize education when I interview two edu-preneurs who took their roots in teaching and created a more global classroom.
About a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to run a breakout session at the NYC Global Education Forum and got to mingle with some of the key catalysts behind building a more global education.
On the interview today, I have the organizers behind that whole event and am so humbled that they have agreed to come on and discuss global education.
Zak Ringelstein and Leah Schrader founded UClass to build a more global education and help educators and students transcend learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. Their company U-Class links students and teachers together through assignments that have gone global.
Find out more about UClass by visiting their site here and reaching out to Zak@Uclass.org
What do you think? How do you envision a global education? You can share your story by leaving a comment below.
Episode 1: Edwin Dannen on the History of NYC Education
Ditch the education history book, meet Edwin Dannen, the grandfather of NYC Education. He started his work in the NYC Education Department right after World War II. He gives us the perfect perspective of where education has come from and helps direct its future.
Episode 1: Edwin Dannen
"The Grandfather of NYC Education"
June 18th, 2013
Wow! You know that feeling when you're in the presence of someone with such intellectual wisdom and experience, it becomes daunting. That's what I felt like this week when talking to Edwin Dannen. This man has seen it all and can arguably be called the greatest role model for the youth today. At age 93, he's still rocking and rolling and enjoying life; he even shares his thoughts as a lecturer at Hofstra University.
He joins in on the call this week to share his most recent thoughts on education and its needed transformation.
To get in contact with Edwin, he shares his personal email address with you:
What do YOU think we can learn from education leaders like Edwin who have been around the block a few zillion times?