TakingITGlobal

11 http://www.tiged.org In 2015, TakingITGlobal launched its fourth professional learning course, Education for Social Innovation. This new masters course, co- designed with a group of lead educators from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), bring together elements of our Students Voice and Global Citizenship course with new content infusing topics of social change, entrepreneurship, and technology for pedagogical documentation. The course also seeks to engage teachers and students by encouraging them to co-develop classroom based social innovation projects on local or global issues. Through this blended-learning process, students are empowered to identify and address issues they feel are important. The course content provides the participants with the support needed to incorporate social innovation and 21 st century learning to address these issues while finding clear connections with their curriculum objectives. By end of the course, educators have gained a better understanding of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, its impact on communities, and designed and implemented co-develop classroom projects. C E E S A In September of 2015, the second cohort of the Education for Social Innovation course started with 27 educators from 6 Central and Eastern European countries. The co-development of classroom projects gave students the voice and opportunity to work on issues in their community that they are interested in. A few of the project these educators have co-developed with their students include bringing awareness to the current refugee crisis in Europe, disability, literacy in other countries, and homelessness. In March of 2016, these educators will be sharing their social innovation projects at the Central and Eastern European Schools Association conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The most inspiring outcome from both our Education for Social Innovation cohorts is the way that teachers encouraged students to reach beyond the classroom, forming partnerships with local and global organizations to bring their learning to life. We're so proud of the incredible amount of effort and dedication teachers, administration as well as students put into these projects. Education for social innovation

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