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World Savvy is attending the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) 2024 Fall Conference. If you’re going, stop by our booth and meet Jonathan Filzen, Director of K-12 Outreach & Engagement for the Midwest region, to find out how World Savvy can help you achieve your district’s priorities!

While you’re there, ask us about the transformative work already taking place at some of our current Minnesota district and school partners including, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District and AIM Academy of Science and Technology.

 

World Savvy is attending the Turn Up & Turn Out Civic Education Fair in Atherton, CA. Come stop by our booth to connect with Marley Wertheimer, Director of K-12 Outreach & Engagement for the West region.

 

Leading for Collective Action: Co-creating the Future of Teaching & Learning

World Savvy is attending the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) Fall Conference. If you’re going, be sure to add our presentation to your agenda!

What We’re Talking About

Reimagining the future of education for a complex and ever-changing world is no small task, but it is one that we must undertake with urgency and focus.

Given the current state of education, it might feel irresponsible to turn our focus away from the present. School leaders are managing low test scores, high rates of depression and anxiety, divided communities, and unprecedented teacher shortages. But it is precisely for these reasons that we must transform the current system and bring forth a new vision.

And you do not have to do it alone.

In this session, we will explore how school leaders can unleash the creativity of their students, educators, and community members and enlist their support to reimagine the future of teaching and learning so everyone inside your district can have joyful learning experiences that cultivate connections, feel relevant and engaging, and develop the skills and dispositions necessary to thrive in both community and career.

Presenters

• Dr. Jeff Collier, Superintendent, Saginaw ISD
• KK Neimann, National Director of District & Strategic Initiatives, World Savvy

How to Attend

• Date: Wednesday, Sept. 18
• Time: 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
• Location: Michigan G/H

​​​​​Join World Savvy for our first West Coast Critical Conversation on the transformative power of AI in Education. Co-hosted with Google and in partnership with the AI Education Project, Digital Promise, and KnowledgeWorks, we’re bringing together a diverse group of EdTech leaders, AI experts, teachers, and students to explore how AI is revolutionizing teaching and learning. This event will take place Thursday, September 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the TM2 building on Google’s San Jose Campus.

Event Highlights:

• Expert insights on AI in education
• Dynamic discussions with panelists and attendees facilitated by students from World Savvy partner schools
• Student perspectives about their experiences with AI tools and technologies and their impact on their learning journey
• Complimentary brunch + networking with peers and industry leaders in EdTech

Why AI?

AI is transforming teaching, learning, and practice at a rapid rate, making it more important than ever for K-12 education to center the 21st-century skills necessary for future graduates to thrive in college, career, and life in this changing world.

Together, we will consider essential questions such as: How might AI affect educational equity and attainment? What effects could AI have on social-emotional learning and school culture, connection, and belonging? And perhaps most importantly, how are we preparing our youth for this future?

About Critical Conversations

World Savvy’s Critical Conversation series provokes deep thought and elevates innovative voices, so come prepared to gain a new perspective. Each event brings together a diverse group of leaders and experts, educators, and students for an interactive and intergenerational discussion on urgent topics impacting education.

Event Details

Parking: Parking is available in the surface lot on the northeast side of the TM2 building. Please follow the signs directing you to the TM2 building entrance.

Admission: No ticket is required for entry. However, upon arrival, have a government ID ready to present at the registration tent outside the building entrance in accordance Google’s policy.

For those bringing students: Students aged 16 or older must present a government or student ID according to Google’s policy. Only students with pre-approved Google permission slips will be admitted.

World Savvy is proud to co-host a Leading for Global Competence professional learning cohort with the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE).

This cohort is exclusively for Colorado CASE members.

Join top education leaders in Colorado for World Savvy’s cohort-based leadership program (Leading for Global Competence) that provides the space, time, and thought partnership to reimagine education through global competence and foster lasting change.

Through engaging workshops, thought-provoking dialogue, and helpful frameworks and resources, participants build the capacity to embed global competence across a district and form a supportive professional community committed to this innovative work.

This cohort will run from July 2024 to July 2025 in a hybrid format. The first session has passed but we welcome you to join for the rest of the year and remaining 5 sessions. All resources will be shared via email. Session 2 takes places Oct. 24.

Participants will gain:

• A concrete action plan built to address your current challenges and meet the needs of your community. We will help you identify and prioritize action items to get the most out of your time & resources.
• Critical skills are required for tough conversations about long-term issues, building a solid foundation for lasting change.
• A network of peers from whom you can receive support, thought partnership, and feedback as you collaborate to design the future of learning in your districts.
• Strategic design thinking to improve efficiency and prioritize action items
• Exclusive World Savvy frameworks and resources, including our Leadership and Educator frameworks.

Get complete registration information here, including session dates and program cost.

If you and/or your organization are interested in participating in a leadership cohort, please contact Marley Wertheimer (marley@worldsavvy.org) for more information.

Join World Savvy and Minnesota youth for an intergenerational conversation!

Date: May 16, 2024

Location: Minneapolis, MN

RSVP to Attend:

https://criticalconversation.eventbrite.com

Gen Z is our most incredible generation yet, with tenacity, creativity, and the potential to change the world. And yet too often our young people are talked about as the challenge or the burden is placed on them to adapt to antiquated structures. What do we need to understand about who this next generation of young people are? And how do we cultivate an education system that will support them to perform at their highest level? 

Join World Savvy and youth from across our region for an intergenerational conversation, “Understanding & Amplifying the Power and Talent of Young People.” Keynote speaker, bestselling author, and generational thought leader Mark C. Perna will kick off the event as together, we find out what makes this generation of young people so unique and how to tap into their intelligence and potential as we face a complex future together.

This event is part of World Savvy’s ‘Critical Conversation’ series featuring thought leaders speaking on various topics that impact education and the heart of our work.

About the Keynote Speaker: Mark C. Perna

Author, speaker, and CEO Mark C. Perna shares his experience as a performance consultant for education and workforce development across North America. For over 25 years, Mark has devoted his career to empowering educators and employers to unleash the tremendous potential of today’s young people. Mark’s best practices have helped parents, schools, districts, businesses, and state organizations across North America to connect more effectively with younger generations.

Mark has published numerous articles in national publications and frequently interviews on radio shows, television, and podcasts. His award-winning bestseller book, Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations, was written to help educators, employers, and parents understand and inspire millennials and Z generations. To share this message, Mark has spoken at Harvard University and delivers more than 70 keynote speeches annually at national and statewide events.

The journey to create adaptive, student-centered, future-ready schools begins with visionary leadership.
World Savvy’s Leading for Global Competence cohorts support school and district leaders in reimagining education through global competence.

Global Competence refers to the skills, values, and behaviors necessary to thrive in an ever-changing and complex world. It’s a transformative lens through which we can create future-ready learning environments that prepare every student to succeed in a global economy. Global Competence provides an organizing framework that encompasses critical areas in K-12 education – STEM, SEL, DEIJ, PBL, Civics, and CTE. By tackling these collectively through Global Competence, school leaders can avoid initiative fatigue while ensuring all objectives remain front and center.

Across 8 hours of workshops and facilitated discussion, we will build the capacity to embed global competence into teaching, learning, and culture while laying the groundwork for deep, sustainable work with students and school communities.

Our transformative model creates a lasting impact that goes beyond an individual teacher or administrator, ensuring that future generations benefit from the choices made today. By working as a cohort, Leading for Global Competence creates space to discuss the challenges you face, and work directly with your colleagues to develop practical solutions.

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We’re offering two cohort opportunities this Summer:

• Cohort A sessions will be held virtually on Tuesdays from 8:30 – 10:30 am CDT
• Cohort B sessions will be held virtually on Tuesdays from 3:00 – 5:00 pm CDT

Both cohorts will meet on the following dates:

• Tuesday, October 3, 2023
• Tuesday, October 31, 2023
• Tuesday, November 14, 2023
• Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Space is limited, register to save your seat today!

Interested in hosting a cohort experience for your entire leadership team? Contact us to learn more about program facilitation and receive a custom quote for your school or district. Email info@worldsavvy.org today!