2020 GlobalMindED
The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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This week and next, readers will meet our outstanding GlobalMindED Ambassadors like Jules, thanks to our partnership with Every Learner Everywhere. You will learn first hand what these strong students have been through and how their determination defines their destiny. You will see why working with these students in your own diverse talent pipeline will enrich your company and your mission. Jules is part of our cohort of students who produced two reports, Student Speak and Peer to Peer Students Speak land for whom our 2020 Inclusive Leaders and mentors are some among many role models. Meet this remarkable Native leader and start your day with his strength, stamina and success. |
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I was born lucky, with a passion for learning and an arrogance that got me through 12 years of public education in one piece. I completed about half my education in the Navajo Nation, the tribe I am born for. Then, at about 12 years old, I moved off the reservation and eventually finished my high school diploma in suburbia.
Right now I am in a Bachelor's degree program in Anthropology with a minor in Journalism and Multimedia Studies. What I hope to do is create media - primarily videos, that educate people on the many ways of being human. Namely, language and media across time and space.
There is so much more to human nature than what our public education system is willing to teach. The schools I attended on the reservations were not always focused on creating the most well rounded student possible. I understand why, with so many of their students facing issues outside the classroom. Issues that make getting a quality education less important. When I moved to Denver, then Mesa, the education was leagues above what I received on the reservation.
The outlooks on education before and after leaving the reservation were a stark contrast. However, the greatest lesson I learned was that money mattered when it came to getting a well rounded education.
It was difficult understanding how hard my family’s circumstances were growing up but it became clear when I started interacting with my peers in college. Many could afford housing, books, expensive laptops and cars. They had houses to go back to for break with bedrooms that will always be theirs - each of my trips home were laced with uncertainty. Many did not worry about their family while at school. I had thoughts of dropping out so that I could be another leg of support. Nothing was as jolting as realizing how different the lives my peers are living from me.
In such a polarized world, giving people a source for diverse cultures is desperately needed to broaden the social consciousness. It is ridiculous how easy it is to fall into a constant feedback loops of one's ideas nowadays with algorithms aimed to create echo chambers. There is a need to leave the chamber and take a few steps back. What I am most concerned with is making sure the public is as educated as possible about issues that affect them directly. Education is at war with media when really, the two should work together.
There are already many successful edutainment channels and companies, born online. I would like to add to this reservoir of quality public education. The world needs fierce and passionate educators, willing to go the distance. If there is anything I can do, it is share my love for humans and culture, and maybe inspire others to do the same. Working with the GlobalMindED Community and those at Fort Lewis College as well as my Native networks, I look forward to achieving and exceeding my ambitions.
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GlobalMindED and the SDG Impact Fund are delighted to announce GlobalMindED's Donor Advised Fund. 2020 is the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Women's Declaration and Action Platform. Many from around the world are thinking of 2020 as the gateway to our most vital decade for delivering equity, the Sustainable Development Goals, and a world where all can thrive. Our key time for these outcomes is 2020-2030.
GlobalMindED DAF and the SDG Impact Fund are a powerful combined force for good as the 2019 year comes to a close and we reflect on the gratitude and the commitments we make to the causes we care most about. The DAF offers immense power and flexibility for giving prior to the year's end as you plant seeds of generous intention for 2020 and the decade ahead.
When you contribute to GlobalMindED, you support First Gen students. We have served more than 400 students by connecting them to role models, mentors, internships and jobs. Your generous support will allow us to take our work 10x and reach these talented students at scale who lack the resources and support we provide. Your support also helps teachers who can't afford the conference fees, faculty at colleges which are under resourced and students who persist at those universities despite food insecurity and/or housing insecurity.
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THE FLYOVER NATION
Energy's Role in a Troubled Heartland
By J.C. Whorton
A unique and timely discussion of the challenging issues facing the country’s troubled Heartland.
Since the beginning of westward expansion into the Heartland’s vast regions, natural resource development has played a historic role in shaping its communities. Today, domestic oil and gas development offers one of the strongest prospects for the Heartland’s present and future prosperity as well as the nation’s re-emergence as a dominant player in the global energy economy.
The U.S. is now the world’s largest producer of crude oil and natural gas, two circumstances that are universally disrupting international geopolitical order. The earth has a finite supply of natural resources and a rapidly growing and over consuming population.
As America positions itself for a very uncertain and constantly evolving global marketplace, will the Heartland become America’s “great connector” or “great divide”?
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J.C. Whorton is a senior level energy and financial professional with over forty years of essential experience. Having a ranching and Native American heritage, Mr. Whorton is a strong advocate for rural education and economic development initiatives.
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Links to read about Inclusive Leaders, many of whom are African American and people of color:
Curated sessions from GlobalMindED 2020 YouTube channel:
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From the Center for Positive Organizations:
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From the World Academy of Art & Science and UN; Geneva Global Leadership in the 21st Century econference:
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Listen here for an interview with Pam Newkirk, GlobalMindED speaker and author of Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion- Dollar Business.
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Meet GlobalMindED Founder, Carol Carter as interviewed by Tim Moore on his podcast Success Made to Last: From Success to Significance
Listen to Part 1 of Carol's interview
Listen to Part 2 of Carol's interview
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Recent GlobalMindED Newsletter Profiles:
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Since 2006 when the flagship TGR Learning Lab opened its doors in Anaheim, CA, TGR Foundation has had a lot to celebrate, including its most recent milestone of one million students impacted by TGR EDU: Explore, alone.
Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, TGR EDU: Explore is a free digital resource library that offers interactive web experiences, lesson plans, training videos and tools for educators, students and families to explore new disciplines and gain skills for a modern and expanding workforce.
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As you start the New Year, are you looking for ways to re-engineer your classroom culture? Check out Designing the Future: How Engineering Builds Creative Critical Thinking in the Classroom. The associated website has lots of activities, projects, and resources you can implement immediately. Our fall workshops using the book as a roadmap for change have been highly successful. Start designing the future today - try using the customized Study Guide for a book study in your PLC. Or contact ProjectEngin or Solution Tree to learn how you can bring professional development based on Ann's book to your school, district, or conference.
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