Solutionary Congress: Empowering and Educating Global Problem-Solvers

How can educators effectively help students develop skills and mindsets to become “solutionaries” for a more just & sustainable world?

Thursday, August 28 from 9-10am PT (12-1pm ET), this realtime chat took place with +Zoe Weil and +David Sidwell.

This webinar was part of a month-long series called *”Cultivating Global, Entrepreneurial Learners in the Networked Age.”* Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/entrepreneuriallearning

From this Series:

• Part 1—Hive Learning Networks: Championing Digital Skills and Web Literacy Around the World
• Part 2—Online Model U.N. – Helping Tomorrow’s Global Leaders Collaborate on Real-World Issues
• Part 3—Some of the Best Learning Happens Where You’d Least Expect

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Zoe Weil – President of the Institute for Humane Education
• David Sidwell – Helped launch the first Solutionary Congress in 2013

Resources for this webinar:

• About Solutionary Congress
• Edutopia: “How Do We Educate Global Problem Solvers?”
• [PDF] Solutionary Congress Starter Kit
• Zoe Weil TEDx Talk: The World Becomes What You Teach
• Zoe Weil TEDx Talk: How to be a Solutionary
• Zoe Weil TEDx Talk: How will you Answer this Question?
• The Institute for Humane Education

Photos/ Katie Jones Cain

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter