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SDGs and Educational Technology

Alexa Rose Pettinari

Project Officer, Global Schools Program, UNSDSN

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Meet the presenter

Alexa is a Project Officer for the Advocacy team with the UNSDSN Global Schools Program. She is also Head of the Department of Sustainability at an International School in Malaysia. She has a Bachelors in Environmental Ethics and Policy from the University of Portland and a Masters in Education from the University of the People. Her driving motivation stems from Paolo Freire’s concept that “education is politics”

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Outline

  • What is SDG 4?
  • Teaching Resources
  • Personalization of Learning
  • Globalization
  • Educational Leadership

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Teaching Resources

Sharing teaching resources within a school

Flexibility of resources

Sharing teaching resources by topic across the world

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Personalization of Learning

Problem-based learning

Adaptive instruction

Ubiquitous learning

Conference presentation

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Globalization

Real time connection to communities all over the world.

Sharing of ideas, solutions, problems, and opinions.

Intellectual trade of communication strategies.

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Educational Leadership

Efficiency in data collection (quizzes, tests, surveys).

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Rapid shift in educational leadership strategies.

Identification of problem areas and root causes to be addressed.

Breaking the “gap” between schoolwork and homework with ubiquitous learning and maximizing learning potential.

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Thank you

Alexa Rose Pettinari

UNSDSN Global Schools Program

alexar.pettinari@globalschoolsprogram.org

www.globalschoolsprogram.org

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