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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).

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