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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“How do you honor a king?” In honoring Chadwick Boseman, with our feature story, these words, written by Danai Gurira, Boseman’s dear friend, and co-star in the Marvel franchise ‘Black Panther’ ring true. On the Trevor Noah show Boseman, who passed away on August 28, 2020, spoke of being the hero in his own story. Those he left behind to celebrate his life, know he was much more, the hero of everyone’s story.
Boseman was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina by black parents Carolyn and Leroy Boseman. He told Rolling Stone that he was a quiet kid who was skilled enough in basketball to win college recruitments. Despite the offers, his path changed suddenly. In Boseman’s commencement address to his alma mater Howard University, class of 2018, he said “purpose is an essential element of you that crosses disciplines. Press on with pride and press on with purpose.” Boseman did just that when meeting with tragedy in his junior year of high school when a friend on his team was shot and killed. Immediately after, Boseman sought refuge in the arts, creating and directing his first play titled Crossroads to address the fatal event. This moment launched Boseman’s prolific path of using the arts to tell stories the world needed to hear, stories like Boseman’s depiction of the first Black Supreme Court Justice in the film Marshall (2017) and in 42 as Jackie Robinson (2013). Perhaps Boseman said it best, “as an African-American actor, a lot of our stories haven't been told (imdb).”
Boseman attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in directing. His experiences included being mentored by Phylicia Rashad and a receiving scholarship to attend the Oxford Mid-Summer Program of the British American Drama Academy in London contributed by none other than Denzel Washington.
Prior to an illustrious career in film, Boseman revived a degree from New York City's Digital Film Academy and worked as an instructor at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York. His rise to success was fraught with challenges as Boseman strove to defy racial boundaries and harmful stereotypes both in front of and behind the camera. In his commencement address, he spoke of getting fired from an early acting role because he questioned the show's producers about it “playing on stereotypes." “Sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is and how you need to fight it," he told the class of 2018.
Both a king on the screen and a hero off-screen, Chadwick’s portrayal as T'Challa, one of the first black superheroes (originally penned in 1966) won an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award among many others. During the peak of his successes, he reached back to support those who looked up to him. On a televised tour of ‘Black Panther’ surrounded by his co-stars, he spoke of mentoring young cancer patients. He said, "when I dared to challenge the system that would relegate us to victims and stereotypes with no clear historical backgrounds, no hopes or talents when I questioned that method of portrayal, a different path opened up for me, the path to my destiny." To answer the question, “how do you honor a king?” I propose we follow in his destiny. Boseman Forever!
Story Contributed by Mikey R., our latest intern. A bit about him:
I am a rising high school junior committed to pursuing education and developing my talents towards service to others. I’m grateful to note that my passion for making a positive difference is a reflection of my family's legacy of perseverance. As I overcome, learn, and grow, it is in my heart to help others do the same. This has contributed to the person I am today: a coder, innovator, musician, scientist, athlete, altruist, and writer. I am excited to start my internship at GlobalMindED; an organization that is not only a platform of equity and change but also equips those who may not ordinarily have the opportunity -- to become change agents themselves. I feel grateful to Carol Carter, who is the Founder and CEO for giving me this opportunity and consider her a role model.
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Join the US Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, GlobalMindED, and our distinguished guest panelists as we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in honor of the many accomplishments of our Hispanic community and further promote pathways to continued success. The purpose of the webinars is to inspire linguistically and culturally diverse students to cherish, nurture and revere their primary culture, heritage, and language so they can realize the short- and long-term personal, educational, and professional benefits of being multilingual.
Hispanic Language Heritage: Retention of Heritage Culture and Language(s)
Date: September 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET
There are many benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s
global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through
school, or learning languages later in life can provide lifelong tangible benefits including cognitive, economic, educational and sociocultural.
Panelists:
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Dr. Cristina Alfaro, Interim Associate Vice President for International Affairs, Professor of Dual Language Education, San Diego State University
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Luis Benitez, Vice-President, VF Corporation
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Clotilde Dedecker, Apple Corporation
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Joe Garcia, Head Councilman, Ohkay Owingh Tribe
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Dr. Joel Gomez, President and CEO, Center for Applied Linguistics.
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Hispanic Language Heritage: Language Assets for Career Preparedness
Date: September 24, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET
Multilingualism opens career opportunities in the public and private sectors and can raise occupational status and earning potential of individuals who are proficient in more than one language. In this webinar, the panel will discuss how multilingualism can shape career paths and share how language skills have influenced their career trajectories.
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Honorable Carmen Cantor, U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia
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Oscar Fraire, CU Denver Business/Management Information Systems, Class of 2022
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Patty Lopez, Senior Platform Applications Engineer, Intel Corporation
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Adrian Rosado, President and Founder, Cultural Clarity Experience
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In case you missed the Back to School in Times Like No Other sessions, here are links to our YouTube channel:
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: A Conversation on Race, Isms, Justice, Moving Forward and the Role White People Need to Play: Ryan Ross; Associate Vice Chancellor: Student Affairs, Equity, and Inclusion, Colorado Community College System leads the conversation with Clifton Taulbert; President and CEO, Freemount Corporation and Roots Java Coffee, Javon Brame; Dean of Students, Arapahoe Community College, Chelsea Williams; Founder & CEO, College Code LLC, and Representative Leslie Herod; Legislator, Colorado General Assembly
Equity in Engineering Programs: Priming the STEM Pipeline During and After COVID-19: Dr. Dora Renaud, Sr. Director of Academic Programs & Professional Development, SHPE: Leading Hispanics in STEM, Melanie Suarez, Student, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Mechanical Engineering, Nicolas Valencia Diaz, Student, Florida International University, Biomedical Engineering, Sophia Plata, PhD Student, University of Southern California, Environmental Engineering
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To view the recent Rural sessions, please see our YouTube channel:
Native American Business Opportunities, Tribal Economic Development and Post-secondary Education/Workforce Participation: J.C. Whorton, Jr.; Consultant, Lecturer, Author and Adjunct Faculty, University of Colorado Boulder, Don Kelin; President, Fox Professional Services, Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce, Matt Rantanen; Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, Tribal Digital Village Network Initiative, and Melvin Monette; CEO, Indigenous Education, Inc.
Fortifying Native Students, Faculty and Communities During and After COVID-19: Ron Lessard (Mohawk); Acting Exec. Director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education leads panel including Diana Cournoyer; Oglala Sioux Tribe, Executive Director, National Indian Education Association, Michael Chamberlain; Special Assistant for Rural Outreach, US Department of Education, Carrie L. Billy; President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and features a performance by Ava Rose Johnson; Student and Musician, Native American Music Awards Winner
Rural Innovations in Education During COVID-19: Anne Trujillo; Anchor 7News, Denver moderates the panel which includes Tina Goar; Executive Director, San Luis Valley BOCES, Dr. Robert Mitchell; Asst. Professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations, UCCS, Luis Murillo; Principal, Skoglund Middle School, and Samantha Yocam; Superintendent and Principal, Kim School District
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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:
From the Economist:
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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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Responding to Crisis
The 30-Day Justice Plan
As the reset of America is underway, understanding the role you can play in a system of change can be difficult, but we encourage you to listen, learn and be active. To start, instead of, say, a juice cleanse, feed your brain and move yourself with this practical plan over the next month. Here's our guide of what to read, watch, listen to and do in order to be part of the solution.
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Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)
Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining!"
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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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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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