- Cisco is announcing a charitable giving program to benefit Teachers
Without Borders. The company invites people to visit www.passtheball.com to
share an idea and get input from other like-minded, creative individuals
from around the world. This sharing of ideas on the site triggers a
donation to Teachers without Borders, an international organization that
supports teachers worldwide, helping them play a vital role in their
communities.
- Ideas get better when they are shared with others. By visiting the
"Pass the Ball" website and sharing an idea, individuals can get input from
others about an idea; they can also rate an idea and add to another one.
People are encouraged to share ideas in a wide range of categories
including arts and culture; business and economy; communication and media;
education and innovation; environment and energy; health and fitness;
science and technology; sports and entertainment; and travel and personal
growth.
- Teachers Without Borders will use the donations to sponsor teachers in
obtaining a Certification of Teaching Mastery through the
organization's flagship, self-paced, mentor-supported program.The program
consists of five courses designed to help teachers improve their
professional knowledge, fine-tune their classroom practice, and become
mentors and leaders both in their communities and globally.
- Teachers Without Borders work is a terrific example of how sharing
ideas can make a real difference in the world. The organization supports
teachers as community leaders who are closely connected to the people in
their communities. Its vision is to empower and connect teachers
internationally to share and grow ideas, advance education, and resolve
issues within their communities.
- By connecting teachers around the world, Teachers Without Borders has
been able to implement initiatives such as an emergency earthquake
preparedness curriculum for schools in China, an outreach program to
teachers in Mexican communities during the H1N1 influenza outbreak, and an
increase in HIV and AIDS testing in Nigeria. The power of sharing ideas
with teachers around the globe can help make a difference in people's lives
through healthcare assistance, disaster relief, and continuing education.
- A one year subscription to Cisco WebEx services will be awarded to the owners of the top-rated ideas, to help enable their collaboration with others to develop their ideas. More information can be found here.
www.passtheball.com Teachers Without Borders
http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/ Quotes: "The way Teachers Without Borders is exchanging ideas and learning from the ideas of others is a stellar example of the power of sharing ideas," said June Bower, vice president of marketing, Cisco Collaboration Software Group. "By using technology to share ideas, individuals can help make a tangible difference in the world. Participants benefit from this innovative idea exchange and are able to build upon their own creativity by 'Passing the Ball' to others and seeing the results." "Our organization has benefited a great deal by using Cisco WebEx technology," said Fred Mednick, founder, Teachers Without Borders. "We're very excited about the donation of these services. This will help our valued educators to be leading community resources and exchange ideas with other teachers and community leaders around the world about topics such as healthcare, disaster relief, and continuing education. By cconnecting teachers around the globe to information and each other, we can help them to be the keys to human welfare -- shaping, leading and supporting the world's children. By empowering teachers we empower entire communities." Tags / Keywords: Cisco, collaboration, WebEx, Cisco WebEx, Teachers Without Borders, charitable giving, charitable contribution, Pass the Ball, education, teaching, philanthropy, innovation, idea sharing RSS Feed for Cisco: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html Embedded Videos and Images: Pass the Ball
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