โจ The celebration continues!
Weโre proud to unveil the Top 10 finalists for the 2026 GEMS Education #GlobalTeacherPrize, a @VarkeyFdn initiative organised in collaboration with @UNESCO.
These extraordinary educators are being recognised for the powerful impact they are making across the globe. From advancing science education and transforming disadvantaged schools to championing inclusive and neurodiverse learning and driving innovation through cutting-edge approaches, they are empowering hundreds of thousands of students, training fellow educators, and amplifying youth voices far beyond the classroom. ๐
Congratulations to these remarkable teachers. You truly deserve to be celebrated on the world stage! ๐
@xtiandoir@AnaHernandezzzz@iamjasmynwright@ROUBLENAGI#TeachersMatter
โณ 1 day to go!
Set your alarm โฐ Tomorrow, weโll reveal the Top 10 finalists for the 2026 GEMS Education #GlobalTeacherPrize.
Join us as we celebrate 10 educators making an extraordinary impact worldwide. ๐
@GEMS_ME@UNESCO#TeachersMatter
Looking forward to sharing this session: โSTEAM Up the Room with Global Connectionsโ at the @ISTEofficial/@ASCD conference. Visit HBGCC - Stars at Night at #istelive Monday, June 30 at 10:45!
conference.iste.org/2025/proโฆ
Hey everyone. Just a reminder that I will be presenting on @Microsoftโs AI tool, Copilot, at the FREE @LOGICSAcademy AI Summit on May 3rd from 8:30am to 9:30am Pacific Daylight Time. Register here: logicsacademy.com/explorebc/
๐ Meet Mansour Al Mansour from Saudi Arabia, the winner of the 2025 @GEMSEducation Global Teacher Prize, a @VarkeyFdn initiative organised in collaboration with @UNESCO!
๐ Selected from over 5,000 nominations and applications from 89 countries around the world, Mansour was announced as the winner during a ceremony at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Now in its ninth year, the $1 million award is the largest prize of its kind.
Congratulations, Mansour! ๐๐
@WorldGovSummit@fundacionvarkey#GlobalTeacherPrize#TeachersMatter
Weโre absolutely thrilled to introduce you to the Top 50 finalists of the @GEMSEducation#GlobalTeacherPrize, a @VarkeyFdn initiative organised in collaboration with @UNESCO!
Hailing from every corner of the globe, these extraordinary educators have been recognised for their incredible contributions to transforming learning and shaping brighter futures. ๐โจ
Letโs come together to celebrate their tireless dedication and unwavering passion. This is their moment to shine โ showing again that #TeachersMatter!
@FundacionVarkey
As school begins itโs a good idea to define with students acceptable vs unacceptable use of AI in the classroom. Hereโs a great poster with ideas by Miriam Scott scottybreaksitdown.com/ai/
The @TeacherPrize network of teachers is fundraising to support Rana Abusaquer, an outstanding educator in Gaza, who faces a dire situation after losing her home and job due to the recent conflict. Consider helping! gofund.me/354ae600
Playing with this idea today:
โGradually I learned to be indifferent to myself and my deficiencies; I came to center my attention increasingly upon external objects: the state of the world, various branches of knowledge, individuals for whom I felt affection.โ - Bertrand Russell
Playing with this idea today: A person can feel pleasure without any effort โฆ but it impossible to enjoy โฆ unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Playing with this idea today: When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of our concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"As educators, we are not about curriculum development, project development, lesson development.
We are about people development.
When weโve forgotten that, we truly have lost the plot."
from Connections-Based Learning
by @sr_tutor