Education: Sustainable Development via Research & Social Freedom
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Obama will give you $2,500 a year to go to school

Ok people I believe that this Educational Stimulus Award will happen. Here is my insight however, I believed the Government Reports back during 2002 - 2003 that there was going to be a huge need for Technology Employment continuing on until and beyond 2014 and forward. I put myself back into school and was doing quite well, with a few technical problems here and there, as we all experience but my grades were good. During the 2008 calendar year I tried to find employment in this advancing and in demand Technology Field in the USA. In the area of Northern Virginia, where I presently reside, unless you have a Top Secret Clearance, it seems no one wants to speak to you concerning employment. At least that was my impression and experience. So please realize that even if you do go back to school that there are going to be unfair job discriminations that occur in your struggle to secure a decent paying job.

Good luck and much success. My avenue is to start my own business and create paying work it at all possible for others to partake in. Having lived through the worst economic "downturn" in my lifetime I have the desire and the determination to succeed. God Bless. Jennie

Well even though we are still developing here at Getsmartmoodle, recent activities have allowed this site to increase its activities with an added stimulus. In spite of the recent online contest showing this Administration that people can just walk away and not help at all. I have decided to expand and have been able due to being the recipient of Government funding for a short period of time. With this additional income I have gone forward to being the Incorporation of an L3C in Vermont. With this Incorportation there will be changes ... I have included new sites that include The 3rd Goal and Getsmartmoodle L3C. With these additions as flagships we have hope that there will be an increase in participation and a stimulation of our own. We will still endeavor to fulfill our promise in the realm of free education. Government contracting is also an area that we are and have been getting our numbers in. Also, I am meeting in October with a new business associate from Italy that will be coming to introduce a new business venture to the USA. So lets stay tuned to these sites and the adventure of Social Entrepreneurship...

Education for sustainable development is about learning to:

- respect, value and preserve the achievements of the past;
- appreciate the wonders and the peoples of the Earth;
- live in a world where all people have sufficient food for a healthy and productive life;
- assess, care for and restore the state of our Planet;
- create and enjoy a better, safer, more just world;
- be caring citizens who exercise their rights and responsibilities locally, nationally and globally.

In the framework of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), we would like to get your answers to the following questions:

o How do you say Sustainable Development in your country? Please send us the words ‘sustainable development’ in the different languages and dialects of your country.

o Define Sustainable Development in 25 words or less - please write and send us a sentence containing 25 words maximum which summarizes your perception of sustainable development.

o Is Education for Sustainable development (ESD) different from education for environment (EE)? If yes, what are the differences?

o Are you doing anything related to Education for Sustainable Development in your community, your school? If yes, please give some examples.

o To promote a sustainable world, what would you do?
- At a personal level
- At a community level
- At a national level

o Have you heard of the Earth Charter? If yes, what do you think of it?

Please send your contributions to Decade for Education for Sustainable Development at UNESCO.

Thank you for your cooperation.

UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

In December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 57/254 to put in place a United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), spanning from 2005 to 2014, and designated UNESCO to lead the Decade.

The founding value of ESD is respect: respect for others, respect in the present and for future generations, respect for the planet and what it provides to us (resources, fauna and flora). ESD wants to challenge us all to adopt new behaviours and practices to secure our future.

The DESD breaks down the traditional educational scheme and promotes:

Interdisciplinary and holistic learning rather than subject-based learning
Values-based learning
Critical thinking rather than memorizing
Multi-method approaches: word, art, drama, debate, etc.
Participatory decision-making
Locally relevant information, rather than national
The DESD aims at changing the approach to education so that is integrates the principles, values and practices of sustainable development. Its primary goal is to: “encourage Governments to consider the inclusion[…] of measures to implement the Decade in their respective education systems[…] and national development plans.” (United Nations General Assembly resolution 59/237)

The Decade’s goals can be broken down into four key objectives:

Facilitating networking, and collaboration among stakeholders in ESD;
Fostering greater quality of teaching and learning of environmental topics;
Supporting countries in achieving their millennium development goals through ESD efforts;
Providing countries with new opportunities and tools to reform education

Objectives

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is a complex and far-reaching undertaking. The environmental, social, cultural and economic implications are enormous and touch many aspects of life of the world’s population. The overall goal of the DESD is to integrate the principles, values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning. This educational effort will encourage changes in behaviour that will create a more sustainable future in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society for present and future generations.

The objectives for the DESD are to:
- facilitate networking, linkages, exchange and interaction among stakeholders in ESD;
- foster an increased quality of teaching and learning in education for sustainable development;
- help countries make progress towards and attain the millennium development goals through ESD efforts;
- provide countries with new opportunities to incorporate ESD into education reform efforts.

Recognizing that how sustainable development, and related educational processes are attained will vary from context to context, these objectives will share the key tasks for UNESCO to perform in support of Member States through its role as lead agency of the Decade. UNESCO’s leadership role and, in fact, the task of Member States are also defined by the four major thrusts of education for sustainable development:
- improving access to quality basic education;
- reorienting existing education programmes;
- developing public understanding and awareness.
- providing training.

Implementation of the DESD


As a result of a broad consultancy, UNESCO drafted an International Implementation Scheme (IIS) for the Decade. The IIS is a reference point for all actors engaged in DESD and focuses primarily on how nations can implement their DESD goals.
Implementing DESD will focus on seven building blocks:

advocacy and vision-building;
consultation and ownership;
partnership and networks;
capacity-building and training;
research and innovation;
information and communication technologies;
monitoring and evaluation

There are and have been a good many developments making use of Twitter as a marketing and connecting tool in which mission and business connections have been created for a few of the below mentioned organizations .. Connections as such with entities as are listed here:

Virginia State Parks,
Educating Africa & Smart Kids,
VolunteerMatch.org,
Contributing members of National Geographic,
Expat Directory,
AACC (All African Council of Churches)
Development of a Grant Database
Connecting connections that aid NPO/FPO missions


These are the Organizations that through the Development and a works in Progress of Getsmartmoodle L3C, we have been able to try and aid in their missions and business development:

http://getsmartmoodle.org
http://twitter.com/getsmartmoodle
http://getsmartmoodle.posterous.com

Students of Medicine - http://studentsofmedicine.com
http://twitter.com/studentsofmed
http://twitter.com/TweetsterBunny

International Professors Project - http://internationalprofs.org

Baltimore Educational Network - http://benetwork.org

We were approached by Associate Professor, Head of Branch of UNESCO Chair "New information technologies in education for all" http://it-edu.kture.kharkov.ua and http://iteaunesco.ning.com and did indicate that we were willing to lend our support to his cause. We have had minimal contact and have given small show of support. There is hope that in the future there will be more collaborations between our groups.

Advocacy Through Filming and Screening Uganda - http://atfsug.ning.com
http://twitter.com/ATFSUganda

Amazonas Rain Forest - http://amazonasrainforest.ning.com
http://twitter.com/AmazonasRForest

Alkamai University - http://alkamaiuniversity.us - Grant Resources Development pdf

UNESCO-OER wiki - http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/index.php?title=Community_member_list = you can find Getsmartmoodle's participation in community listed here

Buterere Community Development - http://nabuur.com
http://twitter.com/ButerereComDev

OpenCast Matterhorn - Podcasting Project - Grant Database - http://www.opencastproject.org/project/matterhorn
http://www.opencastproject.org/users/getsmartmoodle = gave database development to project

UNESCO's Friends - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=120234&trk=hb_side_g - 1 of 3 volunteer managers of a discussion group at Linkedin.com

Sharifah Hardie - aided in Business Development via Press Releases - http://www.sharifahhardie.com - http://twitter.com/AskSharifah : Sharifah Hardie has already cast her vote for Getsmartmoodle L3C

H S and M Services, Inc. - http://twitter.com/HSandMServInc - helping to develop small business connections
http://hsandmservicesinc.com/joomla

Narline Soft Technology Pvt - Charlie Smith - http://twitter.com/NarlineSoftTech - trying to help develop business contacts

N D and D, Inc. - http://twitter.com/NDandDInc - helping to develop small business connections

Ladd Ehlinger, Jr. - http://twitter.com/FLATLANDthefilm

Pocono Equestrian Center - http://twitter.com/PoconoEquesCent

PW Winter Shelter - http://twitter.com/PWWintryShelter - community shelter

United Nations MDGs - http://twitter.com/UNmdg - relaying information about Organization

UNESCO-OER - http://twitter.com/UNESCOoer - relaying information about Organization

Please take the time to vote for Getsmartmoodle L3C in this Round of Competitions on Ideablob.com as the prize of $10K funding could allow for the future survival of this start-up organization to continue and become more of a reality by payment of its business start-up fees and other financial requirements. Thank you for your time and consideration in Reviewing this request. I will provide a link below for you to make use of - Registration is FREE and if you find that this start-up is indeed deserving of your VOTE; I have provided a link for you to do so ... Thank you for your time and have a good week coming.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jennie
http://getsmartmoodle.org
jennie@getsmartmoodle.org