Cristino Alberto Gómez
Dominican Republic
I am interested in sustainability, oriented to address at the same time the challenges of environmental conservation and socio-economic development. I became aware when I started to study agricultural sciences while growing in a rural environment. I could link the study areas with my reality of origin. Later, I decided to specialize in environmental socio-economics and development prectice to contribute as an agent of sustainable development. I have dedicated the most of my knowledge and... (read more)

Cecilia | 10
Philippines
TIGed provided my students and I with the virtual classroom tools and resources that we needed to link to students from another side of the world. My students look forward to using TIG and other websites to learn more about the reality of life in different corners of the world: they realize that even though we live in a diverse world, there are ways for us to understand and respect each other. (read more)

Mr. G
Canada
Over the last several years I have been committed to several social justice projects that I have integrated into my classroom. Working with resources and ideas from Save The Children, my students branch off on their own to plan fundraisers that split proceeds between the global issue of building a school in a developing nation and a local project within their own community. I became involved with this type of classroom project after listening to Craig Kielburger address our teachers at a... (read more)