ONEVOICE 2014 - One Voice International Conference and Forum for Educators ? 2014

The Expert Academic Roundtable (EAR) format is both a hybrid and distillation of the traditional highly effective format s of One Voice International Conferences and Forums for Educators since 2008. From the start, One Voice events have been designed and implemented to optimize interaction and engagement of scholarly presenters with one another, and meaningful discussion and brainstorming with educators in their audience. The tone and spirit of these events has always been unique. For example, educators from all over the world embraced the introduction of academic brainstorming sessions that dissected specific issues in education from a global point of view. The unusual programs culminated in international forums, wherein attendees encouraged the organization to define new and better ways to further augment its focus on problem solving and practical application of solutions thereby defined. The EAR format is the next evolution of this unusual approach to scholarly discussion with practical goals. The logistics and objectives are described below.
EAR OBJECTIVES
The objectives of The Expert Academic Roundtable (EAR) are built on the philosophy that One Voice presenter/educators do more than bring and present their work so it can be shared and discussed with peers and colleagues. They, in fact, hope that their work in some way adds, supports, and expands the foundation of research, creative thought, holistic design, and best practices that will support tangible positive change in education. Simply put, it’s not all about discussion; it is about action, the defining characteristic of One Voice.
By design, EAR participants obtain direct feedback from peers from far and wide that helps them to improve and enhance their work and presentations, making the content ready for publication should they choose to be included in the next One Voce Collection.
EARs are choreographed such that EAR presenters can easily and fully contribute to robust academic conversation and rich scholarly conclusions catalyzed by each EAR presentation throughout the schedule. The objective is to facilitate for EAR presenters a rare and enriching scholarly experience and enjoy the natural momentum that builds throughout the event that culminates in a unique golden thread concluding activity.
Ultimately, EARs are a vehicle by which the invaluable work, research, intentions, and desire of educators from all over the world can be funneled and directed toward positive change in education. A shining example of this unique and enormous effort of collaboration is the new hybrid school model, the pilot of which is planned in 2014 of a fully democratic, community owned, leadership academy, project based, and free of damaging policies including NCLB and RTTP.