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Nelson Mandela zei het mooi:‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ Proficiat @zelfstudie met nominatie in top 10 van beste leerkracht ter wereld! Prachtig verhaal over hoe een leerkracht de wereld kan veranderen.We duimen mee! #respect! https://t.co/Pg2LNMSM1A
— Hilde Crevits (@crevits) 14 februari 2018
We're incredibly proud of #MIEExpert @zelfstudie on being a UNESCO #ICTPrize finalist. His work to bring education to students in refugee camps through Skype makes him the definition of a #ChangeMaker: https://t.co/N5snPGzexx pic.twitter.com/tA51eo2IeG
— Microsoft Education (@MicrosoftEDU) 30 april 2019
The #inspirational @zelfstudie is one of our Top 10 #TeacherPrize Finalists! pic.twitter.com/WglmojlR06
— Global Teacher Prize (@TeacherPrize) 26 februari 2018
Honored to be Interviewed by Vicki - CoolCatTeacher - Davis about the Kakuma project and #TeachSDGs https://t.co/xRRmiNrRga #nnstoy17 pic.twitter.com/oftgXuBs1c
— Koen Timmers (@zelfstudie) 25 juli 2017
"Leerkrachten uit 45 landen #skypen met leerlingen in het kamp om hen les te geven. Via deze weg leren de vluchtelingen basisvaardigheden, maar wisselen ze ook ervaringen uit over gewoontes, cultuur, religie en sport." @zelfstudie #TeachSDGs #edtech
— Verenigde Naties (@VN_benelux_nl) 14 augustus 2018
👉 https://t.co/UPOBlx2Zqu pic.twitter.com/oCResJfqpG
A6 One of our favorite recent resources is an initiative shared by @zelfstudie, one of our bloggers. Educators around the world are offering free education to refugee students via Skype. And learning as much as they teach. #worldgeochat https://t.co/BpsJEG8v4x
— Nat Geo Education (@NatGeoEducation) 28 februari 2018
Knap hoe Koen Timmers (@zelfstudie) via Skype miljoenen jongeren toegang geeft tot onderwijs over klimaat, armoede en #gendergelijkheid. Gewoon doen! 🤟🏻 @_genunlimited #SDGs https://t.co/1ETfXK2ikB
— Alexander De Croo (@alexanderdecroo) 11 december 2018
In partnership w/ @SDGLabSchools and @RootsandShoots, Dr. Jane Goodall endorses a project to provide free education to children in Pugu, Tanzania. This is part of a larger LabSchool initiative to reach 1M children across 90 countries via Skype. https://t.co/VbtHMlJwxF #TeachSDGs pic.twitter.com/YPJrIz1f5Z
— Microsoft Education (@MicrosoftEDU) 4 april 2019
In collaboration with @OECD, #TeacherTalk discusses ways teachers can take advantage of social media trends to empower students.#Qudwa2017 pic.twitter.com/QcX22IxTt9
— Qudwa Forum (@qudwaforum) 2 oktober 2017
Here is another of our #Teaching4IR co-authors, @zelfstudie, sharing what he has learned from his students: https://t.co/WGeRCqdIRN #edtech #MIEExpert #teachersmatter @TeacherPrize @NNSTOY pic.twitter.com/BpvTXjaw6n
— Teaching 4IR Book (@Teaching4IR) 28 februari 2018
Students love to learn. Not all students love to be educated. @zelfstudie #NNSTOY17 pic.twitter.com/no9tY6gnZJ
— Michael Soskil (@msoskil) 18 juli 2017
Congratulations to one of the world’s exemplary educators, our friend and inspiration, Koen Timmers! Follow Koen @zelfstudie to learn about his great projects and contributions to #GlobalEd @InnovationProj @NatGeoEducation @NCGE1915 https://t.co/Rf8zkFKpQF
— CanGeo Education (@CanGeoEdu) 20 april 2018