Akash Patel

2018 Global Teacher Finalist, Founder of Happy World Foundation Inc., National Council Member, United Nations Association of the United States of America

Mr. Akash Patel is the Founder of Happy World Foundation Inc. (www.happyworldfoundation.us), an international nonprofit organization that promotes global citizenship education in schools and communities worldwide. In 2018, Patel, a Spanish and Mathematics teacher with Dallas ISD, was selected as a Top 50 finalist from over 30,000 teachers for the Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award that is granted annually to one teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. In 2020, Patel was elected to the National Council of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) to serve the 2020-2022 term. He was also appointed as the chair of the Global Engagement Summit, the largest gathering of American grassroots changemakers and global activists in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations and the chair of the UNA-USA Educators Affinity group that helps educators from across the United States champion the Sustainable Development Goals in their classroom.

Connecting your students with the world while being isolated from it

Technology is making it easier than ever to connect students to the world. Global Teacher Prize Finalist Akash Patel will share how you can connect your students with native speakers of different languages from over 100 countries LIVE and for FREE. He will share resources from the Happy World Foundation for standards-based interdisciplinary learning experiences that connect, engage and empower students as valued global citizens.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!