How Has iEARN Made A Difference For You?: In
honor of iEARN's 20th Anniversary, we're collecting reflections and
photos about your experiences in iEARN, how it's impacted your teaching
and your students, and how your students feel about working on
collaborative projects. Visit iEARN's 20th Anniversary online forum to post your messages, stories, and photos celebrating your success in global collaboration!
NEW Check out teachers' and students' reflections about their iEARN experience from Jamaica, Pakistan, USA, and more...
 Lights, Camera, Action:
Capture iEARN moments on camera or audio including students sending
their 20th Anniversary greetings, teachers sharing their thoughts about
iEARN, tell us about your favorite iEARN project, recall a special
experience working with iEARN, or showcase your students' project work
on film. Upload your video or audio work to the iEARN 20th Anniversary
Album (once on page, click upload to view file specifications). Short videos
of this and or other gatherings of people sending their iEARN 20th
Anniversary greetings are welcomed. [Pictured above: one of the very first iEARN photos taken of youth in Argentina connecting to students in the USA using a lumaphone]
Calendar of Upcoming Events:
- Join us July 2008 for the 15th Annual iEARN International Conference in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. On Tuesday, March 11th
the online chat will focus on "Engaging Technologies to Serve
Communities, and Youth Presentations at the Conference". Register
early or download a pre-conference activity sheet, a great way to find out about visas, sites to visit, special conference events,
accommodations, and more. To join pre-conference chats click here.
- March 7th - 8th join
iEARN USA at the Channel Thirteen's Celebration of Teaching and
Learning. Attend iEARN workshops, meet iEARN teachers and staff, and
learn about global projects for the classroom. Read more...
- If you, your school, and or students are planning an iEARN Celebration this year, please contact Christine Robinson and share your celebrations plans, pictures, video, etc... you can also upload to the 20th Anniversary online forum.
- NEW Cook up a delicious international meal with your students or family to celebrate 20 years of iEARN. Visit the Food for Thought Project forum for cultural recipes from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and more...
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iEARN's 20th Annivesary
- How Has iEARN Made A Difference For You?
- Lights, Camera, Action
- Calendar of Upcoming Celebration Events
- NYC Science Teachers Needed for Four Rivers, One World Project
- Teacher Needed for Video Program with Bahrain
Want to learn more about iEARN projects,
membership and collaboration? Or wish to submit your iEARN success
stories or project news, please contact Christine Robinson
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Projects In Action: Explore these wonderful iEARN projects and connect with teachers and students around the globe -
- One Day in A Life - Louise Prescott, Library Specialist from Mills Pond Elementary School in St. James,
 NY, has integrated this project as part of her school district's pilot iEARN program for the 2007-2008 school year. Louise shared, "The third grade social studies curriculum includes cultural studies of several countries... I thought this would be a great opportunity for these students to communicate with other children around the world... As each topic was posted [online], we have been checking for responses and also responding to other groups’ postings... Read more and visit the project's Album for more pictures from Mills Pond and other participating schools.
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 Folktales Project - education magazine, Edutopia, featured an article on iEARN's Folk Tales Project entitled, Telling Tales: Pakistani Students Share their Culture Lore Online". The project if facilitated by Saleem Ibrahim, of iEARN Pakistan. The project looks at the global community and cultural diversity through folk tales. Read more...
My Dream Project - this project provides an opportunity for the students in schools
around the world to share their ideas about their dream world through writing essays, prose, poems and artwork. Read more...
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
1st Annual National School Conference on International Youth Exchange: Feb 28-29 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference provided a unique opportunity for school leaders, educators and administrators to meet and network with school colleagues and leaders of various youth exchange programs. CSIET and the Indiana Department of Education have come together to sponsor this first of its kind conference that provided a forum on a wide range of topics related to international youth exchange. Read more...
2008 Tech Museum Awards: The 2008 Tech Museum Awards call for nominations articles is on its way. Nomination deadline is March 24, 2008. Read more...(PDF download)
 Video Program with Bahrain: iEARN-USA is seeking a US teacher to bring his/her classroom together with students in Bahrain for a new collaborative public service video program, MovingVoices. The program will train an educator in the US and Bahrain to replicate and expand iEARN’s successful digital video efforts that have helped youth make a difference in their communities. MovingVoices will result in classroom teachers who are able to lead youth in new media literacy and production, and responsible community action. Moving Voices will feature: “hands-on” digital video production of public service announcements and professional mentoring and networking from iEARN’s MovingVoices trainers and media partners. Participants will enroll in the MovingVoices online course from February 11- April 6th, 2008. At the conclusion of the course, the teacher will travel with two of his/her students to Bahrain for a 10 day video production workshop and cultural immersion program. If interested please be in touch with Tina Habib as soon as possible.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Register NOW for iEARN Online Courses: Courses enroll participants from around the world, and run frum February 11 - April 6, 2008. Each course is designed so that by the end of nine weeks you will have outlined how you will use a standards-based iEARN project in your classroom. Courses include: Creative Arts, Language Arts/Writing, Social Studies/Contemporary Affairs/Geography, Science/Environment/Math, Teaching of Foreign and Second Langauges, Helping Students Cope With Traumatic Events, Learning Circles, Moving Voices (making digital documentaries), and PEARL (integrating journalism skills into the classroom). Read more and register now to save your spot, click HERE.
iEARN Workshops: Stop by and meet
iEARN teachers and staff at the following conferences. Learn about
iEARN, project-based learning, and hear first-hand how teachers have
successfully integrated global projects.
- March 7-8: Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference, New York, NY - Panel Discussion: Ed Gragert, Executive Director of iEARN USA will join a panel discussion with Adobe Systems, Inc and the Asia Society on "Global Awareness in the Classroom" (Saturday, March 8th 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM).
- March 9: Tennesee Geographic Assoication Conference, Knoxville TN - Presentation: Chris Hockert
 NECC 2008 Conference Call for Proposals:
With a successful 2007 NECC conference behind us, planning has begun
for the 2008 conference to be held in June in San Antonio, TX.
Together, iEARN teachers and staff conducted several workshops and we
hope to replicate this and more for 2008. NECC is a wonderful
opportunity to share your students' work with fellow educators. It not
only provides teachers with a stage to showcase their use of technology
in the classroom, but also provides a venue to highlight their best
practices using iEARN online collaborative projects and tools.
If you plan to submit and present your
student showcases, or plan to simply attend the conference, or would
like be part of an iEARN presentation please contact Diane Midness - Professional Development Coordinator. We're happy to assist you with any questions when submitting your proposal.
For more NECC details and how to submit, please click HERE.
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iEARN EVENTS/NEWS
iEARN and UN Millenium Campaign Partnersship: Despite the importantance of the MDGs, most people are unaware of their government’s promise to end poverty by 2015. To help spread awareness, the United Nations Millennium Campaign has developed a teacher’s guide on how to easily adapt international poverty issues into existing curriculum. IEARN is partnering with the UN Millennium Campaign to get this 300 page resource into classrooms throughout the US and other countries. Read more and download lesson plans.
Register NOW for the 2008 YouthCaN Conference: New York City - On April 7th join youth from around the nation and abroad for the 2008 YouthCaN Conference. Register early and join special activities held on Saturday, April 5th. Currently there are 27 youth presented workshops covering various themes including the Millennium Development Goals, water, conservation, solar cooking, and more. Register now....
 Register NOW for the 2008 iEARN International Conference in Uzbekistan:
This coming July 2008 iEARN Uzbekistan will host and celebrate the 15th
Annual iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. All are
welcome to join educators
and youth from around the globe to discuss collaborative projects and
technology in the classroom. It's a wonderful opportunity to
participate in various workshops, meet educators from around the world,
and build partnerships. Click HERE to download a PDF with complete details.
iEARN Presents at ISSA Conference: "All Classes Through Global Glasses" was the theme of the 2008 Conference of ISSA (International Studies Schools Association) in Chicago February 7-9. IEARN-USA and iEARN-Canada presented workshops on project work in the network. Ed Gragert, Mojgan Momeni and Adriana Vilela shared information at the iEARN Table. Ed conducted a workshop session on how to engage in collaborative project work between countries of differing technology resources. Ed also introduced the Keynote speaker, Andrew Revkin, climate change/science reporter for the New York Times. Mali Bickney and Jim Carleton, from W.H. Day Elementary School in Toronto presented some of the many projects underway in their school, including Machinto, Teddy Bear, Mali Dolls and My Hero. They also presented a powerful video on their work with Sierra Leone. For a video and other resources on their project work visit “Children Connecting Children for Peace”. Read more...
iEARN NEWS ALERTS
- Art Miles Project - Students in Mrs. Juanita Germaine’s Grade 3/4 class at Goodfellow Public School have joined in a collaborative art project with students from Asahi Elementary School in Ishikawa, Japan. The goal of the collaboration is to create a 12 foot by 5 foot mural to depict awareness of another culture. Read more...
- Uganda - a student in Uganda shares his experience attending an ICT camp conducted by SchoolNet Uganda. He shares, " I got linked to iEARN - International Education and Resource Network and now learned a lot from the youth around the world in the iEARN discussion forums..." Read more...
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iEARN-USA is a member of iEARN
(International Education and Resource Network), the world's largest
K-12 non-profit global network that enables young people to use the
Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative
educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference
in the world. To learn more about iEARN USA click HERE.
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