Hello again iEARN-USA Teachers!
The holidays are behind us, and I hope
that the passing of the year has brought you all peace, health, and
community. Among the blessings I counted on New Year's Eve there was
gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of this incredible network.
You, the heart of iEARN, inspire me on a daily basis, and I know that
together we are changing the world. It is an honor to work with you all!
I hope that by this time, you've all run out and gotten a copy of
Teaching for Understanding with Technology written by Kristi Rennebohm
Franz, an iEARN teacher in Seattle, Washington. We have some copies
here in the office and I personally have been really enjoying it!
Below is the first 2005 installment of the US newsletter, which I hope
you find useful and informative. As always, drop me a line if you have
items you'd like to submit for inclusion, or suggestions for what more
you'd like to see. And if you need anything-- passwords, help finding a
forum or choosing a project, or anything else-- feel free to call or
email me at any time. I love to hear from you!
May 2005 show the fruits of all of us around the world who labor for a better world!
Warmly,
Mariam
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IEARN-US Newsletter, Issue 5
January 13, 2005
IEARN-US NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Meet your colleagues across the country--Join the US-Center Forum!
2. iEARN Online Courses begin again next month!
3. Join a learning Circle!
4. On April 11th, come participate in YouthCaN 2005
5. Join us in Senegal This Summer!
6. Do you have an email address at Hotmail.com?
7. Friends Circle forming in Egypt!
AWARDS & OPPORTUNITIES
1. Win $5000 in the World Bank Essay Competition
2. Global Youth Service Day
3. Win $5000 and free Adobe software for quality multimedia projects
4. Free laptops for extraordinarily creative student-designed web sites
5. International Schools Cyberfair Contest 2005
6. Doors to Diplomacy Competition
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IEARN-US NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. Meet your colleagues across the country--Join the US-Center Forum!
iEARN dynamo Celia Einhorn writes: "You are cordially invited to participate in the US Forum at http://foro.iearn.org/.f112f83/.
Discussions currently include: Curriculum Standards and iEARN,
Resources, Book Lists, Grants and Scholarships, Face to Face
Professional Development. No need to RSVP, just come on over. You
don't even have to purchase a new dress to be part of this celebration!"
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2. iEARN Online Courses begin again next month!
Registration is now open for the 2005 Spring semester of iEARN's 9-week
online courses. Courses start Feb 21, 2005 and run until April 25th.
iEARN is certified by NYC, Delaware, Rhode Island and Washington as a
professional development provider. Please log on to: http://iearn.org/professional/index.html to read more about the courses. Courses fill up quickly, so register today!
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3. Join a learning Circle!
The BRIDGE program has 6 US teacher scholarships to participate in the
next session of the Learning Circles online professional development
course. Please visit http://www.iearn.org/professional/learningcircles.html to read more information about the course and register.
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4. On April 11th, come participate in YouthCaN 2005
Every year, YouthCaN collaborates with organizations around the world
to put together conferences at which youth exchange their ideas,
findings, and knowledge about the environment. The conferences include
students from local schools, as well as video conferencing with
students in other locations. If you would like to participate or join
in any of the events, please contact <youthcan@us.iearn.org>.
iEARN-USA (American Museum of Natural History, New York City) and
iEARN-Lebanon (American Community School) are already planning to host
gatherings. See http://www.youthcanworld.org
for details and to get involved! Students have chosen the theme for
this year's conference to be "Species becoming endangered due to human
abuse."
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5. Join us in Senegal This Summer!
The 12th Annual iEARN Conference will be hosted in Dakar, Senegal, July
17-24, 2005. The conference will be held at the Ngor Hotel. Watch http://www.iearn.org for more information, or login to the 2005 Senegal Conference Discussion Forum at: http://foro.iearn.org/.1dec18f9/.
To register, send a message to confregistration@us.iearn.org. And if
you'd like to present a workshop at the conference, send email to
workshopregistration@us.iearn.org.
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6. Do you have an email address at Hotmail.com?
Every two weeks we send out about 15,000 copies of the iEARN News
Flash. Hotmail.com (and maybe some others) automatically
puts messages in the "junk" or "spam" folder if they are sent to more
than 500 users on their system. If you know someone using
hotmail.com and they are not receiving the iEARN News Flash, ask them
to look in their junk folder and change the hotmail.mail setting to
treat future News Flashes as regular mail.
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7. Friends Circle forming in Egypt!
Below is a message from iEARN member
Nuria Peguero about a wonderful project started up by two students in
Egypt. Please join them!
Hello wonderful Teachers,
How are you? I hope that you all are in good health and feeling
okay. My name is Nuria, and I am an 18 year old from New York
City. I also work at the iEARN office in the city. I am writing
you this email to tell you about a project called "Friends Circle",
this idea of the project emerged from discussions that occurred on the
"Get To Know Others" forum. The discussions were headed by Marwan
Mostafa and Ahmed Agrama, two students from Egypt. These two have
always dreamed of starting such a project, a project that enforces
brotherhood and better understanding. A project that initiates
youth leadership... I have seen through the discussions how much
students are inspired by it, and how much participation such discussion
has brought. The project has been approved by high iEARN
officials in Egypt such as Dr. Dalia and Ahmed Abd Elsattar. The
facilitators of this project need some sister schools to join them in
their project, and to be part of their dream or to make their dream
come true. So it would be wonderful if you guys, our wonderful
teachers, could get your school involved in the project... Is it
possible to do this? I Have attached three documents in where you can
find more information about the project, you will find the template and
mission... Also some things you must fill out. I hope that
you all will consider the request and have your students and or schools
join this project. Perhaps it can be a step towards peace, and
what better way to start the new year.
I wish all the peace in the world to you all, and a happy new year,
Nuria-iEARN USA
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AWARDS & OPPORTUNITIES
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1. Win $5000 in the World Bank Essay Competition
The World Bank invites you to participate in an International Essay Competition by responding to the two following questions:
1) What are the biggest obstacles you face in your daily life?
2) What practical solutions would you propose to build a secure future for yourself and others?
Winning essays will be chosen for their originality, clarity and use of
thoughtful yet concrete proposals for building a secure future. For
more information, visit www.essaycompetition.org.
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2. Global Youth Service Day
On April 15-17, 2005, millions of young people in over 120 countries
will celebrate the 6th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). Since
its inception in 2000, this initiative has become the largest service
event in the world and it continues to gain momentum as youth join
hands to address their communities' most pressing needs. The purpose of
these celebrations is to highlight the year-round contributions young
volunteers make to their communities, to mobilize a critical mass on
those days, and to recruit a new generation of volunteers.
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3. Win $5000 and free Adobe software for quality multimedia projects
Adobe's fifth annual Design
Achievement Awards honor the most talented and promising student
graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital
filmmakers, and computer artists from the world's top design, film, and
broadcast schools. First-place awards in each category are $5,000 and a
selection of Adobe products. Deadline: April 29, 2005
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4. Free laptops for extraordinarily creative student-designed web sites
Hostway Corp., an international
web-hosting company, will name two child web designers as "America's
Youngest Web Wizards" to recognize the astonishing web sites children
are developing. K-8 students who have designed a web site with
extraordinary creativity are eligible to enter. As a reward for their
outstanding web site design skills, Hostway will award one elementary
student (grades K-5) and one middle school student (grades 6-8) with
the following: a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop valued at $1,500; 12 months
of free web site hosting, and national recognition as "America's
Youngest Web Wizard." For more information, visit http://www.hostway.com/webwizard
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5. International Schools Cyberfair Contest 2005
Students are encouraged to prepare for the future - by thinking about
their own future plans, the conditions that will affect the future of
their community, and issues of global importance. Young people ages
5-19 are urged to submit projects to this contest. Projects that best
illustrate "future thinking" will be invited to the World Future
Society international conference in Chicago, July 2005. Deadline March
21, 2005. See http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf for more information.
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6. Doors to Diplomacy Competition
The U.S. Department of State announces the 2005 Doors to Diplomacy
award competition to recognize the student-created Web project that
best teaches others about the importance of international affairs and
diplomacy. This contest is open to middle school and high school
students. Deadline March 21, 2005. Winners will be announced in spring
2005. Each student member of the team who wins the Doors to Diplomacy
award receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools
each receive a $500 cash award. The State Department also sponsors a
trip to Washington, DC. See http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/doors/
Mariam Habib
iEARN-US Membership Coordinator
Connecting Youth, Making a Difference in the World!
t: (212) 870-2693
f: (212) 870-2672
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Join us at the 12th Annual iEARN World Conference,
July 17-23, 2005 in Dakar, Senegal
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