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iEARN-USA Newsletter, Issue VII
 YouthCaN
students Tony (left), from New York City, and Yasmeen (right), a student from Egypt, engaging in an
activity focused on water issues that plague Egypt. Tony is one of
the six US students selected to travel to Egypt and participate in the
Two Rivers One World Project along with two US teachers. This project is made possible by
funding from the US State Departmentís
Bureau of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, and the US Embassy in Cairo. U.S. and Egyptian high school
students are working together on an analysis of the Nile and Hudson
Rivers, to be shared at the 10th Anniversary commemoration of the US-Egypt Joint
Science and Technology Agreement later next year. iEARN participants can learn more about this project collaboration here.
For more on iEARN's YouthCaN project click here.
IN THIS ISSUE: (scroll down or click on each heading)
iEARN Annoucements and Upcoming Projects or Activites
Colloborative Projects: A great way to integrate iEARN Projects into your classroom is by joining Learning Circles! SIGN UP NOW FOR THE NEXT SESSION - Registration is due JANUARY 15TH.
Learning Circles are highly interactive, project-based partnerships
among a small number of schools located throughout the world. Each
session is 14 weeks. Sign up now for the January to May Session: Begins
January 30, 2006 and ends on May 19, 2006 (15 weeks with a 1-week
break). Learning Circle Placement forms are due January 15, 2006. Click here for more information and here for a extensive Teachers' Guide. Registration is easily accessible online from here.
Professional Development: Looking for ways to bring technology and Global Education into your classroom?
Enjoy learning in a collaborative, international and fun
environment? Join us in our next session of online professional
development courses starting February 13 - April 16, 2006.
iEARN's nine week online courses will help you integrate international
collaborative project-based learning into your curriculum and fulfill
your curriculum standards using technology. You will learn how to
connect your classrooms with their peers around the world. This is a
great chance to become an active member of the global learning
community and receive a certificate as a "iEARN Master Teacher."
At least 10 countries are represented among the participants in each
9-week course. Facilitators live in 15 countries, speaking about 20
different languages! Earn your professional development credits
in a most effective, extremely exciting learning experience! Register
for a course before it is filled up!
Learn more about online course here.
For more information on iEARN Professional Development,
Language Forums: DEUTSCHES
SPRACHFORUM: Logge Dich in unser neues deutschsprachiges Forum ein
unter http://foro.iearn.org/.1e21f8b0/ Jeder, der deutsch
lernt, deutsch lehrt oder einfach nur Interesse hat, ist eingeladen!
Lasst uns uns kennenlernen und ueber Projekte sprechen, die unsere
Schueler zusammen machen koennen.
GERMAN LANGUAGE FORUM: Log in to our newly created German language forum
Everyone who is learning German, teaching German or simply interested
is invited! Letís meet each other and talk about project work our
students can do together.
WANT TO WORK IN CHINESE?:
iEARN forums enable students and teachers to write in any written
language in the world, including Chinese. iEARN has had a forum for
writing in traditional Chinese characters for a number of years, please
click here. There is also a forum for writing in simplified Chinese, please click here.
In a partnership with World Links and the World Education Corps,
teachers from around China are coming together in several workshops to
start to use iEARN forums as a place to communicate and engage in
collaborative projects in Chinese. Feel free to introduce
yourself and talk about project ideas.
Spotlight Stories: Success Stories from iEARNers
This New Year, iEARN-USA is adding a new feature to our monthly newsletter. "Spotlight"
will feature success stories from educators, schools and students who
engage in iEARN projects, conferences, workshops and other activities
or events. This is a great opportunity for iEARNers to share how they
integrate online connectivity in their classrooms.
Spotlight is for you and we'd love your support to help sustain it and
keep this new feature as fresh as possible. Again, all are
welcome to contribute including teachers, principals, and of
course - students! We encourage photos of projects, in class
activity, or events related to iEARN. If you're interested and
wish to share your iEARN story, please click here for simple guidelines.
Non-iEARN Grants and Other Opportunities
Click HERE for grants, awards and other great opportunities for teachers and students.
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