PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 iEARN will be at the Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference in New York on March 23-24, 2007.
The theme for this year is "Science and Global Awareness" and attendees
include former Vice President Al Gore and NBC' Tim Russert. iEARN
students from Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Cameroon, UK, Israel and
the US will participate in discussions on the PEARL World Youth News
Project. Also special guest, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, will address the issue of technology in
education, and is scheduled to speak Friday, March 23, 1-2 pm.
Students will also conduct presentations on iEARN's YouthCaN and Solar
Cooking Projects. iEARN partners from Adobe and National Geographic
Society’s, My Wonderful World Campaign, will also present and share
their collaboration with the iEARN network. For more information,
workshop schedule and to register for the conference, please click here.
 28th Annual National Educational Computing Conference:
Join iEARN on June 24-27 for this year's NECC conference. Register by
March 30, 2007 for the best conference rates. This year, NECC will be
held in Atlanta and include many iEARN teachers who will conduct
various workshops on technology and online projects for the classroom.
iEARN will also host an International Reception on June 24th. For more
conference information click HERE, or contact Diane Midness at iEARN. |
- Talking Kites All Over The World Project
- YES Exchange Program
- iEARN Project Announcements and Country Information
- Youth Conference in Istanbul, Turkey
- Win a Trip to Washington, DC
- 5-Day Youth Leadership Program by MIUSA
- YouthNoise
Want to submit your iEARN success stories or project news? Please contact Christine Robinson |
 iEARN Egypt will host the 14th Annual iEARN International Conference and 11th Youth Summit (July 21 - 26, 2007) in Cairo! Please join us for professional development workshops and events. Conference details and registration information (including lodging and fees) can be found on the official conference website.
Two youth scholarships are being offered to eligible iEARN youth to participate in the Conference and Youth Summit. Download this PDF (397.2 kb) for complete youth scholarship information.
 PBS Announces Teachers' Website - Thousands of free lesson plans, local and national educator resources, teacher professional development, videos, blogs, and more - click HERE.
iEARN PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
 On March 21, 2007 The Cathedral School located on Manhattan's Upper West Side will be flying kites in honor of iEARN's Talking Kites All Over the World Project and Equinox Day. Kindergartens and 6th Graders will make, decorate and design kites that will be flown on campus early that morning. The school also welcomes special guest, Ruty Hotzen, facilitator of the project who will be visiting NYC from Israel to take part in this event and Channel 13's Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference. Youth participants from Ireland, Israel, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom and Pakistan will also be joining the kite event representing their iEARN project, PEARL World Youth News.
Primary students from PS 135 in Brooklyn, New York will also fly kites on March 21st with iEARN teacher Lynn Rosen. Their kite event will take place along Riverside Park behind iEARN offices! For more information about this project, click HERE. If your students plan to fly kites, please send pictures and your story to Christine Robinson.
YES Exchange Student Visits New York City: On Thursday, Feb 22nd Pakistan student - Muhammed Talha - visited New York with his USA host mom. Muhammed lives with his host family in Colorado where he'll attend a US public high school for at least one year under the YES Program. During his visit, Muhmmed met with iEARN teacher Lynn Rosen, facilitator of the LEWIN online project and a project that Muhammed has been most active in. Lynn and her husband guided Muhammed and his host mom around NYC attending a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, a trip to NYC's theater district to catch a show, and walking around for little gifts and mementos of New York.
 Upon leaving, Muhammed shared with Lynn, "This was the best time in my life." Lynn wrote, "We hated to see him go. Even though we have a small apartment it was filled with love this weekend. As Brooklynites we made sure that he saw Coney Island, the Statue Of Liberty, the World Trade Center, Wall Street, Radio City, and much more. We had a wonderful time. [Muhammed] is the most adorable, well mannered young man.This memory will stay in my heart forever."
The YES Program is made possible through funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information on this program from the Department of State, click here. Picture left: Muhammed with Lynn Rosen on the streets of Manhattan.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
 International Youth Conference May 11-13 in Istanbul, Turkey: The conference entitled, "International Chain of Awareness" includes high school students from all over Turkey coming together in a national conference to discuss the MDGs and came up with action plans that can be implemented by themselves. Students will join committees to discuss the following topics: gender inequality, ecological losses, poverty and hunger, child mortality, water loss and water issues, global warming and education.
All high school students are welcome! Please download the following PDFs if interested and contact Burcu Alar if you wish to join: Application and Conference Program details.
 Win a Trip to Washington, D.C. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is the patron of the 2007 World Refugee Day Photo Contest.Students are invited to submit their photos around the theme, "A new home, a new life." Every year, millions of refugees are forced to flee their home countries due to persecution, war and human rights violations. Of the many refugees who cannot return home, some are fortunate to find safety and a new life in the United States. Photos should illustrate the United States' long tradition of welcoming refugees and the contribution refugees have made to their new communities.
Deadline for entries is April 30, 2007. Winners will be flown to Washington, DC, for the World Refugee Day ceremony on June 20. For more including guidelines, please visit the official website.
5-Day Youth Leadership Exchange Program, Eugene, Oregon, July '07: Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is currently accepting applications from highly motivated high school students with and without disabilities to join 14 students with and without disabilities from Bahrain in Eugene, Oregon July 13 - 17, 2007. Full scholarships available.
If you are a young person with a disability - or know someone who is - between the ages of 15-17, and love learning about another culture, traveling to new places and having fun while discussing issues that are important to you, we encourage you to apply MIUSA exchange programs are inclusive of people with all types of disabilities, including people who are Deaf and hard of hearing, or have cognitive, visual, physical, psychiatric, systemic, non-apparent, or other types of disabilities.
Application materials can be found HERE or or requested by e-mail at: lshula@miusa.org or by Tel/TTY at: 541-343-1284.
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