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Rowena Gerber at the International Conference
sharing her iEARN Solar Oven Project
 October 2005:
The whole purpose of education is
to turn mirrors into windows.
ó Sydney J. Harris
iEARN
International Conference
Please visit!!!
In This Issue: (Click on individual headings or scroll down)
- Deadline for iEARN online course registrations is September 30th
- Washington State international education model available online
- US Center Teacher Forum is a great resource for grants, to ask questions, learn about iEARN
(2) iEARN in the News
- iEARN is recipient for Creation Innovtion Certificate awarded by the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers [WAFLT]
- iEARN intern and YouthCaN member interviewed by BBC about global learning and exchange
- iEARN makes news in TechLearning: Planting the Seeds for Global Learning and Caring
- Over 200 Yemini Teachers join iEARN's Global Network
- The Young Scientists Tsunami Collaboration
- NEW iEARN Projects are available for the 2005-2006 school year
Professional Development:
The Fall 2005 sessions of the iEARN online courses will start in October 3, 2005 with the deadline for enrollment Septmeber 30th.
By taking any of the eight online courses at iEARN, you will learn how
to integrate 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. The online courses are approved by Departments of Education
in New York City, and the States of Delaware, Washington and Rhode
Island and Wyoming for teacher professional credentials. So, earn your
professional development credits in a most effective, extremely
exciting learning experience! Register for a course before it is filled
up! 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
teachers in each 9-week course. Facilitators live in 15 different countries!
 The International Education Teacher Development Model is
now available online for teachers. In collaboration with
iEARN-USA, the US Department of Education and The Friendship through
Learning Project Kristi Rennebohm Franz provides teachers with a
detailed report about international education in the classroom.
The well formatted report introduces global learning to schools, offers
integration tips, how to work with your students, and much more.
To view and or download the model please click HERE.
US Center Teacher Forum is open to iEARN-USA member teachers. It's a great place to meet your colleagues from around the country, share
project ideas, talk about challenges and or find partners for new
online projects you dream of creating. Recent topics posted on
the forum include information about current grants being offered by
government programs and or corporations, various resources for teaching
and discussions about education related themes. We welcome all US teachers to this wonderful
resource.
iEARN in the News
The Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT) has selected iEARN-USA as the recipient of the Creative Innovation Certificate! This certificate is presented to a person or persons who have developed and used innovative methods of teaching
in the world language classroom. This could include creative means for
teaching second language conversation, inventive ideas for instructing
students in culture and multi-cultural awareness, or
new and effective methods for developing second language reading and
writing skills. iEARN connects K-12 classes among 115 countries
to enable students to collaborate on educational projects in 32
languages.
The award will be presented at the World Languages Conference in
Spokane, WA October 13-15, 2005. If you are a language teacher
and would like to know how students can work online with native
speakers in educational projects, contact: Christine Robinson at crobinson@us.iearn.org.
BBC interviews iEARN student - YouthCaN student and
iEARN intern, Nuria Peguero, was interviewed by BBC radio for a live
broadcast that aired on Septmeber 19th. The interview focused on
the positive impact of exchange program and global learning.
Nuria shared,
"I think Travel can really lead to
world peace. What iEARN, AYUSA, U.S. department of cultural affairs
have done, is pure evidence that travel can bring about peace. ...To
learn how to live how others live, perhaps talk how others talk... I
think that the governments of the world should adopt this process of
exchanges. Especially presenting this opportunity to young students, so
that they can be a step ahead."
For more click HERE.
Planting the Seeds for Global Learning and Caring
Through the use of Interactive
Videoconferencing (IVC), teachers are inviting experts from around the
world into their classrooms as co-teachers - iEARN is one
source!! To read the article click HERE.
iEARN Collaborative Projects
Over 200 Yemini Teachers Join iEARN's Global Network - iEARN
welcomed more than 200 teachers from Yemen to its international
community of educators this month. Secondary school teachers from five
public schools each in Sana'a and Aden participated in a training
program to integrate online curriculum-based learning in their classes.
The training was part of a dot-EDU initiative that aims to use the
Internet to connect Yemeni schools with their peers in the region and
the US. The program is funded by USAID and administered by the
Education Development Center (EDC) in partnership with iEARN, World
Links and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
 In December this year, the teachers from Sana'a and Aden will begin
12-week online courses for further instruction in collaborative
project-based learning. They will work with their students -- reaching
out to more than 5,000 girls and boys -- to implement online projects
in various subject areas. iEARN will run the online courses in English
and Arabic to facilitate participation from other schools in Yemen, the
Middle East region and the US.
For more information about the project or to partner with Yemeni schools, please write to anindita@us.iearn.org
The Young Scientists Tsunami Collaboration
Students in Four Countries Examine Tsunamis Online as Youth Scientists:
The Young Scientists Tsunami Collaboration is a project which involves
students in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the United States.
Funded by the United States Oceans Bureau of the US Department of
State and US embassies abroad, the project focuses on the science of
tsunamis, including the role of science and technology in disaster
relief, preparedness efforts and examinations of the effects of
tsunamis on the environment. The project strengthens the scientific and
technological capabilities of youth in these countries while promoting
cooperation in areas of mutual interest for peaceful purposes. The
project will be conducted in two parts. In the first, iEARN will create
a new, specific online professional development course to provide
expertise and support for science teachers involved in this initiative.
The course will go into depth on how to use different types of
technologies to enable students to interact. After completing the
course, educators in the four countries will involve their students in
direct interaction online with peers in the other participating
countries. Together they will develop an activity together
related to the science of tsunami on which to work collaboratively with
their students across the globe.
IEARN-USA
is currently recruiting interested American high school science
teachers to work with peers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The
language of the project will be English. This project may be factored
into science and geography classes or be implemented as an after school
& community program. The results of the project will be
presented by teachers at the July 2006 iEARN International Conference
in the Netherlands.
If interested, please contact Christine Habib, Director of Government Programs at chabib@us.iearn.org
If you are interested in learning about
other Natural Disaster Projects that iEARN has facilitated, check out
the Natural Disaster Summit HERE and Project H.O.P.E. HERE.
New iEARN Projects - iEARN's new project book is now available for you to download, click HERE. In addition, you can visit our Project List for information as well. iEARN Teachers have added wonderful and innovative projects, be sure to check them out!
- Deadline for proposals for the National Education Computing Conference [NECC] is October 5th. Call for proposal for the 2006 Conference scheduled to be held in San Diego, CA on July 5-7th. Charting an International Future is a main theme! Student
Showcases are a great venue. They are informal two-hour exhibit-style
presentations (similar to science fair presentations) featuring
students sharing their classroom projects and activities.
- September
27-28: Interntional Education Symposium, "Opening Your Classroom to the
World" sponsored by the Malaika Foundation, in Lincoln, NE.
Presenting is Christine Robinson, iEARN-USA
- October
1: Rhode Island Foreign Language Conference in Warwick, RI.
Presenting are Diane Midness and Otgo Okhidoi, iEARN-USA
- February 16-19: 5th Annual International Studies Schools Association in Raleigh-Durham, NC, iEARN USA
will be facilitating a presentation on "Best Practices in Global
Collaboration-iEARN Experiences." Please contact Diane Midness if
you are interested in sharing how you have used iEARN to bring the
world into your curriculum. We want your input and want to get
your names on the program. More information about the conference click HERE.
For a detailed list of conference, please click HERE.
Non-iEARN Grants and Other Opportunities
Please click HERE for great resources, grants and other opportunities for US teachers.
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