WEB RESOURCES

iEARN believes we can learn collaboratively from the work being done by peers all around the world. These web resources are updated at the time of the CD publication.

If you find additional resouces beyond those listed, please share them online with us in the iEARN Forum Discussing Professional Development and Resources http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/facilitators

See http://us.iearn.org/press_room/press_coverage/index.php for articles, books, reports and videos about iEARN

 Imagine

• Fight Against Child Labour and Exploitation Project
  http://www.iearn.org.au/clp/
  
• YouthCan
  http://www.youthcanworld.org/
  
• Solar Cooking Project
  http://aces.miamicountryday.org/SolarCookers/solar_cookers.htm
  
• Lewin
  http://www.iearn.org.au/lewin/
  
• Side by Side
  http://aces.miamicountryday.org/International_Projects/introsidebyside.htm
  
• iEARN Taiwan
  http://www.iearn.edu.tw
  
• Beauty of the Beasts
  http://aces.miamicountryday.org/International_Projects/Beautypagenew.htm
  
• A Sense of Caring
  http://www.psd267.wednet.edu/~kfranz/SchoolYear0102/socialstudies0102/GAPcaring02/GAP0102.html
  

 Envision

Websites for Online Project Based Learning Teaching Practices:

• Buck Institute Project-Based Learning Handbook
  http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/pbl_handbook/
  
• Project-based Learning and Other On-line Teaching Resources
  http://www.nifl.gov/susanc/projbas.htm
  Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Project Implementation
  Tutorials, Guides and Resources for Staff Development
  Appendix
  
• The Guide On the Side
  http://www.iearn-canada.org/guideontheside.html
  Project Based Learning Resourcescompiled by Bill Belsey, iEARN Canada. Web resources on an instructional method that uses complex, real-life projects to motivate learning and provide learning experiences; the projects are authentic, yet adhere to a curricular framework
  
• Authentic Challenging Tasks (ACTS)
  http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/authlrn.htm
  Characteristics of challenging curriculum for all students
  Service Learning
  
• Educational Telecomputing Activities. Curriculum-Based Telecollaboration and Teleresearch Projects http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/instruct/harrislk.html
  
• Challenge 2000 Project-Based Learning & Multimedia Web Site
  http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/
  Overview, activities, other teachers on project based curriculum
  
• Project Based Learning Checklists
  http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
  
• Criteria for Authentic Project-Based Learning
  http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/pbl.htm
  
• Design Features for Project-Based Learning
  http://www.designshare.com/Research/Wolff/Project_Learning.htm
  
• Online Project-Based Learning
  Project Examples
  http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/glefli/
  
• Fifty Problem Solving Strategies Explained.
  http://www.une.edu.au/psychology/staff/malouffproblemsolving.php
  

Project Planning Tools

"Template for Designing a Problem-Base Unit" (taken from Envision section, Activity 2)
http://www.iearn.org/iearn_cd/project_unit_template.doc

Risks and Obstacles in Design and Implementation" (taken from Envision section, Resources and Suggestions)
http://www.iearn.org/professional/index.html

Download Project Planning Form from the BIE Problem Based Learning Handbook (pp. 105-124)

Download Implementation Tools from the BIE Problem Based Learning Handbook (pp. 105-124)

Download Tuning Protocol from the BIE Problem Based Learning Handbook (pp. 104)

 Explore

• Teachers' Guide to Learning Circles
  http://www.iearn.org/circles/lcguide/
  
• Teachers' Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet
  http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html

 Prepare

• Introduction to Network Etiquette
  http://www.wabash.edu/technology/netiquette
  Another good source of polite behavior guidelines
  
• The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette by Arlene Rinaldi
  http://www.rdc.com.au/Netiquette.html
  
• iEARN Buddy Support Contract
  http://www.iearn.org/professional/contract.html
  
• Mailing List Etiquette
  http://www.iecc.org/Etiquette.cfm
  
• The Paul D. Coverdell WorldWise Schools Website of Peace Corps has materials to prepare students to understand other cultures
  http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws
  
  Following are links to resources for time, language, measurement, country information, maps, media, etc.
  Currency Converter
  Metric/English Converter
  Weather Underground
  News and Newspapers Online
  Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
  National Geographic

 Experience

• Teachers' Guide to Learning Circles
  http://www.iearn.org/circles/lcguide/
  
• Service Learning
  http://www.csloe.org/links.htm
  Learning in deeds, leadership roles
  
• Interviewing Skills
  http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=17
  Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, and Internet Research

 Assess

• Project-based Learning with Multimedia
  http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/
  
• Center for Talented Youth
  Teaching Strategies and Ideas for Activities
  IMPORTANCE OF ASSESSMENT
  http://www.jhu.edu/
  
• Authentic Assessment Toolbox
  http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/
  
• Buck Institute of Education Project Based Learning Handbook - examples of rubrics http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/pbl_handbook/tools.php#rubrics
  
• Global Schoolhouse Project-Based Learning
  http://www.gsn.org/web/pbl/
  
• International Schools Cyberfair Sample Peer Review Evaluation http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/gsh/cf/rubric/evalrubric.html
  
• Thirteen Ed Online-Concept to Classroom. Resources:
  Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign
  http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/w7-resources.html#1
  Teaching to Academic Standards
  http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/index.html
  
• The Water Habitat Project
  http://learnweb.harvard.edu/ent/gallery/pop3/pop3_1.cfm
  
• Creating Simple Flash Animations
  http://www.school-for-champions.com/flash/simple.htm
  
• Graphics and Clip Art for Kids:
  http://rats2u.com/clipart/animation/clipart_kids.htm
  http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/
  
• Rubric Development:
  Landmark Project Rubric Builder
  http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3
  Rubistar
  http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=Tutorial&module=Rubistar
  6 Traits Writing Assessment
  http://www.cyberspaces.net/6traits/

Share

• Publishing with students
  http://www.publishingstudents.com/
  

Progress

• iEARN Workshop Toolkit
  http://www.iearn.org/professional/workshop.html
  
• iEARN Handbook
  http://www.iearn.org/professional/prof_handbook.html
  
• iEARN Lebanon Professional Development
  http://www.iearnlb.org/old/pd/pd.html
  
• iEARN Pakistan - Training Module
  http://www.iearnpk.org/PD/index.htm
  
• PR Web Press Release Tips and Guidelines
  http://www.prweb.com/pressreleasetips.php
  
• McKenzie, James.From Now On: The Education Technology Journal. Vol 1:|No 1.September|2000. Scoring Power Points http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html (About using mulitmedia for presentations.)

Useful Books

Tina Blythe and Associates: The Teaching for Understanding Guide (Helps with the - Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool).

Drake, Burns (2004). Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum. ASCD, VA http://www.ascd.org

Diehl, Grobe, Lopez (1999). Project Based Learning: A strategy for teaching and learning (Center for Youth Development), MA

Gordon (2003). Better Teaching and Learning in the Digital Classroom. Harvard Education Press, MA

Harris (1998). Virtual Architecture: Designing and directing curriculum-based telecollaboration. ISTE, OR http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu

Markham, Larmer, Ravitz (2003) Project Based Learning Handbook: A guide to standards focused project based learning for middle and high school teachers. Buck Institute of Education, Novato, CA. http://www.bie.org

Moursund (2003). Project-based Learning: Using information technology. ISTE, OR http://www.iste.org

Sebranek, Kemper, Dave and Meyer (1999). Write Source 2000, A Guide to Writing, Thinking and Learning. Houghton Miffin Company, MA.

Wiske, M., Breit, L., Rennebohm Franz, K. (2004) Teaching for Understanding with Technology, Jossey-Bass, MA.