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Course Fees   US Teachers: List Price: $600 $360 non-members $260 iEARN members International participants: see registration page for details   Register now! Next session: February 22nd - April 18th, 2010   Click here for a downloadable PD flyer Online Professional Development Courses iEARN-USA's 8-week facilitated online courses guide educators in evaluating and aligning global projects with curriculum standards as part of an integrated project plan. Along with coursemates from around the world, educators choose a project and make plans to share student work via iEARN's password-protected interactive project spaces.  Over the eight weeks, participants experientially engage their students in the weeks’ activities, thereby learning by doing in the authentic location of their classroom with their students and available technology.   Best of all, participants meet and network with colleagues around the world who can make teaching and learning more fun and interesting throughout year.   See partners page to learn more about other course offerings.

Language Arts Global Collaboration that Enhances Student Literacy Skills iEARN projects make reading and writing a meaningful experience. Students write to a real audience with a purpose about topics they care about. This course focuses on skills needed to engage in global projects, including peer review, team-building, joining regional and international learning communities, and developing project plans that integrate with educational standards.  Learn More... ** This course is approved by the NYC Department of Education for 3 P credits	Social Studies Internationalizing Social Studies for the 21st Century iEARN projects help students understand how historical and geographical conditions interact to shape their lives. This sharing of information with global peers helps instill in students a deeper understanding of themselves, their family, their community, and their world. This course enables participating educators and their students to gain experience with global collaborative project work that relates to Social Studies themes that they are already studying in their classrooms.   Learn More...
Science, Technology, and Math Meeting 21st Century challenges through global education in the Science, Technology, and Math Classroom Participating educators develop strategies for guiding their students in a project-oriented, interdisciplinary approach using action research, traditional scientific methods, and mathematical problem-solving. Educators and their students will identify and analyze a relevant problem in their community that relates to the curriculum and share their results, conclusions and concerns with other students around the world.   Learn More...	Creative Arts Using Technology to Foster Global Collaboration in the Arts Through this course, educators and their students gain experience in projects involving traditional art forms, as well as those using multimedia and digital tools to express themselves and learn about the world. Students will have an experience of producing their own works of art and sharing them in global project forums, learning to give and get feedback from peers around the world. By doing so, they will learn to appreciate diverse cultures and take pride in their own!  Learn More...
Teaching of Foreign & Second Languages Providing a Context for Real-World Communication and Interaction Using iEARN in a foreign or second language classroom allows educators to experiment with the power of collaborative online projects while students practice language skills. Students will be using the language for real communication, with a real audience of international peers around the world. During this hands-on course participants learn how to analyze, choose, and participate in an iEARN project that suits their students' level of language skills and interests.   Learn More...	Learning Circles A Structured Approach to Cross-Classroom Online Collaboration iEARN Learning Circles promote theme-based project work integrated with the classroom curriculum. A Learning Circle is created by a team of 6-8 teachers and their classes joined in the virtual space of an electronic classroom. Course participants have access to a comprehensive Teachers' Guide, and are guided through the six phases of a Learning Circle. Assignments correspond to the work normally done during a Learning Circle experience. Course assignments during are hands-on and student centered.   Learn More...
PEARL Integrating Journalism into the Classroom This course enables teachers to integrate journalism into their curricula and provides teachers with the opportunity to get their students certified as global youth reporters so they can submit their work for publication in a real international online publication. The course is based on the PEARL World Youth News project, which is a partnership between iEARN and the Daniel Pearl Foundation. This course aims to demonstrate how engaging students in international reporting can not only enhance their writing skills but also increase their respect for diverse views and cultures.  Learn More...