| Course Fees | Next sessions begin from: September 24th, 2010
US Teachers: List Price: $600
$360 non-members
$260 iEARN members
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Online Professional Development Courses
iEARN-USA's co-facilitated online courses guide educators in evaluating and aligning global projects with curriculum standards as part of an integrated project plan.
Although educators develop a unique project plan for their own classroom, each course has participants from at least ten different countries. This collaborative learning experiences allows educators to communicate and network with colleagues around the world who can make teaching and learning more fun and interesting throughout year. See below for specific information on each course including standards addressed and certification. Visit our 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... |  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... |  Youth Journalism
Integrating Multimedia 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 World Youth News project. 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... | |
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