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iEARN
in Action, March 24, 2006
Featured Quote!
"This
project [Breaking Stereotypes Together] is a starting point for
our students and all of us to look at ourselves for a change through
someone else's eyes. I will honestly tell you that that is the
most frightening thing to a human being. On the other hand we are
fortunate enough to know what people think so that we can amicably
correct the stereotypes. What has made me so happy is the fact
that by the end of this project, we shall have each and everyone
who is introduced him/herself in the forum as an ambassador to
the rest of the world. The most important message they will carry
with them is that there are no two people who are the same...If
these ambassadors feel that it is their responsibility to give
information about the countries they know the truth about then
it will multiply. Just like a negative stereotype multiplies also
the truth will multiply and hopefully we shall succeed in Breaking
Stereotypes Together.".
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Eddie Kigozi (Uganda), on working with students in the Breaking
Stereotypes Together Project.
Eddie is a French Language Teacher and Educator in the use of ICT
in the Classroom, currently serving as a volunteer with iEARN-India
as part of the World Education Corps.
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Special Announcements!
1. iEARN Annual World Conference and Youth Summit, Netherlands, July
3-7, 2006. Register before April 1 for early bird discount.
Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
2. Project Mi Lugar/My Homeland
3. Group in the Philippines seeking partners
4. Take musical note all iEARN teachers and students - iEARN
Global Song 2006
5. Join the Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger Project
6. International Flavors Food Project
Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
7. Win US $500 from YouthActionNet to help
fund your social change project
8. View the World Education Corps (WEC) 2005-2006 Volunteer Blogs
9. Global Nomads Mozambique Alive Program starting March 23
10. Two Rivers, One World Project Photo Gallery
11. Contribute your technology and collaboration story to the Intel
website
12. Art Miles Project recipient of The Earth Society Foundation Award
for 2006
Upcoming Events!
13. YouthCaN environmental
events in Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, and the U.S.
14. Get involved in Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 21-23
15. Megaconference, Jr. 2006
16. Walk the World Event, United Nations World Food Programme
17. eLearning Africa Conference
18. Knowledge for Global Classrooms 2006 International Summer Institute
19. 2006 iEARN Annual World Conference and Youth Summit
20. iEARN-Asia and Pacific to hold first regional conference
21. Role of ICT in Bridge-Building and Social Inclusion Conference
22. Australian Computers in Education Conference
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Special Announcements
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1.
iEARN ANNUAL WORLD CONFERENCE AND YOUTH SUMMIT
IN ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS,
JULY 3-7, 2006! REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 1 FOR
AN EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT. The
conference is open to anyone who is interested
in collaborative online project work! The
main sponsor is the Dutch Ministry of Education
via the national portal Kennisnet, a strategic
alliance that allows you to connect to 100's
of Dutch educators during the conference.
Contact: info@iearn2006.nl.
For Youth Summit Questions: g.lommerse@aliceo.nl.
Website http://www.iearn2006.nl/.
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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects
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2. PROJECT
MI LUGAR/MY HOMELAND. The place
where one lives is marked by a series of
historical, artistic and cultural facts,
which make it unique. Making it known to
other human beings is powerful. It is our
goal to describe our homeland and show it
to other schools, which, at the same time
share theirs. Participants: Students (Ages
between
7 and 19) and teachers. Coordinators:
Claudia Rivero, Diego Zanfagnini y Marcelo
Duran. Contact: milugar@telar.org.
3. GROUP IN THE PHILIPPINES IS SEEKING PARTNERS. We
would like to invite schools from diverse cultures and religions
to collaborate
with the Philippine Power Users of ICT. Kindly visit our website www.hotcitywireless.org for
more details.
4. TAKE MUSICAL NOTE ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS -- iEARN GLOBAL
SONG 2006. Carolyn Fulton in the USA writes, "The
concept: What does iEARN mean to me, to my country, to the world." With
your creative input and some musical luck, it will become an
iEARN song for everyone to translate and sing in their own
language and at conferences. Please give your name and country
to give
you credit for helping with the song! But please- first in
English. Send your ideas, thoughts, words, phrases, or even
a completed
lyric to: iearnsong06@yahoo.com.
5. JOIN THE FEEDING MINDS, FIGHTING HUNGER PROJECT. Who
are the hungry? Why are they Hungry and What can we do to help?
Educators from Cameroon, India, Argentina, Uganda and the United
States have created a survey on hunger, poverty and unemployment.
Feeding
Minds Fighting Hunger is an online interactive discussion based
on a series of lessons plans designed for youth and educators
to discuss issues of hunger, poverty, malnutrition and food security.
To join the. discussions click
here.
For more information about the project see http://www.feedingminds.org.
6. SHORT TERM INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS FOOD PROJECT (March
April). Join students from around the world as they taste and
experience different foods from a variety of cultures. Exchange
recipes;
Cook the food, and take photographs (while food is being made,
and the final product); Share the food with students and take
photographs of students eating the food. Contact Ines Pearson
in Florida, USA. For more
about food projects in iEARN, see http://www.iearn.org/projects/foods.html.
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Check it Out! Resources, Contests, Websites, Announcements.
(This includes resources that are not part of iEARN)
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 7.
WIN A US $500 AWARD FROM YOUTHACTIONNET TO HELP FUND YOUR SOCIAL
CHANGE PROJECT! Click here for
more info.
8. WORLD
EDUCATION CORPS (WEC) 2005-2006 VOLUNTEER BLOGS. For
more about the World Education Corps (a unique approach to global
service and international
education in partnership with iEARN and Oxford University), see
http://www.worldeducationcorps.org.
9. GLOBAL NOMADS MOZAMBIQUE ALIVE PROGRAM. Starting
on March 23rd - http://www.gng.org/mozambique.
10. PHOTO
GALLERY OF iEARN TWO RIVERS, ONE WORLD PROJECT BETWEEN EGYPT
AND THE UNITED
STATES. Through support from the US State Department's
Bureau of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs,
and the US Embassy in Cairo, U.S. and Egyptian high school students
have been working on an analysis of the Nile and Hudson Rivers.
In December, participants met in Cairo. For images click here.
 11.
READY TO SHARE YOUR INNOVATIVE PROJECT WORK ON THE INTEL "AN
INNOVATION ODYSSEY" WEBSITE? Tell us about a technology-rich
project you have successfully implemented. We are especially interested
in elementary and secondary projects that: Use technology to enhance
learning; Demonstrate effective use of project-based learning; and
Prompt students to apply and develop their higher-order thinking
skills http://www.intel.com/education/odysseyinfo/. For
this and other suggestions of places to share your iEARN stories,
see here.
 12. ART
MILES PROJECT RECIPIENT OF THE EARTH SOCIETY FOUNDATION AWARD
FOR 2006. Coordinator
Joanne Tawfilis writes, "Thanks
to ALL OF YOU that have been painting with us since 1997 who are
the true winners of this prestigious award." For more information
about the project, see here and here.
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Upcoming Events
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 13.
UPCOMING YOUTHCAN EVENTS. Join
a network of youth using technology throughout the year for
environmental activism. http://www.iearn.org/projects/youthcan.html.
Upcoming and recent 2006 YouthCaN events:
- Egypt: EARN-Egypt Second YouthCaN Conference, April 10 at the
Suzanne Mubarak Exploratory Center, Koba, Cairo. http://www.youthcanworld.org/confs/ycegypt06.html
- Iran:
On
March 14th the first YouthCaN conference in Iran was held.
The conference attracted over 350 students, teachers, students'
parents, and experts on environmental issues. Participants
were from Tehran, Rey, Rasht and Isfahan. For more info click
here.
- Lebanon:
YouthCaN
Mediterranean Conference, April 10, Beirut. http://www.iearnlb.org/m/
- United
States: Miami, Florida, April 4 at Miami Country Day
School. For more click here, and here
- Taiwan: "Clean Up Our Beach" YouthCaN
activity, Kaohsiung, April 16.
- United States:
New York City at the American Museum of Natural History, April
10. Visit Youthcan
New York City for more info.
 14.
GET INVOLVED IN GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE
DAY (GYSD), APRIL 21-23. iEARN teachers
and students are sharing their GYSD activities in the Students
Unlimited Forum.
Several iEARN Centers are GYSD National Lead Agencies, including
iEARN-Pakistan and
iEARN-Trinidad
and Tobago, and iEARN-Egypt.
15. MEGACONFERENCE, JR.
2006 - MAY 18. An Event For
and By students of the World. See
streaming from previous years here.
 16.
WALK THE WORLD, MAY 21. A global event organised by the
United Nations World Food Programme and its partners in which hundreds
of thousands of individuals across the globe take to the streets
to call for the end of child hunger. http://www.fighthunger.org.
17.
eLearning AFRICA CONFERENCE, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, MAY 24-26. http://www.elearning-africa.com.
Girma Mitiku, iEARN-Ethiopia
Coordinator and Conference Advisory Committee member (http://www.elearning-africa.com/partner_advisory.php)
writes, "All iEARNers are supposed to participate, especially
the African iEARNers!"
18.
KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL CLASSROOMS 2006 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE,
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, USA, JUNE 18-23. Theme:
People, Places, and Patterns: Teaching World Geographies & Cultures.
See here or
contact Jamie McGowan.
19. JOIN US AT THE 2006 iEARN ANNUAL WORLD CONFERENCE
AND YOUTH SUMMIT IN ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS, JULY 3-7! REGISTER
BEFORE APRIL
1 FOR AN EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT. See top of
News Flash for details.
 20.
iEARN-ASIA AND PACIFIC TO HOLD FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE, AUGUST
1-3, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EMERGING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. Theme: "How
to Initiate Collaborative Interactive Learning in iEARN-Asia." 20
countries in Asia Pacific will be represented. For more info
click here.
21.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF ICT IN BRIDGE-BUILDING
AND SOCIAL INCLUSION CONFERENCE, NORTHERN IRELAND, SEPTEMBER
10-16. Further details here.
22.
AUSTRALIAN COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (ACEC), CAIRNS,
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND,
OCTOBER 2-4. Organised by iEARN Australia and the Asia
Education Foundation. If any iEARN members are interested in
attending
or presenting, contact iEARN Australia iearnoz@iearn.org.au.
For details, see http://www.acec2006.info
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iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a
global non-profit network that empowers teachers and students
to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution
to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. Started
in 1988, iEARN is currently active in over 120 countries, with
1,000,000 students participating as part of their education.
iEARN-International: http://www.iearn.org
Download the 2005-2006 iEARN Project Book: http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html (available in Arabic, English, French, and Japanese) or for
a full listing of iEARN projects, see: http://www.iearn.org/projects/
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