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iEARN
in Action, April 7, 2006
Featured Quote!
"I
have just read the site a second time and like yesterday, I found
it touching. Thinking of it, it simply outlines the whole essence
of iEARN. Togetherness in making the world a global village and
a better place to live for us and more for the tomorrow generation.
Considering the domestic unrest that is a frequent occurrence in
my country, I believe having the knowledge and participating in
the projects here will help my students get a bearing in life and
distract them away from a lot of the incidents around them. I believe
in iEARN and her motives".
-
Martina Ebijimi, iEARN Online Course Participant
Minna, Nigeria.
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Special Announcements!
1. iEARN Annual
World Conference and Youth Summit, Netherlands, July 3-7, 2006.
Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
2. Submit Articles,
Artwork, Photos, or Puzzles to the "Planetary Notions" Environmental
Magazine
3. April
deadline for submissions to the Oral History-Kindred Project
4. Join the "One Book, One World" Reading Group to
Discuss "The Tipping Point."
5. Help the My Hero team with a video on Rowena Gerber and the
Solar Oven Project.
6. 2006 issue of "A Vision" Creative Writing Anthology
is Published
7. Teacher in China seeking partners
8. Global Youth Service Day
9. Reach Your Peak Project
Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
10. Spanish Project Book Now Available
11. Check out the videos page on iEARN-USA
12. Project Harmony schools in Armenia active in iEARN projects
13. Win a US $500 Award From YouthActionNet to Help Fund Your Social
Change Project.
14. iEARN Egypt is holding its first Student Board Elections
15. Seeking more contributions to the iEARN Global Song 2006
16. Oxfam publishes "Education for Global Citizenship:
A Guide for Schools"
17. iEARN-Pakistan invites applications for US study program
Upcoming Events!
18. YouthCaN environmental
events in Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, and the U.S.
19. National English Olympiad in Lithuania
20. Get involved in Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)
21. Megaconference, Jr.
22. Walk the World Event, United Nations World Food Programme
23. eLearning Africa Conference
24. Knowledge for Global Classrooms 2006 International Summer Institute
25. iEARN Annual World Conference and Youth Summit
26. iEARN-Asia and Pacific to hold first regional conference
27. Role of ICT in Bridge-Building and Social Inclusion Conference
28. Australian Computers in Education Conference
Recent Events!
29.
iEARN-Nigeria hosts 2-day workshop for secondary school teachers
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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! CONFERENCE
NEWS >> Countdown to July 3rd.
Only
86 days to the start of the 13th iEARN World Conference in Enschede
Netherlands. The Conference committee is happy to announce that
already 158 participants and 59 Youth Summit participants have
registered for the conference. Largest delegation till now is from
the USA. Together participants already have submitted 30 workshop
proposals, indicating that 'A learning World' is the right motto
indeed.
In the spotlight
The inclusive musical 'The World Around' made it to the front pages
in Canada and Israel and is the opening act for Monday evening.
Over 80 students in seven countries have started rehearsals. Of
course the entry for the musical is free for all conference participants
July 3-7 2006, be there!
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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects
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2. LANETARY NOTIONS (PN) SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS. PN,
an international environmental publication, is looking for projects,
essays, articles,
puzzles, and photos and artwork, to be published in this year's
magazine on the web and in hardcopy format. For more information,
go to: http://www.iearn.org/projects/planetarynotions.html.
We look forward to receiving your work!
3. SUBMIT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY STORIES TO THE
ORAL HISTORY-KINDRED
PROJECT. The closing date for Oral
History - Kindred project is approaching. The editors require
all stories
for this year's publication of the family history anthology by
April. Students are required to interview a family member about
an event in their life that was affected by world or local history.
Submissions can be read and submitted on Culture and Society > N
to W > Oral History - Kindred forum. Many countries are still
not represented so please write to Judy Barr
if you need more information to participate.
4. JOIN THE ONE BOOK, ONE WORLD READING GROUP TO DISCUSS "THE
TIPPING POINT: how little things make a big difference.
http://foro.iearn.org/.1df6d197/
5. MY HERO PROJECT SEEKS HELP! MY HERO asks
members of iEARN to help us with a short film we are making on
Rowena
Gerber and The Solar Oven Project. We hope to include in this
film--- footage of the solar ovens at work in Senegal, South
Africa, Haiti and other parts of the globe. With the help of
the iEARN community we will be able to add these images that
demonstrate the global impact of the Solar Oven Project. Copies
of photos and stories can be sent via email to: myhero@myheroproject.org.
Mini-DV videotape & DVD footage must be mailed to: The MY
HERO Project, 1278 Glenneyre #286, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. USA.
To add your comments about Rowena, see here.
For My Hero's general iEARN guestbook, see here.
6. 2006 ISSUE OF A VISION IS PUBLISHED! Check
out the new 2006 issue of "A Vision," edited by Makati
Science High School, in the Philippines. A Vision is an international
literary magazine that publishes art, poetry, and prose created
by secondary school student to demonstrate that, despite linguistic,
cultural, ethnic and racial differences, teenagers around the
world share the same hopes, fears, interests and concerns. http://www.iearn.org/avision/
7.
TEACHER IN CHINA SEEKING PARTNERS. "Dear friends,
My students and I live in the eastern part of China, a big city
in Guangdong
province, Shenzhen. I work with 6th graders ages 10-12 who are
doing a program of what people do On Monday. We are anxious to
know what people do on Monday in English. I think this is a good
way for us to know the different culture, traditions, and ways
of life in different country. Would you like to join in our program?
We have a forum of this program. We can both use English and Chinese
there. Visit the Chinese
Language forum.
We also can communicate with e-mail and regular postal mail." Contact
Christine Lai.
 8. JOIN THE STUDENTS UNLIMITED FORUM TO DISCUSS GLOBAL
YOUTH SERVICE DAY ACTIVITIES. iEARN-Pakistan partner schools
are currently engaged in planning and implementing community service
and youth volunteering
programs and project all around Pakistan, see here.
iEARN-Pakistan youth and educators are proud to join thousands
of youth globally to show the power of youth making a difference.
Please take a moment and read their plans and report and see their
pictures in action in the Students
unlimited forum.
9.
JOIN THE REACH
YOUR PEAK PROJECT. This project (started
March 27) motivates youth ages 12-18 to think and dream about opportunities
such as the completion of a community service activity and the
achievement of their own personal goals. Each student is required
to write a 250 word essay in which they define what "Reaching
your Peak" means to them. Project languages: English and
Spanish. Contact Rosi Rivarola, iEARN-Paraguay.
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Check it Out! Resources, Contests, Websites, Announcements.
(This includes resources that are not part of iEARN)
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10.
2006 iEARN PROJECT BOOK NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.
http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html
11. CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS PAGE ON iEARN-USA TO SEE iEARN PROJECTS
IN ACTION. http://us.iearn.org/collaborate/projects/project_videos.php
12. PROJECT HARMONY SCHOOLS IN ARMENIA ACTIVE IN iEARN PROJECTS. Many schools in Armenia participate in iEARN through support from
the Project Harmony program. Schools there are active in many projects,
including the Natural Disaster Youth Summit, Kindred-Oral History
Project, and Talking Kites All Over the World. See the March issue
of the Project Harmony-Armenia Newsletter for stories here.
 13.
WIN A US $500 AWARD FROM YOUTHACTIONNET TO HELP FUND YOUR SOCIAL
CHANGE PROJECT! Click here for
more info.
14. iEARN
EGYPT HOLDING ITS FIRST STUDENT BOARD ELECTIONS. The
elections are taking place to find the best candidates for the
following positions:
alumni, project, IT, Outreach, and professional development committee
heads. In addition, the elections will produce the local youth representative
and his/her vice. All election information can be found on www.iearnegypt.org.
By the first week of April, elections results will be announced.
Share with us your comments and any election experiences. .
15. TAKE MUSICAL NOTE ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS -- iEARN
GLOBAL SONG 2006. Carolyn Fulton in the USA writes, "We need more submissions
for "What does iEARN mean to 'me!' my country, my community,
the world...more than one musician CAN compose a song, especially
the new iEARN anthem...YOUR word, phrase, idea, or concept COUNT.
We have 3 musicians (U.S., Russian, and Finnish) plus contributors
from Japan and Uganda. How about you? It is easy to contribute! Send
words, phrases, ideas,or even a full lyric to iearnsong06@yahoo.com.
Include name, country so you may be included in the collaboration
credit! Thank you. We promise it will be easy to sing!"
 16. EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: A GUIDE FOR SCHOOLS. Oxfam's
Cool Planet Program has a new publication: "Education
for Global Citizenship: a guide for schools."
 17. iEARN-PAKISTAN INVITING PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS FROM
ELIGIBLE PAKISTAN HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS FOR YEAR LONG EXCHANGE IN
THE USA
(2007-2008). http://www.iearnpk.org/P4L-YES.htm.
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Upcoming Events
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 18.
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: A YouthCaN event was held in 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.
19.
NATIONAL ENGLISH OLYMPIAD TO BE HELD IN LITHUANIA, APRIL 13. iEARN-Lithuania
Coordinator, Daina Valanciene, shares
that the "iEARN
Lithuanian centre, to be exact, English teachers, who have been
a part of iEARN for so many years, have been the main sponsors
of this endeavour in the sense that they organize all the events
of the Olympiad as well as prepare tasks for it. ..During the Olympiad
the students get iEARN booklets and their certificates have iEARN
stamps together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Lithuania.
Your welcome messages will be displayed on a huge screen and read
aloud during the Olympiad welcome ceremony. We would be happy to
get your messages any way - at my e-mail address or
in the Teachers'
Forum
 20.
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.
21. MEGACONFERENCE, JR.
2006 - MAY 18. An Event For
and By students of the World. See
streaming from previous years here.
 22.
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.
23.
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!"
24.
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.
25. 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.
 26.
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.
27.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF ICT IN BRIDGE-BUILDING
AND SOCIAL INCLUSION CONFERENCE, NORTHERN IRELAND, SEPTEMBER
10-16. Further details here.
28.
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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Recent Events
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29.
iEARN NIGERIA HOSTS 2-DAY WORKSHOP FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS,
MARCH 9-10. Forty-seven
teachers from 36 Nigerian states participated
in a "Capacity Building for Effective Collaborative Learning" workshop
held at the Government Secondary School Tudun-Wada, Abuja. In their
coverage "All
Africa" ,
reported that Titilayo Obisesan, who represented the iEARN Nigeria
Coordinator, Olaolu Sasore, "said the vision of IEARN Nigeria
is to stimulate and nurture a population of new leadership who
are principle-driven and service -oriented. To this end she explained
that iEARN is leading a drive for training trainers, professional
development of teachers/educators and curriculum developers for
ICTs in secondary schools thus preparing the country for true education
in the 21st century."
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For
Reference
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TO
SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEWSFLASH: Send your
announcement (2-3 lines) to newsflash@us.iearn.org.
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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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