iEARN in Action, October 24, 2006

Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
1. Download new 2006-2007 iEARN Project Book.
2. Books Mark Our World - a global exchange of book reviews and bookmarks.
3. Join the "Food for Thought: An iEARN Cookbook" Project.
4. See photos from Pakistan - join their Millennium Development Goals Project.
5. Cultural Corner for Learners of English.
6. Do you have indigenous students in your school?

Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
7. Current iEARN Online Course Session - 157 teachers, 32 countries.
8. iEARN Coordinators named "Innovative People in Science and Technology."
9. iEARN-Argentina praised for peer-coaching work.

Upcoming Events!
10. iEARN workshop, Oct. 27 in the USA.
11. iEARN workshop, Nov. 10 in Lebanon.
12. YouthCaN Environmental Conference, April 23, 2007, in New York City, USA.
13. 2007 iEARN Annual Conference Website Launched!
14. iEARN-Egypt Conference Committee seeks nominations for "iEARN Pathfinders."
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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects
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1. DOWNLOAD THE NEW 2006-2007 iEARN PROJECT BOOK! An 83 page collection of currently active iEARN projects from teachers and students around the world.

2. BOOKS MARK OUR WORLD. A worldwide bookmark and book review exchange among students. Facilitated by Syeda Basarat Kazim, Margriet Ruurs and Kalsoom Aziz in Pakistan.

3. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: AN iEARN COOKBOOK NEEDS A COVER! The Cultural Recipe Book needs a colourful, meaningful, visually appealing cover. Student submissions of drawings (in vertical format on white paper please) that represent the iEARN Cookbook title "Food for Thought", can be posted in the "Cultural Recipes Project" discussion forum in .JPEG format. Drawings can also be e-mailed or mailed to project coordinator Bill Belsey.

4. CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM THE "MDGs: ONLY WITH YOUR VOICE PROJECT"! From participants in Pakistan. For more info, and to join them, see here.

5. CULTURAL CORNER FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH. Join other young learners of English in an exchange of cultural items such as art, recipes, dances, animals, clothing, cartoons, etc. This project is an attempt to motivate students to use and improve their knowledge of the language by understanding the cultures of young learners around the world as well as sharing the elements of their own culture. Contact Evelina Casiello in Argentina.

6. DO YOU HAVE INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN YOUR SCHOOL? The current theme of the First Peoples Project is "Traditional Stories" and students create art and writing on this theme to share with other indigenous students and other people in iEARN. More information about the project can be found on the First Peoples' forum and on the project website: http://www.iearn.org/projects/fp.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. 11th SESSION OF iEARN'S ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES UNDERWAY! We welcome the 157 participants from 32 countries who started on Oct 9 in one of the 9 courses being offered this session. For the first time we have participants from Vanuatu and the Cayman Islands. And, we have a phenomenal team of 18 facilitators (2 per course) from 9 different countries.For more information, including enrollment info for the next session, which will start on February 19, for more info see here.

8. iEARN COORDINATORS NOMINATED AS "MOST INNOVATIVE PEOPLE IN THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORLD IN 2006." Please join us in congratulating Bill Belsey (iEARN-Canada) and Yoko Takagi (iEARN-Japan) for being being elected to a short list in the education category of the World Technology Network as "Most Innovative People in the Science and Technology World in 2006." The award winner will be announced November 3, 2006 in San Francisco, USA. For information on these awards, see here.

9. iEARN-ARGENTINA (TELAR, FUNDACION EVOLUCION) PRAISED FOR LEADERSHIP IN PEER COACHING PROGRAM. From the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, July 2006 newsletter: "In the growing community of Peer Coaching programs around the world, the PSCTLT project in Argentina is particularly notable because of the strength of our partnership with a world-renowned local agency, Fundacion Evolucion, which has received international recognition for success with education networks, distance learning, and community-based schooling. The team from the Fundacion was led by Rosy Aguila, one of the founding members of the world-wide iEARN network. The stature and respect afforded Fundacion Evolucion was evidenced during the Peer Coaching training, when Executive Director Paula Perez returned from Stockholm bearing a Special Mention prize from the global Stockholm Challenge for ICT in Education...Paula was welcomed with a standing ovation by the Peer Coaching participants, demonstrating the love and respect that the Fundacion Evolucion team has earned for their years of outstanding work in Argentina and the world. The PSCTLT-Fundacion Evolucion partnership is a bright example of how like-minded educators around the world can support each other for the good of children and society. It is a pleasure and privilege for PSCTLT to be a part of such work."For more, see here.

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Upcoming Events
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10. SEND GREETINGS FOR WORKSHOP ON OCT. 27 IN CHICAGO, IL, USA. Please send greetings to teachers participating in a workshop for Chicago Public schools. For more about iEARN-USA, see http://www.us.iearn.org

11. WELCOME TEACHERS IN LEBANON WHO WILL BE ATTENDING A WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 10. For more about iEARN-Lebanon, see http://www.iearnlb.org/.

12. YouthCaN 2007 EVENT TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY ON APRIL 23, 2007. Watch http://www.youthcanworld.org for details of this and other YouthCaN events happening around the world. YouthCaN is a year-round network within iEARN of students using telecommunications technologies to undertake and/or share environmental work locally and around the world.

19. iEARN-EGYPT TO HOST 14TH ANNUAL iEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND 11TH YOUTH SUMMIT, JULY 21 - 26, 2007 IN CAIRO. Connecting Cultures...Respecting Differences. A global dialogue for development and sustainability. Stay tuned for details. http://www.iearnegypt.org/
Special conference related info:
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Special conference related info: iEARN PathFinders
As much as iEARN has contributed to millions of lives around the world, also it has flourished through many ideas, people, and organizations. The iEARN 2007 Conference Planning Committee is inviting all of the iEARN community to nominate/recommend a teacher, student, parent, organization, etc., that has contributed in making a difference in your iEARN life, on the personal, professional, and/or a global level. Through this special recognition for the landmarks in iEARN's life, we are trying to share and visualize with our students and global community the path of iEARN and how we need to extend our recognition to the past as much as to look into the future for development. In 2007 iEARN Conference, we plan to publicly recognize some of your recommendations and nominees. We hope we would be able to invite them in person. If not, at least we will try to connect through ICT facilities.
If you are interested to share with us who is your iEARN PathFinder, kindly fill out the following form and send to dalia@iearnegypt.org or info@iearnegypt.org with a message title: iEARN PathFinder no later than October 31, 2006.

Your Information (Nominator):
1) Name
2) Position
3) Institution
4) Country
5) Telephone
6) Fax
7) E-mail

Person being nominated:
1) Nominee Name
2) Position
3) Institution
4) Country
5) Telephone
6) Fax
7) E-mail

In addition, kindly share with us in not more than 250 words how this nominee has affected your iEARN life and became your iEARN PathFinder. Kindly be advised that there will be no accepted nominations or recommendations without the reply to this question.

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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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