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iEARN
in Action, May 18, 2007
SPECIAL
FORUM:
Dear Friends,
Join the iEARN in the 21st
Century Discussion from May 2 to June 18, 2007. iEARN participants can join
via the web http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/future or
offline newsreader <apc.iearn.future>, or register to receive messages
posted to your email address by emailing subscribe@us.iearn.org and
requesting to be added to iearn-future@lists.iearn.org.
The participation of everyone in the discussion is crucial for the success
of the process; each and every one of us is part of iEARN's future!
Waiting to hear from you,
Bob C and Eliane
Facilitators,
iEARN in the 21st Century
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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
1. Call for projects for 2007-2008 iEARN Project Book.
2. School in Spain issues a "Save the Rainforest" challenge.
3. Interested in collaborating on a new project about homework?
4. Teacher in India seeking partner for "Imagination and Superstition" project.
5. Join the Music Around the World Project.
Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
6. How do you define Global Citizenship?
7. iEARN highlighted in British Council Newsletter in Egypt.
8. iEARN-Pakistan: Using Digital Tools for Creative Classroom Projects.
9. Submit your iEARN project for a Stockholm Challenge Award!
10. T.H.E. Journal is seeking to honor exemplary schools and technology
leaders.
Upcoming Events!
11. 14th Annual iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit,
Cairo, Egypt, July 21-26.
Recent Events!
12. Photos from Annual iEARN-India
Conference in Pune.
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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects
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1. DO
YOU WANT YOUR iEARN PROJECT INCLUDED IN THE 2007-2008 iEARN PROJECT
BOOK? If you are currently facilitating an iEARN project,
or are planning a new iEARN project, and would like to have it
included in the 2007-2008 iEARN Project Description Book, please
complete the project template below and send it to projectbook@us.iearn.org as
soon as possible, but no later than the FINAL DEADLINE of August
25th. If yours is a new project, idea, please note that all new
projects must indicate that they have an initial group of participants
(#11 below) before being considered for publication. To find partners
for your project, please share your project idea in the Teachers
Forum, or, for students,
the Youth
Forum.
In addition, you are welcome to share your new project idea in
the iEARN News Flash newsletter by sending a brief description
to newsflash@us.iearn.org.
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iEARN PROJECT TEMPLATE
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1.Name of Project:
2.Brief one-sentence description of project:
3.Full description of project:
4.Age/level of project participants:
5.Timetable for the 2007-2008 school year:
6.Possible project/classroom activities:
7.Expected outcomes/products:
8.Project contribution to others and the planet:
9.Project language(s):
10.Curriculum/Subject area:
11.Names/email of initial participating groups:
12.Name of facilitator(s):
13.Email of facilitator(s):
14.iEARN Forum/Newsgroup where it will take place or is taking place
(or leave
blank and one will be assigned):
15.WWW page of project (not required):
PLEASE RETURN
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS TO<projectbook@us.iearn.org.
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 2.
SCHOOL IN SPAIN ISSUES CHALLENGE TO SAVE AMAZON RAIN FOREST. Grade 5 at Benjamin
Franklin International School in Barcelona, Spain challenges a
school to match the 600 euros or $809 collected by bake sales and
a class play. The effort will save 6 acres of rain forest. Please
read more about the project at STARO or Saving the American Rain
Forest Organization here. Questions?
Contact Dan Phillips, Benjamin Franklin International School.
3
WHAT DO YOUR STUDENTS THINK ABOUT HOMEWORK? Interested in gathering
students from different countries to share ideas with each other
about homework? Contact Hiba Aqel in Syria.
4.
TEACHER IN BANGALORE, INDIA SEEKING PARTNER IN IMAGINATION AND
SUPERSTITION PROJECT. See Ayesha's message in the Imagination
and Superstition Forum.
 5. MUSIC
AROUND THE WORLD PROJECT DATES EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 2007. An
exchange and discussion of music from all over the world, including
instruments and styles of performance. "Peace through Music" will
be the theme for all topics. Facilitated by Joy Lo-Bamijoko in the
USA, and Wiwi Rosaria in Indonesia. Check out a new
blog created
by Wiwi Rosario.
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Check it Out! Resources, Contests, Websites, Announcements.
(This includes resources that are not part of iEARN)
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6. HOW
DO YOU DEFINE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP? Dear friends, My name
is Dmitry Savelau and I represent iEARN-Belarus and
Youth International Education Club "NEWLINE".
This Wednesday we're going to have a workshop for CIVICUS Youth
Assembly (May 21-23) in Glasgow, Scotland. The workshop title
is - Global and Active Citizenship. We would like to ask you to
make your unique contribution to the work of the workshop and the
work of the whole Assembly, by sending greetings, but also by answering
one of the tricky questions, we'll be trying to answer on Wednesday:
-Who is a global citizen? (or what is global citizenship?), - What
is an active citizen? (or what is active citizenship?), and - What
skills both (or separately) these two citizenships require? All
your contributions will be extremely needed within our work!! We
will be publishing the outcomes this meeting either virtually or
in hard copy. Let young leaders know what global community thinks!
See the Teachers
Forum, or email Dmitry directly.
7. iEARN
HIGHLIGHTED IN BRITISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER IN EGYPT. "Can
30 teachers attend training and deliver training within the same
programme? The answer to this question is "yes" The
British Council described iEARN as "a key player in
the field of networking teachers and students and introducing
them to new technologies for collaborative work."
The article appears in the May-June 2007 issue of “In Touch,”
produced by the British Council in Cairo, Egypt.
8. USING
DIGITAL TOOLS FOR CREATIVE CLASSROOM PROJECTS. An iEARN-Centre
Pakistan initiative to introduce cutting edge ICT based teaching
strategies to educators. iEARN Pakistan, as part of its Global
Connections and Exchange Program, presents this 2-day digitally
exciting and creative training program. For details and registrations
click open
 9. SUBMIT
YOUR iEARN PROJECT FOR A STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE AWARD. The
Stockholm Challenge, is a Swedish
global award that acknowledges projects using ICT to intervene
in social and economic problems in worthwhile and innovative ways.
Projects that are made up of Multi Stakeholder Partnerships may also
be eligible for the Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007. This is
a collaborative award between the Stockholm Challenge and the Global
Knowledge Partnership (GKP). Finalists
in this award will be invited to the Global Knowledge III conference
(travel and accommodation paid by GKP) and the winners will get their
costs covered for also going to Stockholm and the prize celebrations
in May 2008. The entries to both awards are through the same entry
form which you can find here.
10. WANTED:
OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. T.H.E.
Journal is seeking exemplary schools, visionary technology leaders,
and innovative vendor partners around the world who have taken
their classrooms, schools, and districts to a higher level and
made learning come alive for their students through the use of
technology. Nominate your school or district, technology leaders,
and vendor partners through our easy-to-use online form. Just visit
here, or send an e-mail to Christina Scaller.
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Upcoming Events
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 11.
iEARN-EGYPT TO HOST 14TH ANNUAL iEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
AND 11TH YOUTH
SUMMIT, JULY 21 - 26, 2007 IN CAIRO. The theme of the
conference is: Connecting Cultures and Respecting Differences:
A Global Dialogue for Development and Sustainability. This theme
will serve as an umbrella for iEARN projects and other sub-themes
such as: professional development, new educational developments,
new developments in ICT, iEARN initiatives and management, global
dialogue and rural development. The conference is expected to
attract 1000 participants. Parallel to the educators' conference,
there will be an international youth summit with a focus on Leadership
and Youth Empowerment. Check out the new conference website,
designed by iEARN-Egypt students and alumni: http://www.iearn2007.net.
General inquiries: <info@iearnegypt.org> & <dalia@iearnegypt.org>.
Conference registration & call for paper: <iearn2007@yahoo.com> & <info@iearnegypt.org>.
Deadline for workshop
submissions has been extended until April 25, 2007. Conference
and Youth
Summit registration is open from July 1, 2006 - June 30 2007.
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Recent Events
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7. iEARN-INDIA
NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PUNE, MAY 3-5, 2007 Thanks to Rinkoo
Bharani from Noida Public High School for sharing photos! See
here. **********************************************************
For
Reference
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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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