iEARN in Action, October 2, 2007

Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
1. New 2007-2008 iEARN Project Book published.
2. Register now for next session of iEARN Online Professional Development
Courses.
3. Participate in Bullying Awareness Week.
4. New -- My City Now and Then -- proposed by teacher in Bethlehem.
5. Members of Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger create collaborative poem.
6. Teachers in Brazil propose new -- Box of My Life -- Project.
7. Join discussion of the role and status of women in the world.

Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
8. New -- Be the Change: Upstander for Human Rights -- Website.
9. Ghetto Fighters Museum Joins iEARN.
10. 2007 ARCHIVE Institute Poster Competition.

Upcoming Events!
11. International Chain of Awareness Conference in Turkey (March 2008)
12. YouthCaN (April 2008)
13. Natural Disaster Youth Summit (April 2008)
14. 15th Annual iEARN International Conference, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (July 2008).

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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects
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1. NEW 2007-2008 iEARN PROJECT BOOK PUBLISHED! See
http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html for a 70-page resource of
student and teacher-designed iEARN projects from across the globe.

2. REGISTER NOW FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF iEARN ONLINE COURSES (Starting October 15th, 2007) An iEARN 9-week online course will help you integrate international collaborative project-based learning into your classroom and fulfill your curriculum standards. This is a great chance to become an active member of the global learning community and learn new skills for online collaboration. http://www.iearn.org/professional/online.html. Global Connections Exchange Program (U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs) Scholarship opportunity available for Secondary School Teachers from: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Arab Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, UAE, United States and Uzbekistan. For more information on online courses write to:
<onlinepd@us.iearn.org> or to register, click here.

3. BULLYING AWARENESS WEEK. As a supplemental resource for the (anti) Bullying Project Bill Belsey, iEARN-Canada Coordinator, launches website for the annual Bullying Awareness Week. The theme this year is -- Stand Up! -- (to bullying) with a particular focus on the role of the bystander, as it is the silence of the majority that gives people who bully their power. For more information, see http://www.bullyingawarenessweek.org or contact Bill Belsey.

4. MY CITY NOW AND THEN. Developed by an educator in Bethlehem, this new project idea focuses on a comparison of cities around the world. Students read, research and gather historical, religious and social information about their city. Contact Shiraz Subeh in Bethlehem. Discussions will take place in the Local History Forum.

5. MEMBERS OF FEEDING MINDS, FIGHTING HUNGER CREATE COLLABORATIVE POEM. Written as a voice against Hunger and Poverty before the World Hunger Day. The poem is available on the iEARN Youth Website. To join the Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger project in iEARN, see here. For curriculum resources, see http://www.feedingminds.org/.

6. NEW -- BOX OF MY LIFE -- PROJECT IDEA. Teachers in Brazil invite students to select three meaningful objects related to things in their lives till that present moment. Students should prepare their objects and put them in a box called The Box of My Life. They should write a paragraph explaining the importance of each object in their lives, and make a speech about the reasons for choosing each object. Contact Adriana Costa da Silva, Andreia Trigueiro do Nascimento, and Almerinda Garibaldi in Brazil.

7. WOMEN IN MY COUNTRY PROJECT. Join students and teachers from Iran, Pakistan, and the USA currently discussing the role and status of women in their countries. See https://media.iearn.org/projects/women

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Check it Out! Resources, Contests, Websites, Announcements.
(This includes resources that are not part of iEARN)
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8. NEW WEBSITE - BE THE CHANGE: UPSTANDER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE LAUNCHES OCTOBER 7, 2007. Explore "Facing History and Ourselves" newest interactive website, Be the Change: Upstanders for Human Rights. See here. The website profiles the stories of five extraordinary men and women who have made a positive difference in the world. Created with the help of student interviewers, "Be the Change" looks at the influences, inspirations and motivations that led 5 upstanders to take action on behalf of others.

9. GHETTO FIGHTERS MUSEUM JOINS iEARN-ISRAEL. The Overseas Department of the Ghetto Fighters House Education Division offers a variety of activities and programs in multiple languages. See http://gfh.org.il/eng/ or email Raya Kalisman.

10. 2007 ARCHIVE INSTITUTE POSTER COMPETITION. The 2007 ARCHIVE Institute Poster Competition encourages artists under the age of 18 from around the world to design and submit a poster that responds to the widespread AIDS epidemic and its influence on our lives. We expect submissions as diverse as the impact of the virus on individual and community lives. Registration deadline is November 1, 2007.
http://www.archiveinstitute.org/poster_competition.php.

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Upcoming Events
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11. INTERNATIONAL CHAIN OF AWARENESS CONFERENCE IN TURKEY, MARCH 14-16, 2008. The conference will be about Millenium Development Goals of United Nations. Students will present their projects that they have done, and then will create a global action plan together. For more information, contact Ayse Yavuz.

12. YOUTHCAN 2008. Event scheduled for April 7, 2008 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA. See 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 for environmental project work. Join the YouthCaN forum.

13. NATURAL DISASTER YOUTH SUMMIT 2008. This year's theme: Global Warming and Disaster Reduction. NDYS 2008 International Conference will be held in Trinidad and Tobago in April 2008. For more about the project, see http://ndys.jearn.jp/ and to join discussions, http://media.iearn.org/projects/ndys.

14. JOIN iEARN-UZBEKISTAN JULY 12-18 IN BUKHARA FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE. Watch http://iearn.uz for more information

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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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