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iEARN
in Action, February 24, 2009
SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. New project proposal from Moldova: Business Voicethread Project Exchange.
2. First school in Papua New Guinea joins iEARN.
3. iQuote project team invites participation.
4. Youth Scientists in the Cosmos Project from Poland.
5. Power of One: Protecting Our Planet featured in local media.
6. New project proposal: Chicks, Butterflies, and Tadpoles, Oh My!
7. See Side by Side Project art from Uzbekistan.
8. New Harmony for Humanity Project.
9. Kindred Project: involve students in research in their local community.
10. High school educator in Spain seeking French/Spanish language partners.
RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
11. Doors to Diplomacy Contest.
12. Oracle Foundation ThinkQuest Competition.
13. My Hero Project Contest and Film Festival.
UPCOMING EVENTS
14. iEARN-USA to host workshop in Orlando, Florida, March 13, 2009.
15. Natural Disaster Youth Summit, Taiwan, March 14-15, 2009.
16. Annual YouthCaN Conference in NYC, USA, April 4-6, 2009.
17. iEARN-Morocco (MEARN) to host 16th Annual iEARN Conference and 13th Youth Summit, July 19-25, 2009.
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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Download the 2008-2009 iEARN Project Book: http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html
For a full listing of iEARN projects, see: http://media.iearn.org/projects/
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1. NEW PROJECT PROPOSAL: BUSINESS VOICETHREAD PROJECT EXCHANGE. Are your students interested in local and international business issues? Are they familiar with the World Financial Crisis? Is it affecting their country and communities? If the answer is yes, then this project could be a great idea for you! We have just started working on a project on how young people perceive local and international business issues. Contact Daniela Munca, iEARN Moldova, danielamunca@gmail.com Participants will use the following blog to post their projects and exchange messages, voice comments and ideas: http://dvmuncaasem.blogspot.com/
2. FIRST SCHOOL IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA JOINS iEARN! Hi everyone, my name is Bertha Ngahan. I teach at Madang International School which caters for 250 students in Madang, a small province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG can be found north of Australia. It's made up of over 800 different cultures.I teach Language for Grade's 6-8 and Business Studies for Grade's 7&8. I would like to collaborate with anyone who is doing any project on the preservation and conservation of the cultural and biological diversity of their country and anything along that line. Connect via the Teachers Forum
3. iQUOTE PROJECT TEAM INVITES PARTICIPATION! Join us in the iQUOTE Project. iQUOTE is a team project whose main purpose is to create a platform where students can share various quotations of well known philosophers. Students get to discuss their views and opinions about different quotations. Moreover, students can take a particular philosopher and discuss his/her biography. Connect via the forum link on http://media.iearn.org/projects/iquote
4. YOUTH SCIENTISTS IN THE COSMOS. Schools in Europe and Asia are invited to participate in this project which is connected with the IYA2009 (International Year of Astronomy 2009). Our project is officially announced at the main website for IYA website For more about our project, click here. Questions? Contact Halina in Poland.
5. POWER OF ONE: PROTECTING OUR PLANET FEATURED IN LOCAL MEDIA. Click here to read the article. To join the project, connect to the forum via: http://media.iearn.org/projects/green
6. NEW PROJECT PROPOSAL: CHICKS, BUTTERFILES AND TADPOLES, OH MY! In this project, students will be introduced to the hatching of chicks, or development of butterflies or tadpoles. They will share their observations, data, artwork, and images with other classrooms on the project Wiki http://watchingandchanging.wikispaces.com/ Questions? Contact Dana Levesque in the USA.
7. NEW SIDE BY SIDE ARTWORK FROM UZBEKISTAN. See https://media.iearn.org/v/Activities/sidebyside/sidebyside_001.jpg.html. Join the project via the forum link on https://media.iearn.org/projects/sidebyside
8. NEW PROJECT - HARMONY FOR HUMANITY. Music classrooms around the world share music and culture through regular video exchanges. Facilitated by Rebecca Ivory in the USA. Connect to the project forum via: http://media.iearn.org/projects/h4h
9. KINDRED PROJECT INVOLVES STUDENTS IN RESEARCH IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. Students identify people that they could interview about an event that has occurred in their local community or on a national or world scale. After the interview they should describe the context of the event in terms that will enlighten a world audience. The students learn about the person that they interview and get first hand accounts of how the event affected their life. Stories may involve events such as natural disasters (earthquake, bushfire, tsunami, floods), wars, nuclear explosions, migration. Connect to the project via the forum link on http://media.iearn.org/projects/kindred. Questions? Contact Judy Barr in Australia.
10. EDUCATOR IN SPAIN SEEKING PROJECT PARTNERS. The exchange would be in French or Spanish and focus on everyday life of high school students, with the goal of creating Powerpoint or video presentations. Contact Julio Gonzalez in Spain.
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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS,
WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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11. DOORS TO DIPLOMACY CONTEST. The U.S. Department of State and Global SchoolNet announce the 2009 "Doors to Diplomacy" competition. This educational award program recognizes student-created web projects that best teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Projects due March 15, 2009. Open to students middle/high school students ages 12-19 worldwide. For a complete description and information about eligibility and judging criteria go to: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsndoors/
12. NEW ORACLE FOUNDATION THINKQUEST COMPETITION. Narrative Competition 2009 now open! For more information, see http://www.thinkquest.org and click on the "Competition" tab. From there, click on the Narrative Competition link.
13. MY HERO PROJECT CONTEST AND FILM FESTIVAL - 1) WIN A TRIP TO ILLINOIS, USA. Last week to enter essay and artwork in the LOOKING FOR YOUR LINCOLN HERO Competition! Deadline for entries is March 1. Paul Rusesabagina, real-life hero of "Hotel Rwanda" and Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee are two of the finalist judges for the competition. URL: http://myhero.com/Lincoln09 2) 5th ANNUAL MY HERO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL call for entries! Submit short films 10 minutes and under celebrating heroes around the world. Deadline for entries is June 1. Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries. URL: http://myhero.com/filmfestival
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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14. iEARN-USA TO HOST EDUCATOR WORKSHOP AT ASCD (ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT) CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA ON MARCH 13, 2009. The purpose of the workshop is to get students in the US communicating with students in Iraq through iEARN project work. The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. For US educators who are interested, email Dina Gurguis at dguirguis@us.iearn.org.
15. NATURAL DISASTER YOUTH SUMMIT IN TAIWAN, MARCH 14-15, 2009. National Science and Technology Museum. Conference website: http://ndys2009-iearntaiwan.nknu.edu.tw/web/index.html. For more about the NDYS Project: http://ndys.jearn.jp/ndys2009.html.
16. YouthCaN ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4-6, 2009 IN NYC, USA. The annual event will be hosted 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 - http://media.iearn.org/projects/youthcan
17. iEARN-MOROCCO (MEARN) TO HOST 16th ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 13TH YOUTH SUMMIT, JULY 19-25, 2009 IN IFRANE, MOROCCO. "Innovative Technologies and Cross Cultural Dialogue For Quality Education." http://www.iearn2009.ma/
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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 2008-2009 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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