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iEARN
in Action, July 9, 2009
SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. August 1 deadline for submitting projects to 2009-2010 iEARN Project Book.
2. Danish high school seeking partner in USA.
RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. Register now for the September 28-November 29 session of iEARN Online Professional
Development Courses for Educators.
4. iEARN-Pangea Online School 2009 trains 280 educators in 9 courses.
5. iEARN-Pakistan provides English and computer classes to summer camps in
Pakistan.
6. iEARN featured in Washington Post article.
UPCOMING EVENTS
7. iEARN-Morocco (MEARN) to host 16th Annual iEARN Conference and 13th Youth
Summit, July 19-25, 2009.
RECENT EVENTS
8. iEARN-Iraq hosts educator workshop on July 4, 2009.
9. iEARN educators and country coordinators present at NECC Conference in Washington,
DC, USA, June 28-July 1, 2009.
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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Download the 2009-2010 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. WANT TO INCLUDE
A PROJECT IN THE 2009-2010 iEARN PROJECT BOOK? Before starting
a new iEARN project, all educators and youth are encouraged to participate
in an existing iEARN project. If you've participated in iEARN projects
already, and would like to to start a new project on a topic that is not
already included in an existing iEARN project, please first post your project
idea to the iEARN
Teachers Forum,
or if you are a youth, to the iEARN
Youth Forum.
If you find a team interested in collaborating with you, fill out a new
iEARN Project Template, which can be found here.
Questions can be directed to projects@iearn.org. Deadline for submitting
projects to be included in the book: August 1, 2009.
2. DANISH
HIGH SCHOOL SEEKING PARTNER IN USA. Danish High School in Svendborg
is looking for a partner school in USA, preferably NYC. My students are
ages 15-19, and they are fluent in English. We read English and American
literature (unabridged, among others Paul Auster, Amy Tan, Alice Walker),
as well as articles on contemporary issues such as politics, environment
and culture. We are involved in a number of international projects, some
of them supported by European Union. In one of our recent projects, we
cooperated with eight other European schools using various web 2.0 -tools
to communicate on issues of climate change and intercultural dialogue.
We are open to any ideas for cooperation. Our school's homepage: http://www.svendborg-gym.dk Contact
Elzbieta Pedersen.
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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS,
WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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3. REGISTER
NOW FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF iEARN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR
EDUCATORS. iEARN courses bring together participants from around the
world - the next session will run from September 28-November 29, 2009. Each
course is designed so that by the end of nine weeks you will have outlined
how you will use a standards-based iEARN project in your classroom. Courses
include: Creative Arts, Language Arts/Writing, Social Studies/Contemporary
Affairs/Geography, Science/Environment/Math, Teaching of Foreign and Second
Languages, , Learning Circles, Moving Voices (making digital documentaries),
and PEARL (integrating journalism skills into the classroom). The enrollment
deadline is September 10th. We advise you to enroll early because there are
only 25 places available per course. Read
more and register now to save your spot.
4. iEARN-PANGEA
ONLINE SCHOOL 2009. This edition of the online summer school
organized by iEARN-Pangea started on 1st July and finishes on July 14th, with
the participation of 280 teachers in 9 courses based on web 2.0 tools, e-learning
environements and telematic projects. See http://www.iearn.cat/
5 iEARN-PAKISTAN
PROVIDES ENGLISH AND COMPUTER CLASSES TO SUMMER CAMPS IN PAKISTAN. See feature in The
International News of Pakistan.
6. iEARN
FEATURED IN WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE IN USA. Students Without Borders.
Online Communication Facilitates Global Collaboration at Area Schools. Washington
Post. (June 24, 2009).
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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7. iEARN-MOROCCO
(MEARN) TO HOST 16th ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 13TH YOUTH SUMMIT IN IFRANE,
MOROCCO, JULY 19-25, 2009. "Innovative Technologies and Cross
Cultural Dialogue For Quality Education." See here.
Join the Conference
Forum and Youth
Summit Forum for ongoing discussions and updates. Participants from over
40 countries are registered already! For more info about the conference, see http://www.iearn2009.ma
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RECENT EVENTS
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8. iEARN-IRAQ HOLDS
EDUCATOR WORKSHOP, JULY 4, 2009. Welcome them in the Teachers
Forum.
9. iEARN EDUCATORS
AND COUNTRY COORDINATORS PRESENT AT NECC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC,
USA, JUNE 28-JULY 1, 2009. Presenters shared how they have
been involved in iEARN and the global Adobe Youth Voices Program -- presenters
included Svetlana Yakubovskaya (iEARN-Belarus); Mail Bickley and Jim Carlton
(iEARN-Canada); Dalia Khalil (iEARN-Egypt); Daniel Kakinda (iEARN-Uganda);
Saleem Ibrahim (iEARN-Pakistan); and Debbie Anderson (iEARN-USA). See
a photo.
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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
2,000,000 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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