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iEARN
in Action, September 3, 2009
SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Join the next session of iEARN Learning Circles.
2. Atlas of Diversity Project.
3. International Intercultural Mural Exchange.
4. Together with Birds Project.
5. Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger Project activities.
6. Spanish teacher in USA seeking Spanish language learners for joint project.
7. New project to support Young Women in ICT.
8. New Early People's Symbols Project welcomes new participants.
9. New iEARN teacher in USA seeking partners for science and medicine projects.
10. Register now for the Holiday Card Exchange.
11. "My City and Me" Project.
12. Join Planetary Notions environmental magazine activities.
13. High school students in Oaxaca, Mexico seeking international partners.
RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
14. Register for the September 28-November 29 session of iEARN Online Professional
Development Courses for Educators (offered in English).
15. iEARN-USA and iEARN-Argentina (TELAR) partner with OAS (Organization of
American States) to provide online teacher educator courses (in English and
Spanish).
16. Download the new iEARN-Pakistan Newsletter.
17. Schools, Music Teachers, Student Musicians, Writers, and Artists - participate
in Daniel Pearl World Music Days, October 1-31, 2009.
18. ENO Tree Planting Day, September 21, 2009.
19. iEARN featured in ASCD "Education Update" article.
20. Art Miles Project finalist in Global Junior Challenge.
21. New iEARN-Mali Website.
22. My Hero Project Short Film Festival extends submission deadline.
UPCOMING EVENTS
23. YouthCaN Environmental Conference, April 24-26, 2010 in NYC, USA.
24. iEARN-Canada to host 17th Annual iEARN Conference and 14th Youth Summit,
July 12-17, 2010.
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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. JOIN
THE NEXT SESSION OF iEARN LEARNING CIRCLES! Register now for the September
30, 2009 - January 11, 2010 Session of Learning Circles (15 weeks with a 1-week
break in December). Learning Circles are highly interactive, project-based
partnerships among a small number of schools located throughout the world.
http://iearn.org/circles/ There are
two sessions each year, September - January and January - May. Learning Circle
Placement forms are due September 15, 2009. All interested participants should
fill out an online iEARN Learning Circle placement form at http://media.iearn.org/coursereglc.
If you have questions about Learning Circles please check our Frequently
Asked Questions at http://iearn.org/circles/fqs.html.
After you fill out an online registration, you will be contacted on or around
September 15th with more information on how to finalize your registration and
confirm your project choice and placement.
2. ATLAS
OF DIVERSITY. An innovative educational tool made of a net of schools
that, thanks to mutual cooperation, has created one of the most important and
thorough databases about cultural diversity in the world. It is a site that
aims at collecting the characteristics of each place starting from the criteria
and the subjective vision of the participants. Deadline for submitting for
the next session is on September 20th!!! Ages: 8 to 17 Languages: Spanish,
Catalan and Portuguese. (opening into English or French). For more information
contact info@atlasdeladiversidad.net
3. INTERNATIONAL
INTERCULTURAL MURAL EXCHANGE. After exchanging knowledge
and opinions online on a common theme, students create one mural in collaboration
with their partner class by drawing half by half.
4. TOGETHER
WITH BIRDS. Participants research information about the
birds of their community through birdwatching and share their findings
with each other.
5. SPANISH TEACHER
SEEKING FELLOW SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FOR PROJECT. "My
idea is to contact another Spanish teacher who can join our class in developing
it. Students will make a photo-story, or make a movie, or use any other tech
source to show how they carried out the project i.e. write messages in complete
Spanish for students of the future telling them about important events that
are happening in their country , how advanced technology is, what teenagers
do now in 2009/2010, what clothes they wear, how they spend their time, etc.
Interested? Contact Jessica Burns.
6. FEEDING
MINDS, FIGHTING HUNGER ACTIVITIES. Participants in NYC, including NYC facilitator, Lynn Rosen,
will be staging a rally to "Honk Against
Global Hunger" at 5 PM EST on October 16 on the Brooklyn Bridge. In addition,
Lynn (USA) and Mostafa (Iran) will be holding an online (live) course about "Global
Hunger" on the Elluminate platform. This free online course will begin
September 14 and runs for 4 weeks (Online meetings are once per week). To enroll
in this course or get more information, contact Lynn Rosen in the USA.
7. INTERESTED IN
ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN TO GO INTO ICT/TECHNOLOGY CAREERS? A project
to investigate the reasons behind the low participation of women in ICT
and also to devise ways of increasing their representation in ICT careers.
Facilitated by Daniel Kakinda, iEARN-Uganda Coordinator,
Carol Namatovu and Vivienne Namazzi in
Uganda. http://media.iearn.org/projects/womeninict
8. NEW EARLY
PEOPLES' SYMBOLS PROJECT WELCOMES NEW PARTICIPANTS. This inclusive
project is for all students, and we encourage schools with students who have
disabilities and handicaps to participate to work in small collaborative groups
to research cultural symbols by using the Internet, local historical records,
cultural books from the library, art books, and artifacts such as rugs, walls,
ceilings, or floor drawings, pictographs in their communities and to briefly
tell the story related to the symbol using journals, PowerPoint Presentations,
videos or digital photos of the artifact, and create a drawing of the symbol.
Upon completion of the research, artwork findings should be shared in the project
forum.
9. NEW iEARN TEACHER
SEEKING PARTNERS FOR SCIENCE AND MEDICINE PROJECTS. "Hello!
I teach Human Anatomy and Physiology to students in grades 10-12 (ages 15 to
18 yrs. old). I am also a graduate student at Thomas Jefferson Hospital/University
in Philadelphia, PA (USA); studying for a Biomedical Science/ Clinical Microbiology
doctorate. I am looking for projects or other classrooms to collaborate on
worldwide Biomedical issues, etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!" Class
Website: http://cwanatomy.com/. Connect in the iEARN Teachers Forum
10. REGISTER NOW
FOR THE HOLIDAY CARD EXCHANGE. Teachers and students prepare an
envelope with holiday cards to send to the other participants prior to
Christmas. Students that do not celebrate Christmas are encouraged to join
the project. The project may be called the Greeting card exchange and students
would send Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Eid greeting cards. Each
school will be placed in a group with approximately seven other schools
and will prepare either handmade or purchased cards (decorations may be
included) to send to each of the other schools. Facilitated by Judy Barr
in Australia. For more information and to connect to the iEARN forum,
see http://media.iearn.org/projects/holidays
11. WANT TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUR CITY? JOIN THE "MY CITY
AND ME" PROJECT. A project to help youth learn how to improve
life in the place they live, and become active members of their community.
12. PLANETARY NOTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE ACTIVITIES. This year, the magazine will
be focusing on two main aims: working on monthly themes, and creating an
annual environmental magazine. In September, the theme of the project is:
Plant Trees and Go Green. To join, see http://media.iearn.org/projects/planetarynotions or contact the facilitator, Salim Al-Busaidi from Oman.
13. HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN OAXACA, MEXICO SEEKING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS. Students
will be enrolled in two different iEARN-based courses that easily fit in
any number of iEARN projects. The first course focuses on identity as it
relates to national, regional, and cultural differences. They will study
Pakistan, India, Rwanda, France, and the US, and eagerly seek perspectives
from students of these countries. The other course deals with international
water management and preservation, with sections on the Nile River and
the Rio Grand River. In this case, we are looking for partners from any
of the ten countries linked to the Nile River and then from the US, in
particular schools from the Rio Grande region. Please contact: Richard
Hanson in Mexico.
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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS,
WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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14. 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, Technology and Math; Teaching of Foreign and Second
Languages; and Learning Circles. The enrollment deadline is September 10th.
More info and registration.
Online course scholarships are available through the Doris Duke Foundation
for Islamic Art for educators from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine,
Pakistan, UAE, USA, and Uzbekistan. The mission of the Doris Duke Foundation
for Islamic Art is to promote the study and understanding of Islamic arts and
cultures. Please contact your Country Coordinator or Rustin Crandall
for more information.
15. iEARN-USA AND
iEARN-ARGENTINA (TELAR) PARTNER WITH THE OAS (ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN
STATES) TO PROVIDE ONLINE COURSES FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS IN CARIBBEAN AND
LATIN AMERICA. Based
on highly-evaluated pilot online courses earlier in 2009, iEARN is expanding
the number teacher educators at universities throughout the Caribbean and
Latin America who will learn how to integrate ICTs and Web 2.0 tools in their
classes for future teachers. Based on the success of these courses, the Ministries
of Education in several countries are exploring how the courses could be
implemented throughout their countries. The courses are using the Moodle
course platform used for other iEARN online courses. http://media.iearn.org/projects/oas.
More info: teachereduc@oas.org.
16. DOWNLOAD
THE NEW iEARN-PAKISTAN NEWSLETTER.
17. SCHOOLS, MUSIC
TEACHERS, STUDENT MUSICIANS, WRITERS AND ARTISTS- PARTICIPATE IN DANIEL
PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS, OCTOBER 1-31, 2008. All music lovers,
students and teachers, are invited to join the 8th Annual Daniel Pearl
World Music Days - a global network of concerts that uses the power of
music to spread a message of hope and friendship around the world. There
is no financial obligation to participate! If you wish to put your school
and city on the World Music Days map, find or organize a musical performance,
talent show, or jam session and register at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org Inspired by journalist /musician, Daniel Pearl, World Music Days also features “eStage” -
- an Internet radio station and online gallery, where you can upload your
original music, articles, photos from your performances and poetry in the
theme of “Harmony
for Humanity" to be heard/seen worldwide. See www.danielpearlmusicdays.org.
Questions? Contact Paul Karlsen.
18. ENO TREE PLANTING DAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009. Our goal is to get 5 000 schools
involved and at least 120 countries. Register by September 15. Schools that
confirm early enough will have their school names on the list of participants.
To register, visit http://www.enotreeday.net. Mr Mika Vanhanen, director, ENO
Programme, Finland.
19. iEARN FEATURED
IN ASCD "EDUCATION UPDATE" ARTICLE. Youth Voices from around the World by Willona M. Sloan. http://tinyurl.com/m7nj3h
20. ART MILE PROJECT
FINALIST IN GLOBAL JUNIOR CHALLENGE. http://www.gjc.it/2009/en/node/100 and http://www.gjc.it/2009/en For more about Art Miles in iEARN, see http://media.iearn.org/projects/artmiles
21. NEW iEARN-MALI
WEBSITE.
22. MY HERO PROJECT
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL EXTENDS SUBMISSION DEADLINE. Films
will be accepted until October 1st, 2009. MY HERO is a not-for-profit dedicated
to celebrating the best of humanity, and our short film festival showcases
movies about heroes and heroism. Each film must be ten minutes or under. Visit
http://www.myhero.com/submit for more details and instructions on sending your
film. Prizes include equipment, cash, and software. This year, we also feature
two special awards: The Ron Kovic Peace Prize, and the Dan Eldon Activist Award.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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23.
YouthCaN ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE, APRIL 24-26, 2010 IN NYC, USA. The main
NYC event will be held on April 26th 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.
24. iEARN-CANADA
TO HOST 17TH ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 14TH ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT IN BARRIE,
CANADA, JULY 12-17, 2010. Stay tuned for more details.
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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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