I*EARN PROJECT FACILITATORS AND PARTICIPANTS. To prepare for the 1999-2000 year, we have deleted all "old" project templates from the iearn.ideas conference and have posted the new project templates that facilitators sent for the period 1999-2000. We have also posted these Project Templates in their corresponding conferences, so that participants can start posting their contributions as responses to these topics, which all begin with the prefix "2000" to distinguish them from last year's project work. Please check that your project is correctly posted and if there are any corrections / clarifications to be made, please post them as a response to the topic, both in iearn.ideas and in whichever conference the project will be happening. A few current projects are missing because we do not have the templates. If this is your case, please send us the template for your project idea soon. We wish you all a very productive year and enjoy your I*EARN projects!
I*EARN MEETING IN CZECH REPUBLIC. Took place in the beginning of the school year in Jicin. I*EARN coordinator Ilona Kubonova and participating teachers prepared program for students for the whole school year.
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM LAST YEAR'S PROJECT WORK: I*EARN-US
has copies of many of the various students
publications developed through I*EARN project work over the past
years. If you are interested in ordering copies (at the cost of
printing and shipping) please see <http://www.iearn.org/publicationform.pdf>.
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES FOR AUSTRALIAN TEACHERS. Pegasus internet
provider will cease to exist on September 30. If you
are writing to anyone with an address <anything@peg.com.au>
please write to that person before September 30 to find out their
new address.
I*EARN SLOVAKIA ADDS TO WEBSITE FOR 1999 I*EARN CONFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO <http://www.iearn.sk/99/puertorico/> Thanks Joko Vrabel, IEARN coordinator, Slovakia!
EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET LAUNCHING "THIS IS EUROPE!" PROJECT. The project is focused on teaching and learning more about Europe, but is open in its approach. An important part of the project is also that the published results together will constitute a resource for anyone wanting to learn more about Europe. To learn more, see<http://www.en.eun.org/projects/europe/>.
GLOBAL ATLAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: In celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
United Nations has commissioned a Global Atlas of Human Rights.
Directed toward youth aged 15-18, it will contain biography-based
education about a worldwide group of activists working in both
local and global causes. It needs your help. Specifically, nominations
for activists or groups who should be included, and help in writing,
editing, page layout or graphic design, etc. Contact Mitch Stripling
<mitch@bodhitree.net>.
CHILDREN'S FOLK GAMES PROJECT: Sharing games, customs, counting
out rhymes, tongue twisters, artworks or photographs.
<http://www.lanzadera.com/cfgames>
See <iearn.kidscan> or
contact Petru Dumitru in Romania.
CITY ART VIDEO PROJECT: Everybody is invited to record a 5 minute or less videoclip with shots showing the beauty and uniqueness of their city, and including background music synchronized with the duration of the clip. It can be old traditional or contemporary music but with ethno sound, characteristic for the area or country where the city belongs. And, information should be collected about the city: some history, legends, etc. Contact Jovica Dimovski in Macedonia. WWW page of project will be -- <http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-CAV.html>.
DO WE HAVE A SPARE PLANET? Project consist of 4 activities:
Environmental calendar; On-going environmental discussion about
everyday environmental problems; Discussion on topic: What am
I doing to preserve a planet?; Art contribution on the same
topic. WWW page will be -- <http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-HWSP.html>.
See <iearn.environ> or
contact Mimoza Anastoska-Jankulovska in Macedonia.
MY SOUND OF MUSIC PROJECT: Short essays about your favourite
composer or styles in music- baroque, romantic, and modern or
about your favourite contemporary music group or singer. Also,
any essay about national or folk music is welcome. Contact Petru
Dumitru in Romania or see <iearn.music>.
<http://www.estcomp.ro/~sc10/sound_of_music/>.
PEACE MURAL 2000: Students around the world will create an
art & writing mural, PEACE MURAL 2000, to be displayed at
the
Seventh Annual I*EARN International Conference in Beijing (July,
2000) showing what peace means to them. Contact Charly Bullock
in the USA or see <iearn.projects>.
SEEKING PARTNERS FOR VIDEOCONFERENCE: A teacher in Andorra will be making an I*EARN presentation in November in the European Netd@ys, and is seeking to establish connection with other I*EARN participants by means of Videoconference TO join in the presentation, explaining a bit about I*EARN and how projects are developed (no problem about the language used-Catalan, Spanish, French or English, Russian...) Contact Alex Jerez. Discussion will also be held on iearn.tc.
SHOULD I SURRENDER TO THE WORLD OF ADDITICTIONS?: About all of the addictions in the modern way: drugs , alchocol, smoking, TV, Internet, music, all of the good and bad that comes from all of it. My point is the world to see how the people look at this addictions, how can they fight it, and how can they say no to it. If you are interested in helping to plan such a project, write to Bazhe in Macedonia or see this topic in iearn.youth.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE PROJECT: This project encourages youth worldwide to define "youth volunteerism and service" in their own cultural and social context. Participants will be able to share what they are doing personally as volunteers, reflecting their personal experiences in the community and will raise issues of the youth empowerment, youth development, as well as the current political, social, cultural and economic context of such service. WWW page of project will be <http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-YVS.html>. See iearn.civics.
SECOND I*EARN BALKAN CONFERENCE: To be held in Macedonia, October 17-21, 1999. Theme: Present and Future Cooperation in Balkans. See <http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/iearn/Balkan/default.htm>. Teachers and students are encouraged to browse the Web and come up with ideas, suggestion and comments, about the Web content, or conference program content. Contact Jove Jankulovski in Macedonia.
TRAININGS IN GAZA AND WEST BANK: The Alliance for Global Learning,
a partnership of Schools Online, WorLD Program and
I*EARN-USA, will be holding a training in early November at Berzeit
University in Jerusalem with teachers from Gaza and the West Bank.
Watch iearn.teachers for more
information over the next month.
TRAININGS IN ISRAEL: I*EARN-Israel Coordinator, Gideon Goldstein, along with Betsy Frederick from the US will be conducting trainings from Oct 24-Nov 4 for Schools Online schools in Israel to introduce them to telecommunications in the classroom and to I*EARN project work. Watch iearn.teachers for more information over the next month.
7th ANNUAL I*EARN CONFERENCE, JULY 10-16, BEIJING, CHINA. I*EARN-China is currently looking for a theme for the conference that reflects the spirit of the new millenium. Please send suggestions! To help with preparations for the Conference in Beijing, join in discussions in <iearn.conf2000>. If you need to be "subscribed" by e-mail to the conference, contact Subude, I*EARN-China Coordinator.