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Online
Teacher Training
Next course session: September 28-November 29, 2009
*Enrollment
deadline: September 10th, 2009
Connect
with Your Peers Online and Globalize Your Classroom.
With support
from the Longview Foundation and Copen Family Fund, iEARN's first
online professional development courses were completed in
November 2001 and have become a model for online teacher
training in global education.
To date thousands of teachers from 80 countries have been trained through iEARN online courses
Getting
Started
One
of the challenges a newcomer to iEARN faces is the size and scope
of the organization. Amidst all of the people and projects, where
does one begin? This Professional Development course has provided
me with a good place to begin. 'Larry Danielson, Canada'
Improve
your technology and teaching skills
'This
[online]course was a fabulous chance to explore, develop
and expand
my technical skills through an interactive class while collaborating
with other teachers from all over the globe. I would say
the most
valuable reward has been watching the middle school students that
I teach interacting with and learning first-hand from peers
all
over the world' Margaret Mahoney, USA
Bridge
the Digital Divide
'iEARN
is providing us a window through which we can not only see others
but be seen by others as well.' Lockias Chitanana, Zimbabwe
Working
Collaboratively with you peers around the world
'Before
this course I had been conducting projects for my students but
I always felt frustrated due to the barriers that we had shared.
Now I feel very confident and have a strong understanding of PBL.
I had attended many courses from different institutes but the
beauty of this course was the variety of ideas and contextual
variation. It was really a healthy experience to know how people
in different parts of the world work and how they resolve their
issues. It gives a feeling that wherever you are all teachers
have somewhat same kind of concerns and issues. Now I feel myself
connected to the whole world.' Urooj Zaheer, Pakistan
Courses
Offerings
Visit
each course in detail:
What
will you learn?
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.
You will be
selecting one of the iEARN projects offered this year. Click on
this link to view
projects
At the end
of the course you will have began work with your students in on
one of these collaborative projects. Each course begins with an
online orientation followed by eight weeks of subject-
specific course work.
During the
course you will:
- Select
and integrate an online collaborative projects into your classroom
- Correlate
your online project/s to your local/state/national education
standards
- Learn how
to manage your classroom and technology resources available
to you as you participate in an online collaborative project
- Communicate
with iEARN project coordinators and teachers to get first hand
knowledge about the project/s you would like to integrate
- Engage
and maintain long-lasting post workshop personal and professional
relationships in an secure, caring and experienced environment
How
does an iEARN online course work?
The
goal of the online course is for you to select and integrate one
of these standards-based
collaborative projects into your classroom.
The course
is asynchronous. This means participants work in their
own time from home or school to complete weekly assignments. However,
courses are very interactive and communication is continuous
during the course period. Each course has 25 participants
and two facilitators. You will communicate with one another through
the iEARN discussion forums to discuss assignment and readings.
You can expect frequent feedback from your facilitators and participants
throughout the course period.
Each course
is divided into eight modules (one lesson per week) with readings,
discussions, individual and group assignments. Lessons and assignments
take participants step-by-step through the process of integrating
an online collaborative project into their classroom. Participants
will select a project that matches their state/national standards
and begin integrating the project into their classroom during
the course period.
You
can expect to commit 4-5 hours a week for a course.
Participants
who successfully complete all the course requirements will receive
a certificate from iEARN-USA with recognition as an iEARN
Master Teacher
Prerequisites
- Basic word
processing, Internet and e-mailing skills
- Reliable
access to a computer and Internet
- Availability
to commit at least 5 hours a week to course activities
- A classroom/students
whom you will be working with throughout the course period
- Working
knowledge of English
US
Teacher Professional Development Credit and CEU's
Professional
development Credit available from
- Delaware
- New
Jersey
- New
York City
- Rhode
Island
- Washington
- Wyoming
California
State Academic Credits available from:
- Cal
State San Marcos, California
Click
here for US
teachers professional development credit
We
are eager to offer these courses for professional development
credit in more states around the US. If you would like to include
these online courses or would like
to contact us with information please write to onlinepd@us.iearn.org
Course
fees
US
Teachers
iEARN’s
cost per course is $600;
however, with grant support we are able to offer the courses at
the following reduced rates:
$360 fee for
non-members
$260 fee for members
New
York City Educators
$460
fee for non-members
$360 fee for members (includes $100 for NYC teachers Department
of Education P Credit)
International
Teachers
The
fee for international participation will be determined
by iEARN country coordinators based on local professional
development fees. Information will be provided upon
registration.
Scholarships
for International Participants
A limited
number of course scholarships are available for
non-US participants. Participants must complete the course. We
reserve scholarship spaces to have diversity from different regions
of the world.
Please inquire upon registration.
Scholarship
Requirements:
The cost per
course is USD $600 but due to grant support we are been able to
offer full scholarships to many teachers.To receive a scholarship
you
- Must commit
to complete the course
- Assist
country coordinators with trainings where possible and share
knowledge acquired in the course with educators in your school
or region where possible.
*Cancellation/Refund
policy iEARN
will issue a 50% refund for cancelled course registrations up
until the end of the first week of course instruction.
We
encourage you to enroll as early as possible. Classes
are limited
to 25 participants and fill up quickly.
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