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iEARN IN ACTION #249, News Flash, May 29, 2009 PDF Печать E-mail
Автор: Dmitry Savelau   
29.05.2009 22:10
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(International Education and Resource Network)
Connecting Youth...Making a Difference in the World
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iEARN IN ACTION #249, News Flash, May 29, 2009
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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Want to include a project in the 2009-2010 iEARN Project Book?
2. Join "If I" Project facilitated by class in Uzbekistan.
3. Global Business Project proposal from class in USA.
4. Biology educator in Uganda seeking partner classes  for plants project. 
5. Join student anti-malaria initiative launched in Botswana. 

RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. New iEARN-Sri Lanka website.
7. New iEARN-Slovenia logo.
8. Interview with Peter Copen, iEARN Founder. 
9. Botswana Ambassador to Sweden visits iEARN Twinning School in Finland.
10. iEARN class in USA featured in local press for Adobe Youth Voices media project.  

UPCOMING EVENTS
11. MATE (Moroccan Teachers of English) Conference in Agadir, Morocco, May 29-31, 2009.
12. iEARN-Morocco (MEARN) to host 16th Annual iEARN Conference and 13th Youth Summit, July 19-25, 2009 -- see below for new lowered conference fees!
13. World Children's Summit in Yokohama, Japan, August 10-12, 2009.  

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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 
Download the 2008-2009 iEARN Project Book in English or Spanish at: 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 focused on by an existing iEARN project, please first post your project idea to the iEARN Teachers Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/teachers, or if you are a youth, to the iEARN Youth Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/youth.   If you find a team interested in collaborating with you, you are welcome to fill out a new iEARN Project Template, which can be found at http://www.iearn.org/professional/prof_connections.html#projecttemplate.  Questions can be directed to < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript >.

2. JOIN "IF I" PROJECT FACILITATED BY CLASS IN UZBEKISTAN.  Students will ask and answer 20 questions beginning with “ If I…” and as soon as all the questions get at least 50 responses from at least 3 different countries, students will summarize the information and make a blog.  Interested?  Contact Nadejda Rahmanova in Uzbekistan  Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript  or join conversations in the Dream World Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/dreamworld/230

3. GLOBAL BUSINESS PROJECT PROPOSAL FROM CLASS IN USA.  School in USA proposes global business project -- what it would take to “import” things from your country, and “export” things to another country.  Interested in discussing the possibility of collaborating?  Contact Dennis Villeneuve < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript >.

4. BIOLOGY EDUCATOR IN UGANDA SEEKING PARTNERS FOR PLANTS PROJECT.  Interested in joining a global botany project for students to exchange information about their local plants, and learn about those of their global peers?  Contact  Milton Chebet in Uganda < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript >.

5. JOIN STUDENT ANTI-MALARIA INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN BOTSWANA.   An initiative started by Tommie Hamuluba, inspiring awareness-raising and fundraising activities among global partners, including among partner Bill Belsey's grade 5 class at Springbank Middle School in Canada, which works to raise awareness and buy mosquito bed nets (currently 71 nets have been purchased).  See http://www.net4nets.net.  To join the project, see http://media.iearn.org/projects/malaria.

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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS, 
WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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6. NEW iEARN-SRI LANKA WEBSITE.  http://www.iearnsrilanka.org/

7. NEW iEARN-SLOVENIA LOGO!  Designed by headmaster Mr. Ales Zitnik from an active iEARN school, Primary School Franceta Preserna in Kranj.  See http://info.edus.si/iearn/

8. INTERVIEW WITH PETER COPEN, FOUNDER OF iEARN.  http://www.selfdirectedlearning.com/guestarticle4.html

9. BOTSWANA AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN VISITS iEARN TWINNING SCHOOL IN ESPOO, FINLAND TO APPRECIATE TOY JOY PROJECT.  For more about the Toy Joy Project, see http://www.rimali.net/toyjoy/toyjoy-english.htm

10. iEARN CLASS FEATURED IN LOCAL PRESS FOR ADOBE YOUTH VOICES MEDIA PROJECT.  "Glenbrook students share passion for recycling." The Reminder. East Longmeadow, MA, USA http://www.thereminder.com/localnews/longmeadow/glenbrookstudentss/

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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11. MATE (MOROCCAN TEACHERS OF ENGLISH) CONFERENCE IN AGADIR, MOROCCO, MAY 29-31, 2009. Welcome participants of the 5th National ICT (information and communication technology) Conference, to be held at Zerktouni Training Centre in Agadir. Tell them how an ICT project-based approach has impacted your teaching !! Teachers Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/.1eae1b91

12. 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."  SPECIAL NOTE: ACCOMMODATION FEES LOWERED!  See http://www.iearn2009.ma/spip.php?article3?lang=en  Those who haven't yet registered, please note the new fees.  For people who already wired the fees, they will be reimbursed during the registration in local currency. Join the Conference Forum http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/iearn2009conference and Youth Summit Forum http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/iearn2009youthsummit/ for ongoing discussions and updates.   Participants from over 30 countries are registered already!  Call for workshop proposals: http://www.iearn2009.ma/spip.php?page=call_form Deadline for submitting workshops: May 30, 2009.  For more info about the conference, see http://www.iearn2009.ma

13. WORLD CHILDREN'S SUMMIT IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, AUGUST 10-12, 2009.  http://www.jearn.jp/eng/

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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 125 countries, with 2,000,000 students participating as part of their education. iEARN-International: http://www.iearn.org
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