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iEARN, http://www.iearn.org

(International Education and Resource Network)

Connecting Youth...Making a Difference in the World

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iEARN IN ACTION #264, News Flash, February 24, 2010

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! -- Register Now for the 17th Annual iEARN Conference and 14th Annual Youth Summit in Barrie, Canada (outside of Toronto), July 12-17, 2010!  Join hundreds of educators, students, administrators and partner organizations who come together annually from 50-70 countries to share how they are using technology to build global understanding and enhance teaching and learning!   Workshop proposal deadline is March 31.  See http://www.iearn2010.org/program/ to submit a proposal.  Conference and registration info can be found at: http://www.iearn2010.org/

SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

1. Bridge of Generations Project connects youth and elders for technology training and mentoring.

2. Check out new artwork from Pakistan in the Calligraphy Project.

3. New proposed project from educators in Sierra Leone and Slovenia - Bring Them to the Light.

4. Interested in a new Children's Rights project collaboration with UNICEF?

5. Students commit to reduce CO2 output as part of Our Footprints, Our Future Project.

RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

6. Collaboration Centre Tip - Update Your Profile!  

7. YES Exchange and Study Program Alumnus from Pakistan featured in New York Times guest blog.

8. Research shows positive impact of iEARN Professional Development Program in Delaware, USA.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

9. iEARN-Oman participating in Global Education Forum Expo in Dubai, UAE, February 23-25, 2010.  

10. YouthCaN Environmental Conference  in NYC, USA, April 24-26, 2010.

11. Register for 17th Annual iEARN Conference and 14th Youth Summit in Barrie, Canada, July 12-17, 2010.

12. 2010 Natural Disaster Youth Summit in Turkey, August 23-27, 2010.

RECENT EVENTS

13. iEARN-Russia and iEARN-Belarus host joint Adobe Youth Voices Workshop, January 28, 2010.

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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 

Download the 2009-2010 iEARN Project Book (available in English, French, Spanish, and Korean): 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. BRIDGE OF GENERATIONS.  In this project, youth and grandparents work together on computers to share their skills as well as life experiences. Participants in East Jerusalem are inviting schools in other countries to join the project. http://media.iearn.org/projects/iearn-generations

2. CALLIGRAPHY PROJECT.  A project giving students the opportunity to discover and engage in reviving the ancient art of Calligraphy by producing, sharing and appreciating this art form.  Join participants from Pakistan who are currently posting their work. http://media.iearn.org/projects/calligraphy

3. NEW PROPOSED PROJECT - BRING THEM TO THE LIGHT PROJECT.  Join students from Slovenia and Sierra Leone who will be collaborating and sharing magazines, photos, videos, music, and helping raise funds for  education.  See http://bringthemtothelight.ning.com/.  For more info, contact Ibrahim Alimamy (Sierra Leone) < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript > or Silva Skoberne (Slovenia) < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript >.

4. INTERESTED IN HELPING TO START A CHILDREN'S RIGHTS PROJECT IN iEARN?  UNICEF staff have come to iEARN to do a project involving children's rights. Students will help to identify what they believe are the key rights of children while also exploring the rights defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  This project is designed to provide youth an introduction to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – the focus of the 2010 State of the World’s Children report. They are willing to be project resource people for an iEARN project, if there are teachers who are interested in working/facilitating the project. One of the UNICEF resource people is Cristina Gallegos who was a speaker at the Morocco Conference.  Does it fit with an existing project? Are you be interested? If so, respond in the Teachers Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/webx/iearnforums/teachers/9495 or write to Ed Gragert (USA) at < Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript >.

5. STUDENTS COMMIT TO REDUCE CO2 OUTPUT.  Through the (OF)2 - Our Footprints, Our Future project (http://media.iearn.org/projects/of2), over 11,000 students have now committed to changing their lifestyle and thereby reduce their CO2 output by over 7,000 tonnes!    Join in the collective goal to reduce by 35,000 tonnes by completing the YouthCalculator at http://of2.iearn.org/youthcalculator.html

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CHECK IT OUT! RESOURCES, CONTESTS, 

WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. COLLABORATION CENTRE TIP.  Have you updated your profile lately in the iEARN Collaboration Centre?  Added a photo?  After you log-into the Collaboration Center (http://media.iearn.org), you can click on "Manage Account" at the upper right corner.  On your profile page, you can upload a photo, change contact information, give students their own User Names and Passwords, add more teachers from your school, place yourself on the iEARN Google Map, etc.  

7. YES EXCHANGE AND STUDY PROGRAM ALUMNUS FROM PAKISTAN HAS GUEST BLOG FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES.   Sher Bano is a 17-year-old Pashtun girl who is part of iEARN-Pakistan and who spent last year as an exchange student in Evanston, Illinois, USA as part of the Youth Exchange and Student Program (YES) funded by the U.S. Department of State.  Read her recent report at http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/report-from-a-pashtun-teen/

8. RESEARCH ON IMPACT OF iEARN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN DELAWARE, USA. "Teachers Boost Global Collaboration Abilities with Hybrid Approach," featured in T.H.E. Journal, Feb 17, 2010. See more about iEARN-USA's Collaboration with the Delaware Department of Education at: http://tinyurl.com/delawareresearch

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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9. iEARN-OMAN PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL EDUCATION FORUM EXPO IN DUBAI, UAE, FEBRUARY 23-25, 2010.  See more about the conference at http://gesseducation.com/.  Send greetings in the Teachers Forum at http://foro.iearn.org/webx/iearnforums/teachers/9530

10. YouthCaN ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE, NYC, USA, APRIL 24-26, 2010. The New York City 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. 

11. REGISTER NOW FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 14TH ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT IN BARRIE, CANADA, JULY 12-17, 2010.  Join hundreds of educators, students, administrators and partner organizations who come together annually from 50-70 countries to share how they are using technology to build global understanding and enhance teaching and learning!   Workshop proposal deadline is March 31.  See http://www.iearn2010.org/program/ to submit a proposal.  Conference and registration info can be found at: http://www.iearn2010.org/

12. 2010 NATURAL DISASTER YOUTH SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN TURKEY, AUGUST 23-27, 2010.  CHECK OUT NEW CONFERENCE VIDEO!  The summit was started by the Japanese team, and has been held since 2005. The participation of 300 students  (150 students from abroad and 150 students from Turkey) has been  planned for this year.  Registration and more information can be found at  http://www.ndysturkiye.com/ For more about the Natural Disaster Youth Summit, see http://ndys.jearn.jp/  Check out the new conference video on YouTube!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Dbd2RrB_c

RECENT WORKSHOPS

13. iEARN-RUSSIA AND iEARN-BELARUS HOST JOINT ADOBE YOUTH VOICES WORKSHOP.  On January, 28th, 2010, a workshop took place in the Moscow Center of Education № 1471. Many years ago (in 1988), the Moscow school 1471, which is the founder of the center, was at the beginnings of the creation of iEARN. The recent meeting became possible through the joint efforts of Sofia Savelava, expert of iEARN-Belarus network, Olga Prohorenko, co-coordinator of iEARN-Russia and Svetlana Yakubovskaya, AYV-Belarus consultant and online course trainer, all of whom are actively working within Adobe Youth Voices project in their countries.  For more, see http://tinyurl.com/russiaayvworkshop

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FOR REFERENCE!

* Past Newsflashes are saved in the News Forum: http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/news/

* Spanish translations are also available on: http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/boletin/.

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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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