International Education and Resource Network

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions

• iEARN Overview

• iEARN Professional Development (webtour)

• Comments from iEARN course facilitator (Claudia Batista, Brazil)

• Q & A

iEARN Professional Development Team

Mandee Losira Diane

What is iEARN?The world’s largest, most experienced online K-12 network that enables students and educators around the globe to collaborate on educational projects using the Internet.

History

Founded by Peter Copen in 1988; 12 schools in Moscow linked with 12 schools in New York State.

Principles:•Project and program initiatives that are “grassroots” and make a difference in the world

•Learning that is shared with a broader community, locally and globally

iEARN today

2,000,000 Students36,000 Educators

130 Countries200 Projects

30 Languages

Learning with the world, not just about it

Goals

To facilitate teacher & student-directed collaborative project work

Goals

To create global, national and local support structures to sustain project work

GoalsTo demonstrate that online education can enhance learning and improve the quality of life on the planet.

How do we do it?

•Online collaborative projects

•Professional Development

•Partnerships and Exchanges

Professional Development

•8 week international online courses

•Interactive webinars

•Face-to-face workshops and conferences

Online Courses

•8 weeks, all curriculum areas

•Collaboration with international eduators

•Development of a project plan to use in the classroom

Claudia Batista teaches English as a Foreign Language in Brazil and has facilitated Adobe Youth Voices and Fulbright online courses for iEARN.

iEARN Multimedia Guide

•8 sections, online course framework

•Collection of resources and materials compiled from educators in the network

iEARN Annual ConferencesCanada (2010)Morocco (2009)Egypt (2007)Netherlands (2006)Senegal (2005)Slovakia (2004)Japan (2003)Russia (2002)South Africa (2001)China (2000)Puerto Rico (1999)USA (1998)Spain (1997)

Resources - Q & A

Multimedia Guide to iEARNhttp://us.iearn.org/professional_development/multimedia/index.html

Curriculum Integrationhttp://us.iearn.org/professional_development/curriculum/index.php

iEARN Videoshttp://us.iearn.org/collaborate/projects/project_videos.php

2011 iEARN Annual Conference and Youth Summit http://www.iearn.org/event/2011-iearn-annual-conference-and-youth-summit

iEARN-USA

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