New Jersey International Education Summit iEARN October 27, 2004

It takes many villages to make a global community

In 1903 the Wright Brothers pioneered the first airplane flight. It... went only 3 meters high traveled only 40 meters lasted 12 seconds Yet, it forever changed how we interact and view the world.

Similarly, in 2004 the steps we are taking today have the potential for dramatically re-shaping and globalizing education and language learning. You are helping your students soar!

iEARN Goals To facilitate teacher-directed, student collaborative on-line international project work To create global, national, and local support structures to sustain educational project work To demonstrate that online education can enhance language and global learning and improve the quality of life on the planet

iEARN Experience 16 years of linking schools for project work in both northern and southern hemispheres (started in 1988) Structures and projects in 110 countries, involving 1,000,000 students annually in 20,000 schools Collaboration with governments, NGO’s, foundations, state educational agencies, development agencies Language skills through interaction with native speakers

iEARN Provides a safe and structured environment for young people to communicate and collaborate a known audience for writing and reading for a purpose-- with native speakers an opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projects New technology opportunities for interaction--video- conferencing an inclusive and culturally diverse community of supportive educators opportunities since 1994 for educators to meet in person - Beijing 2000, South Africa 2001, Moscow 2002, Japan 2003, Slovakia 2004, Senegal 2005, Netherlands 2006

teacher and student driven Keys to Interactive On-line Project Success interactivity, not passivity honor local teaching & learning styles collaboration with others adaptability to new technologies teacher training, support, support…

World Personalities Hideki Matsui Madonna Colin Powell Suzanne Mubarak Thabo Mbeki Wangari Maathai Bill Gates Hu Jintao Tony Blair Vladimir Putin Hillary Clinton Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Partnership Examples Dept of State - Teacher training, teacher and student exchanges in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations ( Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ -- Water quality project ( European Union School Network Apple & HP - Digital photos/movies (movingvoices.iearn.org) Soros Foundation - 25 countries

Collaborative Project Work Curriculum areas: Science, environment, math Social studies, economics Literature, creative writing Language skills acquisition

Sample of 170+ Global Projects Involving iEARN Students Women in Mathematics Art Amidst Conflict Local History Child Labour A Vision - Poetry in Action The Contemporary Laws of Life Teddy Bear Day in My Life Full List:

Take A Dip Project - Stevens/iEARN Students… measure water quality in 18 countries on 4 continents Share results in English and Spanish Learn about local environmental issues Exchange cross-cultural information Act on the information in their communities

Tools Provided to Teachers Printed guides/directories Web-based Databases Certified Online & Face-to-Face Professional Development Courses ( Online (printable) handbook Existing community worldwide of committed & experienced educators

Opportunities to meet International Educators in iEARN International Education Week November 2004 Annually at NECC, Philadelpia 2005 ACTFL 2004 NCSS 2005 Teacher & Student Exchanges International Conference - Senegal 2005, Netherlands 2006 Regional Conference Lebanon 2005 YouthCaN Annually ( April 11, 2005

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