iEARN-USA Professional Development Team

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 Students 36,000 Educators 130 Countries 200 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

Goals To 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 i nternational 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 Conferences
Canada (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 iEARN http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/multimedia/index.html
Curriculum Integration http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/curriculum/index.php
iEARN Videos http://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

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