The document provides an overview of the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN). It discusses iEARN's history, goals, and methods. Specifically, it notes that iEARN was founded in 1988 and connects over 2 million K-12 students and educators from 130 countries through online collaborative projects. It aims to facilitate student-directed projects, support structures for this work, and demonstrate how online education can enhance learning globally. Key aspects include online courses for educators, professional development workshops, and annual international conferences.

1. International Education and
Resource Network

2. Today’s Agenda
• Introductions
• iEARN Overview
• iEARN Professional Development
(webtour)
• Comments from iEARN course facilitator
(Claudia Batista, Brazil)
• Q & A

3. iEARN Professional Development Team
Mandee Losira Diane

4. 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.

5. 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

6. iEARN today
2,000,000 Students
36,000 Educators
130 Countries
200 Projects
30 Languages
Learning with the world, not just about it

7. Goals
To facilitate
teacher &
student-directed
collaborative
project work

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

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

10. How do we do it?
•Online collaborative projects
•Professional Development
•Partnerships and Exchanges

11. Professional Development
•8 week international
online courses
•Interactive webinars
•Face-to-face workshops
and conferences

12. Online Courses
•8 weeks, all curriculum areas
•Collaboration with
international eduators
•Development of a project plan
to use in the classroom

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

14. iEARN Multimedia Guide
•8 sections, online
course framework
•Collection of resources
and materials compiled
from educators in the
network

19. 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)

20. Resources - Q & A
Multimedia Guide to iEARN
http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/multimedia/inde
x.html
Curriculum Integration
http://us.iearn.org/professional_development/curriculum/inde
x.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

21. iEARN-USA
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 450
New York, NY 10115
212 870-2693
us.iearn.org