iEARN in Action, July 25, 2008

Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects!
1. August 1 deadline for including your iEARN project in the 2008-2009 Project Book.
2. Looking for partners for French and English podcasts.
3. Join a project to create family environmental action plans.
4. For Me, Writing Is Something Awesome, from Bat-Chen Diaries.
5. My Identity, Your Identity Project.
6. Share information about UNESCO World Heritage Sites in your country.

Resources, Contests, Websites and Announcements!
7. Download the new 2007-2008 iEARN Interaction Newsletter!
8. Art Miles Mural Project announces record-breaking mural in the Philippines.
9. iEARN class in Ohio, USA featured in local newspaper.

Upcoming Events!
10. iEARN-Morocco (MEARN) to host 16th Annual iEARN Conference and 13th Youth Summit, July 19-25.

Recent Events!
11. 15th Annual iEARN Conference Update.

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Seeking Partners: iEARN Projects and Activities
Download the 2007-2008 iEARN Project Book (in Arabic, Azeri, English, French, Spanish): 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. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NEW AND ONGOING PROJECTS FOR THE 208-2009 iEARN PROJECT BOOK IS AUGUST 1, 2008!!! If your project is already active and will continue, please submit an updated template to projects@us.iearn.org. If it is a new project, please note that all new projects are required to have an initial group of participants before being considered for publication. To find partners, post your project idea in the Teachers Forum: or, for students, the Youth Forum. If you find partners, you are welcome then to complete the project template below and send it to projects@us.iearn.org as soon as possible, but no later than the FINAL DEADLINE of August 1, 2008. This project template can be submitted in any language, and is available in multiple languages in the translated versions of the iEARN project book, available for download at http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html.

1. Name of Project:
2. Brief one-sentence description of project:
3. Full description of project:
4. Age/level of project participants:
5. Timetable/Schedule for the project:
6. Possible project/classroom activities:
7. Expected outcomes/products:
8. Project contribution to others and the planet:
9. Project language(s):
10. Curriculum/Subject area:
11. Names/email of initial participating groups:
12. Name of facilitator(s):
13. Email of facilitator(s):
14. iEARN Forum where it will take place or is taking place (leave blank if uncertain, and you will be assigned to a forum):
15. WWW page of project (not required):

Send by email to projects@us.iearn.org.

2. JOIN A PROJECT TO PODCAST IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH. There is interest from schools in UK to connect with French speaking schools. The students range from 11 to 17 years of age. We would like to start the project in January and run for 10 weeks. Post your interest in the Teachers Forum or contact Lynne Whitford in the UK.

3. SEEKING FAMILY ENVIRONMENT PLAN PROJECT PARTNERS. Interested in joining a project in which students create family plans about conservation? Contact Terese Tye in the USA.

4. FOR ME, WRITING IS SOMETHING AWESOME, FROM BAT-CHEN DIARIES. The purpose of the project is to expose children to the values of writing a diary; to encourage young children to write in a reflective and personal manner and express their anxieties, fears and concerns as well as their hopes and dreams-- hopefully this will lead to getting acquainted with others. Ayelet Shahak, Israel.

5. MY IDENTITY, YOUR IDENTITY. Students share information about their traditional celebrations and the famous monuments and landmarks in their countries. Said BELGRA, Morocco and Nagwa HUSSEIN, Egypt.

6. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES. Students study the heritage in their country and teach each other, then they make guided tours to a place in their country. Inga Paitchadze, Georgia and Ruty Hotzen, Israel.

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Check it Out! Resources, Contests, Websites, Announcements.
(This includes resources that are not part of iEARN)
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7. DOWNLOAD THE NEW 2007-2008 iEARN INTERACTION NEWSLETTER (pdf format)! Read news from across the network, including stories about iEARN's 20th Anniversary activities! Edited by Rusudan Chanturia, iEARN-USA intern.

8. ART MILES MURAL PROJECT ANNOUNCES RECORD-BREAKING MURAL IN THE PHILIPPINES. The Art Miles Mural Project is proud to announce that the Republic of the Philippines Art Mile has completed a record breaking 7 kilometers or 4.3 miles of Ocean Fish Murals which will be sewn together for a second attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the Longest Painting in the World. Regardless of the outcome...congratulations youth of the Philippines! For more about the Art Miles Project, see http://www.artmiles.org.

9. iEARN CLASS IN DAYTON, OHIO, USA FEATURED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER. Students Get Chance to Tour the World." See coverage of L.T. Ball Intermediate School in the Times Community Newspaper, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

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Upcoming Events
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10. iEARN-MOROCCO (MEARN) TO HOST 16th ANNUAL iEARN CONFERENCE AND 13TH YOUTH SUMMIT. Ifrane, Morocco, July 19-25, 2009. "Innovative Technologies and Cross Cultural Dialogue For Quality Education." http://www.iearn2009.ma/.

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Recent Events
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11. IMPORTANT NOTE on the 2008 iEARN Conference in Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Due to huge and dangerous explosions, fires and significant loss of life at a military installation near Bukhara on July 10 and continuing on subsequent days, the safety of conference participants could not be guaranteed. iEARN made the difficult decision to cancel the conference several days in advance of the official opening ceremony and participants already in Bukhara were evacuated, as were most of Bukhara's residents. Our hearts go out to the Uzbeks who suffered casualties and to our iEARN-Uzbekistan conference hosts who worked for two years planning the event, as well as to the many participants who lost the chance to share their collaborative project work, learn from others and network among the 400+ registered participants. All iEARN participants left Bukhara safely. iEARN participants who had workshop or presentation materials to share at the conference are encouraged to share them (in powerpoint, doc, jpg, mp4, mov, webpages, etc.) in the 2008 iEARN Conference Forum.

12. JULY 19-22 CATALYST ANIMATION WORKSHOP IN PAKISTAN. Following a week-long exchange in Uzbekistan with students and educators from Pakistan, the USA, and Uzbekistan, a four day CATALYST Animation workshop was also held in Karachi, Pakistan from 19th July to 22nd July 2008 for students and teachers from different parts of Pakistan which are prone to natural disasters. For more about the CATALYST Program, see here. Check out two student-produced animation videos here and here.

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TO SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEWSFLASH: Send your announcement (2-3 lines) to newsflash@us.iearn.org.
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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 120 countries, with 1,000,000 students participating as part of their education. iEARN-International: http://www.iearn.org

Download the 2007-2008 iEARN Project Book: http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html (available in Arabic, English, French, and Japanese) or for a full listing of iEARN projects, see: http://www.iearn.org/projects/
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