For more information, contact Enid Figueroa <efigueroa@orillas.upr.clu.edu> or Kristin Brown <krbrown@iearn.org>. Information about the conference is also being posted on the newsgroup <iearn.upr99>.
INTERACTION 99-MATERIAL REQUIRED: Interaction is I*EARN's newsletter, distributed twice each year. The first issue of Interaction '99 will be published in May. Articles, photos, drawings, etc can be sent to Bob Carter in Australia <bairnssec@peg.apc.org>. We would especially like brief reports (no longer than 200 words) from each of the I*EARN centers and country members. Articles should be no longer than 400 words and sent as email or (preferably) as attachments in .txt format. Graphics, photographs should, preferably, be in jpeg, bmp or gif format. Submissions deadline: April 3.
A WARM WELCOME TO WILLIAM BELSEY, NEW I*EARN COORDINATOR IN CANADA!: You may send greetings and messages to William at <belsey@thenet-worker.com>.
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS ART PROJECT: Most of the indigenous student art has been mailed, and is now arriving at participating sites in Argentina, Australia, Guatemala, Hungary, Mexico, Thailand, and the USA. Participating schools will soon begin conducting global art exhibits in their communities. The Los Angeles Children's Museum (USA) plans to feature the G.I.A.P. exhibit later in '99. For more info, contact Charly Bullock, USA at <charly@arriba.nm.org>.
I*EARN YOUTH BRIEFCASE: The youth of I*EARN want to create a brief-case which could be used by everybody. All I*EARN youth, please visit <http://www.briefcase.com/>. Username "iearny" and password "somalia". Then fill in the info for the addressbook (name, surname, address, etc.) and for the calendar (your birthday). For info, contact Sebastijan Podgornik, Slovenia, I*EARN Youth Representative <sebastijan.podgornik@guest.arnes.si> or see <iearn.youth>.
I*EARN-USA is exploring a possible collaborative project with AFS, YFU and ICYE - the high school exchange programs. If you have been an exchange student under one of these programs or have been involved as a teacher or host family, we would like to talk to you. Write us at <exchange@copenfund.igc.apc.org>.
MEETING IN CZECH REPUBLIC: I*EARN friends from Slovakia and the Czech Republic came together in early Feb. for a successful meeting and planning for new topics for co-operation - Gipsies and Violence. Special thanks to the new Czech Coordinator, Katka Cajkova <katka.cajkova@osf.cz>.
HELP WITH BOOK ON PUBLISHING WITH STUDENTS: I*EARN participants in Asia, South America, and Africa who are interested in sharing their experience with a U.S. author writing about student publications, contact Chris Weber <cweber@teleport.com>.
MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF GYMNASIUM (LEVEL) EDUCATION IN BELARUS: Opened Jan. 25, 1999 in gymnasium #2 (Nikiforov str, 37, Minsk, Belarus (Former USA)). If anyone is interested in the project or can tell us about history of education in your country, contact us. The Organizing Committee. Elena I. Chuprik, Belarus <gimn2mn@user.unibel>.
GLOBAL ARTS PROJECTS: The new project, 'Super Heroes' is just getting underway if you like cartooning! Check out all the various art galleries and project announcements at <http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/jot/painting/index.htm>.
NEW EFL BULGARIA WEB SITE: Contributions from ESL/EFL teachers are welcome. For more info, contact Violeta Tsoneva in Bulgaria <violeta@fmi.uni-sofia.bg> <http://welcome.to/eflbulgaria/>
NEW LOCAL BIRDS PROJECT WEBSITE: <http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/9694/>
1999 SIG/TEL ONLINE LEARNING AWARDS: Are you and your students involved in an original, online learning project? If so, you may wish to enter the "1999 SIG/Tel Online Learning Awards." Since 1991, ISTE (THE International Society for Technology in Education) has recognized creative teachers for their pioneering use of telecommunication networks. Entries must be submitted via e-mail by April 1, 1999. For more info, contact Kathy Kothmann <kathyk@bihs.net>.
1999 SKIPPING STONES YOUTH HONOR AWARDS: Recognizing youth, ages 7-17, for their contributions to multicultural awareness, nature and ecology, social responsibility and community building, peace and non-violence. Entries may be essays, interviews, poems, etc related to the above themes. Deadline: June 20, '99. For more info, contact <skipping@efn.org>.
CHILDREN'S FOLK GAMES: The game is a recreational activity enjoyed by children. It is orally transmitted from child to child, often accompanied by traditional formulas or counting out rhymes. This creation reflects the spiritual universe of childhood. Student submissions are required by April 1, 1999. Share short descriptions of any game, counting out rhymes, recorded songs, tongue twisters, artwork or photographs representing group games. See this topic in <iearn.kidscan>.
THE CONTEMPORARY NEWS MAGAZINE: TC is interested in seeing articles, as well as responses, for the May 1999 issue. See topics in <iearn.tc>.
GENERATIONS CANConnect PROJECT: A project in honour of the UN International Year of the Older Person that will involve youth interviewing seniors about particular objects or memories that are significant to them. In addition, students will be mentoring seniors in the use of Information and Communications Technologies...how to find health information, using e-mail, managing files, Internet banking and playing bridge with others around the world. For more info, see this topic in <iearn.teachers> and <iearn.youth>.
l999 GLOBAL ART PROJECT: A SENSE OF CARING: A project in which children around the world are exchanging artwork and writing about how we care for and about one another in our families, school, community and world. Each school exchanges artwork and writing with other participating schools, displays their collection of global artwork at their school/community, and responds to one another's art and writing through email. For more info, contact Kristi Rennebohm Franz, USA <kfranz@psd267.wednet.edu>.
HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT: Democracy in Schools and Homes. Students will explore features of student leadership, electioneering and suffrage and analyse the duties of the student leadership and the role of the staff in this process, as well as the method of putting student leaders in office, to determine [a] are fundamental human rights respected in this kind of leadership? [b] is the communal good served in this kind of leadership? For more info, see this topic in <iearn.teachers>.
LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT: Students will be involved in researching the history of their town or area and posting their articles to <iearn.kidscan>. Students between 9-17 years can participate. Check out <http://users.netconnect.com.au/~skippy/history> or contact Margaret Shearn, Australia <mshearn@netconnect.com.au>.
REFUGEE PROJECT: Among the goals: -To figure out solutions to refugee problem in the next millennium. - To build students and teacher capacity to problem-solve and research. - To identify challenges faced in the operation of the refugee. - To assess and examine the response or attitude of refugees to development activities as a way for sustaining themselves. - To assess Education Levels of Refugee. - To build student Art and Imaginative composition around related themes. For more info, contact Richard Ssekyeru, Uganda <ssekyeru@hotmail.com>, <lubiriss@infocom.co.ug>.
THE SOMALIA PROJECT: Created so that members of the I*EARN community can assist and support struggling Somalian schools. The aim of the project is to provide much needed supplies to the schools and exchange pictures, photographs and greetings between Somalian students and project participants. For more info, see <iearn.somalia> or contact Briohney North, Australia <bry@dcsi.net.au>.
SPECIAL PLACES PROJECT: Students are invited to write about a place that is precious to them. Open to all ages. For more information, contact Marinela Dinca, Romania <dim@lsv.cl.edu.ro> or Liza Suclyshkina, Russia <nsks689@glasnet.ru>.
SCENARIOS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: - Youth Visions for the Year 2100. A web-based course on sustainability and the future developed for high school students to learn about the global issues involved in sustainability (population growth, global climate change, etc) and analyze them using the tools of futures research-trend identification, scanning, and expert interviews. Starts March 7th. For more info, contact Seth Itzkan, USA <sitzkan@planet-tech.com> <http://www.planet-tech.com/projects/sustainable_future/>.
"VIRTUAL CHEMISTRY 2000": Soil near railroads and highways is oftentimes very polluted. We will check the soil pollution/water pollution in these regions and draw comparisons globally. For more info, contact Helen Solopova and Nikita Koshelev in Estonia <nkoshelev@kes.ee>.
"THE WAYS TO THE FUTURE": Students respond to and discuss the following questions: Is it really important to have faculties and skills for achieving aims or does it depend only on your wishes and persistence? Is it important to develop faculties and skills? Is it good or bad when anybody continues the family's profession? Goal - to share examples about achivment of your aims. Send ideas on this topic to <iearn.youth> or contact Lida Sobol in Russia, <nskg002@glasnet.ru>.
WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS PROJECT: Aims at highlighting the problems affecting the effective training of females in the discipline of Mathematics in the world today and proposing solutions to these problems. For more info, contact Ugandan coordinators Mr.Labongo Badru <labongo@msmn.ac.ug> or <labongob@hotmail.com>, and Mrs.Kijagulwe Immaculate <kijags@msmn.ac.ug>.
(including resources that are not part of I*EARN)
CONSORTIUM FOR SCHOOL NETWORKING CONFERENCE (CoSN): Feb 24-26, 1999 in Washington, D.C., USA. For more info, contact Keith Krueger (202-466-6296, ext 18) or see <http://www.cosn.org/conference/index.html>.
NAT'L YOUTH CONFERENCE FOR THE HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE: April 10 & 11, 1999; Washington, DC, USA. Contact <lorengost@aol.com>.
HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE: May 11-16; The Hague, Netherlands. For more information: <http://www.haguepeace.org> or <mailbox@ipb.org>.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS MIRK'99: Slovenia between May 19-21,1999. Call for papers <http://www2.arnes.si/~ljosi8/piranan.html>. Contact <alenka.makuc@guest.arnes.si>.
WORLD SUMMIT OF YOUTH PEACEMAKERS: May 29 - June 1, 1999; Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Contact J'Lien Liese <imsi@earthlink.net> or see <http://www.gmu.edu/departments/NCPCR>.
NECC'99: National Educational Computing Conference to be held June 22-24,1999 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. For more info, call <541.349.7571>; fax <541.302.3781> or write <necc99@ccmail.uoregon.edu> <http://www.neccsite.org/>.
INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS OF ALKMAAR: From July 9-11, 1999 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. For more info, contact <frankschmid@hotmail.com> or <imuna@bart.nl> or see <http://www.bart.nl/~imuna>.
UNITED YOUTH CONFERENCE: July 18-25, 1999; San Francisco State University, U.S.A. Designed as a prototype for a proposed United Nations Youth Assembly. See <http://www.oneday.org>.
SYDNEY 2000: October 2000 in Sydney, Australia. For more information email David Carter at <bairnssec@peg.apc.org>.