Pearl Online Course

The PEARL online professional development course enables middle and secondary school teachers to integrate journalism into their curricula and provides teachers with the opportunity to get their students certified as global youth reporters so they can submit their work for publication in a real international online publication

The course is based on the PEARL World Youth News project (http://www.pearl.iearn.org), which is a partnership between iEARN and the Daniel Pearl Foundation.

PEARL World Youth News is an online news service managed by secondary school students from around the world.

During the PEARL online course, you will discuss the tools and ethics of journalism. You will also involve your students in an online training course to get them certified as international reporters for PEARL World Youth News. After certification, your students will join PEARL Reporters from 11 countries to report, edit and publish their stories on the news website.

This course aims to demonstrate how engaging students in international reporting can not only enhance their writing skills but also increase their respect for diverse views and cultures.

Summary of course themes

Week 1: Introduction to Course and Journalism Basics
Week 2: Journalism Basics and Journalism Ethics
Week 3: Adding a Journalism Component to Your Curriculum, Project Based Learning and Collaboration
Week 4: International Journalism ˆ Daniel Pearl
Week 5: The PEARL Project
Week 6: Training Students to Complete PEARL Student Course
Week 7: Training Students to Complete PEARL Student Course
Week 8: Peer Editing
Week 9: Submitting Student Work to PEARL World Youth News
Week 10: Student Submissions and Course Reflections

US Teacher Professional Development Credit and CEU's

Professional development Credit available from:

Delaware State
New Jersey
Rhode Island State
Washington State
Wyoming State

Continuing Education Credit (CEU's) available from:

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois

Course fees

US Teachers
iEARN cost per course is $600 however, with grant support we are able to offer the courses at the following reduced rates:

$360 fee for non-members
$260 fee for members

New York City Educators
$460 fee for non-members
$360 fee for members
(includes $100 for NYC teachers Department of Education G Credit)
International Teachers

International Teachers

iEARN cost per course is $600 however, with grant support we are able to offer the courses at the reduced rate of

$100 per course

Scholarships for International Participants

A limited number of course scholarships are available for non-US participants. Participants must complete the course. We reserve scholarship spaces to have diversity from different regions of the world. Please inquire upon registration.

Scholarship Requirements:

To receive a scholarship you

• Must commit to complete the course for certification as an iEARN Master Teacher
• Assist country coordinators with trainings where possible and share knowledge learnt in the course with educators in your school or region where possible.

*Cancellation/Refund policy
iEARN will issue a 50% refund for cancelled course registrations up until the end of the first week of course instruction.

We encourage you to enroll as early as possible. This class is limited to 25 participants and spaces fill up quickly

Questions? E-Mail ONLINEPD@US.IEARN.ORG