I*EARN in Action: Newsflash #36
I*EARN IN ACTION #36, May 22,1998
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I*EARN Global School Calendar!
Most Northern and Southern Hemisphere schools are in session.
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Special Events!
FIFTH ANNUAL I*EARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
SECOND ANNUAL I*EARN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT
WHERE: Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
WHEN: July 12-18, 1998
THEME: Linking Communities to Make a Difference
COST: $450 (includes seven day registration, room, and meals)
For more information, write to Chattanooga@copenfund.igc.apc.org
http://www.iearn.org/iearn/Chattanooga98.html
SPECIAL AIRFARE for Domestic (within the U.S.)Travelers: I*EARN-US has
negotiated a discount for I*EARN conference attendees. Receive a 5%
discount if you purchase a ticket on Delta Airlines. Ticket must be
purchased through ITC Travel. Please contact Lori Stohn at
itctravel@worldnet.att.net or call+1-212-972-1155 (or toll free in the
U.S. 800/482-8785). Fax: +1-212-983-2590.
*For more info, write to Chattanooga@copenfund.igc.apc.org or visit
http://www.iearn.org/iearn/Chattanooga98.html. To receive an automated
information and registration form, writeto conf98-info@igc.apc.org
*Registration: As of May 1, the cost, including conference fee, room, and
3 meals a day for six days total is $475 (Adults) and $325
(Students/Youth).
*The workshop proposal deadline has passed, any questions regarding status
of proposals should be directed to: ljobson@iearn.org
*An updated list of workshops is on the website:
http://www.iearn.org/iearn/Chattanooga98.html
I*EARN POSTER: The conference program committee is planning the design of
a poster for distribution in Chattanooga in July. We need your help!
-PHOTOGRAPHS NEEDED: If you have photographs of I*EARN teachers and
students that could be used on the poster, please send them immediately by
land mail to arrive by June 1 to I*EARN-US, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 540,
New York, NY 10115. USA.
-TRANSLATIONS NEEDED: We want to translate the phrase, "Linking
Communities to Make a Difference in the World" into as many languages as
possible for the poster. If you can help, please send a note to
ljobson@iearn.org no later than June 1 with the name of the language and
an exact translation of this phrase.
-VIDEOTAPES NEEDED: Hundreds of teachers and students will come together
in Chattanooga in person. Others around the network will be linked via the
Internet and video-conferencing during the event. We would like to include
others as well--through videotapes. At the opening of the Conference, we
would like to show a videotape of brief "Hello" messages from students and
teachers around the world. We would love to received a 30 second - 1
minute video of your students/teachers smiling and saying, for example,
"We greet you from Gymnasium # 38 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan" (and
anything else you might want to include). Please send these videotapes to
the I*EARN-USA office by June 1, 1998 so we can edit them all together.
NTSC format is preferred, but PAL is also ok. I*EARN-US, 475 Riverside
Drive, Room 540, New York, NY 10115. USA. A wonderful tape arrived today
from St. Paul's Grammar School in Australia, and we look forward to
including more that arrive in the few weeks!
Countries that will be represented at the conference as of 5/22: Albania,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China,
Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Ghana,
Hungary, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Puerto
Rico, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Suriname, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, USA.
I*EARN News Flashes!
1998 HUMANITARIAN PROJECT: Last year's I*EARN Humanitarian Effort raised
money for a Karen tribal refugee camp & school in the highlands of
Thailand. This year, the project will raise money for the Sumu and Miskito
people, indigenous tribes of the rainforest of Nicaragua. See New River
Bocay Project at:
http://fillmore-west.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/pub/compages/bocay/To
get involved, contact Charly Bullock charly@arriba.nm.org or
children@iearn.org.
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: A Global Indigenous Students' Art & Photography
Exhibit is taking place at A:shiwi Elementary School in New Mexico, USA
from May 12-27, including 100 pieces of student created artwork and 50
enlarged photos taken by indigenous students from Australia, the USA,
Argentina, and Thailand. For information or to send greetings, contact
Charly Bullock at charly@arriba.nm.org.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE IN NYC WILL PERFORM IN GHANA. If you
have ideas for how they can raise money for the trip through contributions
or grants, see this topic in iearn.teachers or write to
globalkids@igc.apc.org.
USING ONEDAY CONFERENCE: A reminder to write and respond to posting in
iearn.oneday. It's a great way for new members to get started, in
addition to being an incredibly rich collection of writings from around
the world. Thanks for the reminder Bob Carter!
SCHOOLS DEMINING SCHOOLS PROJECT: Congratulations to the teachers and
students involved in the landmines project. Over $5000 has been raised to
support demining at schools in Afghanistan and Mozambique. Visit
iearn.landmines or http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/banmines/ to
learn more, and to get involved. If you would like to purchase a STUDENTS
AGAINST LANDMINES T-Shirts, write to the the students at
heaveneleven@hotmail.com.
REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM: Now in its 11th year, the Reebok Human Rights
Award honors young people (30 or younger) from around the world who have,
often at great odds, made significant contributions to the cause of human
rights. The purpose of the Award is to shine a positive, international
light on the awardees and to support their work in human rights. Award
recipients receive $25,000 from the Reebok Foundation for the human rights
organization of their choice. For more information about the award and the
one-page application form contact Karen Hirschfeldme at
karen.hirschfeld@reebok.com or by phone 781-401-4377.
Check it out! Resources, Web Sites and Postings
NEW LINK ON FACES OF WAR WEBSITE: The work of Hungarian students can be
found on the main index at
http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/jot/fow/faces.html.
NEW LITHUANIAN I*EARN PAGE http://www.siauliai.sav.lt/iearnlit.
QUICHUA AND SPANISH WEBSITE: The Quichua language of Santiago del Estero,
(Argentina) has its own WEB page! Find information about Quichua and its
poetry, songs, stories, in both Quichua and Spanish:
WWW.satlink.com/usuarios/r/rory/alero.htm.
ARTSEDGE/ MUSIC-ED LISTSERVS: Focused on arts/music education, subscribers
can dialogue, discuss, even debate about arts/music education theory,
philosophy, methodology, and advocacy with colleagues. To subscribe to
artsedge, send an e-mail to listserv@artsedge.kennedy-center.org with
the message "subscribe K12ARTSED your name" without the quotes in the
body. To subscribe to music-ed, please send an e-mail to
listserv@artsedge.kennedy-center.org with the message "subscribe
MUSIC-ED your name" without the quotes in the body.
Join Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators
KINDRED: A BOOK ABOUT FAMILIES. A project about the family history of
people from around the world-its links to historical events, unusual
occurrances, migration or important people. For more information, see this
topic in iearn.ideas.
PLANETARY NOTIONS: Student moderators of iearn.environ are preparing for
the 1999 issue of Planetary Notions and will soon be posting infomation on
the types of articles for the next issue. If you have been involved in any
environmantal projects that you would like to share, visit
iearn.environ.
SEEKING HELP IN RESEARCH PROJECT: Interested in being involved in a
project to demonstrate the benefits of electronic communication in
affecting cognitive and attitudinal changes? The project would start in
June - August, with class-to-class experiments starting in September,1998.
Visit http://www.public.wit.edu/faculty/mhlabas for more details.
LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT: Participate in a local history project, involving
research into the local history of buildings, people and events in your
town or surrounding areas. Details found in iearn.ideas and
iearn.kidscan.
Coming Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!
TEL-ED CONFERENCE 1998: If any teachers or students are planning to attend
the 1998 Tel-Ed Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA next October and
would like to be a part of an I*EARN workshop entitled, "The Power of
Global Telecommunications to Enhance Teaching and Learning," please write
to iearn@iearn.org.
GLOBAL LEARNING CONFERENCE: Showcasing knowledge and experience in
integration of modern information technology in education, and
establishing a greater understanding of cultural diversities, regionally,
nationally and globally. Copenhagen, Denmark. October 18-21,1998. For more
information, see http://www.globallearning.org or contact Inge Lise
Hammer ILH@FA.DK.
For Reference
All previous news flashes are saved in the newsgroup: iearn.news in a
text only format. Spanish translations are also available on:
iearn.latina
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