I*EARN in Action: Newsflash #57
I*EARN IN ACTION #57, June 23, 1999
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***1999 SIXTH ANNUAL I*EARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE***
HOSTED BY THE I*EARN ORILLAS CENTER
WHERE: PUERTO RICO
WHEN: July 11-17, 1999
THEME:"Language, Culture, and Equity through Global
Learning Networks"
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E-MAIL:efigueroa@orillas.upr.clu.edu or krbrown@iearn.org.
NEWSGROUP: iearn.upr99.
I*EARN News Flashes!
GLOBAL BANGEMANN CHALLENGE AWARD: Out of the hundreds of nominated
IT projects worldwide, the I*EARN First Peoples' Project was
awarded one of three prizes in the educational category. The prize
was presented by the King of Sweden at the awards ceremony in
the Nobel Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. Congratulations!
The WWW site for The Indigenous Global Art Project can be seen at
http://www.peg.apc.org/~bairnssec/art/arthome.htm
COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATION: In cooperation with the United
States Information Agency, I*EARN-USA announces a new project in Egypt,
India, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. I*EARN will work
with English language teachers in these countries to provide on-line
conflict resolution tools to enhance their curriculum, and engage
them in projects and dialogue with each other and I*EARN schools
around the world. If you know of an English language teacher in
one of these countries who might be interested in participating,
please write to Radha Blackman rblackman@us.iearn.org
ARE YOU GOING TO PUERTO RICO?: Schools Online is seeking I*EARN
teachers, including one lead teacher, to participate in a
collaborative video project. Teachers who participate will
receive free video equipment to use in their classroom and to keep after
the project ends. Teachers will also have the opportunity to
learn to use the equipment from a video professional at the
I*EARNConference in Puerto Rico.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOLOCAUST GENOCIDE PROJECT:
They have just published their June 1999 edition of An End to Intolerance.
The History Channel in the USA has also recognized the work
done by the many students and teachers around the world who
have made this project a success and deserving of award! See:
iearn.hgp or www.iearn.org/hgp
WELCOME I*EARN IN GERMANY: German schools have been participating
in I*EARN projects for a number of years. In May, Hans G. Henkel
and Sebastian Graefe launched an I*EARN center in Germany with 10 member
schools!
NEW COORDINATOR IN CZECH REPUBLIC: Please welcome Ilona Kubonova,
an I*EARN teacher who will be coordinating
the program in Czech Republic. Thank you to Katka Cajkova for
all your contributions to I*EARN.
ART/DRAMA CAMP IN SLOVAKIA: Students of Gymnazium SNV are
hosting the ST.ART Art and Drama Camp from June 21-24, with
participants from Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Hungary.
http://www.iearn.sk/99/artdramacamp/
ESTONIAN YOUTH CAMP: About 40 young people came together in
Metskyla, Estonia to share their experience in different projects
from June 18th-20th. The camp was for I*EARN youth in Estonia,
including participants from Orphanages and Shelters.
Check it out! Resources, Web Sites and Postings
(including resources that are not part of I*EARN)
I*EARN LINKS: Nikolai Goranov in Bulgaria has
made a comprehensive website with links to I*EARN school and
project pages. Check to see if yours is there and send
updates: http://www.acs.bg/iearn/links.htm
FREE BOOKS AVAILABLE. "Treasures 3: Stories and Art by Students
in Japan and Oregon." Interested schools/teachers are asked to
pay shipping costs. Write to Chris Weber in the USA for more
details: cweber@teleport.com.
Join Us! Seeking Contacts, Contributions and Collaborators
PROJECT FOR SCHOOLS IN GERMANY AND SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES:
In collaboration with the National Commissions of Spain, Venezuela,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico, the German UNESCO-Commission
organises a school partnership project titled "Learning for the future".
German schools and schools in Spanish speaking countries will
jointly develop a topic for the coming school year (September 1999 to
June 2000). For more information, see http://www.come.to/ups-schulen .
FEEDBACK AND MATERIALS NEEDED FOR I*EARN HANDBOOK: I*EARN-US
is developing a Handbook and Trainer's Manual to use in
introducing its new participants to I*EARN. We invite your
suggestions and additions to a rough draft copy at
http://www.iearn.org/handbook/. We are interested in making
this a useful resource for all of I*EARN. Please send comments
and any additional materials you would like to contribute to
Lisa Jobson ljobson@us.iearn.org.
INDIGENOUS GLOBAL ART PROJECT 1999 - "Honouring Our Elders":
To recognise the United Nations "Year of the older persons", it has
been decided that the 1999 Indigenous Global Art Project will centre
around this theme. If you would like to join this project or want
further information you should respond to this topic
"Art Project 99" on iearn.fp.
CHILDREN'S FOLK GAMES: Petru Dumitru,
the coordinator in Romania wrote that the website will soon be up.
He will be presenting a workshop at the I*EARN International Conference
in Puerto Rico and would like to invite participants in this project to be
part of workshop about the multiculturalism in the "Children's
Folk Games" Project.
INTERNATIONAL FOODS: Project Coordinators Margaret Scott
and Crystine Fluitsma write: "To all the contributors who
supported this project during 1998, the Recipe Book has been
delayed, but will soon be completed, and ready for sending to
all contributors. We are very sorry for this, but could
not do anything to publish it more quickly. We would just like
to let you know that it IS happening, and apologise for the delay."
PROYECTO ABC: Teachers from Colombia have designed a project
about Indigenous Cultures of their regions: Antioquia, Bogota
and Caldas. See the project at the following site:
http://worldlink.icfes.gov.co/worldl14/proyectoabc.html.
Coming Soon! Upcoming Events and Projects!
A SUMMER INSTITUTE on ANTI-RACIST TEACHING and LEARNING:
with Canadian Educators and Cambridge Friends School faculty
will be held AUGUST 12 - AUGUST 13, 1999 in Cambridge MA, USA.
Fee: $50.00 includes materials, refreshments and Friday lunch.
Please respond by June 25 to enidlee@aol.com.
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