I*EARN in Action: Newsflash #62
From iearn@us.iearn.org Mon Sep 27 22:59:54 1999
Date: 24 Sep 1999 15:12:20
From: iearn@us.iearn.org
Reply-To: International Education and Resource Network iearn@igc.apc.org
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Subject: I*EARN in Action: Newsflash #62
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I*EARN CALENDAR: Most Southern and Northern Hemisphere schools
are in session this month.
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I*EARN PROJECT FACILITATORS AND PARTICIPANTS. To prepare for
the 1999-2000 year, we have deleted all "old" project templates
from the iearn.ideas conference and have posted the new
project templates that facilitators sent for the period
1999-2000. We have also posted these Project Templates in their
corresponding conferences, so that participants can start
posting their contributions as responses to these topics, which
all begin with the prefix "2000" to distinguish them from last
year's project work. Please check that your project is
correctly posted and if there are any corrections /
clarifications to be made, please post them as a response to
the topic, both in iearn.ideas and in whichever conference
the project will be happening. A few current projects are
missing because we do not have the templates. If this is your
case, please send us the template for your project idea soon.
We wish you all a very productive year and enjoy your I*EARN
projects! Adriana Vilela adrianav@iearn.org, Judy Barr
judybarr@iearn.org.au - Project Ideas Co-Facilitators. Lisa
Jobson ljobson@us.iearn.org U.S. Outreach/Program
Coordinator.
I*EARN MEETING IN CZECH REPUBLIC. Took place in the beginning
of the school year in Jicin. I*EARN coordinator Ilona Kubonova and
participating teachers prepared program for students for the
whole school year. (Ilona has a new e-mail Kubonova@osf.cz.)
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM LAST YEAR'S PROJECT WORK:
I*EARN-US has copies of many of the various students
publications developed through I*EARN project work over the
past years. If you are interested in ordering copies (at the
cost of printing and shipping) please see
http://www.iearn.org/publicationform.pdf.
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES FOR AUSTRALIAN TEACHERS. Pegasus
internet provider will cease to exist on September 30. If you
are writing to anyone with an address anything@peg.com.au
please write to that person before September 30 to find out
their new address. Anyone proposing new projects should write
to Judy Barr at judybarr@iearn.org.au. Or, you can still
write to Adriana Vilela at adrianav@iearn.org.
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CHILDREN'S FOLK GAMES PROJECT: Sharing games, customs,
counting out rhymes, tongue twisters, artworks or photographs.
http://www.lanzadera.com/cfgames See iearn.kidscan or
contact Petru Dumitru petrud@estcomp.ro in Romania.
CITY ART VIDEO PROJECT: Everybody is invited to record a 5
minute or less videoclip with shots showing the beauty and
uniqueness of their city, and including background music
synchronized with the duration of the clip. It can be old
traditional or contemporary music but with ethno sound,
characteristic for the area or country where the city belongs.
And, information should be collected about the city: some
history, legends, etc. Contact Jovica Dimovski in Macedonia
jobaru@htomail.com WWW page of project will be --
http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-CAV.html.
DO WE HAVE A SPARE PLANET? Project consist of 4 activities:
Environmental calendar; On-going environmental discussion about
everyday environmental problems; Discussion on topic: What am
I doing to preserve a planet?; Art contribution on the same
topic. WWW page will be --
http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-HWSP.html. See
iearn.environ or contact Mimoza Anastoska-Jankulovska in
Macedonia jankmj@nic.mpt.com.mk.
MY SOUND OF MUSIC PROJECT: Short essays about your favourite
composer or styles in music- baroque, romantic, and modern or
about your favourite contemporary music group or singer. Also,
any essay about national or folk music is welcome. Contact
Petru Dumitru petrud@estcomp.ro in Romania or see
iearn.music. http://www.estcomp.ro/~sc10/sound_of_music/.
PEACE MURAL 2000: Students around the world will create an art
& writing mural, PEACE MURAL 2000, to be displayed at the
Seventh Annual I*EARN International Conference in Beijing
(July, 2000) showing what peace means to them. Contact Charly
Bullock in the USA charly@arriba.nm.org or see
iearn.projects.
SEEKING PARTNERS FOR VIDEOCONFERENCE: A teacher in Andorra will
be making an I*EARN presentation in November in the European
Netd@ys, and is seeking to establish connection with other
I*EARN participants by means of Videoconference TO join in the
presentation, explaining a bit about I*EARN and how projects
are developed (no problem about the language used-Catalan,
Spanish, French or English, Russian...) Contact Alex Jerez
alexjerez@andorra.ad or and2ensco@andorra.ad. Discussion
will also be held on iearn.tc.
SHOULD I SURRENDER TO THE WORLD OF ADDITICTIONS?: About all of
the addictions in the modern way: drugs , alchocol, smoking,
TV, Internet, music, all of the good and bad that comes from
all of it. My point is the world to see how the people look at
this addictions, how can they fight it, and how can they say
no to it. If you are interested in helping to plan such a
project, write to Bazhe in Macedonia bdkox@freemail.org.mk
or see this topic in iearn.youth.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE PROJECT: This project encourages
youth worldwide to define "youth volunteerism and service" in
their own cultural and social context. Participants will be
able to share what they are doing personally as volunteers,
reflecting their personal experiences in the community and will
raise issues of the youth empowerment, youth development, as
well as the current political, social, cultural and economic
context of such service. WWW page of project will be
http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/proekti/imor/ENG-YVS.html. See
iearn.civics or contact Jove Jankulovski in Macedonia
jovej@freemail.org.mk.
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I*EARN SLOVAKIA ADDS TO WEBSITE FOR 1999 I*EARN CONFERENCE IN
PUERTO RICO http://www.iearn.sk/99/puertorico/ Thanks Joko
Vrabel, IEARN coordinator, Slovakia!
EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET LAUNCHING "THIS IS EUROPE!" PROJECT. The
project is focused on teaching and learning more about Europe,
but is open in its approach. An important part of the project
is also that the published results together will constitute a
resource for anyone wanting to learn more about Europe. To
leran more, contact Brigitte Parry brigitte.parry@eun.org
and Kai-Ove Finvold kaio@eun.org.
http://www.en.eun.org/projects/europe/.
GLOBAL ATLAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: In celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
United Nations has commissioned a Global Atlas of Human Rights.
Directed toward youth aged 15-18, it will contain
biography-based education about a worldwide group of activists
working in both local and global causes. It needs your help.
Specifically, nominations for activists or groups who should be
included, and help in writing, editing, page layout or graphic
design, etc. Contact Mitch Stripling mitch@bodhitree.net.
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COMING | Upcoming Events!
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SECOND I*EARN BALKAN CONFERENCE: To be held in Macedonia,
October 17-21, 1999. Theme: Present and Future Cooperation in
Balkans. See
http://www.gnbt.sec.edu.mk/iearn/Balkan/default.htm. Teachers
and students are encouraged to browse the Web and come up with
ideas, suggestion and comments, about the Web content, or
conference program content. Contact Jove Jankulovski
jovej@freemail.org.mk.
TRAININGS IN GAZA AND WEST BANK: The Alliance for Global
Learning, a partnership of Schools Online, WorLD Program and
I*EARN-USA, will be holding a training in early November at
Berzeit University in Jerusalem with teachers from Gaza and the
West Bank. Watch iearn.teachers for more information over
the next month.
TRAININGS IN ISRAEL: I*EARN-Israel Coordinator, Gideon
Goldstein, along with Betsy Frederick from the US will be
conducting trainings from Oct 24-Nov 4 for Schools Online
schools in Israel to introduce them to telecommunications in
the classroom and to I*EARN project work. Watch
iearn.teachers for more information over the next month.
7th ANNUAL I*EARN CONFERENCE, JULY 10-16, BEIJING, CHINA.
I*EARN-China is currently looking for a theme for the
conference that reflects the spirit of the new millenium.
Please send suggestions! To help with preparations for the
Conference in Beijing, join in discussions in iearn.conf2000.
If you need to be "subscribed" by e-mail to the conference,
contact Subude subude@cenpok.net, I*EARN-China Coordinator.
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