iEARN: Seeking Partners for Projects and Activities

iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a global non-profit network that empowers teachers and students to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. Started in 1988, iEARN is currently active in over 130 countries, with 2,000,000 students participating as part of their education. iEARN-International: www.iearn.org

SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 
Download the 2010-2011 iEARN Project Book [ now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Russian, and Spanish ] or view full listing of iEARN projects.

1. SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2011-2012 IEARN PROJECT BOOK.  If your project is already active and will continue, please submit an updated template toprojects@iearn.org.  If it is a new project, please first post your project idea in the Teachers Forum or, for students, the Youth Forum.  Once you find partners (please note that this step is required), complete the project template below and send it to  projects@iearn.org as soon as possible, but no later than the FINAL DEADLINE of August 1, 2011.  This project template can be submitted in any language, and is available in multiple languages in the translated versions of the iEARN Project Book.

1. Name of Project:
2. Brief one-sentence description of project:
3. Full description of project:
4. Age/level of project participants:
5. Timetable/Schedule for the project:
6. Possible project/classroom activities:
7. Expected outcomes/products:
8. Project contribution to others and the planet:
9. Project language(s):
10. Curriculum/Subject area:
11. Names/email of initial participating groups:
12. Name of facilitator(s):
13. Email of facilitator(s):
14. iEARN Forum where it will take place or is taking place (leave blank if uncertain, and you will be assigned to a forum):
15. WWW page of project (not required):

Send by email (optional: with project photo/image to accompany description) projects@iearn.org

2. NEW PROJECT PROPOSAL - SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS.  Muslihudin Sharbinie (Indonesia) has proposed a new "Sustainable School Project" among schools around the globe. The project idea is to share good practices from each school, collaborate on curriculum development, and conduct online teacher and student exchanges.  Interested?  Respond to the Sustainable School Project topic in the iEARN Teachers Forum.

3. REGISTER NOW FOR THE INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL MURAL EXCHANGE (IIME).  A project in which two classes in different countries create one mural in cooperation, supporting the next generation to understand diverse values and coexist with different people.  Registration information from an IIME facilitator, Atsuko Shiwaku - We have had 50 registrations from Japan and 30 from outside Japan for IIME 2011 at present.  Indonesian team will register more than 10 schools soon. If you are interested in working with Japanese school for this mural exchange project, submit as soon as possible!  Read more, and connect to the project forum on the IIME Project Page. 

4. NEW PROJECT PROPOSAL - POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR GIRLS.  A new project has been proposed called "Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa." This project involves students reading the book "When You See Water, Call It Water: The Story of Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa".  This book tells the story of the Queen Mother of Ghana--as re-told to Shondra, a young African-American girl, by her grandfather. In this project, students learn about the Ashanti culture, the different views of war between the Ashanti and British empires, and the leadership and courage of the Queen Mother Nana. They will create a timeline, conduct research, consider opposing viewpoints, and write and cooperatively present a news broadcast to communicate the results of their research.  The project aims to: 1) Broaden students’ understanding of the culture, achievements, and contributions to world history of ancient African empires; 2) Motivate students to develop leadership qualities by examining the stories of courage and leadership of historic African women leaders; and 3) Provide images of beautiful, intelligent and powerful African women as positive models for students of all backgrounds, and especially for girls of African descent.   Respond to the Project about Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa topic in the iEARN Teachers Forum.

5. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES OF MATHEMATICS PROJECT.  Mathematics teachers in Turkey are seeking partners for an ethnomathematics project that would establish cross-cultural connections between students and teachers in different parts of the world in order to engage students in researching and analyzing cultural dimensions of math.  Interested?  Contact Serap Livvarcin (Turkey).