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 About iEARN and My Wonderful World
Find Global Projects for a My Wonderful World Campaign
View Video Snapshots of iEARN Projects in Action
Multimedia Guide to Collaborative Projects
Kids and Geography: Roper Public Affairs Study |
 On May 2, 2006 iEARN-USA joined National Geographic to launch a five-year multimedia campaign, My Wonderful World. Led by National Geographic, My Wonderful World's goal is to improve the geographic literacy of young people
working with parents, educators and schools. iEARN-USA is part of
a supportive Coalition consisting of 18 other organizations, all
committed to educate and motivate communities to learn and appreciate
world geography.
Using
online collaborative projects and other resources, iEARN-USA will
support My Wonderful World by sharing over 300 projects that can provide students,
schools and parents opportunities to reach across and around the
globe. This virtual connection encourages a limitless understanding
of world geography that goes beyond a land's physical characteristics,
but provides a platform for students to learn about a country's people,
culture and society.
Dr. Ed Gragert, Executive Director of
iEARN-USA shares, "At a time when the world and its economic and
political impact are part of every day and everyone in the US, it is an
imperative skill for the 21st Century to know about and respect the
planet and its people. Through online collaborative projects in iEARN,
students interact and learn with peers in other countries around the
globe. This connection takes students on a journey beyond simply
studying about the world. Such open dialogue between students promotes a
deeper, more rooted, understanding of geography and it becomes real. |
