August 16, 2012

New video resources for integrating "Finding Solutions to Hunger" Teacher Guide in the K-12 Classroom

Kids Can Make A Difference (KIDS) announces two new videos designed to help K-12 educators integrate the resources within KIDS Teacher Guide.

Filed in: Project News

August 13, 2012

Join our August Side by Side Campaign on Crowdrise!

Thank you so much for the positive response to our August Side By Side campaign. We’ve already reached 58% of our August fundraising goal!

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August 11, 2012

NSLI-Y Morocco & India Students Return to U.S.

We welcome 35 NSLI-Y students back after six weeks of intensive language study and cultural immersion in Morocco and India. Students studied Arabic and Hindi language as part of a State Department funded scholarship program.

Filed in: National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

August 1, 2012

Special Place Project

A project in which student worldwide share places important to them. By reading about other students' special places, and taking action to preserve such places, we'll strengthen our commitment to preserving the earth.

Filed in: Project News

July 30, 2012

Folk Tales/Storytelling: Past and Present Project

This iEARN project aims to encourage students between the ages of five and eighteen to read folktales from their heritage and have them exchange these stories with others from around the world.

Filed in: Project News

July 29, 2012

Join iEARN-USA on a Kickoff Panel: Connected Education Around The World

August 3, 5-6:30 PM ET: Join a panel and open discussion about global connected education trends and how connected educators around the world can help each other improve practice.

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July 23, 2012

Largest YES Cohort Arrives in August

The largest cohort to date, 108 students from different parts of Pakistan, was selected to participate in a one year academic program in the United States starting this fall.

Filed in: Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program

July 20, 2012

NSLI-Y Alumni Return to Korea for World Expo

Five NSLI-Y alumni visit Korea as US ambassadors to the Yeosu International Expo. Alumni meet with current NSLI-Y Korea students to share their experience and tips for success in language learning.

Filed in: National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

July 19, 2012

Live from Yemen: Navigating the Challenges of Virtual Collaboration

"Collaborative, unbound, socially-based, online education is here to stay." Check out full article by iEARN Teacher, Chris Baer, in Spring 2012 issue of Perspectives, the Massachusetts ASCD Journal.

Filed in: press coverage

July 12, 2012

Taking Action on United Nations Millennium Development Goals

iEARN-USA is pleased to support the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA), an annual celebration and network for young people to put the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into action.

Filed in: Blog Posts