Press
Releases in 2005
November 2005 - iEARN-USA Revises Teachers' Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet for the US Department of Education.
In conjunction with International Education Week November
14-18, 2005, iEARN-USA and the US Department of Education announce that
teachers have a newly revised resource on the Internet to help them
develop partnerships and and collaboration with schools in other
countries. Secretary of Education Spellings notes "It is ... very
important to teach students about the world beyond their own
countries." ...click here[.doc]
November 2005 - Bringing
the World to Delaware classrooms: A partnership between the Delaware
Department of Education, Delaware Center for Educational Technology and
iEARN. In recognition of International Education Week November
14-18, 2005, iEARN, the Delaware Department of Education and Delaware
Center for Educational Technology announce the success of a two-year
partnership that has enabled Delaware teachers to internationalize
their classrooms using technology...click here[.doc]
April
2005 -
Award-Winning iEARN Students Give "Sun-Sational" Solar Oven
Presentations in Washington, D.C., for 2005 Earth Day Celebrations.
Rowena Gerber and her students at Florida's Miami Country Day School
have been harnessing the power of the sun for years. For the full
story...click here [.doc]
March 2005 - Daniel Pearl's Legacy Inspires New Global Youth News Service.
PEARL World Youth News, an Internet-based international student-run
news service established by the International Education and Resource
Network (iEARN-USA) and the Daniel Pearl Foundation invites high school
students around the world to become certified PEARL reporters.
For the full story...click here [.doc]
Press
Releases in 2004
December 2004 - Colin Powell Visits iEARN-Morocco Students.
On December 11, 2004, U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, met with a
delegation of Moroccan students who had visited the U.S. as
participants in the BRIDGE Program, Building Respect through Internet
Dialogue. For the full story, click here [.doc]
October 2004 - iEARN-USA honored as Tech Museum Laureate in the
Education Category. iEARN was cited as an "Innovator in using
Technology to Benefit Humanity." It's an award shared by all
the iEARN participants worldwide! For the full story.. click
here [.doc]
October 2004 - iEARN's Worldwide Online Professional Developement Courses.
iEARN launches it's seventh series of online teacher training for
educators around the world. For Information...click
here [.doc]
October 2004 - New Global Non-Governmental Peace Corps Launched. Technology guru Jim Martin has created the
World Education Corps to enable volunteers to assist in educational
technology among 10 pilot countries. iEARN and Kellogg College at
Oxford University serve as partners for the World
Education Corps. For more information...click
here [.doc].
October
2004 - Kid-To-Kid Communications Reap Surprising Rewards. Educators across the US share how they have seen reading and writing
test scores rise dramatically when students engage collaboratively
with other students around the world. For more information....click
here [.doc]
April 2004 - During
the first week of July some 150 educators from 18 countries convened
in Amman, Jordan to promote cross-cultural education through student-centered
learning
projects. English version. Arabic
version.
April 2004 - New Digital Film Screening Room for International Education
and Understanding: MovingVoices
Press Releases
in 2002
August 2002- iEARN
Launches the BRIDGE Project - A U.S., Arab, and Muslim Student Exchange
Program
Press
Releases in 2001
October
2001-Initiative
Launched to Connect Schools Worldwide: Friendship Through Education
Consortium
May
2001 - EDUCATION in the INTERNET AGE: It Doesn't
Take High Technology to Build Powerful Connections
May
2001 - iEARN Launches First Government-Sponsored
Exchange between U.S. and Chinese High Schools
May
2001 - iEARN Initiates AIDS/HIV Educational Awareness
Program Between Teachers in the U.S. and Seven African Countries
Press Releases
in 2000
October
2000 - Financial Dot.Com Leaders and Philanthropists
to Join New York Students to Celebrate Global Internet Collaboration
October
2000 - U.S. Schools Host Teachers from South Asia
and Middle East With Whom They are Collaborating on Civic Education
and Conflict Resolution Projects via the Internet
January 2000 - Students Worldwide Use the Internet to
Support Education of Rural Youth in China
Press
Releases in 1999
April 1999 - Initative Made Possible by the Alliance
for Global Learning and SchoolNet South Africa
March 1999 - Kids use The Internet to Express Their
Beliefs and Values
Press Releases
in 1998
September 1998 - EdNET 98 Industry Awards
Honors
September 1998 - The Internet: Potential
for an Education of Hope
April 1998 - Students to HOWL! for the
Environment
April 1998 - New Program to Involve
Youth Previously Excluded from the Internet
Press Releases
in 1996
September 1996 - iEARN Moves its Offices
to Manhattan from Westchester County
April 1996 - China: Building Cultural
Bridges
March 1996 - Con Ed Helps to Globalize
New York City Public School
Press Releases
in 1995
January 1995 - Southwest Educational Development
Laboratory Showcases Videotape on K-12 Telecommunications
Press Releases
in 1994
August 1994 - First Annual iEARN Teachers
Conference In Argentina
August 1994 - Making A Difference
Through Educational Telecommunications
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