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Online Professional Development Course Integrate iEARN Collaborative Projects into Your Classroom
Next course session: September 28-November 29, 2009
 With support from
the Longview Foundation and Copen Family Fund,
iEARN's first online
professional development courses were completed in November 2001 and
have become a model for online teacher training in global
education.
Since
2001 iEARN has trained thousands of educators online living in 77 countries
What
will you learn through these online courses?
Each course is designed
so that by the end of nine weeks you will have outlined how you will
use a standards based iEARN project in your classroom.
You will be selecting
one of the iEARN projects offered this year. Click on this link to view
projects
Course Structure
At the end of the
course you will have began work with your students on one of these
collaborative projects. Each course begins with an online orientation followed by seven weeks of course specific activities designed to guide you through the process of project and technology integration.
During a course
you will:
- Select and integrate
an online collaborative projects into your classroom
- Correlate your
online project/s to your local/state/national education standards
- Learn how to
manage your classroom and technology resources available to you as
you participate in an online collaborative project
- Communicate with
iEARN project coordinators and teachers to get first hand knowledge
about the project/s you would like to integrate
- Engage and maintain
long-lasting post workshop personal and professional relationships
in an secure, caring and experienced environment
How
does an iEARN online course work?
The course is asynchronous.
This means participants work in their own time from home or school to
complete weekly assignments. However, courses are very interactive
and communication is continuous during the course period. Each
course has 25 participants and two facilitators. You will communicate
with one another through the iEARN discussion forums to discuss assignment
and readings. You can expect frequent feedback from your facilitators
and participants throughout the course period.
Each course is divided
into eight modules (one lesson per week) with readings, discussions,
individual and group assignments. Lessons and assignments take participants
step-by-step through the process of integrating an online collaborative
project into their classroom. Participants will select a project that
matches their state/national standards and begin integrating the project
into their classroom during the course period.
You can
expect to commit 4-5 hours a week for a course.
Participants who
successfully complete all the course requirements will receive a certificate
from iEARN-USA with recognition as an iEARN Master Teacher
Prerequisites
- Basic word processing,
Internet and e-mailing skills
- Reliable access
to a computer and Internet
- Availability
to commit at least 5 hours a week to course activities
- A classroom/students
whom you will be working with throughout the course period
- Working knowledge
of English
US Teacher Professional Development Credit and CEU's
Professional development Credit available from
- Delaware State
- New Jersey State
- New York City Board of Education
- Rhode Island State
- Washington State
- Wyoming State
Continuing Education Credit (CEU's) available from
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois
Academic Credits available from:
Cal State San Marcos, California
We
are eager to offer these courses for professional development credit
in more states around the US. If you would like to include these online
courses or would like to contact us with information please write to onlinepd@us.iearn.org
Course fees
US
Teachers
iEARNís cost
per course is $600
however, with grant support we are able to offer the courses at the
following reduced rates:
$360 fee for non-members
$260 fee for members * University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign Continuing Education Credits are an additional $50 per course)
New
York City Educators
$460
fee for non-members
$360 fee for members
(includes $100 for NYC teachers Department of Education P Credit)
International
Teachers The fee for international participation will be determined by iEARN country coordinators based on local professional development fees. Information will be provided upon registration.
Scholarships
for International Participants
A limited
number of course scholarships are available for non-US
participants. Participants must complete the course. We reserve scholarship
spaces to have diversity from different regions of the world. Please inquire upon registration.
Scholarship
Requirements:
The cost per course
is USD $600 but due to grant support we are able to offer full
scholarships to many teachers. To receive a scholarship you
- Must commit to
complete the course for certification as an iEARN Master Teacher
- Assist country
coordinators with trainings where possible and share knowledge learnt
in the course with educators in your school or region where possible.
*Cancellation/Refund
policy
iEARN
will issue a 50% refund for cancelled course registrations up until
the end of the first week of course instruction.
We
encourage you to enroll as early as possible. Classes are limited to
25 participants and fill up quickly
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