Twenty-nine teachers from seven underserved government schools in Tajikistan participated in a professional development workshop in Dushanbe for the Photojournalism 2.0 Program.
The Program focuses on engaging participants from the Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Tajikistan in cross-cultural collaboration to help youth develop photojournalism and media skills.
The 3 day workshop from January 24th – 28th, introduced educators to the journalism, photojournalism, digital storytelling for social change, and global collaboration. Trainers included experienced journalists, experts in digital storytelling, and social change agents.Upon completion of the teacher workshops in each country, the same teachers from all three countries will participate in an online course together this spring. 2.0 program. To view pictures from the workshop, please view the below slideshow.
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This Photojournalism Program (PJ2.0) is made possible through funding from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
From May 16-18, a group of teachers in Ecuador are participating in a three-day workshop in Guayaquil at La Universidad Casa Grande (see photo) for their first experience with iEARN.
iEARN participants are encouraged to send them a warm welcome in the iEARN Teachers Forum.
This Global Connections and Exchange Program (GCEP) is made possible through funding from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. The program focuses on engaging participants in cross-cultural collaboration to help youth develop journalism and media skills.
How Common Core State Standards Align to Global Collaborative Projects
Forty five states and the District of Columbia have adoped the Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org. Join iEARN teachers who have aligned their project work with the Common Core State Standards to see how easily they fit into project work and how global collaboration enhances the learning results for students.
From September 19 – November 13, 2011, iEARN will be facilitating a series of online professional development courses for 100 educators from Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Uganda, and the USA as part of the Adobe Youth Voices Program
The Adobe Youth Voices online course, developed by EDC in partnership with iEARN, is designed to introduce educators to the Adobe Youth Voices program and to help them more effectively support youth media making.
iEARN is one of five founding non-profit partners who helped to launch the Adobe Youth Voices program in 2006, and is currently administering AYV programs in Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, China, East Jerusalem, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, and the USA.
Since 2006, iEARN has provided professional development for over 600 educators around the world to join the Adobe Youth Voices program. Check out a sample of their students’ media work on the iEARN Adobe Youth Voices YouTube Channel.
Approximately 200 teachers from Kansas City, MO participated in an iEARN Professional Development Workshop in August. The workshop was part of a district wide effort to engage all schools in global project-based learning. During the session teachers learned more about iEARN collaborative projects and resources, as well as how students and teachers interact online through the discussion forums.
Bringing the world into the classroom and building global competency can take many forms iEARN-USA’s online courses focus on how to incorporate global learning competencies and common core standards using online collaborative projects. Educators will develop a unique project plan for their own classroom, working alongside course participants from several other countries.
From September 30th – November 20th, iEARN-USA will be offering 3 online courses guiding educators on how to integrate an iEARN project into the classroom by developing a project plan.
Global Collaboration for Middle & High School Ages
Global Collaboration for Primary School Ages
Global Collaboration in the Foreign and Second Languages Classroom
Register by September 6th to receive 25% off the regular price!!
Price as follows:
Non-members who register by Sep. 6th: $270 for online course and 1 year iEARN membership
Members who register by Sep. 6th: $195 for online course
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