On Wednesday, July 27, 2011, iEARN alumni and teachers shared their experiences with technology-enabled international exchange on a series of panels at the U.S. Department of State organized Exchange 2.0 Meetup following the UN High Level Meeting on Youth in New York City. Other participating organizations included the Global Nomads Group and Soliya.
iEARN participants emphasized the value of international exchange to motivate students and launch discussion and inquiry in the classroom, the importance of helping students to take action with their learning, and the value of having young people engaged in projects with real peers working on issues that matter to them. Among the projects highlighted was the Our Rivers, Our World Project.
The event also featured participation by Ronan Farrow, Senior Advisor for Global Youth Issues to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of the State Department’s office of Global Youth Issues, and Kalpen Modi of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
Read More about the event on the State Department Website>
Related Links
Teachers’ Guide to Exchange 2.0 Technology-Enabled International Exchange – a guide developed by iEARN-USA to help teachers use the Internet to “reach out” globally. These materials were initially prepared as part of the US Department of Education’s inaugural International Education Week in November 2000 and were hosted by the US Department of Education. The third version of the Guide was released in March 2011.
