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20 Senegalese alumni commit to volunteer their time and resources to a local orphanage
On March 24, 2011, U.S. Department of State Under Secretary Judith McHale visited the Peapod Academy/Central Community School in Redwood City, California to participate in a Skype call organized by iEARN-USA and iEARN-Pakistan.
Long, Stacey, 'Virtual Exchange: The Newest Form of Diplomacy,' Adobe Featured Blogs, March 25, 2011.
At the 2011 Annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning, sponsored by WNET/Channel Thirteen in New York City, the Connect All Schools initiative was launched on March 19th.
'Riverside Middle School to participate in iEARN,' Go Upstate.Com, March 15, 2011.
Schachter, Ron, 'Global Learning Scales Up: Districts build on the success of private, internationally oriented schools and foreign language programs,' District Administration, March 2011.
A showcase of youth-produced media from around the world.
iEARN educators and facilitators from around the world share their experiences, and provide their tips and suggestions for how to integrate global online project work into in and out-of-school activities.
Students and teachers from 40 schools presented their projects at a local conference on May 16th 2010.
Gragert, Edwin. Engage The World: Effective Networking for Global Awareness and Global Education, Huffington Post, May 19, 2010.
Aronowitz, Scott, 'International Online Teaching Conference to Focus on Web 2.0, Collaborative Technologies,' T.H.E Journal, April 2010.
Reese, Susan, 'Here Comes Hindi!,' The Language Educator, April 2010.
Davis, Cooper, 'Digital Exhibit: Picture a Student in Oman, Iraq or the Vinyard,' Vineyard Gazette, April 2010.
Bernard, Sarah, Global Language Education: Learning the Lingo, Edutopia, April 2010.
Hall, Linda, 'Wayne Kids Draw for Peace.' Wooster Daily Register Record. May 2, 2010.
Schaffhauser, Dian, Teachers Boost Global Collaboration Abilities with Hybrid Approach. T.H.E. Journal, February 17, 2010.
Kagan, Aaron, In this cultural stew, trading ideas and recipes. Boston Globe, January 13, 2010. Story about YES exchange student recruited by iEARN-Pakistan living in the U.S.
Independence Charter School, an iEARN member school in Philadelphia, wins 2009 Goldman Sachs Foundation's elementary school/middle school prize for Excellence in International Education.
Guirguis, Dina, Making a World of Difference Through Online Global Education, SEEN (SouthEast Education Network), Nov. 20, 2009.
White House Blog, Secretary Duncan Connects American and Jordanian Students, Nov. 5, 2009.
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