View iEARN Presentation Recordings from the Global Education Conference

Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

Congratulations to all of the iEARN teachers, students, and project facilitators who presented and participated in iEARN at the Global Education Conference 2016. This year, there were 18 iEARN presentations from 14 different countries including Uganda, Tunisia, U.S., Taiwan, Israel, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Algeria, Moldova, India, Brazil, Tajikistan.

To view recordings of the sessions, click the links for the presentation title below:

Keynote: Learning With the World through Virtual Exchange: Building Bridges, Breaking Down Barriers – Dr. Tonya Muro, iEARN-USA

The Global Impact of iEARN: Shaping Global Education through Collaboration – iEARN Executive Council: Allan Kakinda, iEARN Uganda, Hela Nafti, iEARN Tunisia, Jennifer Russell, iEARN-USA

Host Family Experiences in Study Abroad – Alexi Kim, NSLI-Y Korea Alumna

Living Language: Supporting Adolescent Learners in Immersion Environments – Kripa Bhagat, Resident Director for NSLI-Y Taiwan

International Book Club: Getting Readers Connected – Fay Stump, Library Media Specialist, John Handley High School, Winchester Public Schools, VA

Daffodils and Tulips – Ruty Hotzen, iEARN-Israel

My Identity, Your Identity Culture Project: Global Online Collaboration in Action – Nicolle Boujaber-Diederichs, iEARN USA and Lake Nona High School, Orlando, Florida, USA, Said Belgra, iEARN Morocco, Asma Al Beriki, iEARN Oman

Sharing International Exchange through Multimedia – Elaine Huang, NSLI-Y Korea Alumna

Using Digital Media for Global Collaboration: A Look at Two iEARN Projects – Chris Baer, Arts and Technology Teacher, iEARN Project Facilitator and Curriculum Developer

Talking Kites Around the World – Ruty Hotzen, iEARN Israel

EFL Youth Voices Project – Dr. Daniela Munca, iEARN Moldova

Collaborative learning through an online magazine -iMagzz – Making Myself Heard – Geeta Rajan, Head, International Affairs, St.Mark’s Sr.Sec.Public School, India

Partners of the Americas and iEARN: The Power of Connections and International Collaboration in Education – André Hedlund, CCBEU and Cengage Learning (National Geographic + TED Talks) Brazil

Photojournalism for covering social issues in Tajikistan – raise the youth voice – Firuz Baratov, iEARN Tajikistan

Where Do The Children Play – Freda Goodman and Ruty Hotzen, iEARN Israel

Impact of STEM Learning Program on Mainstream Education – Alema Nasim, Society for International Education – iEARN Pakistan

Cultural Package Exchange Project – Asma Al Beriki, Ateka School for Post Basic Education, Oman

Hands for Peace – Almerinda Garibaldi, iEARN Brasil

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