iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit organization made up of over 15,000 schools in 100 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Approximately 750,000 – 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide.
Since 1988, iEARN has pioneered on-line school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with peers in their countries and around the world.
iEARN is:
– an inclusive and culturally diverse community
– a safe and structured environment in which young people can communicate
– an opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projects
– a community of educators and learners making a difference as part of the educational process
Where can I find more information about iEARN?
On the Web: http://www.iearn.org
Helpful URLs include:
– Projects: http://www.iearn.org/projects/ . Additional copies of the Project Description Book can be found
at http://www.iearn.org/projects/projectbook.html
– Interactive Forums: http://foro.iearn.org (please contact your iEARN Country or Center Coordinator
for connection options/on-line project work that may be unique to your country)
– Globe: http://www.iearn.org/globe/ (links to iEARN centers around the world)
– Language Resouce Page http://www.iearn.org/globe/globe_language_gateway.html (language
resources/communities worldwide)
– iEARN Handbook: http://www.iearn.org/professional/prof_handbook.html (suggestions for getting
started in iEARN, integrating iEARN into the curriculum, and conducting an iEARN workshop)
– People and Projects Database: http://amity.iearn.org/ (search for iEARN partners and projects
around the world)
– Join iEARN: http://www.iearn.org/join/
• From Country Coordinators
See p 10-11 or http://www.iearn.org/globe/countrycoordinators.html for a listing of iEARN coordinators, representatives,
and contact people who can help to describe possibilities for iEARN involvement in your country or region of the world.
Belarus # Lyudmila Dementyeva dem@user.unibel.by
• Through Professional Development
iEARN offers both face-to-face and online professional development workshops for educators seeking to enhance
their work with young people through the integration of Internet-based project work. iEARN facilitators work closely with
participating schools and teachers to design trainings that meet their particular needs and interests. After going through
an iEARN workshop, participants return to their schools with a built-in support network — on-going technical and staff
development assistance from iEARN staff, as well as an online community of colleagues worldwide. See p 20-21, and
for additional information, http://www.iearn.org/professional/.