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Introducing Moldovan teachers and university professors to iEARN
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Project-Based Learning
Learning
In
Action!
Daniela Munca, PhD, iEARN Master Teacher
Personalities
Lorena Bogza Madonna
Ban Ki-moon Nicolas Sarkozy John MacCaine
Dima Bilan Bill Gates
Antonio Banderas Tony Blair
Vladimir Putin Hillary Clinton
Steven Spielberg
“ “ Large groups exhibit moreLarge groups exhibit more intelligence than isolated intelligence than isolated individuals; Collective individuals; Collective intelligence shapes business, economies, intelligence shapes business, economies,
societies and nationssocieties and nations““Together all of us know more than Together all of us know more than any one of us does.any one of us does.””
James SurowieckiJames Surowiecki
“The Wisdom of the Crowd” by James Surowiecki
Project-Based Learning (PBL)
“My HERO” Project
2005-2006 - 100 classrooms - collaborative project work in 16 different countries
Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Columbia,
Egypt, Germany, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan
- Virtual classrooms - 3-4 months - projects drawn from the curriculum of each of
the classrooms organized around a selected theme.
“A Special Place” Project
8 teachers 5 countries Around 60 students “Special Place” project PowerPoint Presentations Online collaborative space Read each others’ projects and exchanged
comments Learned about various amazing places
around the world
“Laws of Life” ProjectIntermediate Level
Reading task: Chose an essay from “Laws of Life” Read it and be ready to tell the rest of the
class about it.Writing task:
Write a response to the author of essay. In no more than 40 words state:
A general review. Your opinion about one of the essay. (use expressions such as: “I
believe-in my opinion-personally-to me-as I see it-from my point of view-as far as I’m concerned-to conclude)
Write a Law of Life essay & respond to comments
Technology enables students, teachers, and administrators to reach out beyond the school building.
Innovative classrooms are not defined by fixed places but by their spirit of curiosity and collaboration among students, teachers, and others in a true learning community.
The Philosophy behind PBL
What is Project-Based Learning?
PBL is curriculum fueled and standards based.
PBL asks a question or poses a problem that ALL students can answer. Concrete, hands-on experiences come together during project-based learning.
PBL allows students to investigate issues and topics in real-world problems.
PBL fosters abstract, intellectual tasks to explore complex issues.
Place me on the Globe
iEARN
Moldova’s iEARN neighbors
iEARN-Uzbekistan, July 12-18, 2008, Bukhara
15th Annual iEARN International
Conference and 12th Youth Summit
How can I work with iEARN in my ESL class?
The iEARN model is theme-based, project based collaboration.
The students get involved in specific collaborative projects that include at least two classes anywhere in the world.
iEARN uses: e-mail WWW-based discussion forums video-conferencing Chat Exchanges of photos & videos
How can I join and use the resources?
[email protected] Registration Name of the project Register the Students Work on the Project Read and write in the forum of the project Let the students exchange messages
Online Projects…
designed by teachers and students provide powerful examples of how technology can
make a difference in teaching and learning. a final "product" or exhibition of the learning that
has taken place as part of the collaboration magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites,
reports to government officials, arts exhibits, performances, and many more examples of youth taking action as part of what they are learning in the classroom
Museum of Natural History - exhibits of students’ work
Why to join?
20,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 115 countries.
teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies
over 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide
How can I use the iEARN resources in my class?
1) Find Project Ideas 2) Find overseas Partner Schools /
Universities 3) Connect the students on the iEARN
forums 4) Publish their work in the Project
Galleries and check for feedback
Let’s Begin
Think BIG!
The Question
is the Answer!
What is the Question?
