Conference Program
Background
The iEARN International Conference is a unique global opportunity and attended by approximately 1,000 participants from over 70 countries each year. The annual conference showcases educational technology activities, school partnerships, new Internet-based professional development tools, innovative curricula, and the collaborative efforts of youth and educators participating in the network. The six-day event also features visits to local schools, a community service project, and interactive presentations by ministries of education, businesses, and educational organizations eager to form partnerships with iEARN schools.
Objectives
- Share models for how educational telecommunications can be used to affect positive social, political and economic change, and address unmet human and environmental needs.
- Share successful classroom project examples that make a meaningful difference, and ideas/models of curriculum/classroom learning enhancement.
- Address issues of global technological inequalities and costs to local schools.
- Demonstrate and provide hands-on experience in leading technology.
- Encourage cross-cultural understanding through the use of different languages in project work, making place for voices which are not usually heard, and exploring other ways of breaking down barriers.
- Enlarge the iEARN community to expand its global community of educators and youth leaders using telecommunications.
- Share innovative educational resources from different centres, countries and organizations.
- Identify steps toward enhancing and sustaining on-line project participation.
- Create environment for new collaborative project ideas to be developed, and enable participants to return home with specific action steps to create and/or expand educational telecommunications project work.
- Build on the highly successful inaugural teachers and students’ previous meetings and conferences in different countries.
- Open to educators from outside the iEARN Network.
- Discuss and demonstrate of the latest developments in educational practice utilising telecommunications and associated technology will be the key focus of the workshop sessions.
Sunday July 2
Session I 11:00 – 11:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
iEARN Asia and Pacific Gathering |
IPM |
Yoko Takagi |
101 |
iEARN Arabia Projects Discussion |
IPM |
Eliane Metni |
102 |
iEARN USA Meeting |
IPM |
Anindita Dutta Roy |
203 |
Collaborative Project in Georgian School |
IPM |
Pavle Tvaliashivli |
302 |
iEARN Canada Members Meeting |
IPM |
Bill Belsey |
306 |
Project Meeting for NDYS 2008 |
IPM |
Yoshie Naya |
311 |
The Ways in Reducing the Number of Victims if Tsunami Occurs |
IPM |
Suparno |
314 |
Sunday July 22
Session II 12:00 – 12:45
| Title | Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Voyage Project Models for 21st Century Learner (Taiwan) |
P |
Doris Wu |
101 |
Classroom Materials Promoting Collaborative Learning in iEARN Project (Slovenia) |
P |
Nives Kreuh |
201 |
From the Seed of The Wheat to The Loaf of The Bread (Egypt) |
P |
Mohammed Hefny Said El Shobaky |
302 |
Think Beyond (Kenya) |
P |
Grace J Mulei |
303 |
Students Unlimited: Cheering Up Children with Terminal Disease (Morocco) |
P |
Jamaldin Slimani |
304 |
Omani Valued Experience in Connecting Culture (Oman) |
P |
Laila Al Rawahi |
305 |
Training : Best Practices of iEARN Champion Teachers (USA) PANEL |
P |
Cathy Healy |
306 |
Breaking the Unimaginative Patterns, Learning Technologies Through Peers (Pakistan) |
P |
Nooruddin Merchant |
307 |
Tulip and Daffodil Project (Israel) |
P |
Ruty Hotzen |
308 |
Teaching Global Education for Young Students Through Learning Buddies (Canada) |
P |
Suzanne Cuthbertson |
313 |
I wish there were!!! (UNICEF) |
D |
Wessam El Bieh Mohamed Shandy |
102 |
Project Lingo (UK) |
D |
Charles Brewster |
Lab 202 |
Mundus Scholarship & Experience of African Students in Europe (Poland) |
D |
Katarzyna Hadas |
203 |
Global Citizens in the Netherlands …. ( Netherlands) |
D |
Mariette Stalborch |
Lab 205 |
One Dream: Supporting and Educating Youth in Sierra Leone (Canada) |
D |
Jim Carleton |
309 |
Shaping the Way: Teacher Training …. (USA) |
D |
Whitney C. Mirts |
310 |
United Beyond Our Diversity - Tiles of Unity (Lebanon) |
D |
Hiba Diarbi |
311 |
Red , Yellow , Black and White" our Colors!! (Egypt) |
D |
Nevien Mostafa |
312 |
iEARN in Egypt, the Pyramid of a Peaceful Globe (Egypt) |
D |
Sherief Abu Senna |
314 |
Pieces for Peace Mosaic (USA) |
PO |
Tsipi Ben Haim |
GV 1 |
Japanese and Palestinians Art Miles Murals (Japan) |
PO |
Atsuko Shiwaku |
GV 2 |
Sunday July 22
Session III 14:00 – 15:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Connecting Cultures Through Music: A Collaborative iEARN (USA) |
W |
Carolyn J. Fulton |
101 |
Understanding the Issues: Global Education (USA) |
W |
Emily Kornblut |
102 |
My Hero Learning Circles (Canada) |
W |
Geeta Malik |
Lab 201 |
iEARN's Online Collaboration Center (USA) |
W |
Lisa Josban |
Lab 202 |
Professional Development for iEARN Leadership (iEARN International) |
W |
Farah Kamal |
203 |
Knowing them, Teaching them HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) |
W |
Umberto Bernardo |
204 |
Training Teachers in Practice (Netherlands) |
W |
Helma Dam |
Lab 205 |
Legends and Superstitions and International Flavors (USA) |
W |
Ines Parra Pearson |
Lab 206 |
20 K Dialogues: …(USA) |
W |
Lubna Ismail |
311 |
Can I come in? (Egypt) |
W |
Rasha Essmat |
312 |
Sustaining get to Know Others Project (Egypt) |
W |
Ahmed abdel Sattar |
314 |
Linking Language to Global Citizenship (USA) |
W |
Regina Casale |
316 |
Effects of Connecting Cultures through Art & ICT (Japan) |
W |
Atsuko Shiwaku |
Mus. |
Tuesday July 24
Session I 11:00 – 11:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Machinto (Japan) |
P |
Yoko Takagi |
101 |
How to Fight Poverty Through Simple and Easy (Egypt) |
P |
Alaa Megahed |
302 |
Life Lessons through the Eyes of a Child (USA) |
P |
Vanessa Cabrera |
303 |
Policy Formulation in Africa : A Regional Overview and Country Case Study on Egypt (Egypt) |
P |
Waleed Sadek |
304 |
Student Take Over their School for an Entire Day (Egypt) |
P |
Rachel Abundo |
306 |
Learning Circles 2007- 2008: Project Update (USA) |
P |
Barry S, Kramer |
311 |
Globle Educators Course – A Peer Production Platform (Lebanon) |
D |
Eliane Metni |
102 |
Made in Europe (Netherlands) |
D |
Marleen Spierings |
Lab 201 |
Learning Difficulties , G&T and ICT in the Douroud Program (Yemen) |
D |
Sultana Almsarwi |
203 |
Using Interactive Education (Turkey) |
D |
Ozlem Ayvaz |
305 |
The Role of NGO's in education for Democratic Citizenship (Morocco) |
D |
Abdellah Ghazi |
307 |
Developing Values (Egypt) |
D |
Reem Bahgat |
314 |
Using ICT in Teaching (Egypt) |
ICT |
Gehan Sabry Abdeen |
GV 1 |
How does the "Net-Generation" Learn in the School? (Netherlands) |
ICT |
Nelly Lemmens |
GV 2 |
Using IT in Exams Control (Egypt) |
ICT |
Mohamed Adbel Moneam |
GV 3 |
Meadan's Arabic-English Platform for Dialogue, Collaboration and information Sharing (USA) |
ICT |
Siko Bouterse |
GV 4 |
Bridging Pakistani and Russian Cultures (Russia) |
ICT |
Tamara Galiulina |
GV 5 |
Tuesday July 24
Session II 12:00 – 12:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Linking Local, National and Global Concerns.. Creating Global Citizens (Canada) |
P |
Anita Townsend |
302 |
The Impact of Employing ICT on Students General knowledge (Iran) |
P |
Marzieh Abedi |
303 |
Engaging Students in New Methods of Conflict Resolution (USA) |
P |
Caroline Starbird |
304 |
It is Time to know, Learn and Be Related (Egypt) |
P |
Dalia Sakr |
305 |
Have a Story to tell? Let us help you." (USA) |
P |
Cathy Healy |
306 |
Building Bridges to Enhance Education (Egypt) |
P |
Niveen Sayed Mahmoud |
307 |
Youth Adult Partnership Preventing HIV / AIDS (Egypt) |
P |
Ahmed Malah |
308 |
Sport - Is it Fair? (UK) |
P |
Mary Gowers |
309 |
Be the Change : Challenge Mendoza (UK) |
P |
Alfredo Redondo |
311 |
Nurturing Creative Talent: The First Light Movies Model (UK) |
P |
Yen Yau |
314 |
Interactive Tools about Israeli- Palastinian USA |
D |
Ronit Avni |
101 |
Moodle as Telecollaborative (Spain) |
D |
Ramon Aspachs |
Lab 201 |
The MDG & the Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (Egypt) |
D |
Sahar Gad |
310 |
iEARN Local Partnerships for Sustainability (Lebanon) |
D |
Eliane Metni |
312 |
Machinto Gallery (Japan) |
PO |
Yoko Takagi |
GV 1 |
iEARN-Bahrain Project Based Learning (Bahrain) |
PO |
Amal Yusuf Malalla |
GV 2 |
Trinity Connects to the World Through (USA) |
PO |
Patty Praytor |
GV 3 |
Tuesday July 24
Session III 14:00 – 15:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Panwapa: Where Kids Shape the World. (USA) |
W |
Brett Pierce |
101 |
Funny Science (Egypt) |
W |
Mohammed Ahmed |
102 |
Classroom Management (Egypt) |
W |
Ashraf Saied |
Lab 201 |
Food Air Water Shelter Making Recourse Use Sustainable (Kenya) |
W |
Grace J Mulei |
Lab 202 |
Professional Development for iEARN Leadership (iEARN International) |
W |
Farah Shafi Kamal |
203 |
(OF)2 – Our footprints, Our Future (USA) |
W |
Ed Gragert |
204 |
An Exercise in Sustainability (USA) |
W |
Laura Gagner |
Lab 205 |
A Night on the Nile: Interdisciplinary Research, Writing and Performance (USA) |
W |
Abigail Hundley |
301 |
Shaping the way: Module 8 Authentic Materials (USA) |
W |
Whitney C. Mirts (RELO) |
306 |
National & International School Enrichment Programs (Netherlands) |
W |
Kees Nelisse |
311 |
Global Project Based Activities (Egypt) |
W |
Mohamed El Bendary |
314 |
Peer Education: Raising Youth Awareness on HIV / Aids (Egypt) |
W |
Ahmed Malah |
315 |
The Communication of Societies for Development (Egypt) |
W |
Ahmed Hemdan |
316 |
Effective Lessons in a Global Collaboration (Japan) |
W |
Atsuko Shiwaku |
Mus. |
Highlighted Sessions: History of iEARN |
|
Andrew Ravkin Peter Copen |
Video Conf. Room |
Wednesday July 25
Session I 11:00 – 11:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
UK Key Skills (UK) |
P |
Cheryl Morgan |
101 |
Ministerial Meeting on ICT in Basic Public Education |
P |
Dr. Salah Eliwa |
204 |
Cyber bullying: An Emerging threat to the always on Generation |
P |
Bill Belsey |
303 |
Teddy Bear Project (Japan) |
P |
YokoTakagi |
304 |
Talking Kites all over the World (Isreal) |
P |
Ruty Hozen |
305 |
Eradication of Extreme Hunger & Poverty (Iran) |
P |
Marzieh Abedi |
307 |
iEARN Local Partnerships for Sustainability (Lebanan) |
D |
Eliane Metni |
308 |
"Shurkaa": Media and Civic Education (Egypt) |
D |
Amira A. Hakim |
309 |
Introducing MUN to Egyptian Public Secondary School (Egypt) |
D |
Ahmed abdel Sattar |
314 |
Why Multimedia Songs in TEFL Classes? (Egypt) |
ICT |
Wegdan El Neguly |
GV 1 |
Wednesday July 25
Session I 11:00 – 12:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Say it with a Song (USA) |
W |
Johnette Downing (RELO) |
102 |
Effective iEARN Project Facilitator |
W |
Farah Shafi Kamal |
203 |
How to See the Sound? How to play with it? (Egypt) |
W |
Mohammed Samir Elsayed Yousef |
302 |
Child Rights Concepts in our Curricula (Egypt) |
W |
Mohamed kamal Mohamed A. Elhady |
303 |
Shaping the Way: Module 9 Critical Thinking & Creative thinking (USA) |
W |
Whitney C. Mirts (RLEO) |
315 |
Wednesday July 25
Session II 12:00 – 12:45
Title |
Type |
Presenters |
Room |
Learning Circle : Project Show Case & Future Research (USA) |
P |
Barry S, Kramer |
101 |
Cultural Diversity (UNIC) |
P |
Maher Nasser |
204 |
Unique Fund Raising (Japan) |
P |
Hiroshi Ueno |
303 |
Quality Management in Education (Suriname) |
P |
Dave A. Abeleven |
304 |
Good Deeds (Egypt) |
P |
Ismail A. Fayed |
305 |
GYSD: The Success Stories from Pakistan |
P |
Lydia George |
314 |
Safari (Egyptian Natural Protectorates) (Egypt) |
D |
Magda Fouad |
307 |
Adapting to Change for NGOs Sustainability (Morocco) |
D |
Abdelljalil Chinoui |
308 |
Two Rivers Project: Connecting Cultures & Respecting Differences (USA) |
PO |
Christine Hockert |
GV 1 |
Used Abbreviations
a. Type of Presentations
Paper P Demonstration D
Workshop W In Progress Meeting IPM
Poster Session PO ICT Corner ICT
b. Location
Computer Lab Lab Global Village GV
Museum Hall Mus.
c. General
Summit Organizing Committee SOC
