The First Principles and Philosophy of iEARN in Belarus >>>

General Information

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/.

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Hi, my name is Ludmila Demetyeva. I'm a National iEARN coordinator for Belarus. Contact me and join our community: dem@user.unibel.by

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