Registration is now open for the 2016 iEARNInternational Conference and Youth Summit inPune, India. iEARN-India is offering and early bird registration rate, saving $100 on the registration fee, to participants who pay before November 15th. Check out the conference website for more information about the event, theme, organizers, and registration at iearn2016.org
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Polar Bears International Web Conferences
Jennifer Corrierio, founder and executive Director of TakingITGlobal will be in Churchill Manitoba with Polar Bears International. documenting the polar bear migration. She will be travelling in Tundra Buggy along with climate change specialists and scientists. They will be connecting LIVE to schools across Canada, talking about climate change and sending live video of polar bears migrating. It truly is an incredible experience to be able to talk to the scientists while watching polar bears right outside their window.
This special event requires registration. Information about the sessions and how to register can be found at:
Centre for Global Education
Climate Change In My Backyard
Climate Change in My Backyard is an initiative to create and share artwork to depict what climate change looks like throughout the world. The work is shared on a global gallery and then will be displayed at the COP21 Climate Change conference in Paris this December. For more information regarding the project, please visit:
Climate Change in My Backyard
Teddy Bear Project
The Teddy Bear Project is one of the most popular projects within iEARN. The registration is ongoing, however, it is advisable to set up your collaboration partnership early on in the year.
To find a partner for the Teddy Bear Project, visit:
Teddy Bear Project
Holiday Card Exchange
The Holiday Card Exchange has been a very popular and successful project that invites your students to learn about holidays and celebrations from around the world while sharing Canadian traditions and holidays with others. This card exchange is a wonderful opportunity to learn with other classrooms from around the world while creating cards and messages.
The registration for this project ends October 31. If you are interested in additional information or would like to register for the project, please go to:
Holiday Card Exchange