Your Name and Title: Diane Midness, Professional Devleoper
School, Library, or Organization Name: iEARN-USA
Co-Presenter Name(s): Mary Brownell, Donna Roman, Linda Giesen, Angela Guy
Country from Which You Will Present: USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.) teachers and school administrators
Short Session Description (one line): Teachers who have aligned their project work with the Common Core State Standards will share how iEARN projects have helped their students master the standards which include the 21st Century Skills for students.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by 46 states in the United States and District of Columbia. There are based on current education research and evidence. These standards aim to prepare students with the skills they need for college and the high-skills workplace. They have been benchmarked to high performing countries. Project based learning is an excellent way for students to achieve the 21st Century Skills the standards require.
iEARN teachers will share how their students’ participation in a variety of iEARN projects has enhanced their reaching these standards.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session (if any): http://us.iearn.org/projects/curriculum-integration-toolkit
NOTE: This session can be offered at least twice with different teachers and projects for each session
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iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2012 Session Acceptance
Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit! We're please to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "iEARN accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.
1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http:// http://iearn.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for you, email me directly (dmidness@us.iearn.org).
We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.comto your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.
2. As a presenter, you need to make sure you are a member of the iEARN conference "presenters group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) athttp://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/iearn-2012-conferenc....
3. Presenters are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There will be a variety of training resources at the GEC Collaborate website, and we email the speakers group in some weeks alerting you to actual live training sessions.
Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. Thank you!
Best,
iEARN Conference Planning Committee
iearn2012@lists.iearn.org
iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2012 Session Acceptance
Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2012 iEARN InternationalConference and Youth Summit! We're please to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "iEARN accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.
<br /><br />1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http:// http://iearn.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for you, email me directly (dmidness@us.iearn.org).
We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.com to your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.
2. As a presenter, you need to make sure you are a member of the iEARN conference "presenters group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) at http://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/iearn-2012-conferenc....
3. Presenters are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There will be a variety of training resources at the GEC Collaborate website, and we email the speakers group in some weeks alerting you to actual live training sessions.
Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. Thank you!
Best,
iEARN Conference Planning Committee
iearn2012@lists.iearn.org
iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit 2012 Session Acceptance
Thank you so much for your session proposal for the 2012 iEARN InternationalConference and Youth Summit! We're please to let you know that your submission has been accepted! Your proposal is now in the "iEARN accepted proposals" list on the website. Here are some important tasks for you.
<br /><br />1. Because we have sessions being presented from all different time zones, as a speaker you actually schedule your own session time at http:// http://iearn.youcanbook.me. This allows you to see the available slots and to pick something that works within your time zone, work schedule, or other constraints. We're quite proud of how this works, as it is one of the benefits of a virtual conference, but if you should fun into any difficulties finding a time that works for you, email me directly (dmidness@us.iearn.org).
<br /><br />We encourage you to do this quickly, as proposals are being reviewed in the order in which they were submitted, so your priority for selecting a session time depends on you scheduling right away. When you do select you time, be sure that the scheduling system has the correct time zone for you!
To schedule your session, you should open http://www.globaleducationconference.com to your presentation proposal (you can do a search on your name to find it, or click on "My Page" in the top menu and then click on the "discussion" link on the left side to find it). Open the session booking link from above in another tab. You will find it easiest to copy the information from one to the other rather than re-type it. Once completed, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking.
<br /><br />2. As a presenter, you need to make sure you are a member of the iEARN conference "presenters group" on the network website. Most of our announcements to speakers will be sent to the members of this group, so as not to email all site members. Join the group (or check to make sure you're already a member) at http://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/iearn-2012-conferenc....
<br /><br />3. Presenters are responsible for knowing how to use Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will have a cadre of volunteers on hand during the conference to help with any issues, but you need to go through the moderator training for Collaborate if you are not a seasoned user. There will be a variety of training resources at the GEC Collaborate website, and we email the speakers group in some weeks alerting you to actual live training sessions.
<br /><br />Again, we are so delighted to have you participating in the 2012 iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit. Thank you!
<br /><br />Best,
<br /><br />iEARN Conference Planning Committee
iearn2012@lists.iearn.org
Dear Diane,
I am Geeta Rajan from New Delhi,India.I teach English to Grade 12 students.I work with St.Mark's Sr.Sec.Public School,Meera Bagh,New Delhi.
I have been working with iEARN for the past three years and my students have really benefitted a lot.
Infact,recently,I was the facilitator for O3 course and was reporting to Losira Okelo.
If you think I can contribute in any way to your proposal,I shall be more than happy to contribute..
Looking forward to your response,
Geeta
Hi Geeta,
I do encourage to submit a proposal about how working in iEARN projects help you meet the educational standards in India. I think it would be very interesting to have iEARNers from several countries share together on this. I am sure one of our USA teachers would be happy to join.
The purpose of this proposal is admittedly mainly for USA teachers because the USA has recently adopted a set of new standards that will affect teaching in most of our states. It would be great to have you join us and maybe share how similar or different our standards are.
I do hope that there will be a presentation on the O3 project. That is very interesting.
Warmly,
Diane
Dear Diane
I have attached a document with this message.If you could take a look and let me know your opinion.This document will be amended as per your suggestions.
Thanks for your guidance,
Love,
Geeta
Your Name and Title.doc
Hi Geeta, This looks great! I do encourage you to submit it as proposal. You need to be sure to follow the directions on this page http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/iearn-call-for-proposals
Diane
Hi Diane,
I have added one very important project and submitted it as a proposal.
I will appreciate if you could check in to see whether I have submitted it at the right place.
Thanks,
Geeta
Dear Diane,
Thanks a ton for this motivating reply.
Would you like me to send a proposal to you regarding working in iEARN projects helping us meet the educational standards in India.
I am sorry for I had no idea that your proposal was mainly for educators from the US.
But,I am sure,you can give it a much broader perspective by including iEARN eduactors from different countries.
As for a presentation on the O3 project,I had not thought of it at all.But now that you have mentioned it,I shall do it.And yes,it is very interesting.
Thanks,
Geeta
No apologies needed Geeta. Yes, it is helpful to have other perspectives and we welcome them. Please do submit a proposal regarding the standards in India. The whole purpose of the USA Common Core Standards is to have our students reach the level of rest of the world.
Let Losira know you are interested in the O3 presentation. I think she was considering submitting one but it would look much better coming from you. Hopefully you can Alema involved and participants from both countries.
Thanks,Diane
Should I submit the proposal straight away or should I send it to you first??
I shall write to Losira about the O3 presentation too.Let me get in touch with Alema also in this connection.
Regards,
Geeta