by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Sep 11, 2023
Grade/Age:
Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Global Goals:
4: Quality Education, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Dates:
September 2024 – May 2025
Project Description:
This project includes several collaborative activities throughout the school year to explore global issues, using a variety of educational tools. These include population growth, climate change, measuring our world, and plastic pollution. Every project has an open-ended component and gives/creates an opportunity to develop STEAM subject skills to use them in everyday life. Schools may do either, or both!
STEAM-based education creates opportunities for self-learning, develops lifelong learning tools, enhances 21- century skills, and stimulates students’ motivation towards creativity, innovation and positive global citizenship.
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Sep 11, 2023
Cultural Package Exchange
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Creative Arts & Language Arts
Global Goals:
4: Quality Education, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dates:
September 2024 – May 2025
Project Description:
Schools from two different countries exchange (real or virtual) box full of cultural items such as cultural clothes, food and ornaments. The project will have schools matched according to age and country. Their first interaction will be online through the iEARN forum where they will exchange information about themselves, schools, town and country. The second stage the teacher asks the students to search and collect items that relate to their cultures, clothes, food, snacks, lucky charms and everything that they think represents their county. They will also write informative descriptions of the items, wrap the box and send it by mail. The final step is when they receive the package, they write in the forum about their reactions, and if they have extra questions about the items.
When is the project most active?
Throughout the year. Depends on participating partner classes.
Length of time to complete project:
It depends on each partner as they can spend 10-12 weeks depending on the post services on their countries.
Instructional time required for project:
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 31, 2023
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Language Arts, Social Studies
Global Goals:
17: Partnership for the Goals
Facilitator(s):
The My Hero Project, Laura Nietzer
Project Description:
This Learning Circle is for students and teachers new to iEARN and the Learning Circle. This 5-week project will provide students and teachers the opportunity to interact on the topic of heroes. The My Hero First Steps Learning Circles is a joint venture between iEARN and My Hero. This Circle will bring together students and teachers who are interested in collaborating with other schools from diverse areas of the world.
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Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
Will the project include a synchronous exchange?
Project Phases:
- Participating in teacher training
- Instructions on how to carry out the activities
- Coordination of measurement dates
- Measurement
- Calculations with shared data
- Share Final Results
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 29, 2023
Global Art: A Sense of Caring
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Creative & Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Global Goals:
15: Life on Land
Dates:
September 2024 –Â July 2025Â Â
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to support youth to exchange digital photos/artwork and writing on the theme of caring. Students in participating schools and communities write a story or a poem on his/her ideas of caring. Student then create an artwork according to the story. Students then design a class Service Learning project that demonstrates caring for others and take action to benefit the community and show how much they care about. Students use different mediums including software to produce artwork on the theme of caring. Students can also take digital photographs that show what they care about and how they care for one another and other living things in their schools, families, communities and the world. Students will use these images along with text to create a PowerPoint or slide show for the story. Students share their completed projects in the project forum.
When is the project most active?
September, October, January, and February
Length of time to complete project:
September, October, January, and February
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 29, 2023
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Creative & Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Global Goals:
13: Action; 15: Life on Land; 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dates:
October 2024 – April 2025
Project Description:
Classrooms around the world choose Daffodil and/or Tulip bulbs to plant during the same week in November (Northern Hemisphere) or April (Southern Hemisphere).
Students will be asked to collect temperature data throughout the experiment and report to the group – in addition they will report when the blooms appear etc. The project can be as involved or as simple as your class needs it to be
When is the project most active?
November through February
Length of time to complete project:
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
Facilitator(s):
Ruty Hotzen, rutyhotzen@gmail.com
Project Phases:
Registration and “getting to know you until November.
Planting on the last week of November.
Sending information and collaborate about the Research question November until February.
Uploading summaries from March until April.
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