Ecoselfie

by | Oct 14, 2024

Ecoselfie

Language:

English, Spanish

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11)

Subject:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies

Global Goals:

 4: Quality Education, 13: Climate Action, 15: Life on Land, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Dates:

August 2024 – July 2025

Project Description:

Ecoselfie consists on taking a selfie in a ecological space. Children will explain why they take that selfie and they will apply the content to different subjects: science, math, social studies, computing. Students will deal with different kind of geographical areas which help them to promote the identification of natural spaces. They are protagonists in action in a natural and unique scene.

When is the project most active?

April, August, and October

Length of time to complete project:

9 – 12 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Ana Maria Gonzalez
Enid Figueroa
Kristin Brown

Facilitator country:

Costa Rica, Puerto Rico

Register for Project

Not a member yet? Become one today!

Visit iEARN.org

Project Categories

STEM

Creative/Language Arts

Social Sciences

What Country Are You From?

What Country Are You From?

by | Sep 12, 2024

What Country Are You From?

Language:

English, Spanish, French

Grade/Age:

Primary (5 – 11), Middle (12 – 14), Secondary (15 – 18)

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 8: Decent work and Economic Growth, 10: Reduced Inequalities, 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 13: Climate Action, 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – June 2025

Project Description:

We would like to learn from other teachers and students about their respective countries.

We would like to share with you on one (or many) of the following topics:

1. The geographical location of your country (with a brief description of its geographical position, landscape, population, …), demography and origin of the populations.

2. The economy covering agriculture, fishing, livestock, non-formal …….

3. Politics

4. The religion(s).

5. The main development sectors and types of development policies in your country?

6. What are the gender policies in your country (your definition of gender policies and your views on promoting equity and reducing inequalities in your society.

7. What is the place of culture in society ?

I invite you to share with our teachers in order to have more knowledge about the countries that share iEARN and a broader vision of the societies that compose them.

The results of this project will be put in different forms (PowerPoint presentation, text document in physical and digital versions) and will be published on the iEARN platform but also on other educational platforms for sharing and teacher training.

When is the project most active?

December – June

Length of time to complete project:

28 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Salimata Sene, adjasali@gmail.com
layesambaste@gmail.com, ousseynou.seck@ucad.edu.sn

Facilitator country:

Senegal

Register for Project

Not a member yet? Become one today!

Visit iEARN.org

Project Categories

STEM

Creative/Language Arts

Social Sciences

What Country Are You From?

QRWEEK

by | Sep 10, 2024

QRWEEK

Language:

English, Spanish, Catalan

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies

Global Goals:

1: No Poverty, 2: Zero Hunger, 3: Good Health and Well-Being, 4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10: Reduced Inequalities, 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life Below Water, 15: Life on Land, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – March 2025

Project Description:

Los estudiantes elaboran codigos QR en un mural colectivo en linea, compartiendo mensajes significativos a partir del topico “Ideas para mejorar el mundo”. URL: http://qrweek.iearn.cat

To incorporate QR codes made by students in a collective online mural, sharing meaningful messages to the topic: “Ideas to improve the world”.

We want to take a more social approach to the project, focusing on the little things that are at our disposal to improve our environment. Therefore, with the topic “Ideas to improve the world,” we invite students to send us their message contributions to improve their immediate environment.

“Think globally, act locally”
It’s important that the content is meaningful to the student or group of students, and we advise the authors to be themselves

When is the project most active?

April

Length of time to complete project:

4 – 5 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Margarita Guino, margarita.guino@iearn.cat 

Facilitator country:

iEARN Pangea – Catalunya

Register for Project

Not a member yet? Become one today!

Visit iEARN.org

Project Categories

STEM

Creative/Language Arts

Social Sciences

Cultural Package Exchange

Cultural Package Exchange

by | Sep 11, 2023

Cultural Package Exchange

Language:

English

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:

1-2 Hours Per Week

Facilitator(s):

Asma Mahek Al Beriki, asmaa.albriki@moe.com 

Facilitator country:

Oman

Register for Project

Not a member yet? Become one today!

Visit iEARN.org

Project Categories

STEM

Creative/Language Arts

Social Sciences

Dreamline SEL

Dreamline SEL

by | Sep 6, 2023

Dreamline SEL

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

Primary (Age 10+), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Art, Creative & Language Arts

Global Goals:

1: No Poverty; 4: Quality Education; 5: Gender Equality; 13: Climate Action; 16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions

Dates:
September 2023 – May 2024
Facilitator(s):

Daniel Arboleda, Jeffrey Harlan

Project Description:

Join up with Dreamline this year to elevate your student’s voices and connect them to others’ on a deep level that engages empathy, agency, and belonging. Dreamline’s new Dream Path SEL curriculum integrates Social-Emotional Learning skills along with the UN SDGs and gives students a direct connection with each others’ shared dreams. Using art, words, and community building, Dreamline helps young people to find a dream they believe in – because that changes everything. Free Dream Path SEL digital subscription for all iEARN members.

When is the project most active?

October and May

Length of time to complete project:

5 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Facilitator(s):

Ricardo Lopez

Facilitator country:

Argentina

Will the project include a synchronous exchange?

No

Project Phases:
  1. Participating in teacher training
  2. Instructions on how to carry out the activities
  3. Coordination of measurement dates
  4. Measurement
  5. Calculations with shared data
  6. Share Final Results
Register for Project

Not a member yet? Become one today!

Visit iEARN.org

Project Categories

STEM

Creative/Language Arts

Social Sciences