Building Respect Through Internet Dialogue and Global Education

iEARN-BRIDGE

On Its Way to Sustainability

The Training of the Trainers Conference 2005

Karachi December 19th-23rd  2004

Venue: 22, Ali Bhai Centre 233-A, Shahrahe Qaideen

Block-2 PECHS-Karachi 75400.

Phone: 4547547

Tentative Structure of the iEARN Training of Trainers

Day-1: Monday 19^th December 2005 8:30am-4:00pm

 Networking, Getting to Know iEARN and Each Other

8:30- 9:00 Registration

9:00-10:30

-          Welcome by iEARN and Ice Breaking

-          5 minutes feedback on iEARN activities in each school/organization/teacher

10:30-11:00  Tea Break

11:00-1:00

- Presentation on purpose, goals, national and international organizational    structure of Society for International Education and  iEARN

-Details Overview of the SIE and iEARN Programs:

                        -BRIDGE

                        -YES

                        -WEC

                        -YVS

Upcoming Programs

1:00-2:00 Lunch Break

2:00pm-4:00pm

- Explore and Understand with the iEARN and the Resources-Multimedia CD and Handout

- Learning Log

 Day-2: Tuesday 20^th December 9:00am- 4:30pm

iEARN Projects and Curriculum

8:30-10:30 am       

-  Managing  iEARN Database, registering new educators and students.

-5 components of Reading and Responding to written communication in iEARN

- Working in the iEARN Teachers forums introduction, reading and responding to greetings.

10:30-11:00am Tea Break

11:00-1:00

-          iEARN Projects: Focus on Community Service and Youth Volunteering Projects

-          Explore Online the CS projects in the forums.

-          Plan for participation in the Global Youth Service Day

1:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:00

-          iEARN Projects: Focus on Language Arts and Creative Writing

-          Explore the projects online, read and respond to postings.

4:00-4:30:  Questions, Comments and Closing

7:30 pm- 10:00pm

Group Dinner with iEARN Staff and Officials

Day-3: Wednesday 21^st December 2005

8:30-8:40  Welcome and feedback

8:30-11:00

-          iEARN project focus on Creative Arts-Presentation

-          Posting Pictures/Graphics in the Forums

-          Hands on participating in the Picture Tells a 1000 Words forum

 11:00-11:30  Tea Break

-          Managing Collaborative projects

-          Steps for participating in the iEARN Project

1:00-2:00        Lunch Break

2:00pm-4:00

• Intergating iEARN with Curriculum Areas

•  Begin planning for Integration of any one project

4:00-4:30

            Questions , Concerns and Learning Log

Day-4:  Thursday 22^nd December 2005

  Session-1   8:30am -10:30am

-          Project Integration Designing Continued and presentations

10:30-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-1:00

-          Establishing and managing iEARN-Clubs

-          Organizing and Conducting iEARN Training workshops

-          Resources for the Workshops and schools outreach

1:00-2:00 Lunch Break

2:00-4:00:

-          Designing a tentative iEARN- Action plan for the period January-1^st  2006 to 30^th March 2007.

-          Develop school/organization based implementation plan.

-           Plan for supporting and implementing program city/school network wise in collaboration with iEARN Centre-Karachi.

4:00-4:30:    Questions, Comments and Learning Log

Day-5: Friday 23^rd December 2005

9:00am-11:00

11:00-11:30 Tea Break

-          Presentation of the school/organization wise implementation plans

11:30-12:30: Workshop Evaluation

12:30-2:00 Group Lunch

Workshop Closes.