Building Respect Through Internet Dialogue and Global Education
On Its Way to Sustainability
The Training of the Trainers Conference
Karachi December 26th-29th 2004
Workshop Goals
As the BRIDGE program enters its third year and the number of schools grows, the need for educators capable of training their peers also grows. The 18 Trainers that “graduate” from this seminar will be essential to meeting the long-term goals of BRIDGE. From its inception, iEARN designed BRIDGE to support schools after funding ends by helping participants to conduct “follow-up” activities that strengthen the ongoing relationships among the schools and other local organizations. We anticipate the training seminar will support participants by addressing:
· understanding the purpose, goals, national and international organizational structure of iEARN
· overview of the next 15 months of iEARN BRIDGE-3 program implementation
· implementing and sustaining iEARN programs in their school networks , community and city
· tools and skills to recruit and train new educators and schools on integrating the iEARN collaborative projects effectively in their classrooms,
· designing and launching at least 2-3 new iEARN online collaborative projects
· tools and skills to conduct local iEARN workshops,
· ideas to more fully engage the community (school administrators, parents, government officials) in collaborative projects,
· establishing and managing iEARN Clubs and alumni networks.