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iEARN Pakistan
under
Society for International Education
is working in close collaboration with iEARN-Centers
in several countries as well as several other educational
organizations on collaborative programs. All these
programs are focused at providing unique learning opportunities
to students and educators, enabling them to interact with peers
and experts globally. Most of these programs involve development
and participation of students in Internet Based Collaborative
Projects, Curriculum Development and Teacher Training, Students
and Teacher Participation in exchange and study programs.
Current and
Ongoing Programs:
iEARN
Pakistan is working as the marketing and recruitment partner in
Pakistan for WIDE World Program of Harvard Graduate School of
Education. WIDE World (Wide-Scale
Interactive Development for Educators) is an instructor-led,
coach-supported online and on-site professional development
program developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Its
purpose is to help large numbers of educators understand how to
apply proven research on effective teaching in their own
workplace. Programs for teachers, teacher leaders and coaches, and
school leaders support collaborative teamwork toward great
teaching that engages students, dramatically enhances performance,
and develops school systems as coherent learning organizations.
Youth Exchange and Study Program-YES
A
consortium of partners lead by
AYUSA International in cooperation with U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to conduct
the
youth exchange. The consortium includes iEARN,
ASSE,
ASPECT,
Sister Cities International
AMIDEAST, CIEE,
PIE , CIE, and
YFU to give secondary
school students in many countries a new opportunity to study at
American high schools and live with American host families for one
academic year.
Global
Connections and Exchange:
Global
Connections and Exchange is an iEARN program of Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan,
Syria, United States and Uzbekistan. iEARN programs in these
participating countries will build and refine its effective
professional development program, alumni support infrastructure,
in country organizational
capacity, and civic education-based, online collaboration
projects.
Community CATALYST:
Is a collaboration among the iEARN programs in
of Pakistan, Uzbekistan and United States. The program is focused at
engaging students in using digital animation for creating disaster
preparedness messages.
YVS
The Youth Volunteering and Community Service Program
is a flagship
iEARN-PK Alumni initiative. This program is initiated
and implemented by iEARN-PK alumni. focused at mobilizing
youth and schools for engaging in community service activities and
projects as part of the ongoing school program and curricular
initiative.
Past and
Completed Programs
BRIDGE-Building Respect Through
Internet Dialogue and Global Education-The
BRIDGE Program is a
collaborative effort among iEARN programs in 18 countries
to promote partnerships between secondary schools in the
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco, Pakistan, UAE,
Oman, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tunisia, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia,, United States, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen.
The World
Education Corps was a pioneering
global transformational program piloted by 10 iEARN countries.
The program brings enhanced educational opportunities to
developing countries and to underserved schools and communities,
worldwide/
 CIVICS-Community
Voices Collaboration Solutions
A project for the development of ESL/EFL
and Civics curricula of United States, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India,
Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. CIVICS was launched
in Pakistan in 1999.
FTE
-Friendship Through Education,
Is a
consortium of organizations committed to creating opportunities
that facilitate interaction between youth worldwide, building and
understanding between nations and bond between humanity. FTE
was initiated in Pakistan by iEARN-Pakistan in the October 2001.
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