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Global Education Conference
November 12-17, 2012
(free and online)
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iEARN Annual Conference & Youth Summit
November 12-17, 2012
(free and online)
Some sessions will be open to iEARN members only. This conference and summit runs in tandem to the regular Global Education Conference.
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One schools story, Student exchanges: Impacts & Success
Your Name and Title: George Thornton, Teacher
School or Organization Name: Oroville High School
Co-Presenter Name(s): Tony Kindred, Steve Quick, Students
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Oroville, Washington State, USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Schools considering expanding Global Education with exchange experiences, schools looking for other experiences and models in exchanges and Global Eduation.
Short Session Description (one line): One schools story, Student exchanges: Impacts & Success
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Oroville HS has been involved in reciprocal exchanges sponsored by iEARN with Turkey (YIEP) & Dominican Republic (Tres Bosques, Un Mundo) in the past two years. Students will share impacts, changes, success and opportunities that have sprung from these involvements. Oroville has moved to a sister school relationship with the Dominican Republic schools and has continued exchanges independently.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: None.
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iEARNPermalink Reply by Buket Ertenu on -
Dear friends in Oroville,
We are really glad to have met you during YIEP Fınal in Turkey.I want to congratulate you on your great success and entrepreneurial efforts to make a change.My students at KAL(Karsıyaka Anadolu Lisesi),my colleagues and I are looking forward to more collaborations with you and your smart ,globally aware students.Regards,
Buket ERTENU.
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Permalink Reply by George Thornton on -
Buket,
Thank you. We are inspired by you and your colleagues as examples for us to build on. We feel like we are just beginning to see the power of international involvement and collaboration. Thank your for helping us out and working with us. We to look forward to collaborating in the future.
George Thornton
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