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Global Education Conference
November 12-17, 2012
(free and online)
Open to All
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.
May 14, 2013 at 7pm to June 19, 2013 at 8:30pm – Online
May 29, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9pm – The Avenues World School
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Your Name and Title:
Michael Bernstein
School, Library, or Organization Name:
PenPal News
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Country from Which You Will Present:
US
Language in Which You Will Present:
English
Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.):
Middle and high school teachers and administrators
Short Session Description (one line):
Discussing best practices and lessons learned from our Red-Blue exchange, in which we connected over 6000 students in 25 states to discuss election-year issues.
Full Session Description (one paragraph minimum):
PenPal News is a web app that connects middle and high schoolers around the world to have meaningful conversations about real-world issues.
This fall, we connected thousands of students in 25 states to discuss election-year issues like the economy, immigration and health care. (Edutopia wrote an article about it.) We'll be continuing this program throughout the school year. Teachers can sign up at www.penpalnews.com.
Our session will focus on lessons learned from our exchange as well as a Q & A with teachers about what they see as best practices for facilitating connections between classrooms.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
PenPal News Red/Blue from PenPal News on Vimeo.
Tags: 2012GETideas
Permalink Reply by Lucy Gray on October 29, 2012 at 1:59pm Michael -
Please use the template that's posted in the Call for Proposals! Thanks!
Lucy
Permalink Reply by Michael Bernstein on October 29, 2012 at 4:20pm Oops - sorry. I think I got it now..
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