Consider this: On the same day in November, four classrooms of first grade children -- in Israel, the U.S., India, Nepal-- plant daffodils. For months, the students study the growth of their flowers, collecting and charting temperature data to learn about climate. In doing so, they also learn about the interconnectedness of the natural world and each other. Brilliant! This activity is called The Daffodil and Tulip Project. It is only one of over 150 global learning projects designed and facilitated by the teachers of iEARN.
iEARN(International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest global network of teacher collaboration. With 40,000 teachers and over 2 million youth, iEARN uses project-based learning on the internet to connect classrooms from 130 countries.
All those teachers. All those classrooms. Just think about all that knowledge.
I am thrilled and honored to welcome the teachers of iEARN to join this project.