Annual Report

2002

[Main Activities of this year]

  • Dream School TV conferences (two series) were coordinated by Japan in May(2002&2003). Schools from 6 countries, Armenia, Australia ,Japan, South Africa, Taiwan and Ukraine joined.
  • More than 10 delegations from Japan attended the iEARN conference in Moscow, We made an announcement of iEARN conference 2003 in Japan.
  • We had about 15 iEARN workshop and seminars for teachers and students, especially in order to make the coming conference in Japan successful.
  • A Japanese school participates in gFrom Russia to Japan with Loveh traveling of art Exhibition from St Petersburg, Russia in November and will finish at the conference in Japan in July 2003. This artworks are worked by students in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Iran, Kosovo, Australia, Thailand and Japan.
  • The most popular projects among Japanese teachers and students of this year are Teddy Bear, Side by Side Dream School, Teleclass Project(Video conference), Youth Can projects. Especially Teddy Bear project participating schools are more than 20 schools in a year.
  • We translated an annual project book from English to Japanese an annual project book and introduce to Japanese teachers and students to fell easy to join.

[Our goal for next year]

  • Welcoming participants from all over the world to the 2003 iEARN conference in Japan and make it successfully with a lot of supports.
  • Increase the number of Japanese schools and teachers involved through projects.
  • Promote participation in iEARN projects and start some projects from Japan.
  • Organize iEARN beginners workshop for teachers who hasnft done iearn projects

[Questions 2002]

  1. What is your full postal address?

    2.       YOKO TAKAGI
          1-11-25 Tsukawaki
          Takatsuki city, Osaka
          Japan 569-1036

  2. Are you the contact person for your country?

    3.      •  Yes

  3. How many schools/sites were there last year in your country or Center (July 2001)?

    4.      •  21 schools

  4. We know that it is difficult to provide a totally accurate statistic, but it would be helpful if you could estimate how many teachers and students have been involved in project work in the past year.

    5.      •  About 30 teachers, 350 students, 164 iEARN\Japan members

  5. List the three most important concerns/problems/challenges you face in your country/center that you would like help with from other Coordinators or the Secretariat.

    6.      •  Fund raising
         •  Each project coordinating
         •  How to get MOEfs attention

  6. List the three most important outcomes/accomplishments last year.

    7.      •  To build iEARN ?Japan (JEARN) system on the web
         •  To become a full Assembly member
         •  To get the announcement to host iEARN Conference 2003 in Japan

  7. What are your specific goals for next year?

    8.      •  To host iEARN Conference 2003 successfully
         •  To get an endorsement of Ministry of Education to iEARN activities
         •  To make iEARN Research Team in Kansei Gwakuin University, Sanda Campus
         •  Over 40 ? 50 schools to join iEARN projects

  8. What WWW pages from schools/sites in your country/Center would you like others in the network to visit? (list as many as you would like)

    9.      •  http://www.jearn.jp
         •  http://www.jearn.jp/iEARN
         •  http://www.jearn.jp/Teleclass
         •  http://homepage.mac.com/yoshien/00warashibe/warashibe_choja1.html
         •  http://www.mtu.ne.jp/~hirofumi/folktales001.htm
         •  http://www.sagamihara-fuchinobe-e.ed.jp/d1.htm
         •  http://www.jearn.jp/iEARN/yoshikawa/scNNCT.html
         •  http://www.jearn.jp/JEARNzirei/dreamschool01.htm
         •  http://www2.jearn.jp/fs/185/VCindex2.htm
         •  http://www.manabit.jp/teddy/index.html
         •  http://www.jearn.jp/iEARN/teddyinmie/teddyinmie2.html
         •  http://www.miyazaki-c.ed.jp/yatsushiro-j/project/shaggy704.htm
         •  http://www.joy.hi-ho.ne.jp/kobek/ms-index.html

  9. Is there a community service/action project that was undertaken by students/teachers in your country/Center that others should know about?

    10.      •  Welcome projects for gWorld Cuph visiting teams at local communities
         •  Net Day

  10. What hard-copy publications were produced by schools/sites in your country/Center this past year (List publications produced in any language)?

    11.      •  None